One time motorcycle racer& tuner, long term vehicle repairer and tuner for a hobby, - ex environmen...
One time motorcycle racer& tuner, long term vehicle repairer and tuner for a hobby, - ex environmental enforcement officer (retired early in the interests of sanity) now dedicated to D.I.Y. & touring the UK in good weather.
Member since:20.04.2008
Reviews:1
I bought a 3 yr. old V70 D5 SE to replace my petrol engined 850 SE 2.5 10v. which was 12 yrs.old.Impressions as follows: comfort greatly improved, turning circle not as good-but can be lived with.Acceleration from start off is not quite the same,but once you are rolling it is superbly torquey, making overtaking easy.After 3 years of trying to make the 850 more economical I could get an average of 31.5 mpg. on a 1,300 m. trip to & around Scotland.This D5 163 hp V70 is currently averaging 54mpg for similar driving!! - enough said. Performance is more than adequate- if I wanted a sports car I would have got one ! Servicing is less frequent than with the 850, and so far I can only say it does everything I want very well-- would I go back to the petrol powered 850,.....NEVER!!..........................Ivan H.
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Good start, but what it the vehicle like to own and drive long term? The MPG is clearly OK, but how about servicing, reliability and cost and frequency of repairs?
torr 20.04.2008 23:38
Welcome to Ciao. I'm also a V70 driver and would agree with much of what you say. A much more sedate and less responsive drive than the old-style V70/850, but comfortable and reliable in true Volvo tradition. Okay review, but you need to include more detail and lay it out in a more organised way for higher ratings.
headcase44 20.04.2008 21:58
Very good review...You are preaching to the converted here as we have a Volvo XE 70 D5 (08 model) a S40 2L D Sport (07 model) S40 2L Sport petrol (07 model) and a C30 Sport 1.8 SE (08 model) and poor old mum has an old Shogun to get around in. I might get a nice new Volvo in time. LOL. Thanks J. AKA the Volvo family.
VOLVO approved Volvo V70 Diesel Estate D5 SE 5dr (185) manual in Green.The car has covered ... more
32,701 miles and has a manufacturer recommended combined MPG of 41.50.Additional Info: Insurance Group 15. Emission Count 179g/Km, What Green Car Rating of 49.
VOLVO approved Volvo V70 Diesel Estate D5 S 5dr (185) manual in Black.The car has covered ... more
33,001 miles and has a manufacturer recommended combined MPG of 41.50.Additional Info: Insurance Group 14. Emission Count 179g/Km, What Green Car Rating of 49.
VOLVO approved Volvo V70 Diesel Estate D5 SE 5dr (185) manual in Gold.The car has covered ... more
59,593 miles and has a manufacturer recommended combined MPG of 41.50.Additional Info: Insurance Group 15. Emission Count 179g/Km, What Green Car Rating of 49.
VOLVO approved Volvo V70 Diesel Estate D5 SE 5dr (185) manual in SILVER OVER 4000 CARS IN ... more
GROUP.The car has covered 51,686 miles and has a manufacturer recommended combined MPG of 41.50.Additional Info: Insurance Group 15. Emission Count 179g/Km, What ...
VOLVO approved Volvo V70 Diesel Estate D5 SE 5dr Geartronic (185) automatic in Titanium ... more
Grey.The car has covered 36,099 miles and has a manufacturer recommended combined MPG of 35.80.Additional Info: Insurance Group 15. Emission Count 209g/Km, What Gre...
Advantages: Good looking, comfortable front seats Disadvantages: Bad build quality, too mnay recurrent faults, D5 engine not as good as reputation suggest
VolvoWoes 28.11.2005 (03.12.2005)
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Review of Volvo V70 D5
Advantages: Build quality, safety features, Comfort, Spacious, Rapid fold-down seats, luxury at good price Disadvantages: Manourverability, large turning circle
craigadj 26.05.2009 (27.05.2009)
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Advantages: Build quality, safety features, Comfort, Spacious, Rapid fold-down seats, luxury at good price Disadvantages: Manourverability, large turning circle
craigadj 26.05.2009 (27.05.2009)
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Advantages: Good looking, comfortable front seats Disadvantages: Bad build quality, too mnay recurrent faults, D5 engine not as good as reputation suggest
VolvoWoes 28.11.2005 (03.12.2005)
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