1993 Volvo 440 2.0i review from UK and Ireland

Rattly trim.

Popping bulbs.

Sticking locks.

This is my second 440 volvo, I previously owned a 440 Turbo between 1997 and 2000 and have owned a multitude of crap cars since, inc Fiat Tipo, Astra, Citroen BX.

The 440 Turbo`s life was destroyed after driving it into 3ft deep water, after 4 weeks in a garage and £600 later it was clearly in a bad way and was sold for £300.

Now I have a 2.0 440i, which is not as fast and does not have quite the same spec, but I now remember why I bought a volvo in the first place.

Reliability, Comfort, Spec, Respectability, Good performance, Cheap insurance, Excellent second hand prices.

I so far have not had any problems with my latest car, however when I owned the 440 Turbo I took it to the Volvo dealers to have a diagnostic check on the Turbo which appeared to be failing, They told me the Turbo unit was a dead and a replacement would cost £500, they then charged me £55 for this information.

I had a reconditioned Turbo fitted by an independent mechanic at a cost of £260 and it still did not work.

After months of pissing around and wasting money I finally discovered that there was nothing wrong with the Turbos and the problem was solved by changing the catalytic converter for £100.

To sum up - excellent cars, crap dealers, and mechanics don't like them.