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Malcolm Pratt, Devon

Volvo V50 Drive 1-6 Auto Stop Start 2010

4 star review

Great allround car will cruise all day at 70 mph, nice to have a normal hand brake, much better than the one fitted to our V70. However ride and road noise on our unkept rural roads can be a bit over bearing, a change of tyres may help this. Also whilst we return around 54 mpg no matter what we do short of pushing it with the engine turned of we cannot get near Volvo’s claimed figures of 70 mpg, even if nursed along. Noise and ride apart the car is very relaxing to drive even at 6ft and not very thin. I would not hesitate to suggest it to any one else.

Submitted: 23/02/2011 21:32:40

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Samantha Searles, Hampshire

Volvo V50 SE Lux Drive 2010

2 star review

We are very disappointed in the misleading claims made about the green credentials of this car. We used the VCA fuel consumption figures to make a relative decision when choosing our new car. We wanted the most fuel efficient estate available and compared the Volvo V50 figures to other estates and also our car at the time, a BMW 330D Sport. With the latter we averaged 45mpg against the published combined figure of 42.2mpg, with the new V50 we purchased we are now getting 50mpg against a published combined figure of 72.3mpg. Despite continued attempts to get Volvo to address the issue they have been dismissive and arrogant and worryingly for a company purporting to sell ’green’ cars, they seem disinterested in the problem. We know the figures are to compare cars and that is what we did. But Volvo will not even look at our car and the dealer has said there is nothing wrong with it (in fact they even said that we are lucky with the consumption we are getting because their V50s achieve less!). The VCA fuel consumption tests are intended to allow customers to make informed choices between different cars. That is their function. However, our car was supposed to be the most fuel efficient estate car (by some degree) but it is certainly not, and we are convinced that whichever car went through the tests, it was not the same as the car sold to us.

Submitted: 19/01/2011 21:37:00

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Holly Jackson, Devon

Volvo V50 1.6 e drive 2010

5 star review

I am very pleased with my car and love the sporty features in and out. However the 1.6 has 100+ bhp and sometimes I feel it a little lacking in power. Would recommend to anyone.

Submitted: 14/09/2010 13:46:18

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Ben Humphreys, England

Volvo V50 2.0 diesel se lux 2010

5 star review

Great car very happy with the experience of owning it and loved the interior space and style. The ride is a bit firm with the run flat tyres but the seats make up for the sometimes firm ride. The safety features made this a great car for the family and we found the boot space okay and the little storage facilities were very useful.

Submitted: 11/08/2010 18:04:55

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