Blimey. It passed. No extra bills. I'm not sure I've ever had a car that passed without a rubber gator, or brake adjustment, or weld, etc.

One year or so on and I'm a convert. The 340DL 1.7 is fun! Wish it had just a bit more spark in the 40 to 70mph range. I'm used to the bouncy feel now and feeling confident about its capabilities.

Unfortunatley the missus has found the L plates again! And although we did buy it so she could learn to drive, I'm sure there must be a regulation about not learning in Volvos somewhere!

Does anyone have any terrible experiences about learning to drive in Volvos? Especially white 340 DL ones that run on fuel?!? Please exaggerate and post.

Good for you, it's nice when there are no shock bills to worry about

Sorry, I learnt on our 1.7 and if was great. It's not too easy to drive what with constant gear changes needed etc, so it's good practice. By the time I got a driving instructer to prepare me for the test I was already confident on most roads.

just show her this picture .
its of a young women who was quite normal until she learnt to drive in a 300 without power assisted steering , it should put her off lol

How come they've not had that effect on me?!?





Oh, Mick, nice sig

I had noticed the sig Gavin , these moderators have far to much power lol

you should have muscally arms anyway from drinking proper beer and not l*"er

Hmmm, the beer certainly has 'devoloped' my abdomen. Not quite got to the arms, can't be drinking enough!

I passed my test in a 240 estate!

300 are good for maneuvers with all that lock - easist cars to park that I've ever driven even without power steering. Just overinflate the tyres up to 34 odd PSI during her test!

First car i ever drove was the old 360 when i was about 12, i had more trouble with the clutch than the steering.
The 340 i have for a first car has fun with the insurance £1670.99 was the cheapest i got for a 17 yo in the middle of nowhere. expensive when u think that the car cost £80!

garethreece wrote: fun with the insurance £1670.99 was the cheapest i got for a 17 yo in the middle of nowhere. expensive when u think that the car cost £80!

Lordy, No wonder you all wear hoodies!

Have you tried Egg insurance?

Have you run your details through confused.com? 1600 sounds a bit steep, even for a young 'un.

Sounds about right to me really - that really is how much insurance is when you're starting out for some people. My first year was £1100 on a 1.3 Skoda Favorit. Most of my mates were paying similar amounts on 1.0 Fiestas.

Mate try liverpool victoria. My first year in the 340 was £1060 is urs a 1.7 or a 1.4?
Adam

Definitely, Liverpool Victoria are pretty much unbeatable when you first come to start driving!

Have they got good again? I once got a quote of £950 on a turbo swapped 360 from them....at 18, with no NCB! 2 months later I called back, said they'd changed their target demographic, and they wouldn't insure me on a standard 360 until I was 25. The guy told me to get a Nova and I put the phone down

cheers

James

I only ever found them useful for the first year of driving, then I've found cheaper elsewhere.