Faults:

It is common for the car not to start on very humid or rainy days, often due to moisture on the distributor cap.

Speedometer malfunctions.

Clutch slippage and rubbing noises when releasing the pedal.

Although the sheet metal was good for its time, rust can be a structural problem if it has not been properly cared for.

Engine jerking at low revolutions.

General Comments:

The 440 is an atypical car: modestly sized, with a two-and-a-half-box design and a hatchback.

Longitudinal space clearly takes precedence over lateral space; its primary purpose is to be an excellent four-seater, much more so than a poor five-seater. Its trunk capacity, adequate but not impressive, also supports this theory.

It was a distinguished car, expensive in its time, and not very common on the streets, which certainly makes it special.

The 440 Turbo's strong point is traveling in it, provided you enjoy driving it. Like the 480, it boasts one of the most sensible driving positions we've ever experienced. Starting with the seating position, with height-adjustable seat and steering wheel, continuing with the seat itself, and ending with the controls and instrumentation, the overall package results in the fact that, after filling the tank, the next thing you know is that the low fuel light is flashing. This is the consequence of absolutely relaxed driving and a fuel tank with a rather small capacity considering the car's performance, the turbo engine's fuel consumption, and the overall driving comfort.

The driving experience is very pleasant and relaxed, with little need to shift gears, and it boasts excellent acceleration.

The engine is a 1.7-liter Renault unit, very reliable (minimal maintenance required over 300,000 km), although it does consume a lot of fuel (not unusual for similar cars of that era).

A quality car, it only had minor rust issues, nothing out of the ordinary. Expensive but simple and easy to maintain; spare parts are expensive, but nothing major ever breaks down on this car. We had it as a family for many years, and it made it through the new millennium without any major problems.

It's the classic Volvo of the 80s and 90s. If I hadn't sold it, I'd still have it here in my garage, running like new.

Faults:

After 190000 km there was an oil leak somewhere in the engine, which was cheap to fix.

After 210000 km I had to replace the rear bearings, which was a little more expensive (300 EUR)

After 215000 km (right now) the carburetor is not air-tight anymore, which is gonna cost me too much given the age of the car (16 years)

General Comments:

I've driven 65000 km in this car, and it never gave up on me. Very reliable, but it's getting too old now.

Faults:

Nothing special: new radiator, exhaust system (due to the corrosion), safety belt and speedometer at 123,000. Now I have no problems.

General Comments:

This car is very reliable, comfortable, safe and fast.

May be design is a bit old fashioned, but this car looks very beautiful in white color (also white bumpers), with "17" wheels and a spoiler. Beautiful sport interior and a lot of "extras" inside. This is one of the safest cars in it's class. Engine and turbo works wonderfully. And the sound of acceleration is fantastic, especially with sport exhaust in my car. I've won tuned BMW 320 coupe (e36), Honda Prelude, BMW 525 (e34) and others. People started to get jealous:)! It has 120 hp + 40 hp (chip) + 30 hp (filter + "spider"). The greatest car for this money with no technical problems!