[TeamG]

I’ve got the V70 1.6 drive and love it. Tax £30, service £28-42/year as I do myself. Round town 40ish mpg, but on a run it’s awesome. My record is Penarth- Salzburg on a tankful (1040miles) and showing 80 miles remaining. Insurance costs me £148. In 5 years, it’s cost me a clutch, 2 tyres, a rear caliper (stud broken by the sales garage), and brake pads all round.

Super comfy long distance (I have family in Bavaria and visit annually). Fine on the Autobahn cruising at 90 fully laden, but I would forget about single carriageway overtaking altogether. So easy to work on as there is plenty of room in the engine bay.