# Keep or dump 2008 Volvo C30? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** c30, volvo\ **Created:** [May 9, 2019, 7:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/keep-or-dump-2008-volvo-c30/140042 "2019-05-09T19:15:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RuthMercer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/aeb1de/32.png) [@RuthMercer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RuthMercer)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2019, 7:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/keep-or-dump-2008-volvo-c30/140042/1 "2019-05-09T19:15:59Z")
Do I keep fixing it? Or trade it in? Or buy steel wheels to replace the aluminium ones that keep getting cracked by Cleveland potholes? Another year, another $1000+ repair…I seriously love this car but wonder when I should stop putting money it. 150K miles so far, but how many more? ---
**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:** [May 9, 2019, 9:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/keep-or-dump-2008-volvo-c30/140042/2 "2019-05-09T21:28:20Z")
We can’t answer that question as you have not explained your car nor your situation. If you felt the need to post the question at all, I’d say sell or trade it an buy something else. ---
**Author:** ![old\_mopar\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 12:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/keep-or-dump-2008-volvo-c30/140042/3 "2019-05-10T00:11:37Z")
I’d say dump it before you spend another dollar on it. An out of warranty Volvo is a money pit. ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 2:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/keep-or-dump-2008-volvo-c30/140042/4 "2019-05-10T02:38:34Z")
In Cleveland , I would have a serious look at the underside and let rust be your guide. ---
**Author:** ![RuthMercer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/aeb1de/32.png) [@RuthMercer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RuthMercer)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2019, 1:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/keep-or-dump-2008-volvo-c30/140042/5 "2019-05-10T13:33:29Z")
Many thanks. Rust is, thankfully, not the issue. Wheels (cracked and or bent rims), cracked axles, wheel bearings, CV joints - all have been or are in need of replacement. I don’t know if the car was designed in a way that’s it’s just too heavy for the suspension system it has or we just have abysmal roads, or both. Currently trying to decide if the hum of the deteriorating wheel bearings is easier to ignore than the dent it’s going to put in my pocket to fix! Appreciate the answer to a very non-specific and somewhat existential question! Ruth ---
**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:** [May 10, 2019, 2:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/keep-or-dump-2008-volvo-c30/140042/6 "2019-05-10T14:01:32Z")
> [@RuthMercer](#): > > Currently trying to decide if the hum of the deteriorating wheel bearings is easier to ignore than the dent it’s going to put in my pocket to fix! I would guess the repair cost will less than the damage and tow charges if they fail completely while you are driving. Any decent shop can do this wheel bearing repair. As for the wheels , road damage is something any vehicle can have . After market wheels are less expensive then factory.