Run away quickly (Volvo 460)

Member Name: metalbot

Product:	Volvo 460
Date:	24/08/03 (747 review reads)
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Advantages: Leg Room, 35mpg, cheap insurance

Disadvantages: everything else

The most costly car I have ever had the misfortune to own in my life, I have had this fully serviced, low milage, 1 previous owner car for approximately 8 months and everything possible has gone wrong. The boot leaks so much water that the electricals have shorted out more times than I can remember, I have to leave the boot open when the sun is out in an attempt to dry out the rotting mildew ridden boot carpet. The cooling fan doesn't cool but instead blasts the driver with a barage of leaves, bugs and road debris. The engine fan comes on almost instantly and continues long after I have parked the car. The (automatic) gearbox has been replaced, repaired, fixed, gutted, replaced again, repaired again, fixed (supposedly) twice more, gutted again, completely revamped etc, etc by Volvo but it still changes DOWN gear at 60 mph and doesn't change UP until the engine is set to burst at 5,000 rpm plus, then, when I am comfortably cruising at 70 mph (3000rpm) it changes down 2 gears to 5.500 rpm and slows down by 15-20 mph whilst I'm trying to overtake a bicycle with a milk float giving me aggro for slowing him down. The engine sounds like a diesel until it has warmed up and it has to have a good quality new battery to start this lumbering hulk of an engine. This car has cost me a fortune so far and the sooner I am rid of this acursed vehicle the better. Most people swear by volvos but I swear about them.

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