steer clear (Volvo 340/360)

Member Name: tinca

Product:	Volvo 340/360
Date:	06/12/00 (459 review reads)
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Advantages: always starts

Disadvantages: everything else

My second ever car was a 340 and when I first got I wasn't dissapointed but then again I wasn't impressed. After about 1 month of owning it I decided that I had learned enough from driving it to hate it!
Lets start with the propshaft, aluminum and rubber filled, Stripped it self from the inside and fell off, new one on the next day, and low and behold 1 week later it fell off again. Lets say I wasnt impressed (under-statment of the year). The next one lasted about 2 months so I sold the car. You may be tempted as a new driver or poor student to buy one as they are so cheap and there are so many for sale, but dont, the seats are dodgy and uncomfortable (unless you like back ache) the interior falls apart especally
the dash and doors. The engine is under powered for the weight of the car(a mere 76hp), the steering is very heavy when parking and road holding, lets just say it might as well of had ski's (I had many hairy moments on wet roads) but a least it had good brakes. And now we move to the body work, two points 1- its very ugly 2- it rusts like an iron fish. I do have 1 praising point for the car there was not a single time that the car even struggled to start you just turned the key and drove away.

If your a new driver or student I hope this has pointed you in the right direction, dont buy a volvo buy a pug or nova even a fiesta is better.
cheers

tinca!

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