2004 Volvo V40 Lse - S40 Wagon - Mint, One Owner, Florida Car, No Accidents on 2040-cars

• Private Seller
• One owner
• No Accidents
• Always Garaged
• Drives excellent

Up for sale is our 2004 Volvo V40 turbo wagon. This is a one owner car that has spent its entire life in Florida and has always been garaged. The car has never been in an accident or other mishap – all the paint is original. No one has ever smoked in it and no pets have ever been inside. That said, it is still a used car, so be realistic and expect to find a few a few rock chips and door dings here and there if you look carefully – However I think one would be hard pressed to find a car with this age in better condition.

This car was used for commuting until 2009 when it was replaced by a new car. We couldn’t bring ourselves to sell it so it became our spare car being driven occasionally. We would like to see it go to someone who will enjoy it as much as we did. I am very meticulous about my cars’ maintenance and don’t cut any corners and have only used original Volvo parts on it. I have been doing the oil changes myself every 5,000 miles with Mobil 1. Everything on the car, mechanical and electrical, works as it should. This car has been maintained by Warren Henry Volvo, Weston Volvo and by an excellent independent Volvo mechanic that I will happily refer the new owner to if interested.

For those who are not familiar with the V40, it is essentially the station wagon of the Phase II S40 that was made from 2000 to 2004. For Phase II Volvo made several engineering improvements to its design meaning that most of the bugs of the first phase have been fixed and it became a much more reliable car. We have had little issues with it since we bought it new 9 years ago.

This specific version of the V40 is called LSE (Limited Sport Edition) which was only available on the last year of production (2004) and means that the car is fully loaded and has a very unique, beautiful, Virtual Blue color. The main upgrades are: full leather, sunroof, premium sound, 8-way power driver’s seat, fog lights, rear spoiler, chrome door handles and my favorite: factory 16” BBS wheels that still look spectacular.

All the major maintenance items that need attention in this car have already been taken care of:

• New timing belt and water pump at 101K miles
• 4 new motor mounts at 104K miles
• Entire PCV system (breather box and pipes) replaced at 105K miles (the old one was perfectly clean but I changed it anyway since this is a major issue in Volvos)
• New front axles at around 80K miles
• Other recent maintenance: spark plugs, transmission fluid drain/fill, ignition wires, fuel filter, air filter, fuel pressure regulator, new battery Jan/2013
• Front Strut bearing replaced on Dec/2013, along with balancing and alignment.

-          In the past I have replaced the CEM (Central Electronic Module) and also had the headliner re-upholstered when it began to sag – so I imagine the next owner will not have to deal with those common issues.

The car has window tint all around (the back window tint has a crease and could use a replacement) and an US-SPEC Ipod adapter that allow you to connect an Iphone or Ipod to its sound system. A Haynes Manual for the S40/V40 is also included.

The tire thread is 6/32" in the front and 4/32" in the rear.

In interest of full disclosure here are the things that are not great:

• The front windshield was professionally repaired back in 2009 by Autolite for a 3” crack at its center-bottom due to hitting a pebble at the highway. If you look for it you can find the crack, but it is not noticeable otherwise and it is not in the line of sight of either driver or passenger (it is mostly behind the wiper). I included a picture of it.
• There is an area of about 12” in the trunk where the carpet was damaged by a spill and it is bare. Picture of it also included.
• The driver's seat shows some some normal wear. The passenger seat has little wear and the backseat has minimal wear
• The front of the car has normal stone chips from driving on the highway. There are a few scratches here and there (I tried to show the most noticeable ones in the pictures) and as long as I can see there is one noticeable door ding, next to the fuel door (also shown in the pictures)
• The radio antenna plastic trim has peeled off and could use a replacement
  
• Several years ago someone doing an oil change bent one of the slits under the oil cap that serves to deflect the oil being sprayed up from inside the engine. As a result, when the engine ran, a little bit of oil was being sprayed onto the cap, and with time oil started seeping and accumulating on the top of the engine. I installed a new cap, new seals, however the only effective solution I found was to cut a round piece of aluminum and place it over the slits, so that the oil that is sprayed there drips back into the engine. This has solved the problem for good, but keep in mind what the little piece of aluminum is there for next time you change the oil and put it back on.

I have made an effort to represent the car in the most honest and comprehensive way and as you can see, there is no deferred maintenance, everything is up to date and I would have no hesitations in using this car as a daily driver again. If you are looking for an elegant and distinct car that has been very well taken care of and has the safety and performance of a Volvo, then this may be the car for you.

The car is located in Plantation, FL – I can arrange for in person inspections, send me a text to 650-924-2441. Will also be happy to answer any questions you may have.