XC70: General - Buying. What to look out for?

sheepish · Aug 19th, 2014, 20:19

Been lurking for a while, and have decided that 15 years after getting rid of my 120 I'm going to come back to Volvo and get a post 2007 XC70. Need something for a weekly 300 mile round trip commute; a couple of trips to southern France a year; getting to my house up a mile of fairly steep, rocky track; and very occasionally pulling a 2 ton trailer. Sound OK so far?

I've got about £15K to play with. Could possibly squeeze a bit more if really needed.

Can anyone advise on whether there are significant benefits in fuel consumption or reliability that are likely to come at a certain age? Also, the only recurring worry I've spotted is power steering pipes breaking up and noisy pumps / heavy steering. Is this something that only afflicts a certain age? And anything else I should particularly look out for?

Your comments are very much appreciated.

Ta. Rob.

I-S · Aug 20th, 2014, 09:59

The twin-turbo engines seem to offer a step up in fuel economy, as well as performance, over the older engines. The 163bhp D4 AWD (but not the fwd) can be remapped up to 200+ by Polestar, basically making it a D5. The economy bump therefore comes in 2010. The next jump is for the VEA engine, but that's way out of your budget.

tommyweaves · Aug 21st, 2014, 02:33

I'd go for a D3 (163ps) later badged as D4.

sheepish · Aug 21st, 2014, 15:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by tommyweaves

I'd go for a D3 (163ps) later badged as D4.

I dont think those are available in AWD though?

Aug 19th, 2014, 20:19	#1
sheepish New Member Last Online: Aug 26th, 2014 13:30 Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Bridgend	Buying. What to look out for? Been lurking for a while, and have decided that 15 years after getting rid of my 120 I'm going to come back to Volvo and get a post 2007 XC70. Need something for a weekly 300 mile round trip commute; a couple of trips to southern France a year; getting to my house up a mile of fairly steep, rocky track; and very occasionally pulling a 2 ton trailer. Sound OK so far? I've got about £15K to play with. Could possibly squeeze a bit more if really needed. Can anyone advise on whether there are significant benefits in fuel consumption or reliability that are likely to come at a certain age? Also, the only recurring worry I've spotted is power steering pipes breaking up and noisy pumps / heavy steering. Is this something that only afflicts a certain age? And anything else I should particularly look out for? Your comments are very much appreciated. Ta. Rob.

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I-S Premier Member Last Online: Jul 22nd, 2021 23:43 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Huddersfield	The twin-turbo engines seem to offer a step up in fuel economy, as well as performance, over the older engines. The 163bhp D4 AWD (but not the fwd) can be remapped up to 200+ by Polestar, basically making it a D5. The economy bump therefore comes in 2010. The next jump is for the VEA engine, but that's way out of your budget. __________________ Our Car 2011 V70 D5 Geartronic Polestar - 38.6mpg over 45524 miles Replaced by

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tommyweaves Premier Member Last Online: Apr 10th, 2024 19:55 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Sleaford	I'd go for a D3 (163ps) later badged as D4.

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