Fair Price?

JASPERSILUS · Feb 12th, 2012, 22:09

Hi Chaps
on ebay, S90 CD, 33K, I went to view it on saturday, its very nice, heated seats were not working, small knock from NS suspension needs a good valet but otherwise superb. Blokes asking £2450, I personally think this is a little steep, around £1750 is what Id reckon baring in mind theres no evidence of cam belt change and all the window base rubbers fold over and squeek when lowering the windows!

Your opinions please !

So what do YOU think

mrmeringo · Feb 12th, 2012, 22:13

whats the link ?

244T · Feb 12th, 2012, 22:16

Depends how you look at it, Still a lot of car for not a lot of money!!!! years of life in it i guess.

There is not a right or wrong answer for this one

billmckinstry · Feb 12th, 2012, 22:22

Could the mileage be questionable ?

JASPERSILUS · Feb 13th, 2012, 00:01

Hi Chaps.
mileage appears genuine with MOTs etc to back it up, the body and chassis are in superb rust free condition, its just I seem to recall a tourqoise blue one going for £1675 with 44k and cam belt, bushes etc all done, also had easy clean grey leather interior!

Also roof lining had a slight droop!

Can anyone else recall one with similar mileage been sold in the last couple of years????

Sorry, dont know how to link!

baggy798 · Feb 13th, 2012, 00:26

If that was a V90 with 33k I would have snapped his arm off for £2450. Heated seats is probably a really easy fix. And of course there wouldn't be any evidence of a cam belt change - it doesn't officially need one for about another 50k

That being said, I would be like you and be a bit concerned about that, so you could use that point to beat him down a bit I guess. And there's the fact saloons aren't worth as much as the estates.

Edit: Link to S90

The Hooded Claw · Feb 13th, 2012, 00:44

I have Seen that car before ... ON SALE, ON E-BAY... maybe 6 or 7 Months ago ????? ...

Looks (On the face of it) to be a good car ..

Oh!!! Its Reg is from the Oxford area......

JASPERSILUS · Feb 13th, 2012, 10:01

Hi Claw,
do you recall what it went for on ebay last time?

My only issues with the car are Im guessing most of the rubbers have perished on the suspension like they had on my 360 GLT, also as stated before the cam belt would need changing!
So I would expect some expense shortly after buying the car, which you have to take into account when considering the price!
cheers Jason

sirSTUpid · Feb 13th, 2012, 19:25

Hi as mentioned above there Isn't really a right or wrong answer here as a car is worth what an individual is willing to pay for it. I'm about to buy a 960 on Thursday and I'm paying £675 for it which for a 20 year old car some would say is steep but the way I'm looking at it is I'm buying Volvo quality that 20 years ago would probably have cost in excess of £15k ?? that's a lot of car for only £675 and its got 12 months mot. Personally I wouldn't pay over £2k for a S90 but that's just me if your happy to buy it then don't hesitate !! Again it was most probably well over £15k when new so still a lot of car for only £2k. Good luck

Feb 12th, 2012, 22:09	#1
JASPERSILUS New Member Last Online: May 2nd, 2015 18:11 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Sheffield	Fair Price? Hi Chaps on ebay, S90 CD, 33K, I went to view it on saturday, its very nice, heated seats were not working, small knock from NS suspension needs a good valet but otherwise superb. Blokes asking £2450, I personally think this is a little steep, around £1750 is what Id reckon baring in mind theres no evidence of cam belt change and all the window base rubbers fold over and squeek when lowering the windows! Your opinions please ! So what do YOU think

Feb 12th, 2012, 22:16	#3
244T VOC Member Last Online: Jan 5th, 2020 18:09 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Preston	Well.... Depends how you look at it, Still a lot of car for not a lot of money!!!! years of life in it i guess. There is not a right or wrong answer for this one __________________ Andrew... 244T '90 740 GLT: Standard car '80 240 DL: Lots of bits and bobs inc turbo intercooler etc etc

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The Hooded Claw Owner Volvovehiclesclub Last Online: Apr 4th, 2014 12:18 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Choosing which Volvo to go out in Today !!! lex parsimoniae View Photos By: The Hooded Claw	I have Seen that car before ... ON SALE, ON E-BAY... maybe 6 or 7 Months ago ????? ... Looks (On the face of it) to be a good car .. Oh!!! Its Reg is from the Oxford area...... __________________ 2000 C70 T5 Phase 1 240 Bhp in Saffron Orange ("SAPPHIRE") 2001 S80 2435cc Now with Andy Northface () 1994 960 CD 3.0 Estate ("The Purple Monster") VOC 25900 lex parsimoniae

Feb 13th, 2012, 19:25	#9
sirSTUpid VOC Member Last Online: Oct 3rd, 2016 22:37 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Carlisle	Hi as mentioned above there Isn't really a right or wrong answer here as a car is worth what an individual is willing to pay for it. I'm about to buy a 960 on Thursday and I'm paying £675 for it which for a 20 year old car some would say is steep but the way I'm looking at it is I'm buying Volvo quality that 20 years ago would probably have cost in excess of £15k ?? that's a lot of car for only £675 and its got 12 months mot. Personally I wouldn't pay over £2k for a S90 but that's just me if your happy to buy it then don't hesitate !! Again it was most probably well over £15k when new so still a lot of car for only £2k. Good luck __________________ *52 V70 D5 SE Auto 160*

Feb 12th, 2012, 22:13	#2
mrmeringo Tommy Meringo Last Online: Jun 28th, 2020 16:04 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Liverpool View Photos By: mrmeringo	whats the link ?

Feb 12th, 2012, 22:22	#4
billmckinstry Master Member Last Online: Feb 7th, 2024 23:13 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tokoroa & Raglan NZ	Could the mileage be questionable ?

Feb 13th, 2012, 00:01	#5
JASPERSILUS New Member Last Online: May 2nd, 2015 18:11 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Sheffield	Hi Chaps. mileage appears genuine with MOTs etc to back it up, the body and chassis are in superb rust free condition, its just I seem to recall a tourqoise blue one going for £1675 with 44k and cam belt, bushes etc all done, also had easy clean grey leather interior! Also roof lining had a slight droop! Can anyone else recall one with similar mileage been sold in the last couple of years???? Sorry, dont know how to link!

Feb 13th, 2012, 00:26	#6
baggy798 🤍💙💗 Last Online: Today 14:41 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lichfield	If that was a V90 with 33k I would have snapped his arm off for £2450. Heated seats is probably a really easy fix. And of course there wouldn't be any evidence of a cam belt change - it doesn't officially need one for about another 50k That being said, I would be like you and be a bit concerned about that, so you could use that point to beat him down a bit I guess. And there's the fact saloons aren't worth as much as the estates. Edit: Link to S90

Feb 13th, 2012, 10:01	#8
JASPERSILUS New Member Last Online: May 2nd, 2015 18:11 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Sheffield	Hi Claw, do you recall what it went for on ebay last time? My only issues with the car are Im guessing most of the rubbers have perished on the suspension like they had on my 360 GLT, also as stated before the cam belt would need changing! So I would expect some expense shortly after buying the car, which you have to take into account when considering the price! cheers Jason

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