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Thanks.

Good advice, and if it had been followed could have netted a few thousand dollars.

Oh, I thought there may have been a formal definition for the purpose of tax.

Thanks - much appreciated. It looks like a full inspection by a volvo mechanic may be a path forward.

I used these two: https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/details/2011-volvo-s60-t5-teknik-auto-my12/OAG-AD-23793123/…

Thank you everyone! Based on the advice here: * The current value of the car as is could be as high as 3k. * If made roadworthy and…

Thanks very much - if he goes down the route of repairing the car, this is good advice.

Will do - thanks very much.

Well, my expectations have been tempered. I thought 3k *was* a bargain. Thanks for the advice.

I had no idea! That's scrap price right? I'm getting the sense that luxury cars (if this is one), are not great investments. Honestly, it…

Thanks - brutal, but I sense, good advice.

We are definitely not car guys. I had a look at CarSales from MS Paint's suggestion, and yeah, a little over 10k seems right for the car if…

I understand that some seals may leak after 5 years, but in my naive way, I was hoping it wouldn't be as bad as you suggested. Would an…

Fair enough - thanks. Ok, it looks like we need to get the car inspected to see if it is worth making roadworthy. I don't know how the…

Thanks - we are not car guys so that is valuable advice because we wondered if it would be worthwhile doing that. So you are saying that…

My friend has a Volvo S60 (2009, just under 50,000km driven) that has been garaged for 5 years in Melbourne. He is looking to sell it, but…

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