Ex -funeral cars, best buy barges?

[brrapp]

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?

[LordHaveMurci]

Was it dead cheap?

[brrapp]

LordHaveMurci said:

Was it dead cheap?

Sorry, I should have pointed out it wasn't a hearse, just a standard saloon, the type they carry the live relatives in.

[Pieman68]

I believe that you can only drive them in the mourning

[Downward]

I bet demand is high. People are dying to buy those sort of cars.

[zedx19]

Well you know it won't have been thrashed to within an inch of its life? Won't provide the most lively of drives though, would bore me to death.

[johnwilliams77]

If I got that awesome deal, I would be killing myself laughing! Do it!

[ClaphamGT3]

Most of those miles will have been driven at walking pace in processions, which would have grave implications for the well-being of the car.

[hondansx]

No steering feel in the S80. Completely dead, in fact.

[PoleDriver]

The suspension will probably be a bit stiff!

[LeoZwalf]

Bury the throttle and leave others in your wake!

In seriousness, 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.

[sjc]

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?

[J4CKO]

Impregnated with essence of Widows Tears.

[anonymous-user]

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.

[brrapp]

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.

[Freds]

Grave mistake, don't come asking for advice when it's coffin in a mourning and smoking like a furnace, the rest remains to be seen...........

[soad]

Downward said:

I bet demand is high. People are dying to buy those sort of cars.

His humor was too grave for me. Now it's just tomb much.

[Hugo a Gogo]

maybe someone local cadaver look at it

[austinsmirk]

It's your money, you've urn-t it. Spend it how you wish.

[Monkeylegend]

Not really good on motorways, always being undertaken.