Thanks for the reply. I'm a little more concerned about the appeal of the car 3 years down the line when I go to move it on and the buyer is going to continue picking up a higher RFL charge - Personally I think it could affect the sale-ability of the car.

I know what you mean by list price, but that's only how the RFL is worked out in this case, not what I'm paying.

I need to look at D4 EGR issues then - thanks for the heads up.

Remember the list price includes VAT - on a £44k vehicle is is not an insignificant amount - £7,333 and that skews the deprecation over a very short period.

It is however an indication of how difficult larger Volvos are to sell new - if the fleets don't want them the number of private owners is limited - as experienced by Ford with the Mondeo.

The V90 estate is now gargantuan and at almost 5m long may well be in the too large category for most owners so they have to be keenly priced to sell. This may well be an issue in 2-3 years time.

Edited by daveyjp on 28/05/2019 at 09:42

OP, the most expensive V60 Momentum Pro (the T5) has a list price of £36610, so the one you were looking at must have had a shed load of options fitted. Options are notorious for failing to recoup money on re-sale, so I doubt that the real depreciation figure is much worse than an equivalent Passat, 520d or C220d etc.

The thing with Volvos, and I've had 3, is that you don't get bored with them, they exude appeal and impress you quietly day to day.

Thanks for all the comments. As nice as the Volvo was, I think I'm going to disregard it and continue the hunt for another Superb.

"The thing with Volvos, and I've had 3, is that you don't get bored with them, they exude appeal and impress you quietly day to day."

Clearly you didn't have a diesel V60.

Ha! No I didn't Avant.

After posting, I wondered if you would come back and comment!