# To buy or not to buy: 2006 Volvo S40 **URL:** \ **Category:** Buying/Selling\ **Tags:** volvo, s40\ **Created:** [May 2, 2018, 12:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/to-buy-or-not-to-buy-2006-volvo-s40/116622 "2018-05-02T00:26:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jaymem001](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@jaymem001](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jaymem001)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2018, 12:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/to-buy-or-not-to-buy-2006-volvo-s40/116622/1 "2018-05-02T00:26:05Z")
Is this a good car? Would you buy one with over 200k on it? ---
**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 2, 2018, 1:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/to-buy-or-not-to-buy-2006-volvo-s40/116622/2 "2018-05-02T01:09:50Z")
It is a 12 year old Volvo , where in the world are you going to get parts if you need anything that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg ? 200K , No I wouldn’t . As for how good it is that can’t be determined without seeing the thing in person. ---
**Author:** ![jaymem001](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@jaymem001](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jaymem001)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2018, 4:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/to-buy-or-not-to-buy-2006-volvo-s40/116622/3 "2018-05-02T04:58:58Z")
Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Ben-T\_Spanner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58956e/32.png) [@Ben-T\_Spanner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ben-T_Spanner)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2018, 1:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/to-buy-or-not-to-buy-2006-volvo-s40/116622/4 "2018-05-02T13:29:57Z")
Wholesale Black Book shows $1640. Start deducting for everything it needs. Do you have a local independent shop who will work on old Volvo’s? You can’t afford to take an old Volvo to a dealership. Is this worth investing $150 or so in a PRE purcahse inspection? Probably not. ---
**Author:** ![Docnick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Docnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Docnick)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2018, 1:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/to-buy-or-not-to-buy-2006-volvo-s40/116622/5 "2018-05-02T13:46:06Z")
This car would probably be near the very bottom of any list of cars I would recommend. Even if someone GIVES it to you it will be costly and troublesome to keep running. ---
**Author:** ![ledhed75](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f6c823/32.png) [@ledhed75](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ledhed75)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2018, 1:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/to-buy-or-not-to-buy-2006-volvo-s40/116622/6 "2018-05-02T13:47:22Z")
Someone I know had a 1998 Volvo S60(?), I think it was. It was in the shop all the time, and literally the price of entry was $500 every time. If you can’t handle that kind of financial hit regularly, don’t know the detailed maintenance history, and/or value your sanity… I’d pass on this one. ---
**Author:** ![jaymem001](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@jaymem001](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jaymem001)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2018, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/to-buy-or-not-to-buy-2006-volvo-s40/116622/7 "2018-05-02T15:52:37Z")
Thank you. That seems to be the consensus. ---
**Author:** ![jaymem001](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@jaymem001](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jaymem001)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2018, 3:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/to-buy-or-not-to-buy-2006-volvo-s40/116622/8 "2018-05-02T15:53:51Z")
Thanks, given the responses I have gotten I think I will pass. ---
**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2018, 4:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/to-buy-or-not-to-buy-2006-volvo-s40/116622/9 "2018-05-02T16:47:38Z")
> [@jaymem001](#): > > Would you buy one with over 200k on it? Are you from Sweden? If not, don’t buy it. If you are then don’t buy it. _ **CSA** _ 🌴🕶🌴