Ex -funeral cars, best buy barges?
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I spotted a 13 year old, 60000 mile Volvo s80 for sale locally for peanuts recently. Now that's less than 5000 miles a year, always kept clean and shiny and presumably well serviced. Seems like a good buy to me but will it be in better or worse condition than the average car given that most of these miles will be at sub 30mph speeds?
brrapp said:
I spotted a 13 year old, 60000 mile Volvo s80 for sale locally for peanuts recently. Now that's less than 5000 miles a year, always kept clean and shiny and presumably well serviced. Seems like a good buy to me but will it be in better or worse condition than the average car given that most of these miles will be at sub 30mph speeds?
Remains to be seen?I'd expect the bodywork and interior to be in very good condition. As others have said the dawdling around is typically not good for the mechanicals but those are close to indestructible on an S80 anyway. You'd have to check it out like any old used car, but I'd expect it to be better than most 13 year old S80s.
LeoZwalf said:
buy on condition as you would with any other car. Just keep in mind it will almost certainly never have been ragged so prepare for issues if you ask high mileages of it.
It seemed to be absolutely immaculate (except for the coughing/coffin sounds when started ). Just wondering how much the lack of activity might have harmed the mechanics.Gassing Station | Car Buying | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff