1999 Volvo V70

Advantages: Swift, Well Made, Indestructable
Disadvantages: depreciation, service costs

...The Volvo V70 estate was brought into the market by Volvo to replace its ageing 850 range. The 1997-2000 V70's boast several exterior improvements over the 850 including reshaped front and side lights, and body coloured bumpers and door handles. We bought our 1999 V70 for about £13,000, though expect to pay up to 5 grand more if you decide to buy through a dealer or specialist. The car is a 2.5L Turbo Diesel, and was our first diesel car. We were surprised at the acceleration of the car, and even though it sounds like a van when your in traffic, it has a nice 'howl' when you put the pedal to the metal. Official Volvo stats record the V70 TD getting to 60 in around 8.5 seconds. The car does a little under 40mpg on the motorway, and a little under 35mph when accelerating heavily in towns or in traffic. There is also a lack...

LimpBizkitUK 17.10.2002 · Read review
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Review of Volvo V70 2.5D

Volvo V70 D5 - Very well built, spacious, safe, packed with toys.

Advantages: Build quality, safety features, Comfort, Spacious, Rapid fold-down seats, luxury at good price
Disadvantages: Manourverability, large turning circle

...a gentle hum of a more smooth refined engine, that you dont notice after a while. Quality is visually apparent in the V70 with all fixings being solid construction and well finished with that bit extra that makes the difference to a good car. Doors close with little effort and with a reasurring solid clunk which protrays the solid design. The V70 comes with generous finish as standard, if the budget allows go for the SE version which has leather finish and lots of gadgets and upgrades to the equipment for a just little bit more. If you really want luxury then have the luxury hide finish which also provides more cusioning on the seats to give the best quality seats in any vehicle of it's class and beyond. Needless to say being Volvo there is plenty of safety features, with traction control, ABS, side impact protection, and passenger air...

craigadj 26.05.2009 (27.05.2009) · Read review
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Review of Volvo V70 D5

Better than a Volvo V70.....

Advantages: Looks, Call Clarity, Coolness
Disadvantages: Aerial, additional bits...

...Not being a follower of fashion I seem to be at the front of it now, pushing the boundary forward, that?s how it is since I bought a nice shiny new Motorola V70 last week and the number of people I?ve heard saying ?oohhh? since is unbelievable and the better half hasn?t complained either. I bought my phone via Cyren-Communications.co.uk which is on a previous Op if you fancy a look. The Motorola V70 was released in the UK on the Orange network in April this year, yes only a few months back? True it only cost me £10 on a £25 per month mobile tariff with Orange, but I would shop around as I?m sure the prices fluctuate as much as the reliability of the Scottish weather. If you really want to you could pay around £100 in the shops for the phone without looking around. Or buy it for £420 without any contract. With my V70 I...

Johnsie 29.08.2002 · Read review
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Review of Motorola V70

V70 D5 SE, my 6th. Volvo.

Advantages: Comfortable,easy to drive, economical on long runs, spacious.
Disadvantages: Dealer service cost high, turning lock not as good as 240,700 &800 series

...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....

glenvine 20.04.2008 · Read review
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Review of Volvo V70 D5

V70 D5, nice in theory but ....

Advantages: Good looking, comfortable front seats
Disadvantages: Bad build quality, too mnay recurrent faults, D5 engine not as good as reputation suggest

...I originally posted this review under the Volvo V70 2.5D by mistake. I have updated the report too. The car is a 2004 (2005 MY) Volvo V70 D5 S. The D5 is a 2.4 litre "common rail" diesel and the S spec has cloth seats, climate control, fuel computer, and a single CD / FM Radio (which at least has LW for the cricket). Mine has a very light interior (they call it Oak) and the dashboard causes a lot of stray reflections on the windscreen - not good for night driving. The V70 is a nice looking car but it does not have the robust build and quality of finish that have been associated with Volvo in the past. It is also not the supreme load carrier that Volvos once were - you get a much bigger load space with a Mondeo. My V70 has proved to be a very disappointing car with numerous days (24 in 6 months) spent off of the road and too many...

VolvoWoes 28.11.2005 (03.12.2005) · Read review
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Review of Volvo V70 D5

V70 D5 SE - expensive to run but comfy seats

Advantages: load capacity, seats, stereo
Disadvantages: expensive servicing and runnimg costs

...This review is for the car with SE specification trim which adds full leather seats, upgraded stereo and possibly a few more bits. I bought this as a 3 yr old car to replace my volvo T4 which was getting a bit old. I'd always liked the look of this model and decided to go for a diesel as economy should be better without too great a loss in performance. If you want comy and supportive seats then you need look no further than this, the seats are truly superb. I guess that's one of the reasons so many police forces have these cars on traffic. The upgrade dolby pro logic stereo is good if you sit in the front but for rear seat passengers sound is truly appalling, far too much bass and voice is difficult to pick out. As for performance, it is a bit sluggish pulling away but mid range, say 40 to 70 mph it just flies. It makes...

mandarin 11.07.2007 · Read review
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Review of Volvo V70 D5

Is it a Rolls? Is it a BMW? No it's super Volvo..

Advantages: Performance, flat load area, quietness, looks
Disadvantages: Turning circle

...I can't admit to owning a Rolls, but I have owned a 7 series BMW and a Jaguar and I have to say that the Volvo V70 T5 beats them both hands down. (maybe not in sheer speed, but taking everything into consideration it is by far the best) Well that's my opinion. Practicality, safety and performance are the three things the V70 T5 does well. 90% of the British traffic police can't be wrong. It's not the most economical car in the world, but I like the fact that if you want to save fuel you can just drive it carefully. A lot of high performance cars are gas guzzlers how-EVER you drive them. With the V70 T5 the power is hiding until you hit around RPM then it's like you've been kicked in the back. I've owned 4 & 5 litre cars in the past and I can honestly say the V70 drives like one of those. It's only a 2.3litre engine but when...

KBF2005 19.09.2005 · Read review
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Review of Volvo V70 T5

Tecknet v70, smooth,funky music machine

Advantages: great sound, nice look,easy to use, great price
Disadvantages: none i can find yet

...and bought me a very funky looking mp3/4 player. It?s about 5 inches in length, 2cms depth and roughly 2inches wide so you can probably tell it?s very slim line an small, ideal for tucking away discreetly anywhere. Mine is white in colour but it does also come in black (hubby also has one for fathers day will explain more after!). The name of it is TeckNet V70 1.8" Screen 1G MP4/MP3 Player With 1.8" LCD Screen and Build in FM, we purchased both of them one white and one black with an extra set of earphones from www.amazon.co.uk for the amazing price of £52.95 this included the shipping of £11.97 so I think that this is remarkably cheap for what we received. The order came through within 3 days of payment so I can recommend the delivery times of Amazon. I have regularly used them and have always found them to be very quick in delivery. One word...

cleanfreakmama 12.06.2007 (14.06.2007) · Read review
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Review of TeckNet V70

Volvo 940 ESTATE 2.0 litre

Advantages: Good reliable car, easy and cheap to maintain. Good bodywork.
Disadvantages: Slow acceleration, but great after 60mph. Cruise at ninety all day.

...also easy to service. I do a regular 600 hundred mile round trip journey to my holiday house in Cornwall with the car loaded to the gunnels. It still drives well with no rattles or shakes. It uses no oil in between changes. The heater valve has just started to leak a little so I have bought a new one, £42.00, watch out for damp carpets on the drivers side. I,ll fit it when I get around to it. I would like to get a V70, I like the car, but what a pity Volvo put the engines in the wrong way round; I suppose this means heavy servicing bills when changing the timing belt, worn wheel bearings and front suspension bushes and tyres taking a lot of wear. Maybe some V70 owners out there can alay my fears on this score. Bad points about the 940. Front wheel tracking is very sensitive. I wish the car had aircon. I suppose I should have bought...

velocette 01.05.2008 · Read review
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Review of Volvo 940

The Volvo 850TDi Estate

Advantages: Reliable, cheap on fuel and great fun with the carrying capacity of a removal van!
Disadvantages: None, except perhaps getting a little old in the tooth!

...and isn?t cheap but then its expensive keeping the ark royal going and you?ll soon think that with all this versatility you have your own private aircraft carrier! Handling for a car is fantastic with little body-roll or sway and when you consider this is an estate it?s superb. Many of the first time passengers will never believe this is a diesel because this is a diesel with attitude it goes! Top speed is an easily achieved 120+ yet all these time your driving around with a car that?s doing 40mpg whew! Volvo service is excellent with helpful and courteous dealers so owning this bus isn?t unpleasant. What to look for? Well as low as mileage as possible, after all you want the benefit not the previous driver. Plus a Volvo service history with no gaps! Get one of these and you can travel the world in comfort while not spending a lot...

Bigbadbob 23.10.2002 · Read review
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Review of Volvo 850 TDI