1999 Volvo S40 SE review from UK and Ireland

Fan belt tensioner bearings @ 81,000 miles (£100 / approx $150)

Anti-roll bar mounting kit needed replacing at 87,000 miles (£35 / approx $50)

I've owned my S40 from 69,000 miles when it was under 2 years old, and since then only two very minor faults, which for its age and mileage (now 90,200 and 4 years old) I think is excellent.

The interior, whilst never exactly cutting-edge in design, is still in good condition, and those great seats are showing no signs of deterioration.

The body-work is still pretty much perfect, and more importantly, the whole car feels as solid and well put together as it did when I first drove it, which I'm glad to say is as good as the brand new S40 I test drove recently.

To sum up, I think its going to be going strong at 150,000 miles and beyond - built like the old 240's and 340's that you still see here in the UK today, twenty years or more after they were built.