I BOUGHT A CHEAP VOLVO V50 FOR £1,500!

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7 ай бұрын

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@shaulinis 7 ай бұрын

I got inspired by your trip to Switzerland with XC70 and took my V50 from 2008 2.5l petrol for 6000km trip from Lithuania to Belgium, France, Switzerland and back. Held out perfectly. 171000 miles on dial still running nicely.

@HighPeakAutos 7 ай бұрын

Ah very nice! Impressive

@bigjml 7 ай бұрын

One of the few cars I miss is my 2008 V50 2.0d, it was very basic and bright Red. Fitted a used leather interior and did loads of miles in it. Was also one of the last V50 2.0d to not have a DPF, because it was such a low spec (I think it was an S), so no Eloys fluid to top up.

@gimble447 7 ай бұрын

@@bigjmlthe trim level has nothing to do with having or not having a dpf, I have an "S" with a dpf and it's September 2007 ( 57) lol, I have a different engine though ( 1.6 d) I think it's actually that the 2.0 was the last to get a dpf (late 2009) but also it may have been removed, not 100% sure

@bigjml 7 ай бұрын

@@gimble447 You could buy a 2007 2.0d V50 with a DPF You can disagree all you want But my info comes from Volvo UK I sold the car in 2012, so could have mistaken the model designation. It might not have been an S, it was the absolute bottom of the range though. It had cloth seats, 16” wheels, no sunroof, no privacy glass. Nothing It was the most basic V50 I ever saw.

@gimble447 7 ай бұрын

@@bigjml woe woe woe you said your 2008 didn't have a dpf and was maybe because it was an "s", trim level doesn't affect whether it has a dpf was my only point, no1 is disagreeing with anything, infact it's YOU who is disagreeing with what YOU just wrote yourself 😂😂😂😂 "my 2008 was one of the last to NOT have a dpf" 😂😂 wow, just wow 😂

@cabottaxi 7 ай бұрын

Never fails to amaze me that sellers can't be bothered to clean a car before selling it on to a dealer.

@hughjass8430 7 ай бұрын

Maybe Matt is the one in 1000 dealers but in my experience sellers know it will make zero difference to the price they get offered. Dealers factor in valet fees anyway. Whether you hand over a show car or a skip on wheels, you're going to be offered rock bottom

@pclayton5063 7 ай бұрын

I always have a pristine trade when I show up at a dealers lot. Not so much thinking it will increase any offer but more to show I care what my cars look like and that's the condition I'm also looking for. If you show up with junk you're more than likely going to be offered junk because the dealer sees you don't really care.

@hughjass8430 7 ай бұрын

@@pclayton5063 I'd be same. I clean it meticulously for MOT'S etc. But I just don't think dealers will factor in abit of light grime and a crisp packet when determining price. They would put stock in body/paint condition, mileage and service history, above all else. I bought a mechanically solid n well maintained Avensis this summer from a small dealer. The car was a literal dog house when I viewed it but he had it valeted and it was immaculate for pickup. It's a cheap and easy refresh job for a dealer compared to expensive body and mechanical work.

@charliecoco2115 7 ай бұрын

Yet the same people would have a hissy fit if a dealer tried to sell them a dirty car and interior.

@red9zero 7 ай бұрын

I spent hours cleaning my Volvo C30 before I traded it in. Then on the way there the M5 was closed and I had to do 50 miles down country lanes in the winter. It was absolutely filthy when I got there and I was gutted. Mind you the V40 I picked up (from a main dealer) was none too clean inside so karma I suppose 😄

@georgepickford3843 7 ай бұрын

My parents bought one of these new in 2005. 2.0L in silver with a black leather interior and large alloys (can’t remember the sizing). I remember at 10 years old my brother and I thinking it was a spaceship compared to our old rusting Passat they’d traded in. We used to take it down to South Wales, across the channel to France and everywhere else in between, full to the brim on camping trips. Great memories of that car and it never once let us down. After 15 years of solid use they gave it to my elder brother who has used it to commute up to Scotland from Derbyshire and back on a weekly basis for the last 3 years. Still runs like a dream.

@Bazookatone1 7 ай бұрын

The vovlos form the mid 2000s will still look elegant and stylish in 50 years, they just hit the sweet spot in design. And they look smart from pretty much every angle.

@richardhorry 7 ай бұрын

No matter what YT channel I am watching, if I see a new High Peak Autos video show up in the new post list, I have got to watch it ...Immediately! It's testament to your personality, dedication to business and generally cheering us all up with your vids. Thank You👍🙂

@HighPeakAutos 7 ай бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate it

@robertwalker1742 7 ай бұрын

Solid as a Panzer, had Volvos for years, never, touch wood, been let down, from 2007 to now every one has been brilliant.

@sebvds8366 7 ай бұрын

I can tell you from experience that the V50 is an awesome car, and i’m lucky to own one with the D5 manual as it’s a rare spec. I’m often doing long distance drives and towing and it never skips a beat. It’s not a massive car but it’s still an estate and for my usage it’s very practical. Underrated car in my opinion

@jonathanfrankel6787 7 ай бұрын

I once brought a 13 year old 850 estate. He had spent £2k on a new Ac system , £500 on a new wiper assembly and £400 on a new windscreen at a Volvo dealer before selling it to me 3 months later. That was on top of full main dealer service history, and thousands more in receipts. I’ve always brought second hand Volvo’s since, people generally keep them immaculately.

@connclissmann6514 7 ай бұрын

1.2k likes in 3 minutes? Things are taking off. Just started watching so I'm well sat back, waiting for the "I've massively overspent." So far, car looks good. Got to the end and wow. A weak and a small pump of diesel, followed by a sale to the daughter of a mate helping her out? Win, win! Congrats and they are getting a solid car. Shame about the road tax. The UK appears to have remarkably low road tax on large engine cars, so while relatively low, not low in the UK?

@caliqm2199 7 ай бұрын

What?

@norsegolf76 7 ай бұрын

I can only see 521 likes.....

@castlebilliards8712 7 ай бұрын

Must be a glitch with youtube, I had the same thing happen me earlier on a different channel...1.9k likes with 10 views 😂

@darrenquarterman2611 7 ай бұрын

@@norsegolf76just come to say should be liking a video to help him grow he needs to grow to make it profitable for his time so we get more videos for free

@christian-van-e 7 ай бұрын

Massively overspent is one, but I was disappointed that the headlights didn’t need no buff 😅❤😂

@angusnz7910 7 ай бұрын

One thing I envy the English with…most of your cars appear to be manual. Here in NZ a manual is worth MORE purely for rarity…everything is auto. Brought a new motorhome 3 years ago and had to wait for import delivery as I insisted on manual. I like it from a reliability and control side…changing gears aint the chore many think it is

@chrishart8548 7 ай бұрын

I've got 2 manuals and one auto. One of the manual vehicles will be swapped for an EV and the other one won't be driven by me ever again because I will just drive the EV it's a skoda Enyaq iv80 I don't like driving a manual one bit. I'm 44 now so maybe it's an age thing.

@davek7256 7 ай бұрын

I love Volvo’s, great looking, well built, decent to drive, not too ostentatious just quietly understated and in my experience have really good quality paintwork. This looked mint from Judy a quick wash and clean out which is testament to how good they are as everyday cars. Can’t deny though I’d have golfed to have seen it after you’d “massively overspent”! Great vid as always 👍🏻

@ascelot 7 ай бұрын

Looked at a volvo before getting a bmw, shame about powershift auto in v40 cross country.

@richf1182 7 ай бұрын

Good to hear you're still calling it "Twitter" - never surrender!

@rextetron 7 ай бұрын

I've owned a 2006 V50 T5 awd with 280kkm as a (Finnish) winter beater for 1.5 years now. It's a gem, love it!

@b.2221 7 ай бұрын

Your happy , and your customer is getting a good honest rig. Once again you have let your heart rule your head , but kudos to you for doing this Sir.

@Mikethrawn 7 ай бұрын

Had a bad day. Saw this and thank you made my evening a million times better. :)

@HighPeakAutos 7 ай бұрын

Thanks. Hope tomorrow is better

@Ian_Burgess 7 ай бұрын

Another really good video, so easily watchable, found you when my son was buying his MX-5, we used your video to help us with that which I’m grateful for and saw you at South Minms a few weeks back but bottled saying hello!!

@westendwatch 7 ай бұрын

Matt plays some of the hits including " got its original plates", "just wants a good old clean ", " parcel shelf intact ! " 🙂 These lucky dip car discovery videos are great content - I could watch one every day : always something different !

@bloodshark124_ 7 ай бұрын

Love these videos Matt😁

@stanelder9995 7 ай бұрын

Always loved the V50 - super stylish and just big enough to be really useful.

@PolarGamingVideos 7 ай бұрын

Love my V50. Got mine in Nov 2022. 2009 2.0D with only 25K miles! Stunning cars, drive very well, safe. Look great and reliable.

@mrdeeds83 7 ай бұрын

Always good to see a clean Volvo going to new/younger people starting up in life!

@maxeliotttovar 7 ай бұрын

Previous car fell within budget, now we have profit over a £15 cleanup. Matt's on fire these days!

@andrewcairns7719 7 ай бұрын

Good turn around Matt, any profit keeps the cogs turning👍🏻

@simonc858 7 ай бұрын

Love this one, I have as my second car a 54 plate V50 with about 130k on it, mechanic friend says the body is still solid, it does have the winter pack and the heated seats are warm really quickly, great car and I love it. I also had the little bird bath, there is a little drain hole in that panel somewhere I discovered.

@DaleSteel 7 ай бұрын

Very good sellers these V50s. Last one i sold was a D5 on about 130k 2012 plate. Sold within a week. No warranty comebacks nothings

@JayBrainstorm123 7 ай бұрын

Think I am going to start a 'high peak bingo' - to include 'I'm quite impressed with this', 'I have massively overspent' , ' a new set of number plates will really lift it' For a tie breaker you have to guess how long it will ACTUALLY be when Matt says I will see you in X number of days! 😂❤

@sfischer7391 7 ай бұрын

Don’t forget ‘Have the gearbox serviced.’ 😂👍

@ciaranbradley4351 7 ай бұрын

And premium fuel every other fill

@philipwilliams3674 7 ай бұрын

It just needs a good buffing!

@01avensis 7 ай бұрын

"well we're here" is another favourite. And "what am I going to do with this?"

@sfischer7391 7 ай бұрын

oh and ‘It’s a nice car this.’

@seanhershey3390 7 ай бұрын

Xc70 owner here..(US)..love it.

@twowheelstouring482 7 ай бұрын

I had one of these in the same colour a few years back, what a great car to drive, it needed new suspension bushes which transformed it. 👍

@ged3680 7 ай бұрын

Hello Matt, nice looking car and a very quick turnaround. Cheers, Ged.

@andrewdickson157 6 ай бұрын

Thanks Matt another great video - that Volvo is great value and a nice motor. Good find.

@jamesnewnham9031 7 ай бұрын

Another great video! Love these Volvos

@adrianwalsh896 7 ай бұрын

Nice one and lovely quick turnaround...👍

@JSC131 7 ай бұрын

I had a V50 R design brilliant car fair play sits nice as well Matt.

@cl995 7 ай бұрын

Love it! Used to own an '09 V50 out here in the states, such a fun little car! I ended up selling it to my younger brother and using the money as a down payment on a Golf Sportwagen. Love my current car but still miss that little Swedish nugget sometimes.... glad it's still in the family at least.

@andycarp1288 7 ай бұрын

Hi Matt had one of these my self 5 years ago great car had lot of use out of it and upgraded to its big sister the XC70 which I absolutely love 😊

@deancrudgington1304 7 ай бұрын

Excellent video as always. Things looking up that many likes in short space of time. Quite like these Volvo's, seem timeless. 👍

@HighPeakAutos 7 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@deancrudgington1304 7 ай бұрын

@@HighPeakAutos I dont know if it's of any interest but I emailed you about a Mondeo I am selling. It's in excellent condition with huge history.

@logtothebase2 7 ай бұрын

Had a good look at one as a company lease, back in the day, I cant remember why i didn't select it, normally it was the model grade option list pricing, by the time you had picked up a nice one it was over the budget, and say the focus it was based on was better value. What I do remember it looked great and had good color choice and interior, but was fairly small particularly for a volvo estate and I like the utility of properly big car

@Rabscuttle3 7 ай бұрын

What a good buy - both for you and your customer, though I think I might have tried to get a bit more from them, given the condition and history, but a profit is a profit and not to be sniffed at! 👍

@serenityinside1 7 ай бұрын

I agree. Think Matt has shorted himself on this motor in the name of ‘ cashflow / recycling money “. Imo . I guess if you buy sone turkeys in a row the pressure is on and the confidence drops. Love the quote btw “ I try and keep my overheads / costs low” …. From the guy who openly and famously usually “ massively overspends “ !! Irony alert 😆

@chrislewis5921 7 ай бұрын

Matt, these videos are what I look forward to! Please never stop. I’ve looked through your website I’m doing driving lessons and have my test soon. I need a car, I do love Fords but any will do. I need a big enough car ( doesn’t need to be a big engine) as I am a DJ so need to be able to fit my stuff in. What would you recommend? Also, scrap the DJ equipment for a second what first car (reliable not too pricey) would you recommend. Talk about ur videos to everybody as this is where I learn stuff. Thanks for reading.

@HighPeakAutos 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. Something like a Focus would be a good idea

@chrislewis5921 7 ай бұрын

@@HighPeakAutosi do like the focus, what is the reliability like? I hear to stay away from eco boosts too. Thanks for replying so quickly!

@KtR1sk 7 ай бұрын

I have a 2008 2.0d without DPF. They existed with and without DPF, probably depending on which market it was made for. Mine is made in Belgium- Summum equipment, dynaudio, bluetooth, xenon, heated seats, memory seats, front-rear sensors, currently 383,000 km. I replaced the turbine, wheel bearing, alternator, rear shock absorbers and clutch. I kind of got used to it, I'll have it as long as possible.

@MrSparklespring 7 ай бұрын

Yes, the factory in Gent is known to build excellent quality.

@Mrawelon82 7 ай бұрын

Front sensors? Don't think I have ever seen it on v50. Was trying to find it when I was looking to buy one. And also Bluetooth usually came 2012. Must be a special car you have :)

@Garffey 7 ай бұрын

Always ok with a Volvo estate Matt👍👍...I have many happy memories of cruising the motorways in a 740 and 760 when I drove for a living.....Thankfully some of the newer Volvos are better looking and less 'Boxy'.....Ideal if you have lots of stuff to shift quickly! 😀😀

@finchziggy 7 ай бұрын

Great cars ,had a s60 diesel, 100% reliable. Great video mate and quick sale 😊

@dirt_diver13 7 ай бұрын

another great one. Love your content

@HighPeakAutos 7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

@jonford6119 7 ай бұрын

Excellent, and a good decision to flip it to someone needing a cheap estate. A few quid in the pocket, and for someone doing up a house that'll be perfect. I also run an old estate car, and it's invaluable for lugging stuff around in, the sort of things I wouldn't want in my nice 5 series.

@andrewroberts4736 7 ай бұрын

Good car for the money. I enjoyed that video. Nice car, reasonably priced and affordable to the vast majority.

@jimbobh1965 7 ай бұрын

Bought a red 2010 plate Resign last January 36000 miles, very happy with it, lots still running with high miles so they seem to last.

@Fazbats1 7 ай бұрын

Love your videos and how you do ALL the car vertical checks AFTER you have bought it, (I presume it's just for the content) . I had around 6 Volvo cars, Last Volvo I had was a V70 that was faultless for the 7yrs I had it. Next car will probably be a XC90

@45ltr 7 ай бұрын

Tow bar is very handy as well

@sgtcorb 7 ай бұрын

Always liked the V50 amazing how much car you get for so little money. Love the product placement Matt when you driven past your showroom 😂😂.

@mra3149 7 ай бұрын

I love these. My missus has got a 2014 V40, still drives like new

@arbazamir8991 7 ай бұрын

Always looking dapper mate, have to say

@andrewmitchell8859 7 ай бұрын

The little V50 D5 is a tasty piece of work tuff as old boots ! 👏🏻👍🏻

@ianevans3619 7 ай бұрын

Nice Volvo Matt and as you said a quick turn around, a quick profit and the person that brought it has got a good car 👍

@leatherwiz 5 ай бұрын

I am from Germany but lived and worked in the uk 🇬🇧 in the early 90s. I found your channel and as I am interested in cheap cars and in the market for one in Germany 🇩🇪 it’s very interesting to watch your videos. German KZfaqrs mostly have Mercedes, BMW Audi VW content. There are many other cars out there. Actually I might just get me such a cheap Volvo as my next car.

@HirooKoslov 7 ай бұрын

I usually recommend these as first cars, well, this and the other Ford Focus Mk.2 based Volvos. They're cheap to repair, decently reliable, and importantly cheap to insure. Although, the early C30s are starting to rust, while the S40/V50/C70, which are on a LWB version of the Focus chassis, seems to rust a lot less. Not all of them have bluetooth though, it was optional, and it's something most people want these days. Thankfully they have an AUX in, so you can use one of those satnav looking things that have auto/carplay, which can work as a bluetooth reciever as long as the car has AUX.

@Czechbound 7 ай бұрын

Very interesting ! Thanks for the comment

@timothyandrews5975 7 ай бұрын

Bought an S40 2.0 SE Lux Manual that had done 43,000 miles for £2700. The interior is the beige leather with wood panels(rare spec) It was a CAT N, small dent to the front bumper which was already repaired when I got it.

@Luckyjo21 7 ай бұрын

i had a S40 and never had a problem, excellent cars

@conorallen100 7 ай бұрын

My first car I bought this summer is actually an s40 2011 facelift, only issue is I got the 1.6 that psa engine has already given me trouble better off with the 2 litre diesel

@HA05GER 7 ай бұрын

Problem with the fords they rot really badly on the sills. The 1.6 and the 2.0 d aren't bad my last car had the 1.6 bought on 13k and sold on 120k was faultless and my current car has the 2.0 and has been really good but is pre DPf so atleast don't have that issue.

@knightsorder 7 ай бұрын

Great find - good car for surfing trips

@andrewwhite6261 7 ай бұрын

I love your blogs on all the cars, I always look forward to to them, I would love to see you that’s if you can get a hold of a one is an Aston Martin lagonda even if you just take it for a drive

@HighPeakAutos 7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@brianmonahan7990 7 ай бұрын

The V50 is from the ford focus as Ford owned Volvo and used their engines and chassis etc.

@fastasfox 7 ай бұрын

Any chance you can do one of your old school reviews on that X5 .... I have fond memories of your early review videos..purchased my 520d based on your review. Cheers .

@darkden123 7 ай бұрын

Such an elegant yet modest car, i really like these

@minibus9 7 ай бұрын

awesome video

@henrykravitz468 7 ай бұрын

Great Video and content, and great car. I would love to own a Volvo, so I feel with the list of cars I have seen you do recently, I need to win the lottery to own them all. I prefer a diesel over petrol, and manual over automatic's.

@ThroughJermainesLens 7 ай бұрын

Got to love myself some Volvo, their interiors are clean and nice (well.... not the new EX90 and Ex30 they are horrible like any other car a shitty big display that just looks cheap) But i have owned it and it is a nice car to drive! Right now I am on a volvo S60 2002 though with around 275k miles and verrry well maintained! and for this V50, good it is the updated version! Gives you the 3.5mm headphone jack, and the better interior design compared to gen 1 of this, and of course a nicer trim overall! Had the same in my Volvo C30, which is still such a nice looking car!

@fergalfoley6718 7 ай бұрын

Looks pretty clean Matt i.e on first viewing it ! 👌

@tron520 7 ай бұрын

Right person, at the right time, at the right price, sometimes the jigsaw just fits, as you said Matt, business is business.

@paullonghurst1390 7 ай бұрын

I’ve just purchased one this morning, beautiful car and goes like stink, mot till July this year with one advisory on a tyre. Good luck with this one

@HighPeakAutos 7 ай бұрын

They’re good cars

@johnchincotta1qwdb15 7 ай бұрын

Hi matt a very quick sale with a small profit. Esta muy bien

@varg11 7 ай бұрын

I own a 1.6d last edition 6 speed and lots of equipment. With factory 17” it actually rides great, comfortable without being a ship in corners. Easily going in Portugal for 5 to 7k€.

@BD-oo6ru 7 ай бұрын

Matt - I seem to recall you have a birthday coming up! Happy Birthday!

@benjohnson5622 6 ай бұрын

Lovely days work Matt👍 and another great video mate 👏 I could literally feel your pain when it dint need fresh plates😁

@HighPeakAutos 6 ай бұрын

Hahah cheers

@Molloy1951 7 ай бұрын

I don’t have too many certainties in life. But I do have one: when I see the thumbnail of a new video from Matt I click “Play” and “Like”.

@shaywhelan1 7 ай бұрын

Enjoyable video. I keep looking out for one of these for my son as a second car. I'm not a fan of his E46 318ci as a first car.

@davegreg 7 ай бұрын

I had a V50 identical to this one a few years back, beautiful car....i really liked it, but it was only ever happy when it was plugged into a diagnostic machine, it was constantly throwing messages up on the dash! Part exed it on a Skoda Octavia in the end. Lovely cars though......when they're working right!🙂

@RussellSmithOmegaW 7 ай бұрын

My mum had the DrivE version of this a while back and it actually seemed to do pretty well other than an annoying seal leak on the back seats. Unfortunately it wasn't ULEZ compliant so we had to shift her into something else. Did absolutely fine up to then apart from feeling like it was being powered by three hamsters on a wheel at low speeds!

@andybliss6538 7 ай бұрын

Hi Matt, I had a 2012 v50 estate for a couple of years. Mine was the 1.6 E drive but I thought it was fantastic. Great looking car and went well enough for zero road tax. Only sold it because I needed something 4wd to pull a horse trailer. Loved the v50. Now also have a v40 R design with the same zero road tax 1.6 engine. Absolutely love it. Would love to see a video on one of those.

@yreva532 7 ай бұрын

fun fact, the 1.6 edrive is a 1.6hdi (psa/peugeot/citroen) engine, same with the 2.0 one, both very good engines

@johnb8956 7 ай бұрын

@@yreva532much better when Volvo put them together too. I owned one in a V60, pushing 200,000 but drove like it had only done 20,000. Surprising amount of power in it too (for a small diesel in a big car at least). Shows as well what comes of taking care of it with servicing and good fuel etc.

@yreva532 7 ай бұрын

@@johnb8956 to be fair, all volvo did was buy the engines and redesign intake pipes to fit, nothing engine core wise was changed really. They're good engines in any psa product too, have 150k on ours and doesn't miss a beat, and as you say, does pull well, have surprised a decent few much more expensive cars with it

@johnb8956 7 ай бұрын

@@yreva532 oh yeah, it’s not like they completely redesigned them or anything. But as far as I’m aware they were almost fully put together in the Volvo factory using shared parts. Also, while I can’t attest specifically to reliability, I can say from personal experience that a mate of mine’s Ford with a 1.6D was much more sluggish than mine.

@yreva532 7 ай бұрын

@@johnb8956 they do have a few issues that can effect power, ford did change a few things too and they were never quite as punchy as psa or volvo ones, more smooth but not as fast

@leohogg1 7 ай бұрын

I've had one of these as my daily driver for the last 7 years. I went for an SE, rather than the R-Design, more discrete and mature styling plus better equipment as standard. You wouldn't want an automatic with the 2.0D engine, it would have had a Ford powershift transmission which were unreliable, but the D5s with a geartronic Auto were better, but not many of these around. It's been high maintenance as I expected, but much cheaper than paying for a finance car. I even did a road trip to Croatia in it.

@richardhargrave6082 7 ай бұрын

Nice car, I was thinking of getting one as a tip car while between cars, but in the end didn't need one, but I would have been happy for a while

@glenbetton3146 7 ай бұрын

Loves his Volvos and Saabs so why are Abba never on the radio ?

@AWMJoeyjoejoe 7 ай бұрын

I love my Volvo, but I prefer Swedish death metal to Abba.

@BarryAshworth4x4 7 ай бұрын

Im from Littleborough, I knew i recognised this reg as soon as the video started :)

@user-vb8ym5fb6q 7 ай бұрын

Had a pre-facelift V50 Sport which I sold this year.. R-Design spec was introduced on the facelift, when Volvo decided that they wanted to steal sales from the 3-Series Touring. Sport was better than R-Design in some respects, as those R-Design two-tone seats get very grubby quite easily (Sport had black leather as standard). Mine was very well appointed; electric, heated leather seats, cruise, air-con, dual-climate control. A great budget cruiser that you can service with gen-2 Focus parts. Mine also had the 2.0D engine which I believe has PSA origins- the same unit can be found in some Peugeot/Citroen commercials of that era. Not the last word in refinement but quick, easy to work on and powerful with a lot of low-end torque that you'd expect. Sold mine as I wanted something smaller...so I got a C30 (which I always wanted) with the same power plant and equipment spec. Always liked Volvo; something about them that doesn't give off the same negative vibe their German counterparts.

@geoffreymeek226 7 ай бұрын

Very entertaining as usual Matt. No buffing required on this one then 😂 👍

@HighPeakAutos 7 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

@EricTheW 7 ай бұрын

Funny you keep mentioning the Ford Focus. The s40/v50 of this era are based on the same model year Focus because Volvo was owned /partially owned by Ford at the time. There is even a FoMoCo stamp on the front strut towers

@cswoup5498 7 ай бұрын

looking forward to the show when you review the strangest items you've found in your purchased vehicles.

@krisdonnelly8122 7 ай бұрын

Such an underrated shape! Favourite Volvo

@Turleyswheels 7 ай бұрын

Had one maroon with wait for it 2020 thousand miles on the clock and worked perfectly good engines well built and a nice car

@kml650 7 ай бұрын

Your mates daughter got a great motor, and cheap, love the video's Matt, keep them coming👍

@bigjohno242 7 ай бұрын

I had a 06 plate one of these . I loved it , however it was the 1.8 petrol which had a habit of going through piston rings …. The previous owner hadn’t been fastidious with the oil changes

@99AmethystZJ 7 ай бұрын

Good price for that Matt, love service history too.. (I've just bought a runaround with none and hated the fact! Always feels like a gamble or something is due to go wrong!) I needed to sit down after hearing autotrader and ebay costs..robbing b*****s!😲 Anyway, thanks for the vid👍

@breseler 7 ай бұрын

On my third V50 - 2012 1.6D SE Lux S/S bought new - ~98,000 miles and zero VEL 👍 As Volvo have now decided estate cars will no longer feature in their range in the UK I will keep this until I have to replace it.... I was told that the shape of the centre console was inspired by the contours of a Swedish chair and the control panel by a Bang & Olufsen hifi remote control...

@sociaaljessie5431 7 ай бұрын

That's a clean x5, whens the video coming 😊?

@isctony 7 ай бұрын

As a titanium grey V50 owner i'm pretty happy with this video lol.

@VinDieselS70 7 ай бұрын

I just bought, like litterly 3 hours ago, a 59 plate V50 1.6D DRIVe with start/ Stop and 160K miles for roughly the same amount as you. Previously I had a 55 plate V50 I got rid of recently due to a leaking valve or a valve seat and extremely high oil consumption at only 124K Miles, shame about the engine. Anyways, thank you for the upload.

@paulsheehan2998 7 ай бұрын

Just while you were talking about overheads at the end there. I imagine your various mechanics bills over the year add up to a substantial amount. Have you ever considered taking on a mechanic full time? Do others do this?

@NGMonocrom 7 ай бұрын

Good thing you remembered who it was who wanted an inexpensive one.

@GheGho 7 ай бұрын

I bought a V50 the same day you uploaded this video. Very nice car!

@HighPeakAutos 7 ай бұрын

Good choice!

@briansteele2723 7 ай бұрын

I wish the C30 and Polstar sports models still existed. Ok I can't fit a bike in the back but it's a nice looking alternative to the escorts and audia etc

@kolejnipolscykrakersi 7 ай бұрын

Just bought a V50 from 2006. Same engine, 200 k on the clock. Still going. Needed dome bushings and hub, all the panels have some dents. But - on the motorway it goes like new. And I know those cars