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S40 Advise

kikel · 2006-08-02 10:37:08

Hi All, A mate of mine has being offered a 98 S40 for around 3grand. He has asked my advise on purchasing one. Unfortunatley it's a car i know very little about. Anyone got any opinions on them? Anythings that go wrong? There fuel economy? Thanks in advance Kikel

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02-08-2006 11:37am

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kikel

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Hi All,
A mate of mine has being offered a 98 S40 for around 3grand. He has asked my advise on purchasing one. Unfortunatley it's a car i know very little about. Anyone got any opinions on them? Anythings that go wrong? There fuel economy?
Thanks in advance
Kikel

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#2 02-08-2006 11:41am
gyppo

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I had one, (kept it less than 6 months), would'nt buy another.
Coarse, unrefined, unreliable, and uncomfortable on poor roads due to a very stiff suspension.

Much better cars to be had for 3k, imo

Things that went wrong - camshaft solenoid sensor, mass air flow meter, immobiliser.

Fuel economy - fairly ok suprisingly. 1.8l returned 36/37mpg

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#3 02-08-2006 11:52am
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cheers for the reply Gyppo,
here are a couple from carzone.
Anybody got anything good to say about them?

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=search&maxrows=100&MakeID=33&xMakeID=33&ModelID=293&xModelID=293&Year=1998&xYear=1998&submit=Find+cars+%3E%3E

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#4 02-08-2006 11:55am
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This one really took my eye:D

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=477458

1 question - Why????

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#5 02-08-2006 12:28pm
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gyppo wrote:

This one really took my eye:D

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=477458

1 question - Why????

Beats the sh1t out of me!!! :eek:

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#6 02-08-2006 12:54pm
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Mate of mine gave me a loan of his 97 one a few years ago and I have to say I loved it at the time. Was very comfortable and fast, his was loaded with extras like heated seats and cruise control. Handling wasnt very impressive though and it ate petrol. A weekend isnt really enough to judge a car though...

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#7 02-08-2006 12:58pm
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Be careful if its a 1.8 petrol - it may have the Mitsubishi GDI engine. There was a recent thread on this engine > http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054968080

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#8 03-08-2006 2:41pm
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thank you kikel,

hope i will get more responses. i have seen a 2000 s40, it looks kinda cute. i wish to know whether it will give me any trouble or not

rgds,

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#9 03-08-2006 2:49pm
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Just be aware that there was a minor revision of the s40 in 2000. The revision was in late 2000, and there were some sublte changes to the interior and exterior of the car, as well as some suspension changes.

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#10 03-08-2006 2:52pm
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gyppo wrote:

This one really took my eye:D

http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=477458

1 question - Why????

Oh dear. Trying to be the Starky and Hutch car?

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#11 03-08-2006 3:15pm
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crosstownk wrote:

Be careful if its a 1.8 petrol - it may have the Mitsubishi GDI engine. There was a recent thread on this engine > http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054968080

98 is likely to be the old Renault Laguna 1.8 engine?
Drove one, thought it was dead enough. Consider it if it's loaded, if it's a base model probably not worth the bother.

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