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Used 2003 Volvo S40 Sedan Consumer Reviews

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4.88 out of 5 stars

Best Car I've Owned

big rich, 08/09/2003
2003 Volvo S40 4dr Sedan (1.9L 4cyl Turbo 5A)
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Best car I have ever owned in 30 yrs. of driving. For this price ($26,000) range you can't do better. Quiet, super comfortable, and an unbelievable ride. I will never buy anything else.

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4.13 out of 5 stars

Our 2002 S40

Davit, 02/05/2003
2003 Volvo S40 4dr Sedan (1.9L 4cyl Turbo 5A)
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Noticed wind noise from sunroof, brought it in. Dealer of course said there's nothing wrong with it. A few months later the headliner had a water stain on it from a water leak. The dealer fixed the roof properly, but got greasy fingerprints all over the new headliner. Also the new headliner was installed improperly, now have at least 3 rattles we didn't have before. Had problem with the intermittent wipers not working and cruise control. All total we've had 6 dealer visits in the first 9 months of ownership, not what we expected in terms of Volvo reliability. Other than these problems the car has been very good.

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4.5 out of 5 stars

S40

Dshark, 10/19/2003
2003 Volvo S40 4dr Sedan (1.9L 4cyl Turbo 5A)
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never owned a near-luxury vehicle but the S40 is fantastic so far. The gas mileage takes some getting used to as I previously owned a Mazda Protege LX. Also, it had a manual trany. Great.

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4.13 out of 5 stars

for volvo...not bad.

BunBun, 03/02/2003
2003 Volvo S40 4dr Sedan (1.9L 4cyl Turbo 5A)
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for a 18 yr old guy.. i'm quite happy abt s40.. i never thot volvo will design diff. looks. Cuz usually they jus design it square and ...u no .. like a coffin.. but for S40..its amazing. Even though its a demo car when i bought it.. the car still runs smoothly and i only have to bring to dealer for check up once so far to change brake that had been worn off, tires rotation and tires alignment.

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4.75 out of 5 stars

Great Car!

alainecd, 02/10/2003
2003 Volvo S40 4dr Sedan (1.9L 4cyl Turbo 5A)
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Bought the car new for $21,995 + tax and lic. with premium package (leather and moonroof!) You can't beat that price. It has excellent safety features and is a comfortable ride. The interior materials are very nice and classy.

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