Hi all, I have test-driven the above car in view of a purchase and I am left puzzled by engine behaviour. I?m told by the Volvo dealer that it has an Audi engine. It has to be said that I have never driven a Volvo before, let alone such a big diesel engine. The strange thing to me is that while accelerating from a still to about 70km/h the engine kind of vibrates and appears to struggle and then a much cleaner and rounder/smoother response to gas pedal arrives (turbo coming in?)... The dealer syas it is perfectly normal for an old generation diesel like this one to require some warmup before riding smoothly and that the car is healthy. Sounds reasonable, but I test driven other used diesel cars from other manufacturers (VW, Audi) and they were much smoother without any warmup. Since my motor knowledge is very poor and I?ve just arrived in this area and I don?t know anybody here skilled enough to test the car for me, I would like to ask you if the behaviour I described earlier sounds familiar to you. Otherwise the car is clean and shiny: deep blue outside with beige interiors, very nice. The dealer (a proper Volvo dealer, in Italy) is asking 13000 euros for the car.
Any help will be greatly appreciated
VE