change or keep

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Thu 3 Jun 2004 10:20
change or keep - barney100
My wife has a Volvo 480 2 litre of 100,000k vintage. It probably needs a cambelt and some attention to some noise from the steering. We have been offered £500 in exchange against a new Polo before haggling starts. Change or keep?
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Thu 3 Jun 2004 10:27
change or keep - Stuartli
The 480 was never the most reliable of Volvo products - I'd take the PX offer (you can always haggle to get more) and snap up a Polo.

But I wouldn't bother with a new Polo. Despite the fact that they are rightly hugely popular, you can still get them on the nearly new market for a reasonable saving in price over new - and you don't suffer that initial drop in depreciation the minute it goes out of the showroom.

Polos, like any VW, are built to last and for a long time, so have no qualms about getting one that's six to 18 months old or so (i.e. the new look version with the Mercedes type front headlamps layout).
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