Got myself a V70 2.5T SE

[4x4]

Time to venture into the realms of the V70...

Having owned my P2 Volvo XC90 for over 5 years and my P80 850 for almost 3 years, I decided it was time to get another P2 but this time in the guise of a V70. I took a flight from Glasgow to Heathrow then was collected by the dealer and driven to Slough to view a willow green V70 2.5T SE. After a thorough look round and a test drive and a lot of haggling I drove 420 miles home where the mileometer turned over to 64,007.

First stop was at Forton Services and a quick picture in the dark...


Next morning before breakfast I had to take a look out the window at what I had purchased


Still space for another one


Having been laid up in a garage for 10 years the underside doesn't seem to have any nasty bits I need to worry about


I'll clean it and give it a blast with the Lanoguard once the weather is a bit warmer


Thursday was spent polishing the paintwork to remove a few marks













Short video of the car CLICK

[scrumper]

She’s a beauty.

[oldsaab93]

Looks lovely ...

I saw that on eBay, thought the asking ££price was a bit 'toppy'.

If it had manual transmission and/or an oak interior we would have been in competition for the purchase!!

Well done you .....

[Georgeandkira]

You know what's next. Check those parking brake shoes!

[4x4]

Thanks for your kind words.

Yes the original price was 'toppy' but I was lucky enough to see the advert about 2 minutes after it had been posted and I started a conversation with the vendor straight away. After a lot of questions I made an offer which he counter-offered and I the counter-offered his counter-offer until I was happy with the price which was no where near his asking price. I paid a deposit and part of the deal was he put a new MOT on the car which couldn't be done until the following Monday. I flew down on Tuesday and found a few faults with the car and was ready to walk away and he asked me what I would pay, so I made him a silly lowball offer to which we went back and forth until we both had a price we were happy with.

It really does pay to know what to look for when buying a used car. Diagnostics is a good basic check but knowledge is king.

[4x4]

Originally Posted by Georgeandkira

You know what's next. Check those parking brake shoes!

Parking brake actually works great. I stay on a hill that has a 17º incline and the car doesn't move. Saying that I suspect the original shoes are still on the car so it's on my to-do list to strip them down and give them a service

[Georgeandkira]

Yes, and please bring your camera to that party.

I found my current V70 ('07 base) at a Volvo dealership 230 miles away.

My dealership serviced parking brakes locked the rears solidly....for 6 weeks. When I do my rear brakes, I'll get the Volvo shoes and install the replacement spreader assembly for the "H" bar.

[NottsPhil]

Those photo angles look so cool, really shows the curves off well.

Got mine home today, let the games begin.

[4x4]

Hanks Phil, looking forward to your thread…

[4x4]

I’ve just completed 430 motorway miles using cruise control. I reset the OBC when I fuelled up and when I arrived the OBC said my fuel consumption was 32.3mpg, however a manual calculation plus the Fuelly App confirms that the fuel consumption was actually 34.2mpg. I was always under the impression the OBC over estimated the fuel consumption.

OBC estimated reading


Actual calculated reading