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Aug 18th, 2012, 14:42 | #1 |
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1996-2004 S40 & V40 Buyer's guide - What to look out for?
Quite a few people have been asking for tips of what to look for when buying a 1996-2004 S40 or V40, so I decided to collect all the information I could find from this forum and put them in one post. I am not a professional, nor do I have any training. I am just an S/V40 enthusiast who likes these cars and all my knowledge stems from this forum and taking a few S/V40 cars apart. So please read this guide and use it as an amateur guide and not as a professional guide of what to look for. You can find this guide in PDF format attached at the bottom of the this page so you can download it and print it out.
Many thanks go to stephend, Technician, Robmac999, phil_r, Alex121, 960kg, The Improver, GaryS40, cornishv40, S40 Squared, ciaranr, Haizum74 and biotoxic for their contribution in this guide, as well as to many other members here, whose posts have helped me learn everything I know about these cars. 1. General buying tips
2. Engine bay area
3. Exterior
4. More detailed things to check
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Sep 1st, 2012, 06:01 | #2 |
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RADIO CD PLAYER V40 2004 Station Wagon
I burned a cd on a RealPlayer. However, the radio cd player in my V40 does not read my burned cd. I can listen in my pc on my friend's car cd player. My friend's car is a pick up truck 2010 Chevy.
What do I need to do to have my cd player in my v40 read my burned music on my cd ? Thanks : ) |
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Sep 4th, 2012, 12:25 | #3 |
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Nothing you can do. The stereo will only play normal music CDs. Only option is to upgrade the stereo with an aftermarket one that reads .mp3 or .rm formats. Not sure about the .rm format though as it is very 90s, restrictive and is becoming obsolete.
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Sep 4th, 2012, 12:27 | #4 |
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Just copied a CD myself, ASDA disc and used Roxio Burn to burn it. Plays fine in my original stereo.
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Sep 4th, 2012, 13:04 | #5 |
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what format? Standard copy of a CD or compressed mp3s?
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Sep 4th, 2012, 13:21 | #6 |
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Just copied direct from CD, not mp3's.
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Sep 15th, 2012, 02:31 | #7 |
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Very useful information, I wish I'd read this before I purchased my V40 several months ago, there was is a lot of things wrong with it.
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Nov 28th, 2012, 14:38 | #8 |
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v40
hi iv had my v40 1.6 for about 10 days now and im new to volvos when my car is running its always got alot of steam coming from the exhaust what is that ??
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Nov 30th, 2012, 00:40 | #9 |
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Try posting in the main section http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=17 and you will get more replies
Could it be because of the cold weather we are experiencing at the moment?
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Dec 2nd, 2012, 07:56 | #10 |
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I think it is like the vapour trails on high flying jet aircraft, hot exhaust gases hitting the cold atmosphere, my '98 V40T does the same and I have had mine for 9 yrs.
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