# 2005 Volvo V50 - What bout this model to buy?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-volvo-v50-what-bout-this-model-to-buy/123795>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** volvo\
**Created:** [August 27, 2018, 2:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-volvo-v50-what-bout-this-model-to-buy/123795 "2018-08-27T14:23:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![JeffThomas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e5b9ba/32.png) [@JeffThomas](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JeffThomas)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2018, 2:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-volvo-v50-what-bout-this-model-to-buy/123795/1 "2018-08-27T14:23:16Z")

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Considering purchasing this station wagon with Turbo and newly-replaced electronics. Your thoughts about this car are much appreciated!

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2018, 2:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-volvo-v50-what-bout-this-model-to-buy/123795/2 "2018-08-27T14:39:56Z")

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> [@JeffThomas](#):
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> . Your thoughts

1. Used luxury type vehicles can be extremely expensive to maintain. 2. It is 13 years old 3. Why is it for sale after that much money was spent on it 4. If you are on the internet asking complete strangers if you should buy a vehicle maybe you shouldn’t 5. Spend the money to have a mechanic inspect this thing before you make a decision 6. I own a Volvo V70 but it was a new purchase and I would never buy one used

There are my thoughts, now to get more coffee.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2018, 3:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-volvo-v50-what-bout-this-model-to-buy/123795/3 "2018-08-27T15:55:26Z")

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> [@JeffThomas](#):
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> newly-replaced electronics

No, No, No. Walk away and find another.

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**Author:** ![pyrolord314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@pyrolord314](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pyrolord314)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2018, 5:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-volvo-v50-what-bout-this-model-to-buy/123795/4 "2018-08-27T17:46:22Z")

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> [@Mustangman](#):
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> No, No, No. Walk away and find another.

And _quickly_