I am thinking to get Peugeot 408 1.6T until I saw someone selling 2nd hand Volvo C30 2009 at almost the same price.
Both are 2 different category and I cant decide.

I hope all sifu who had come across Volvo C30 can share about its pro and con.

Do not worry about resale value?
Have spare cash for repair?
Don't mind expensive maintenance?

Then yes, you should go ahead, otherwise, no

Just my 2 cents, I don't own both of the cars you mentioned

very worth.

its same catagory as Golf GTI.

from price to hp.....

its a volvo. volvo for life!!

Not to mention the features and ride quality on Volvo

ts,

d last time i had a chat with swedish marque manager (special workshop) he asked me how was it to own volvo?

So, i told him: Yeah, great! Just like ur tag line "volvo for life!"

he was so flattered and asked me y since i was smiling sinisterly.....

So i told him: I'm stucked with volvo for life! coz couldn't sell d car, it has no value, expensive maint, etc....

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Added on August 13, 2012, 5:42 pmI totally agree on the quality.



This post has been edited by MISMan: Aug 13 2012, 05:42 PM

thanks for your 2 cents, I havent come across with C30 repair and maintenance since there not much owner in Bolehland and insufficient infos on the web. Resale value? Emm.. I dont expect much in Peugeot and Volvo either.

You still can sell the car, just with the unacceptable return

Its quite sad to hear that.

i only know that, even lawyer(who makes good money)found its expensive to maintain and have to sell after 5 years.

Parts will difficult to find. So be prepared to stock up used or new parts at home.

For other models, kinda disagree. For this model TS mentioned, not sure.

Anything else, tanya unker potong kereta! Volvolution oso they have!!!!

If a common Volvo, agree with u but this model is quite rare so parts sure difficult to find even for chop parts. Chop shops don't simply bring in used parts if there are no market for them.

Oh Jessy dun b sad, it's not that bad.

Just that maintain it as per volvo's advice and keep for longer period of time!

My has done a fanstatical 26++ years on the road and still going strong!!!


Caveat: Stucked with it for most of 7~8 years + until loss the value kao2 den sell!

Loss some money in terms of value, but EARNED the service of a reliable car!

true also..

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Added on August 13, 2012, 6:56 pmwow..26 years are older than me! But I never doubt about Volvo's durability.. Now spare parts will be my main concern. I heard it been using S40 parts but the accs are kinda headache to find.

This post has been edited by jessyeo: Aug 13 2012, 06:56 PM

how many of these do u see on the roads? that's your answer. u get exclusiveness but at the other end u get EXCLUSIVE HEADACHES if something goes wrong. i can say this because my neighbour has a XC90. volvo isn't as reliable as u think. and if u want to sell it after 5 years, be prepared to loose 80% of it's value then.

as the chinese saying "cry also no tears" so u'll be forced to stick with it for life.

for that kind of price, u'll be better off buying a new ford focus TDCI

This post has been edited by stormlcc: Aug 13 2012, 07:07 PM

if not mistaken, they brought in 20 units or 50 units only.

can get used golf gti mk5.

if u used as weekend car, ok ler

if main car, i wont advise a sekenhen volvo. can apply to most sekenhen cars of western made.

hi jess, i think the thing here it shares the same parts as the s40, so it is not too expensive.

exclusive yes. But as always check the car condition first. Because u are buying used. you need to know the history. Unless you are buying with warranty.

if it is just regular service, it is not expensive. but spare part change, probably more expensive than japanese, but in par with VW and BMW.

if its par with VW and BMW then its still ok for me. but the resale value which drop 80% that had scared me away~

join the c30 owners club and find out the common issues and get prepare for it before u make the move... used car can be very troublesome....

can you show me the link to C30 club?

TS do you love Twilight?

google is your best friend....

http://www.c30world.com/forums/index.php

Hey, I liked the C30 before and despite Twilight. Also a bit of a chick magnet, at least in Europe. Know a few nice girls who like the car

Complaint from a friend (C30 owner and soon to be S5 owner... god I wish I was still in Europe, I'd buy his C30 then) is that you have little privacy, cars behind you can see right to the front due to the huge and low glass window at the back (good point, easy to park).

Quality, performance and all is good. I mean that guy is upgrading to a S5 to feel it's an upgrade. Also it's a very pretty car, and of course also very safe.

Not sure I'd buy it in Malaysia though. But anyway, the car has bad resale value (it's the same in Germany), but then again you are buying second hand, right? Isn't that a PLUS point then?

emmm...No!

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Added on August 13, 2012, 11:01 pmThanks!

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Added on August 13, 2012, 11:07 pmIts true also about the little privacy thing, especially in Bolehland. Everybody seems like to be busybody.
yeah, i plan to take 2nd hand since its seems like well maintain by previous owner.

This post has been edited by jessyeo: Aug 13 2012, 11:07 PM

you are buying used. the first owner lost the most, you probably loose less. but bare in mind, c30, very special, and it only takes special people to appreciate this model.

if Jessy yeo is a typical girl, who wants to have no worries. then Volvo c30 is not the car for you. But if Jessy yeo is a very daring, love to drive and love to be different and likes the style, then c30 is the car for you.

otherwise, if you are not ready to face the image and owning a used continental, you can just admire the car. Better get something safe like Toyota, or honda, be like everyone else, Be safe. boring, expensive, cut throat, and obviously a follower. No style, blend. and of course being all these boring thing is safest without headache.

Otherwise at 120K value, just buy the new civic, or civic hybrid. no one will question you.

thanks for your advise.

if want special car that is very bad in resale value, high repair cost and not very reliable track record, Alfa wins Volvo. if u break down beside the road, at least u have a much prettier car if the car is an Alfa, ppl at least will notice u, not so in a volvo because a volvo is...............just a volvo

This post has been edited by stormlcc: Aug 14 2012, 09:01 PM

c30 looks pretty good in real life...only ever saw less than 10 of these in malaysia....resale value should be the same as ford focus since u are buying 2nd hand...don't worry about losing money...all cars lose money...yes volvo lose money faster but by now it should be half its value already....

Yeah. By now there is not so much value to lose... which is good, which is what one should be looking after. Only worry is parts and service center.

The C30 is quite a looker. Alfa too, but the C30 can hold up pretty nicely, and it should be a better car.

Only those that appreciate Volvo will understand...if you like it, buy it

yes it lost half it's value already, how many years only? and it'll continue loosing significant value every year. as i said earlier, after five years u can expect it to loose around 70-80% more of it's current value, by the time u want to sell it, it may only cost 40-50k. so go on ahead, if u expect to keep the car until it dies, then it's ok. that's why the "Volvo for life" motto.

the only feedback from all my friends are, DON'T ever buy Volvo if u don't want to keep it until u r old. most of them says Volvo very good at first but after a couple of years, things start to go downhill and now they can't sell it because they ain't worth shxt. so they just keep it. From the first gen S40 and S60 until the XC90 also got friend buy, that's why i have so many feedback on this brand. now my neighbor wants to sell his XC90, the warranty also hasn't expire yet but the car value dropped almost 50%, he said he'll NEVER buy any kind of Volvo again. and also he says if the car always in workshop, better just buy Alfa, at least he will never get bored of looking at it while it's parked.

This post has been edited by stormlcc: Aug 15 2012, 07:39 AM

Volvo in the last years have beaten Merc and BMW in customer satisfaction and number of defects.

http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor.nsf...A2578B5001F864A

http://www.egmcartech.com/2011/06/21/volvo...sfaction-study/