I’ve got a 2011 V70 drive and had it since 2015. It’s certainly not quick, so forget overtakes, but that’s not why you buy one.
I have family in Bavaria and have managed Cardiff-Salzburg on a tank full, 4up and fully loaded (1040 miles and showing 80 miles remaining). Real-world round town ~40mpg, motorway 50mpg. Tax £30, service costs me £22, insurance £160. Parts are dirt cheap if you follow the discount offers on Eurocarparts. In 4 yrs, 40,000 miles I’ve replaced a battery (which the dealer I bought it from paid for), plenty of bulbs and now need to change an EPB motor that was broken by the previous dealer when changing the rear pads.
Front pads last me 40,000 miles +, rears get eaten in 20,000. Tyres are lasting 30,000+.
It’s just so cheap to run, when I bought my XC60 I decided to keep the V70, which I still use 70% of the time. Now it’s a commuter/dog wagon/tip run car and gets an annual wash and hoover whether it needs it or not.
In terms of speed comparison, I can beat my boss in his 911 in a race to take 100 black bags to the tip. It’s all relative!
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