Used Volvo 740

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The Volvo 740 is a mid-sized car introduced into the US auto market in 1985, offering a more stylish design, upgraded luxury features and higher performance than the Volvo 200 series.

Available in the American auto showrooms up to 1992, the Volvo 740 was offered as a four-door sedan and a five-door station wagon. Most of these cars are still in use today, attesting to their sturdy construction and robust engines reputed to survive mileage running up to hundreds of thousands of miles.

Estimated Price Range for Used Volvo 740: $1,400-$8,000
Estimated MPG for Volvo 740: 18 City/24 Hwy
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The car underwent a minor facelift in 1990 with new composite headlights and Volvo 780 rear lights added. Larger 13 mm (0.5 in) connecting rods were also incorporated to the B230 motor that year. In addition, the fuel system was upgraded featuring onboard diagnostics accessible from the hood with no need for special tools. In the following year, the dashboard was updated, and the Volvo 740 remained mostly the same until its phase out in 1993.

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Used Volvo 850

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The Volvo 850 is the first front-wheel drive car to be exported to North America by its Swedish manufacturer. It is a small executive car that was manufactured by Volvo Cars during 1992-1997.

It was made available in the American market starting 1993 in sedan or estate body designs. The 850 is a pivotal model for Volvo in the North American market, as it provided its Swedish manufacturer the reputation of a high-end automaker.

Estimated Price Range for Used Volvo 850: $1,000-$2,500
Estimated MPG for Volvo 850: 22 City/33 Hwy
Available Trims: Base, GLT, Turbo
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The development of the 850 was considered among of the largest Swedish engineering projects. Emerging as Volvo’s best-seller in the mid-1990s, the 850 featured an all-aluminum 20-valve five-cylinder engine. Standard Volvo 850 equipment include antilock brakes, dual front airbags, head restraints and three-point seat belts for all passengers, power windows/door locks/ mirrors, cruise and dual zone climate controls. Side torso airbags were offered as an option for the 1995 model, a world’s first.

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Used Volvo 940

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The Volvo 940 is among the variants of the 900 series of mid-size cars that the Swedish firm Volvo manufactured during the 1990s. The 940 was launched in 1991 to replace the Volvo 760 and was one of the last in the log-running editions of large rear-wheel drive Volvo automobiles.

The 940 was more of a closer relative to the 740 than the 760, the Volvo 940’s immediate predecessor. Essentially, the 940 was a cosmetic repackaging of the Volvo 740 introduced in 1985. All drive trains in the Volvo 940 and most of its options were shared from the 1985 edition 740.

Estimated Price Range for Used Volvo 940: $1,200-$10,000
Estimated MPG for Volvo 940: 17 City/22 Hwy
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In addition to the drivetrain choices, the 940 shared the 740’s sheet metal from the A-pillar forward and dashboard. Three versions of the 940 were offered in the US market. One was the 940 GLE which sported a DOHC 16-valve version of the 2.3-litre engine featuring a redline of 6000 rpm. Then, there’s the 940 Turbo equipped with a turbocharged 2.3-litre engine. The third was the 940SE (turbo), the top-end model with premium features such as moonroof, leather and power seats as standard equipment, and body-colored trim.

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Used Volvo C30

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The youth market segment and first-time Volvo owners are the target market of the Volvo C30. This small car is positioned in the market as a sports coupe or premium hatchback, and was officially introduced at the 2006 Paris Motor Show.

It went on sale in the US in 2007 for the 2008 model year. A three-door, four-seat passenger car, the C30 draws its power from straight-4 and straight-5 engines. The Volvo C30 is closely related to the S40/V50/C70 series, sharing the same Ford C1 or Volvo P1 platform.

The 2001 SCC concept car, an inspiration from the estate adaptation of the P1800 Coupe (the 1800ES now iconic of Volvo), is the basis for the C30’s exterior design. The Volvo C30 interiors mirror those in the S40 and the V50. Most of the parts including ‘floating’ centre stack, the instrument panel and steering wheel are designed the same in all three cars.

Base MSRP for New Volvo C30: $24,700
Estimated Price Range for Used Volvo C30: $14,000-$25,000
Estimated MPG for Volvo C30: 21 City/29 Hwy
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Used Volvo C70

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Volvo C70 is the Swedish car manufacturer’s first modern convertible. This two-door automobile made by Volvo Cars came for 2 succeeding generations. The first was from model year 1997 to 2002, which were sold as coupe. The 2nd was from 1997 to 2005 as a soft-top convertible.

Since 2006, the second-generation C70 has been sold as a hardtop retractable. The first generation C70 was launched as a 1998 model in North America with options between high-pressure (2.3L), five-cylinder, turbocharged petrol engines and low-pressure (2.4L), and manual or automatic transmissions.

Base MSRP for New Volvo C70: $39,950
Estimated Price Range for Used Volvo C70: $2,000-$37,500
Estimated MPG for Volvo C70: 16 City/23 Hwy
Available Trims: Base, LT, HT
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The C70 is a stylish convertible and departed from Volvo’s decades-long traditional style of rectilinear boxy designs. Its features include seat belt pre-tensioners, glass rear window that is heat-tempered, automatic (pop-up) rollover hoops, boron steel reinforced A-pillars, and side and front airbags Safety is also very much evident in the Volvo C70 which has a structure around the passenger area that is built like a horseshoe. Likewise, the second-generation hardtop C70 topped government crash tests in the US.

Volvo C70 Review

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