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imack,Aug 30 2009, 12:23 PM Wrote:A little more money, and a road trip
And I thought Foci lost their value quickly, the V50 looks even worse!  Which is good if you're looking to buy used, I guess...

Ivan MacKenzie.
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Actually 2 years ago Volvo lowered their prices for their used lease returns by a few thousand on most of their line up because on avarage we had crap loads in stock, and they'd last on avarage 90+ days before they'd sell, unless it was the one of the limited edition models like the Ocean Race, or Platinum.

j3rt,Aug 31 2009, 09:13 AM Wrote:2007 comes with USB input in the armrest. big plus. I know the stock HU for the entry level Volvo have a terrible time reading any sort of burned disc. Most folks just give up. Which makes the USB option nice. Upgrading the HU is costly because of it's advanced build into the console.

What put me off the V50, (which was THE car I was going to get after the focus wagon), was the fuel economy. It's brutal, the 2.5L is a great engine, but the wagon is heavy. It only get worse going to AWD and T5. The focus is super economical on gas, and 'you have to pay to play'. For me as a Guelph-Toronto commuter, the pay outweighed the play. I was able to find similarily equipped vehicles for the same $$, with less KM.

I do look at the v50 longingly everytime I see one. We'll get one, just not yet.

Have you looked through the dealer pre-owned online?
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you can get a 2007 lease return too, we have even been getting lease returns as new as 2008, they have less milage, and are often in better shape then the 2005's and have better featurs, like smart criuse control, and the BLIS system. also don't forget most Volvos use the higher grade of gas.

castone,Aug 30 2009, 10:50 AM Wrote:Thanks Frost!
I noticed on autotrader that some places were really bragging about one being accident free.
plus the two I drove both had front end body work done to them.

I haven't seen one with a nav system yet but I'd like too 

I've seen a few FWD T5's but not many in manual  .
If it comes down to FWD or AWD I'll take what I can get.
No worry's I'm just looking ATM, gonna wait till spring to start shopping around.

Found this one on autotrader, only thing I dont like is no leather 

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Often the ones that have 6 speeds are odd coloured ones like red for some strange reason, and leater and nav are more common on silver or black v50's for some strange reason.... and the nav system rises out of the centre of the dash in the centre speaker (i think) looks cool, but oddly placed too me.