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This is the Carzone.ie guide to buying a used Volvo V40.

Volvo's pretty C70 has offered a discreet but stylish drop-top alternative to the Germanic norm for many years, this second generation model arriving in 2006.

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The XC70 takes everything that's good about Volvo's enduring V70 estate and adds a bit of SUV utility and ability to it.

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A popular choice, the XC60 might have chunky off-road looks and stance, but for economy reasons Volvo offers it with all- or front-wheel drive.

A luxury saloon for those not particularly concerned by the outward image it projects, the S80 was always a sound choice for the discretely wealthy.

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Sharply styled inside and out Volvo's usual virtues of safety and simplicity remain core to the S40's appeal.

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Volvos are big, spacious and lumbering, right? Not the C30, which Volvo introduced in 2006 to appeal to a new, more youthful audience.

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When Volvo introduced the Xc90 back in 2003 the world stood up and took notice; while the firm had been producing practical estate cars for decades, this was its first proper SUV.

This S60 demonstrates the leaps Volvo has made in economy with its replacement, the five-cylinder engines not delivering brilliant litres/100km or CO2 figures. If you can live with that you get a lot of car for your money, with space, comfort and assured safety. A solid, dependable used car purchase.