Are Volvo cars any good?

**kmo** · February 21st, 2006 01:22 AM

my frend has a volvo 97 gls 850 and so far sakit sa ulo lang dinala nito all the parts na kailngan palitan was sooooooooooooo expensive ibang klase yung iba pa mga terms ng volvo ay mga hindi same sa japanese so de kami familiar with it we really had a hard time fixing the car up kasi ang mamahal talaga ng parts kahit na hindi ako yung owner siympre nakikita ko rin on how the car is being fixed at sa volvo service centers nagtataga sila ng sobra sobra i remeber na bill ng frend ko 40k de man lang naayos yung sirang part he ended up buying the real broken part for 16k tpos pinainstall nlng sa speedyfix .... and almost all the parts of volvo are expensive talaga we hve a 97 e36 316i and so far nasira lang samin is clutch lang whch is 5k and aircon na 10k the rest wala perfect working condition compared to the similarly yeared volvo na baba na nga ng value papatayin kapa sa parts ! plus its a FWD car .... compared sa mga bmw at benz of the same year na RWD

i wouldt really recomend a volvo kasi parnag in the long run ikaw rin talo e sa start sulit dahil mura yun nga sabi nyo 950k nlng halos bago pa de ba kayo angtataka bkit ganun kababa yung value nya?

**AG4** · February 21st, 2006 01:46 AM

Originally Posted by kmo

i wouldt really recomend a volvo kasi parnag in the long run ikaw rin talo e sa start sulit dahil mura yun nga sabi nyo 950k nlng halos bago pa de ba kayo angtataka bkit ganun kababa yung value nya?

Those guys happy with their Volvos recommend it... maybe the problem is only with the 1st 850's and not the updated S70.

**kmo** · February 21st, 2006 01:58 AM

yeah baka nga rin ... im also not sure bkit mababa value ng volvo pero its really tempting to get one since the entry fee is low

especially the s40

**AG4** · February 21st, 2006 03:24 AM

Originally Posted by kmo

yeah baka nga rin ... im also not sure bkit mababa value ng volvo

Like what most said, the 2 reasonsI see now are...
1. Volvos are really priced lower than the equivalent German Luxury brand even when new.
2. Mercedes and BMW are the more popular "traditional" luxury brands in the country. Only in recent years did people actually consider Volvo as a true luxury car maker.

**orly_andico** · February 21st, 2006 09:35 AM

1) the 2000-2003 S40 is actually based on a Mitsubishi of some sort
2) the 2004+ S40 is based on the Mazda3/Focus

so di talaga siya same class as a 3-series Bimmer or a C-class Benz.

**Walter** · February 21st, 2006 09:49 AM

The Pre-2001 S40 is based on Mitsubishi Carisma, they share the same factory. Volvo even borrowed production line from Mitsubishi when the S40 was selling very well.

My friend has a 1994 W124 E-class Benz and cost of maintenance and parts do not seem to be that expensive if you know where to buy. I think most people who complain about the cost of Volvo parts are the ones who have their cars serviced at the dealers. Parts are really expensive at the dealers be it a Japanese, American or European car. There are independent Volvo parts like HABREC as seen in the Classified ads. We just don't know if they are also good and reliable with servicing Volvos.

What we want to know if Volvos are as easy and convenient to maintain as BMWs and MBs which have a lot of independent parts and service centers.

(Otep) Do Volvo parts cost so much or just a little bit more expensive than MB or BMW prices?

**Walter** · February 21st, 2006 09:55 AM

Squala,

How is the maintenance cost of your Volvo V40 so far? Do you buy parts from dealer or outside? Are parts readily available? May we know the reason for selling your V40? Thank you very much.

**badkuk** · February 21st, 2006 01:50 PM

pagkakaalam ko volvo is known for car safety. in fact, afaik they invented/pioneered a lot of safety features seen on cars today.

di ko talaga gusto ung badge/grill ng volvo...though the S40 is cool

**MadMax** · February 21st, 2006 04:23 PM

I was actually thinking of getting a Volvo a few years ago, for the safety aspect, after my daughter was born. But my friend had a really bad experience with his Volvo. He brought his S80 with about 50,000 km to the dealer for some minor repair, got billed P180k to have the transmission redone!!! For a while, Volve was claiming that it was normal for a transmission to be replaced after 50,000 km!!!

This was a few months ago, I'll try to find out what happened and will update.

**AG4** · February 21st, 2006 07:08 PM

Originally Posted by Walter

The Pre-2001 S40 is based on Mitsubishi Carisma, they share the same factory. Volvo even borrowed production line from Mitsubishi when the S40 was selling very well.

The 1st gen Volvo S40 which was manufactured in Netherlands at the NedCar plant which was a joint venture between Volvo and Mitsubishi before Volvo became part of Ford's Premier Automotive Group(PAG).
Netherlands Car B.V.(NedCar) was formerly known as Volvo Car B.V., Volvo sold its shares to Mitsubishi in 2001.

This is the Mitsubishi Carisma.

In some parts of Europe the Carisma was sold inplace of the old Lancer sedan, the new gen Lancer replaced the Carisma in Europe.

Just like the all-new 2nd gen S40 which is based on Ford's C1 platform(Volvo version is P1), the old S40 also shared its basic platform(then with Mitsubishi) and made enough modifications to make it different(better).