Faults:

Very little. The xenon lights very occasionally flicker, and a warning light comes on dashboard (all alerts are in text on the display by the way - very helpful).

Booked into dealers; hopefully just a little grease on the connector should fix.

General Comments:

Was a little unsure about the badge at first, and was going to buy a BMW, but in all honesty, everyone I know whom has seen the car has fallen in love with it (apart from one jealous BMW owning friend - doesn't like that the safe "old mans car" blows his off the road!).

The 5 cylinder 2.5 turbo is astounding. It is the same engine and exhaust as the new Focus ST, it drives quiet and smooth until about 3500 rpm, then it comes alive and sounds really throaty without the cheap "aftermarket exhaust" rasp you get on modded crap cars; buckets of torque and far too tempting to floor it all the time!

A medium sized comfy 4 door saloon with fantastic performance (0-60 under 6.5 seconds), and quite honestly one of the most comfortable cars I've ever been in.

Word of warning though - the T5 is VERY thirsty. Most I get is about 24mpg, but that's mostly sedate town driving in traffic. And at £210 a year, tax is a little steep too, but it's worth it!

One small niggle on the handling; it can be a little twitchy when pushing it hard. But to be honest, I find myself slowing down to spend more time in the car - it's more comfy than my leather sofa at home.

Be different - BMW, AUDI, etc. are 10 a penny on the roads, and I know a few ex-AUDI owners who are moving over to Volvo since having been in mine.

Faults:

Since I got my Volvo I had no problems.

Its couple time it didn't start from first time. Took to dealer, they did sorted it very quick. They just upgraded software.

General Comments:

The car is fantastic.

Its very comfortable and safe.

Not very economical driving around city.

But very economical on motorways.

Engine little bit underpowered.

Really stylish.

Sound system, amazing.

Faults:

None.

General Comments:

Excellent so far. Small medium sized family saloon. Smooth ride, good grip with the tyres, it sticks to the road on cornering as well. Plenty of power in this size of 5 cylinder engine (2.4i auto) especially on motorways. Climate control in separate zones is good as well. Extremely safe car to drive with front, side and curtain airbags. Extras on the car include; Comfortable leather heated seats. Electric sunroof, Smooth Geartronic transmission (auto/Manual), metallic paint, upgraded Dolby surround sound system 'Premium Sound' with Cd/Mini disc, 12 speakers no distortion at max levels. Superb Xenon head lights, Sat Nav for UK/Europe (expensive at £2,200 but worth it) with RTI just upgraded to the latest DVD (£200), now gives latest traffic reports (accidents/hold ups on your route) very useful on motorway journeys, has added a totally new dimension to the Sat Nav system.

The whole driving experience is exciting in the Volvo S40 2.4i SE Auto, up to date it has been a joy.

Considered buying the new BMW 3 series, but as it has overtaken Ford Mondeo sales in the UK, it is now no longer to be considered anything special, there are just to many of the 'silver' machines to be seen on the road today.

The shape of the new S40 attracted me to it, totally different from the old model V40 saloon. For me I think that I have found, after much searching, what I think is 'MY' perfect car and I intend to keep it for a long time to come.

I urge you to try a test drive of this model, you won't be disappointed.

Think different...think Volvo.