V50 advice

[R66bby]

Hey guys. I'm after some advice. I'm going to look at a 58 plate Volvo v50. It's the 1.6s diesel model with 156,000 miles.
Cambelt changed with a full service on 16/5/2014. Is there anything I should look out for? Also has anybody got a rough price? Any help would be great as I have never owned a Volvo before.

Regards

Rob

[R66bby]

Hi thanks
Would you have any issue buying a car with 156,000 miles?

[R66bby]

I went to have a drive in the car today. Looked ok. Felt ok to drive etc. he wants £3000 for it as it was on eBay. But I think it's worth around £2500.
I did a data check on the car and the mileage came back abit weird.


Obviously it could just be a mistake.
Also he took the car as part exchange when he sold his car which I thought was abit odd.

it's had its cambelt changed recently (may) so this model must be the cam belt not the timing chain.
Also does anyone know if this model has a diesel partical filter.

[R66bby]

dme123 said:

I'm not put off by high mileage in the right car with the right engine, but that little 1.6D has it's work cut out and £2500 - £3000 is too much to treat it as disposable. I reckon you can do a lot better for your money. It's also not an engine known for it's longevity!

Ok thanks that's kind of what I needed to hear.
I heard the 1.6d gave great MPG but iv never purchased a car with that many miles on before.

I'll either look for a lower mile version or a simular car with good mpg.

Any other of the Volvo's range give good mpg, which are at this price range?

Regards
Rob