2006 Volvo V50

3,500 Miles on New Volvo Installed Engine Wagon

2.5L 2521CC l5 GAS DOHC Turbocharged

Automatic

YV1MJ682X62226500

Clear

GAS

ATTN: I HAVE JUST RE-LISTED THIS VEHICLE FOR THE FIRST TIME. I HAVE LOWERED THE STARTING BID CONSIDERABLY AND MY BUY IT NOW PRICE BY $1,000. ALTHOUGH I THOUGHT IT WAS PRICED GREAT COMPARED TO THE OTHER V50S, I'M SMART ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT I THINK. YOU WILL TELL ME WHAT IT'S WORTH WHEN WHEN YOU WIN THE CAR AND, IF IT HASN'T REACHED THE RESERVE I HAVE THE OPTION TO SELL IT TO YOU ANYWAY SO STICK AROUND. I JUST BOUGHT MY BMW YESTERDAY SO I'M DETERMINED TO SELL THIS CAR WITHIN A FEW WEEKS. IF YOU'RE NEW TO EBAY MOTORS DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND LOOK AT THE VEHICLE HISTORY REPORT PROVIDED FREE BY EBAY. THAT SHOULD GIVE YOU CONFIDENCE IN BUYING THIS CAR. ALSO LOOK AT THE AUTO CHECK SCORE. IT IS A SUMMARY OF MY VEHICLE'S HISTORY AND IT LETS YOU COMPARE SIMILAR VEHICLES WITH EASE. THE RANGE OF SIMILAR VEHICLES IS 64-78. MY SCORE IS A WOPING 89! WITH THIS STELLAR REPORT EBAY MOTORS AND AUTO CHECK GIVE YOU AUTOMATIC FREE BUYBACK PROTECTION MEANING IF YOU BUY THE CAR AND THERE IS SOMETHING SIGNIFICANTLY WRONG WITH THE CAR AS STATED IN THE DESCRIPTION THE WILL BUY IT. CAN IT GET ANY BETTERY THAN THIS? This is long but this is a special car and I want to tell the full story so you know exactly what you're looking at. When I'm a buyer, especially for a vehicle, I wan't to know as much as I can. So I hope you have a few minutes. Buying a used car, especially from a distance, can be a nerve wracking experience. This car should take the worry out of your search. I have a 100% positive buyer/seller rating with Ebay on over 100 transactions and that includes one previous vehicle sold. I always try to be as precise as I can in describing the item for sale, include lots of photos, and, as of the time of this posting hope to have the fairest price in this category. I am the original owner and drive about 5000 miles a year, mostly around town. This vehicle has never been farther than 400 miles from home and then only twice. I have a full history of maintenance all done at my local Volvo dealer and all done according to schedule. I would describe the car as being in good to excellent condition. The only thing that is keeping it from being in excellent condition is a four inch crack on the rear bumper and a small crack in the rear taillight both happening in a parking lot when I was not in the car. I don't see the value in fixing it nor would I fix it if I were you but I have deducted $800 from my price because of that minor damage. The car has never been in an accident. The interior is in excellent condition although the driver's seat reflects the use it has gotten. New panels are easily installed as I did it with the passenger seat due to some strange water damage (about $120). There are no rips, tears, or stains on the well maintained leather seats. After recently detailing it for purposes of this sale, it looks great. To my knowledge there is nothing wrong with any part, mechanical or otherwise, with the car. After I got the car detailed, which I do twice a year, I honestly felt like I was driving a new car for a few moments. Although the car has 30,000 miles on it, a low number for a car six years old, a brand new Volvo engine was installed by Volvo one year ago. Volvo North America warranties all it's work for two years. The engine still has one year left on it and should be honored at any Volvo dealership. It has only been driven 3,500 and I have documentation. Why a new engine? I expected to put at least a 100,000 miles on this engine as did my wife on her 03 XC70 but last year on my way to the airport the car computer told me to stop the car and check the engine because it was overheating. I did exactly that and, not being a mechanic, I didn't know what to do other than check the coolant as I was on the Interstate and 90 minutes away from boarding a plane to Canada. I got back in the car and drove it cautiously to see if the heat gauge needle would stay in the middle where it belonged. It did and I continued to drive it with the intention of stopping if I received another computer message or, more importantly, saw the needle jump indicating an overheated engine. Neither happened. The needle stayed in the center the entire way to Albuquerque but twelve miles short of my destination the engine died from burning up. Foolish? Perhaps. Probably. Nevertheless I had to install a brand new engine. I was in Canada and at the mercy of my dealer where the car was towed. I didn't realize I could get a used engine, nor did I count on my Volvo dealer burning me on the cost of a new engine and the labor. The final bill came to about $14,000 due to a few other items that had failed from the heat like the engine harness ($1,400). What happened? The engine thermostat failed. Although I had an extended warranty on the car there was an exclusion for thermostats. I pleaded with my dealer and corporate Volvo for some assistance as our extended family has purchased ten Volvos in the past decade. A 25,000 mile Volvo engine just shouldn't fail. Their engines are notorious for going way over 100,000 miles. So my misfortune is your good fortune. And since I never want to have to deal with my Volvo dealer again, I am selling the car. I also love the new BMW X-1. The V50 was discontinued after the 2011 model but the 2006 is essentially the same car as the 2011 and the first to have the revolutionary control panel design. I love this size of this car and now it's not available anymore. If you don't want to drive a car the size of the XC 70 or lumber around in an XC60 but want the utility of a Volvo wagon this is now your only option in the Volvo family. Finding a V50 with 3,500 miles on the engine is probably next to impossible. Factor in the double warranty, Volvo's unconditional warranty on the engine, and the 32 month or 30,000 mile extended warranty on the rest of the car including the engine provided by National Vehicle Protection (Contract #CCQ1010650) and you have an unusual opportunity. If I could get the pre-owned car I wanted with low miles and a reasonably long warranty for less than a dealer would charge me I wouldn't hesitate. I have never bought a used car from a dealer because they ask too much. And I have never traded my car in because they offer too little. Here's your chance to beat the used dealer again. If you also want something with speed, power, and handling this car is very fast. Five cylinders help but it's the turbo that gives you the pick-up to pass a car on the highway in a blink of the eye which is comforting (no, don't blink) and it handles closer to a sports car than a station wagon, yet has all the utility of an AWD wagon with a special wide traction button. You can easily shuttle three 12 years olds and all their gear back and forth to school which is what I often do. Make no mistake. This is a luxury automobile approaching the appeal of a BMW or Mercedes and it almost costs that much. You'll realize that the first time you drive it. It will feel like a new car to you minus that new car smell. If you haven't already test driven one do your best to find a good used one in your area (even though that may mean I lose the sale). Of course, if you're looking at my car you probably already know you want one. I'm sure there's a few things I'm forgetting in terms of describing this car so feel free to ask questions. I didn't photograph every tiny ding and blemish the size of a shirt button but as you can see from the photos nothing much is visible from 5-10 feet. Please also note that some of the photos were taken before the car was detailed so it's a little dirty and the bumper sticker you see is gone. I'm happy to furnish paperwork if asked such as receipts for service, the new engine, and the extended warranty policy which are already in the photos. How did I arrive at my asking price? It's not easy pricing a six-year old car (the styling stayed basically the same from 05 to 2011) with a new engine but I first got the Kelly Blue Book value for private sale for a 2006 with 3,500 miles inbetween excellent condition and good condition to arrive at a base price of $13,954. I then added value for the new engine which cost me $14,000 because of the extras like a new engine harness and several other items. I obviously can't pass anywhere near that amount onto the buyer but thought a third of that cost would be fair at $4,600. But because that still sounded too high I just decided on $2,500 for the new engine plus $500 for the full, unconditional warranty. I then added $1,100 for the extended warranty which is half over towards 60,000 miles and 58% over ending May 27th, 2006. Next, I added $200 for the almost new tires. Finally I subtracted $800 for the minor body damage (see photos) which gave me an asking price of $16,954. To tell the truth I don't know what a new engine is worth to a buyer. It would be worth a lot to me because what's more important than the engine? Rarity has it's value but I know the market will dictate what it's worth which is why I have chosen the Auction option along with a Buy It Now price. When I compare my car to the other V50s currently listed I believe I have the best price. I'll find out soon enough. If you lived in New Mexico pick up would be easy and I sold my Volkswagon eight years ago to a man from Oregon who hopped on a plane and drove it home straight from the airport. The car is located in Santa Fe, one of the most unusual cities and popular tourist destinations in America. There's no place like it and I'm happy to arrange the logistics of a short tourist visit for you if you so choose. It ain't Sweden but it's not Dubuque either (no offense Dubuque, I have a good friend there and you have a nice town. Just not a whole lot to do there). For the record I purchased the car from Albuquerque Lincoln/Volvo for $36,799 on May 24, 2006. I think I've said enough. Good luck on a great vehicle.RichardOn Oct-06-13 at 12:06:03 PDT, seller added the following information: P.S. Remember I asked, "can it get any better than this?" WELL, YES, IT CAN. YOUR FIRST PREMIUM OIL CHANGE AND COMPUTER CHECK IS FREE. IT WILL HAPPEN AS LONG AS YOU GIVE ME A DAY OR TWO TO HAVE MY VOLVO MECHANIC DO IT, AN $89 VALUE. MAINTENAINCE ON THIS CAR IS NOT THAT BAD IF YOU CAN FIND AN HONEST AND INDEPENDENT VOLVO MECHANIC. MY MECHANIC WHICH I UNFORTUNATELY DIDN'T FIND UNTIL AFTER THE VOLVO DEALER BURNED ME IS VOLVO TRAINED AND WORKED AT THE DEALER FOR SIX YEARS AFTER WHICH HE OPENED HIS OWN GARAGE AT 20% BELOW THE DEALER'S RATES. DID YOU KNOW THAT VOLVO AND MANY OTHER SERVICE REPS WORK ON COMISSION? I DIDN'T AND WHAT AN EYE OPENER THAT WAS. HOW CAN THEY POSSIBLY BE ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE TABLE AS YOU? THEY CAN'T SO STAY AWAY FROM THE DEALER. ALSO, I'VE HAD SEVERAL INQUIRIES ABOUT THE MPG. MPG IS NOT VOLVO'S STRONG SUIT. IT'S TAKEN ME EIGHT YEARS TO FIND A CAR BETTER THAN THIS RELATIVE TO MY SPECIFIC NEEDS (BMW X1), BUT MY ONE WISH ON THE VOLVO WOULD HAVE BEEN FOR BETTER MILEAGE. I GET AROUND 19 IN TOWN AND 25 ON THE HIGHWAY BUT IT'S A NEW ENGINE AND IT SHOULD GET A LITTLE BETTER AS IT BREAKS IN OVER TIME. REMEMBER I SAID, "IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT I THINK," RELATIVE TO THE PRICE I'M ASKING? WELL, THAT MAY BE TRUE BUT REMEMBER AUTO CHECK HAS RATED MY CAR AN EXCELLENT VALUE AND IT DOES MATTER WHAT THEY THINK.