Our Volvo S40 is almost 9 years old but finally the wear and tear is beginning to show - crankshaft worn out, air conditioning and gear box threatening to need replacement.
So with a sadden heart we considered a replacement. Our hearts were set on a Mazda 3 but a chance meeting with our friendly Volvo salesman (Richard Yeo) and an off the cuff offer of hugely discounted asking price (from $159,000 reduced to $145,000 all in without finance rebate plus lots of goodies thrown in), we settled on a S60. Richard took a look at our S40 and recommended 3 colors that would suit our non-washing car style - we settled on a electric silver! We were actually surprised that the company accepted our offer and even bid at the current COE level.
So we took delivery of our S60 Diesel (new experience) Turbo after our Perth trip. We are looking forward to spending a lot less on fuel (Volvo claims that our full tank of $100 will last 1 month compared to our $300-$350 monthly petrol bill)
We are going to miss the S40 workhorse but we are looking forward to worry free driving for the next 3 years?
