Save $9000 On A Volvo S40
Sydney Morning Herald
Friday June 8, 2007
With sales of its established car range in retreat, Volvo is doing some sharp deals on its best-selling S40 sedan until the end of the month, with a $4000 factory discount and extras valued at $5000.
For $1000 more than its base model S40 S sedan, listed at $39,950 plus on-road costs, buyers can now get the higher-grade S40 LE with free leather upholstery, power driver's seat with memory settings and an eight-speaker high-grade sound system valued at $5000 - pay $40,950 for the 2.4-litre S40 LE five-speed automatic with manual function, normally listed at $44,950. The added equipment is on top of the S40 LE's standard equipment of eight airbags, anti-lock brakes, cruise control, stability control, 16-inch alloy wheels, leather steering wheel and gear selector and wood inlays to the interior. Other equipment includes dual-zone climate-control air-conditioning, single CD player, split-fold rear seat and power windows and mirrors with puddle lights. Safety items include a child booster cushion in the rear seat. Volvo dealers also have a special deal for Volvo owners until the end of July. Private buyers who trade-in a Volvo on any new model Volvo will receive three years' free scheduled services valued at up to $2000 and gain one year's free comprehensive insurance from Volvo Car Insurance valued at up to $500. Volvo sales are up more than 24 per cent this year. However, most of the growth has come from the popular XC90 four-wheel-drive, especially the turbo diesel D5, with a little help from the new C30 hatchback on sale since April. Sales of the S40 sedan are down 19.5 per cent for the year to May, the S60 sedan is down 27.4 per cent and the V50 and V70 wagons are down 14.9 and 66.7 per cent respectively. The XC70 all-wheel-drive also has slipped, by 21 per cent. In March, Volvo Australia added a turbo- diesel engine to the S40 sedan and V50 wagon. The 2.4-litre, five-cylinder D5 engine is matched to a five-speed auto with manual function. Discounts are yet to emerge on the new model. Pay $44,950 for the S40 D5, $47,950 for the V50 D5, both plus on-road costs. Volvo introduced the three-point lap-sash seatbelt to the world in 1959 and recently celebrated 20 years since it first equipped a production car with an airbag. In 1991 a front airbag became standard on the 850 model and in 1994 Volvo was the first company to introduce side airbags as part of its side impact protection system.
© 2007 Sydney Morning Herald
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