[dcw]

Hard one to call - there's a real range of prices being asked for C30s at present.

It's an earlier model with a big engine; that said it's the Volvo 5 cylinder not the Ford engines. I don't think being a geartronic will particularly tell against it. Low mileage can work either way - clearly the car hasn't been used much!

What's the service history like? I think that will be the real deciding factor. If it's complete and the car is in the sort of condition you'd expect for that low use, then I'd say put it up for at least £5,000, perhaps more.

If the service history is patchy, or the condition suggests it's not been cared for, then the value drops accordingly.

Cars like this tend to fall into that bracket of being worth what someone will pay, unfortunately. If it happens to be just what someone is looking for, they'll probably bite your friend's hand off even at quite a high price.

Whatever, don't look at traders or the likes of WBAC - as has been said, they'll just see an old Volvo and deem it worth peanuts.

If you can get some more information, and some pictures, I'm sure we can all help a bit further!

David