1993 Volvo 480 ES from UK and Ireland - Comments

21st Nov 2003, 09:13

"Cheap to buy, but unreliable"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

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Noisy water pump.

General comments?

Not a bad car, but not a good car. It's just OK, that's all you can say really.

It's rattles and squeakes and rusts like mad in the rear arches.

The electrical system is way too advanced for early 90's components and is generally unreliable.

Good levels of equiptment (assuming they work) and very comfortable.

Steering lacks feel, it oversteers and looses traction out of the bends.

Don't buy one of these if your expecting the driver involvement of a proper sports car like I was. It simply fails to deliver.

It's just a normal boring chassis with a wacky body shell.

Quite quick in a straight line.

Very good fuel economy ~35mpg average.


13th Aug 2004, 02:01

Try lowering a 480 with wider alloys and a strut brace and you will not find a car that handles better for the money. I love the handling, four wheel drifting tending to over-steer on the limit is wicked fun in a front wheel drive car! Opposite lock it and floor it and leave the corner tires smoking and grinning ear to ear. Even my boy racer mates have had to agree the car out handles their lowered golf's etc...

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