I BOUGHT A CHEAP VOLVO XC70 FOR £1,500... AND I WISH I HADN'T!

[@scotty6346]

As an ex postie we wear shorts because if it is pouring down with rain your legs dry quicker than if you are wearing soaking trousers!

[@Superzesh101]

I can imagine your legs get very hot because you're walking around all day. Mine get hot walking to the gym! 😂

[@coops1964]

Why not wear waterproof and breathable over trousers then? You would also avoid the water trickling into your footwear.

[@matthewgee8122]

​@@coops1964why bother when shorts are more comfortable. Gore tex and other breathable fabrics are a con anyway. Ive always found you get sweaty in them no matter how mu h you spend on brands

[@bigpete111100]

As a current postie I wear the waterproof leggings they issue It really baffles me why others don't

[@jms211]

Ohhh. Now I get it.

[@6770connor]

Owned my XC70 for 2 years now. It’s the Swiss Army knife of cars. Comfortable, practical, decent on fuel, good off and on road and reliable. Forget a crossover, this is the real deal.

[@liamsxa]

old volvos can be a nightmare electrics go haywire, mate bought one that had ecu failure 4wd ecu failure and a few other things anded up scrapping it 3 months later and i

[@killianwalsh6334]

@@liamsxa whats old in your world?

[@jeangenie68]

He should have given Matt a call 😂😂

[@liamsxa]

@@killianwalsh6334 2000 onwards

[@foxstrangler]

Fortunately mine is manual, and 2 wheel drive. I do have an auto, but that is a straight hydraulic box. I try to avoid buying myself problems.

[@AWMJoeyjoejoe]

Let's be real here. You bought a 16 year old Volvo with gearbox issues and non functioning 4wd and you managed to get it completely sorted, including MOT, service, wheel refurb, tyres and the cost of trailering it up from the Midlands for only £2500? Seriously that's a bargain! I reckon if you'd bought a 2008 Range Rover, Merc or Jaguar and it only cost you that much to fully sort you'd be over the moon!

[@pjee3975]

Just let them buy the other crap stuff, more volvo's for the DIY guys.

[@paddymac7303]

Wise words - i've bought and sold hundereds of cars - and fortunately only a couple of lemons - it happens

[@chr15b]

Loved the pause before "I've massively overspent" we all knew it was coming. 😂

[@pitecusH]

It was bound to happen. He did make it almost 3 months into the new year, which is commendable!

[@jamesconnolly9445]

Thanks Matt , I thought I had a bad day until now cheers 🥂 😂😂

[@jimmyrustle3784]

The thing is, if you buy a car from him, you know that anything that was obviously wrong will have been sorted before you buy it. He even spends the extra to get genuine mats to make the car look nice. Who else does that as a dealer?

[@djwarren5081]

More suspense than a Hitchcock movie!

[@nabeeljacksonrhoda6480]

Only overspent because the plan is to capitalize and resell. For anyone else who buys a used car with known issues, this is a walk in the park situation to get the vehicle into a reliable state again and the reality is, should he have had a scanner he'd trace the fault and even replaced the tcm at even lesser cost. It helps to have a scanner to find faults you can fix yourself. The tcm reprogramming and awd repair would have been the biggest repair costs after towing.

[@icemancool5136]

Being the Volvo fan and working on these cars for long now I have managed to fall in love with this cars and follow out again for many many reasons. Before I got to the end of your video, watching the error messages I knew straightaway engine service required is normally a sight of engine oil overfill or special DPF fluid replacement requirement - depending on the model. 4x4 system service is usually a sign of blown AOC haldex pump or module and definitely service for all wheel drive system Personally, I’m not a big fun of Volvo Auto Gearboxes, they’re very fragile unless you know how to look after them and perform a regular oil changes every 40-60k miles

[@notundermywatch3163]

Same here, I prefer to buy a manual. They are more reliable and also the price tag of the car tends to be cheaper. Besiddes I enjoy driving manual

[@Josefx3m]

5000 pounds sound like a good deal for that car. Here in Sweden it would cost way more than that.

[@oscartorngren5437]

Högerstyrda bilar är överlag billigare än vänsterstyrda, detta för att de har lägre internationellt värde. Sen brukar generellt lokala bilmärken ha högre värde än andra, även om de inte måste nödvändigtvis vara de absolut bästa bilarna. En XC70 08-16 i sverige för 50-60 tusen är en med 30-40 tusen mil och ungefär samma utrustning. XC70i i sverige har alltid stått stadigt på begagnadmarknaden

[@zzoinks]

I think in America it would cost more too. But that is the good deal somebody can get when they take the unknown risk of buying a troubled car. Can win some or lose some because the repair cost could've easily been worse and cost more than the car is worth. Probably not realistic for a lot of regular people to take that risk of buying and fixing a project

[@ohb3501]

Agreed. Here in Germany we‘re looking at prices around 16.000€ to 19.000€ for an early EUCD /P3 XC70 with a D5 with comparable mileage. Just today i‘ve seen a 2015 p3 D5 with 212.000km for around 23.000€ at a Volvo dealership….

[@adambodhi431]

I love my xc70. Its a 2010, done 170,000 and has just sailed through another Mot. It does 50+ mpg, and is very comfortable and practical. You might be being a bit harsh on the reputation bashing, I think your last one proved that any used car is only as good as its previous owners care and the a life its had. Great video as usual

[@AWMJoeyjoejoe]

Seriously he got it fully sorted including gearbox and 4wd faults and the cost of trailering it up from the midlands for £2500. That's pretty good going in my book. An equivalent Merc, Jag or Range Rover would have cost him twice as much to fix if not more.

[@bobjohnson1587]

@@AWMJoeyjoejoe That said, I think I'll stick with my near-mint '90 Volvo! Bought and paid for almost 25 years ago with no major bills since. It's hard to beat that! 😉

[@nabeeljacksonrhoda6480]

Perfectly summarized and responded to.

[@Cheemo1992]

I have a P3 XC70 D5 like this... When I first bought it at 10 years old, it needed a suspension refresh, haldex service, gearbox service, all reasonable stuff for a car that age. But then I drove it 26,000km around Australia for 5 months. A big loop. Not one breakdown, not one flat tyre. Waded through water, 4wd'd up mountains. When they're maintained, they're great 👌

[@BlenderedGT2]

Interesting info to know as I've had plans of doing the same, XC70 D5 and a trip around Australia!

[@nabeeljacksonrhoda6480]

​@@BlenderedGT2when a D5s engine, gearbox, suspension and awd is serviced well, it's hard to compare to others in the same league. It's real comfortable drive anywhere you go.

[@markhall9995]

I just purchased 2002 2.0t auto, 2 owner,fsh, only ever failed 2 mots and a millage of only 56,000 from an elderly couple for... £1,200!! Never had a volvo but I'm in love, it's smooth and so comfortable, it feels solids and every window, sunroof, sensors and buttons work, no emls, no rust underneath has original volvo exhaust for a car over 20 years old that says it all!!

[@AWilliamBishop]

Hello all, Northern British postie here...we were shorts all the time because since they(royal mail) went private they no longer provide decent water proof trousers, skin dries faster and it's not too bad when you get moving!

[@davidhenderson8129]

Could listen to you taking all day, such a natural and interesting speaker.

[@pking6402]

English is obviously not your native language

[@grahamricketts-bq1ft]

lots of clipped sentences @@pking6402

[@MelonMusk068]

Did bro just propose

[@longbar2344]

awwwww cute

[@Markymarkvinylnut]

Superb presenter, wish I could present that well!

[@peterabroad1265]

Have owned many, many Volvos and I totally agree with the comment that they are living on a reputation gained 40-50 years ago, the new ones are flawed even if they look quite nice.

[@BRMCaptChaos]

Flawed maybe, but experiences vary. XC60 for 3 years, no issues, not one, now on 2019 V60 CC (touch wood) bombproof.

[@carlstansfield9696]

​@BRMCaptChaos I wouldn't call a 5 year old car deserving of the title bomb proof. They're not that great in reliability surveys. My xc90 cost me a minor fortune to fix before I had enough with it. Main problem is the parts are expensive!

[@baronvonjo1929]

Yup. My dad's S60 was TERRIBLE. Only car to ever leave us stranded and it was all mechanical issues and electrical. We learned all European vehicles here in the states are pretty expensive to buy and work on and overly complex. Replaced with Lexus which never gave us issues but if they do there much more simple and better supply chains.

[@TimQwant]

totally agree, when volvo was sold to usa, it started to *uck. i used to work w volvocars finland. in 2014 we bought a 2002 xc70 gasoline with like 200KKM, and drove it 3 years, 100KKM without a single issue. changed 1 wheel bearing and oil... myself. really loved the car, the soft ride... we moved to norway and had to nyuy a norwegian car. didin't foind a volvo, so we bought an audi allroad 2001. excellent car, driven 150KKM with it, changed 4 pneumatic suspension bags (?) and a exhaust gas temp sensor. expensive to maintain, but like i said, a good car with 250hp. 10l/100km consumption, but no egr issues.

[@muffindell]

Living on past reputation rings correct for Audi,VW, Mercedes and BMW as well. The bean counters got involved and it all went downhill.

[@neilduignan9835]

Wow! It must hurt when your 294k XC70 was so good and this just wasn’t. Fair play to you, you got it done and it looks like a beauty after all your efforts. Great video, Matt. 👍🏻

[@BionicRusty]

Fully agree. So tempted to run up and have a look 🤔

[@daveweim575]

I own that XC70 now and is on 301k

[@bazmatvichuk7319]

P2's are just better than the P3's...

[@dzonikg]

Many times car is driving daily is better then one sitting

[@snowballsvlogs621]

Just bought Volvo S60 manual saloon with a front wheel sensor fault and 10months mot for £995. No rust and runs like a dream. So there are bargains out there.

[@basher50]

My 2000 V70 2.4T was like Trigger's broom. In the 7 years I had it, front struts twice, throttle body replaced, rear main seal, passenger window mechanism several times, coil packs a plenty and PCV clogged up. I have a Honda now.

[@centaurus5676]

I traded my trouble free Mazda for a V70 and was a very big mistake...long story short...I am now back to driving a Mazda.

[@GymChess]

@@centaurus5676And then if you inform yourself a little bit more than to the tip of your nose, you’ll realise that Mazda has its iwn share of weaknesses including rust issues.

[@centaurus5676]

@@GymChess Rust issues were sorted from 2012 onwards, my Mazda has no rust issues, unlike the sills and arches on my P3 V70.

[@julesviolin]

Jap cars are so dull to drive though. They have reliability but absolutely no soul. I've used so called unreliable cars for decades and loved them to bits......including Triumph Dolomite, Stag loads of Rover 800's and last 20 years Rover 75 and MG ZT's All amazing and full of character. None of them have left us stranded but then we always do preventative maintenance. Happy days 😊

[@paulspark7287]

Stick with Honda. I owned nothing but Honda from 2000-2016 in NZ (Integra and then 3 models of Accord). Never had much trouble with them at all. I bought my first XC70 in 2016 and then learned how expensive cars could be to maintain.

[@richcarter2294]

Owned a 2013 XC70 D5 215hp since 2020 and covered 40k with no major issues. Have “massively overspent” getting the cam belt, water pump, Sat nav upgrade and a fresh set of rear springs fitted but it’s been a fantastically dependable long distance cruiser and caravan towing machine. Vast boot space also a bonus. They’re getting a little long in the tooth now but great value and practicality against other fashionable SUVs.

[@richcarter2294]

It’s a fair question. Guess I was trying to get the integrated system as useful as possible to avoid having other devices hanging off the windscreen, but it’s not perfect and the phone apps still come out occasionally.

[@Funktion58]

Credit where its due you are totally honest and put everything right despite the cost, a Volvo was on my list of possibles as a next car but the cost to repair them has put me off, videos like this are really useful.

[@johnatherton71]

Compared to the cost of what other car?

[@ccraig4399]

Go buy that Prius and enjoy 😅

[@Oceans_Sail]

I love the way you are always “genuinely excited”. The eternal optimist. I used to be like this in my younger days. Many years have intervened. ❤

[@johngriffin641]

I can't help thinking that's not a bad deal to be honest. The XC70 is more capable / orientated to tough use and off road than the nearest rival the Audi A6 Allroad as it has more ground clearance, more boot space and no worries about expensive air suspension failure at this age. Less capable on tarmac but from my experience a more comfortable ride in a straight line where it just wafts along. They are becoming quite rare and thus quite exclusive esp the last year models which are Euro6 / ULEZ compliant. I think £6999 on teh windscreen would not be unreasonable. Oh and the seats are fantastic.

[@joelsmith9922]

My grandfather has a 1997 Volvo V70 T5, red with beige leather interior which he bought new. It only has 80000 miles on it and I absolutely love it - fabulous cars

[@Levenstone132]

Hi. I bet it's a beauty.I've got the same in black.

[@donSparda]

always love watching your volvo content, i myself have a 2004 v70 with the D5 that just clocked in 400k km last week. no sign of stopping, although certain issues are beginning to appear, take care of her and she`ll take care of you. bulletproof tanks.

[@-levens174]

Similar story, fell out love after costly repairs on common faults. The leaky windscreen where the seal goes at the top is a fave.

[@rhysparker6504]

Had that on a 2009 V70. Volvo replaced it foc

[@-levens174]

@@rhysparker6504 volvo wanted 800 odd quid from me !

[@nigeljohnston1148]

Sold my d5 xc70 for a new xc60. As much as I love the xc60 I’m not sure it’s going to be as sturdy as the 70. In my opinion the 70 looks much better and more rugged in lighter colours with the xc engraved alloys. Just a nice big spacious comfortable car.

[@michaelvandromme]

You’re making a profit at the end of the day. It’s a good car. Just the frustration you experienced as a businessman is it. You learnt an experience. 😊

[@Upemm]

My Volvo 960 is still going strong , 30 years old next year ,might have to buy it a cake..😂

[@RoderikvanReekum]

Buy it an Oil change instead!

[@muckle8]

2.5 or 3.0 ? 🤔

[@Upemm]

@@muckle8 2.5

[@muckle8]

Manual or auto ? Saloon or estate?

[@Upemm]

@@muckle8 Auto , Saloon

[@jayktee96]

I px'd my '56 xc70 lux in Sept '22 with 86000 miles had to fight to get £3k for it, against a '2016 xc60, (my 6th Volvo) 2 weeks later the dealer had it advertised at £6995. I really miss the XC70, loved driving in the snow. I was 2nd owner for about 12 years, 1 wheel bearing, 1 battery, oil and filter changes in that time. A great car!!

[@justincase6645]

Should have kept to the P2 you had with 300,000 miles , last of the great Volvo's

[@TimQwant]

totally agree, when volvo was sold to usa, it started to *uck. i used to work w volvocars finland. in 2014 we bought a 2002 xc70 gasoline with like 200KKM, and drove it 3 years, 100KKM without a single issue. changed 1 wheel bearing and oil... myself. really loved the car, the soft ride... we moved to norway and had to nyuy a norwegian car. didin't foind a volvo, so we bought an audi allroad 2001. excellent car, driven 150KKM with it, changed 4 pneumatic suspension bags (?) and a exhaust gas temp sensor. expensive to maintain, but like i said, a good car with 250hp. 10l/100km consumption, but no egr issues.

[@justincase6645]

@@TimQwant i own a 2005 XC70, and have done for 4 maybe 5 years , my 4th Volvo , and the best !! , thank you for your shared experiences , i believe China now owns the brand? Only one place a Volvo should be born , Gothemburg!!

[@jovialgent9963]

I'm just like that postman. It's shorts and t shirt all year round for me. Never feel the cold but can't handle the heat! 😂

[@northernengland]

I've had over 40 private cars over 40 years, I hardly had any problems with them, the best ones were the 150 quid ones, the worst was the most expensive one, a 3 year old 27k touareg. It doesn't matter how old or what the milage is, it's all a gamble with them. Antiquated crap.

[@alexjaybrady]

-Sometimes- very cheap cars are survivors - If they're Japanese anyway.. simple and not much to go wrong as they made well I'm the first place.. sometimes...]

[@jaunteraudi817]

Yeah, i do the same, usually buy cheap cars, and i love cheap petrol volvos, specially volvo 850 series.

[@northernengland]

@jaunteraudi817 I had three 244 dl's, wish I had one now, think I paid 200-500 for them, and a 345.

[@jaunteraudi817]

@@northernengland Yes, 240 series are good, i am rebuilding 240 GL right now, bought it for 300 euros 6 years ago, needs a lot of welding, but everything was in place and functioning, mine was 2.3 carburburator, but i decided to put in it 2.4 tic from 940, just for fun ,hope next year i wil lfinish it. And volvo 850 2.4 10 valve with manual, bought 8 years ago for about 600 euros, changed clutch, refilled ac, and drived it as a daily, right now rests in a garage, waiting for some welding, but it has more than a 550 k kms on it, that car will be driven daily again.

[@thayalansuntharalingam]

Rented a s80 D5 in london Drove very nice stable on Motorways,should be a good car for someone for years 5K WON'T BUY MUCH TODAY! problems this volvo had might be related to being parked for extended periods between usage.

[@timothyhowes2942]

Love the honest, pragmatic description of each transaction. Fully agree with the comment on trading on past reputation, that is pertinent to many prestigious brands. Please keep them coming.

[@andysalter4473]

My cousin has just gotten rid of his XC70 which he's had from two years old from the main dealer. He felt that it too was getting expensive to keep going. Another great video Matt.

[@duncands9172]

I still consider older Volvos as reliable. However that is depending on how they have been looked after. I have a 1997 V70 2.4 diesel and it is going brilliantly and it past its last NCT with flying colours. NCT is the Irish MOT. I also have a 2000 V40 for going round town, and that is going perfectly too. The V70 only has 170,000 miles on the clock, and a few years ago the gearbox gave up. I was advised to scrap it as I was told it is not worth repairing. However on the parking eu website, I was finding V70 2 4 diesels for sale with 5, 6 and 700,000 plus miles so I ignored the advise and spent a 1000 on a new gearbox so Matt you have nothing to worry about. It is an XC70 coming from a top class dealer. It has only done 105,000 miles. With the low mileage, someone will see the potential in it, and buy it perhaps with getting another ten years or more out of it, or even getting one million miles out of it as it has a 2.4 diesel engine that go on forever

[@mishalchotai4721]

Great video again, Matt. Really should have anti bacterial wipes with you to wipe it down before you drive it 😂

[@michealhaskell7258]

Good video again Matt! It shows your honest character in getting all that work done -before considering a sell to a punter!!!

[@derekgb3780]

Nice car - in fairness a modern-day, electronic 4WD system on a 16-year old car. All fixed-up for £4k sounds good.

[@damianleah6744]

We have relatives in Saltash Cornwall and we always stop at Gloucester services, if only all services were like this. 👍😎.

[@firstnamed1501]

Tebay is the only other one similar to Gloucester Services

[@ms-ke5os]

Owned by the same family, including one in Scotland. Tebay was the original.

[@damianleah6744]

@@firstnamed1501 indeed, we have visited those services to on occasion. 👍

[@colincleary8669]

Hi matt I've owned my 07 v70 2.4d now for 9 years it was my bosses before me I got it at 53.000 miles it's now on nearly 133.000 miles and apart from tyres servicing and front suspension arms and top mounts it's been absolutely faultless I would get in my volvo and take it anywhere without hesitation you have done a great job on that matt and will make someone a nice motor I think you was just unlucky with that one but you've saved it great honest video 👍

[@davidmitchell8178]

Agree with you Matt on Volvo reliability. I had a 2000 V70. Of the 60 cars that I have owned it was the most unreliable and most expensive to fix. It had done 70, 000 miles when I bought it. I had a few cars that cost less than 100 quid that were more reliable.

[@-fat-ninja-]

IF YOU HAD THAT MANY CARS NAME YOUR TOP 3 RELIABLE ONES

[@Sam-gw5pl]

I had a 2001 S80 from 2020-2023, and it was ok to begin with but misfired and never ran well after year 2.

[@exe-678]

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[@ccraig4399]

I have a V70 2.5FT 2010 polestar (255hk) with 162.231 miles on it. Ive only changed things that wears out like brakepads etc. Amazing car!

[@IainLove]

I too have an '08 XC. Mine now closer to 150k. They wear the miles brilliantly and i love it. Yes its not the most frugal or cheap to run but it does everything with the minimum of fuss! Yours is a low mile near 16y.o car. Its had a full service, gearbox done, haldex done and relatively recent cambelt with 2 new Scorpions. That car should get all of your asking price as the buyer should be satisfied the chances of any big bills being thrown up are reduced significantly. GLWS!

[@chrishart8548]

Its still 16 years old I can't really believe it looks so good. I would still have to drive it till its 21 years old to justify it. And I'm not sure if it would make it without any big bills.

[@AWMJoeyjoejoe]

​@@chrishart8548Volvos will last to 21 years easily. They just don't rust and that D5 engine is a tank.

[@peterclift7335]

The services at Gloucester are excellent and before anybody from north of Watford goes on about soft southerners and their posh motorway services the M5 services are owned by the same company who own Tebay services on the M6, and if you live in Cumbria you regard everybody as a southerner! Another excellent video Matt, your videos are way way better than any motoring programme that's been on TV ( and yes, including the famous one which had 3 blokes in it!)

[@youzernejm]

I wonder what other brands aren't reliable anymore in your opinion. It may be a nice video.

[@simon8864]

I'm new to the volvo club with my recently aquired C70. It's a 2006 but with only 60k and it's been garaged most of it life. And i love it! The folding hard top is a marvel of engineering. Comfortable, solid, well built, powerful (220bhp), very safe, plain and simple layout and easy to work on. I think it's important to fix problems as soon as they appear and not let them build up. Saying that, i haven't had any problems yet, and i don't anticipate anything serious mine has the bullet proof (discontinued) D5 engine. It's worth remembering that volvo know what they're doing with engines as they make engines for boats, generators, trucks and heavy plant equipment that will last ages if maintained properly. Owning a volvo should be very rewarding if you get a well maintained one, and continue to look after it. Sorry, waffling on a bit.

[@S47ERS]

I agree on the Volvo reliability part. I've had to do suspension components, rear seatbelt component, steering angle sensor and I've only owned it a few months! The steering angle sensor is £670 by Volvo (fitted) the seat belt component was £340 for the part - I've owned many cars and have never had to do such a verity of repairs!! For things that should not break!!

[@Reprogrammed_By_SEGA]

Volvo, BMW, Mercedes etc are all unreliable money pits, especially on the second hand market.

[@S47ERS]

It's then broken down yesterday and was undrivable! I've now had to do swirl flaps, boost pipes and dpf clean!!

[@davidroberts3914]

Got to be worth £5k all day long Matt, with everything done on it, will do a family for yrs, great video again.

[@davidroberts3914]

@WetLettuce-kc2qm why would i want to buy it, ive already got 2 cars.

[@davidroberts3914]

@WetLettuce-kc2qm 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@thomassanders6756]

Keep up the good work Mat, Although I feel you pain this time, I always enjoy you videos and if I didn’t live down south I would come straight to you to buy my next car.

[@stanelder9995]

I agree - £4500 to £5000 sounds reasonable for a well sorted XC70 in a good colour and spec.

[@adrens4617]

Got back home from school and got presented this beauty i wanna see how much he overspent on this swed

[@tonyurmate]

Hello from Ireland I bought a 2010 volvo V50 2.0 diesel r design last week. It's an automatic gearbox and I knew the gears were slipping a little but over the week it got a little bit worse, I already had it booked in for a service. Today I was stopped at road works and when I went to drive forward, it stalled and wouldn't start I turned the key and nothing. Luckily I was 1 minute from home and I had to call the AA they got it home and I checked the fuses , starter and still nothing. Then I thought I'll try and disconnect the battery for 5 minutes and thankfully it started and drove. I'm bringing it to my mechanic in the morning for a change of transmission fluid and filter and its costing me €320. It's not a massive amount and hopefully it will sort it out. Anyway wish me luck 😊 Keep those videos coming

[@goldingco]

I feel ya Matt, have spent in the region of £2,000 on my XC70 in the last 6 months, there is something about this car that won't let me let it go.

[@khalidacosta7133]

That thing is the voice inside your head saying, "I want my £2k out of this bugger before it gets scrapped!"

[@northernsegageorge6510]

I loved our Volvo V40 2016 Model. Though it we owned it from new and had it for a couple of years with no issues at all, which you would expect in a brand new car. Volvo dealership were always great to deal with. Always wanted an XC90. Great video as usual.

[@sharpsconsultancy2342]

Sorry Matt. You have had your view of the Volvo brand distorted. I've had D5s in v70, xc60 and xc90 forms with a mileage totalling In excess of 500k. Love the volvo

[@georgerush3865]

Thank you for speaking the truth about Volvo reliability! The XC70s can be massive money pits but here in the states they still fetch a premium because of that "bullet-proof" reliability myth. Same with the old 240 series, while the engines may go 300,00 or 400,000 miles, everything else falls apart around them. I've owned many and they are a fortune to maintain. Hell, even the legendary 3-million-mile one owner Volvo P100 has a story behind it: Irv Gordon may have only rebuilt the engine and painted it twice, he was constantly maintaining it and that is no different than any car: throw enough time and money at them and they will last.

[@RobbieNotRottenn]

P3 onwards, so 2006 era, is when Volvo lost their reliability in my opinion. The S80 was the first trouble child, with its constant electric gremlins. But the XC60/90 would go through rocker covers, made worse by the fact fuel injectors have to come out to replace it. The S60 R Design having the terrible fan belt that would routinely take the timing belt with it, a true 10/10 design choice. And the C30 having a definitely not Ford engine, breaking the one thing Volvo had going for them, the 5 cylinder brick engine. I love Volvo and Citroen. But I've genuinely had less issues my C5, than either my S80 or XC70.

[@paulspark7287]

Sinclair C5 you mean? 🙂

[@Dalbayob69]

Haldex pump was so expensive because they bought it from Volvo. I bought mine from Haldexparts and it was £240. It’s the same unit but without the dealer tax. We have had ours for 5 years now and apart from standard servicing I only had to replace haldex pump, air con compressor and alternator. Do all the work myself so all that cost me about £750. You were just unlucky with that one.

[@miccilou]

I really appreciate your honesty and your willingness to get the cars in good condition before selling them on. If I was closer I would 100% buy a car from you as I can trust you've done the important bits needed on the cars. Your channel is also teaching me what to check and look out for when purchasing. Love the vids ❤ I have a bit of a car obsession 😂😂😂 they help with that a lot haha

[@skodakatie7341]

This Volvo certainly looks the part now you’ve had it ‘refreshed’, both cosmetically and mechanically Matt. Normal service is resumed with a massive overspend, great video as always❤.

[@HighPeakAutos]

Thanks

[@Cheers22283]

sorry to see the troubles but £1500 for a 2008 XC70 with 105k on the clock was dirt cheap. might well attract more than £5k in the end....

[@mehmetramadani391]

The best Volvo car modell made ever since Volvo started manufacturing cars. Got my XC70 year 2017 and has driven it long adventures through Europe every year with wonderful great results with wonderful memorial moments in time.

[@anthonywhite721]

I was up in Manchester today. Picked up a Porsche cayman 718. I picked up from an industrial estate next to the man united ground & drove it back down to Surrey. Beautiful car. Nothing to do with a volve but the fact I was in Manchester

[@Luke3030]

😂😂😂

[@rogerwredford]

Please also tell us if you're ever up in, say, Liverpool 👍👍

[@glyngregory5456]

I had a new S40 September 2004 went back to dealer 13 before December with various faults. Rejected car dealer supplied another new S40 which six months later started having major faults requiring recovery. Got rid moved to Toyota.

[@theoneandonlybenjamin]

My first car was a Volvo 480 Es, then I had a C30, V50, V70, V60 and now i have a V90. Not one of them missed a beat. Waiting for late 2025 to replace my V90 with .... Another Volvo. Wouldn't touch anything else EVER. Proof they are reliable, if you look after it in the first place of course

[@stevewaller6577]

I loved Volvo before they sold out, have a 24 Tesla 3 it's a game changer for those that do less than 270 miles a day.

[@Umski]

It’s just a shame Volvo are ditching estates in the UK - I’ve had a V40 for over 10 years that has succumbed to rust at 240k - replacement is a 180k 2014 V70 with the VEA engine i.e. egr issues galore which meant a DPF off to de-ash and full intake clean. It’s more comfy, bigger but economy nowhere near the claimed 64mpg and randomly throws error codes - the V40 was bulletproof in that respect. A V90 would be nice if the prices ever drop to a reasonable level…

[@theoneandonlybenjamin]

@@Umski They will drop eventually. Did not buy mine new. Was an ex demo and got a got deal for our V60. Such a comfy cruiser. Could not recommend it enough. Also really like the Google automotive system in the V90 and all Volvos and Polestars now.

[@theoneandonlybenjamin]

@@stevewaller6577 The only Tesla i would consider is an older model with the free for life supercharging. Autotrader has a few of them. True cheap motoring.

[@Umski]

​@@theoneandonlybenjamin hopefully, I can't see the V90 getting into my price bracket of "reasonable" for the age in the next 5 years unfortunately - even the V70 at 180k was only just under £5k - I've seen similar age and spec with less mileage going for £12-15k if not more for the really low milers and those are getting on for 10 years old! They seem to retain their value and I think that will become the case as estates become extinct in favour of SUV style lumps 😮‍💨

[@greatoutfours]

My first breakdown was at Hilton park services. I was 18, it was a Fiat Punto, we were nowhere near Edinburgh

[@davidr7819]

I started with a Fiat Punto…been driving Toyotas ever since 🙄

[@Tech_Time_with_Rick]

Great Vid Matt, but need a road trip video soon 😁🤞

[@ar12.]

I own an xc60 and I can completely agree 2 year of owning a t6 model it’s not cheap nor crazy reliable never broken down but it’s cost a fortune running it.

[@hansostlund4626]

Just dont get it….some people are stupid, check the specs if you dont realize its gonna cost money to run it……

[@crazyfroggie6546]

Volvo dealer near me would have this up at 6995 -8k at that mileage.

[@garyquartley1084]

I'm sure you've said this before Matt, but cars need to be driven. My 2003 V70 is coming up for 250,000 miles and starts on the button but I drive it regularly and things are wearing out but it's still a great workhorse and I will be keeping it for the forseeable future!!

[@jonford6119]

A bit frustrating for you, but hey, if you get the £5.5k it's advertised for on your website, you've made £1,500 on a total outlay of £4k. That's not bad. Even if you get £5k for it (which you should easily) that's still a grand profit.

[@Poke-Sie]

It's not though when you take the VAT man's cut, warranty cost, and anything that breaks during the first 6 months of consumer law.

[@Jaymiecain1]

VAT on the margin scheme should be around £666 taken from that, so a profit of £834 at best.

[@UnderMyPalm]

From what I can tell there is quite a difference between the P2s and that P3 and sadly an even bigger difference when we go into the new Chinese Volvos. When my 05 Xc70 finally decides to die at 380,000mi or so, I will likely be in the market for something that isn't "Swedish"

[@grenvillephillips6998]

Another automotive legend shattered!

[@Sam-gw5pl]

Aren’t they Chinese owned now?

[@ghassanalfarra8935]

​@@Sam-gw5pl yes, but the XC70 in the vid was still from the Ford era (2000 to 2012).

[@grenvillephillips6998]

@@Sam-gw5plIsn't everything?

[@Sam-gw5pl]

@@grenvillephillips6998 phew. Well yeah I suppose…

[@jamesmack3266]

I have a 2003 v70 2.4 base non turbo gas. Owned it about 10 years, has 224,000 miles been insanely reliable and cheap to run. But I have heard others have troubles with them.

[@CymInUA]

My own experience with my '13 reg 150k D5 XC70 has been great. Probably the best car I've ever had. It's been utterly reliable in my 3 years of ownership and is a very comfortable mile muncher. £5k for yours would be a bargain - decent, low-ish miles 'last of the proper Volvos' XC70s are getting quite sought after.

[@Fractal379]

Buys a car blind, for way under market price for a decent model and.... Can't win them all, but you've had some great wins so just take this as part of the universal balance or whatever. Looking forward to your next vid.

[@LincolnRobinson]

And yet still recovers cost on it. Not sure what the issue is!

[@Fractal379]

@@LincolnRobinsonNot sure what the argument is!

[@twentyrothmans7308]

The emotions of the breakdown may have tainted your opinion of it. The new owner will get used to spending a few hundred every year on this and that - battery, tyres, etc - you just copped it all at once. A £5k or near offer car, and you had a trip to Bristol. A win.

[@markgoscinski3509]

Matt , you're right about trading on their past said reputation of quality, but I know of more modern owners with many expensive faults and let the cars go rather than sinking cash into a money pit . Great video , thanks

[@JeffersonHumber]

Any Volvo video automatically gets a like from me

[@roberttaylor465]

Looks a great car, it's testament to your great sales ethics, wish all dealers were this thorough.

[@markwills145]

Greetings everyone

[@williamchanning9055]

Profit is profit Matt, you do an amazing job, saving good cars and your delivery to the audience is first class, just love listening to your voice 😊

[@erroristmusic]

Volvo is an amazing car, but when the time comes where something goes wrong or gets broken (and it will happen eventually), it's gonna kill your wallet.

[@ibana8449]

I have an 18 year old XC70 P2 Lux model, It came with 105k miles and full dealer service history. Bills for over £12k. It does 35mpg, does a muddy field when Im fishing and is uber comfortable. It has taken a little bit of fettling, but now behaves. The Haldex system gets quite expensive. Next jobs on mine are the front suspension arms & bushes, drop links. Dont forget thats the Ford XC70 P3 - The old reliable workhorse Volvo's are the Swedish ones. I wouldn't look at them.

[@sc29607]

I have a 2004 XC70 D5 AWD Lux Geartronic and I love it. It’s now on 296,000 miles and the fuel rail pressure valve starts with issues. Otherwise it’s nice, rust free but also have bills over £ 5,900 in the last 6 years. I love that car… the inky downer is the head lights, H7 is a great light but bit darkish…

[@ibana8449]

@@sc29607 Mine has the Xenons, Wish it diidnt. It also has the 4C suspension, apart from those two things I love the car. ALready done the headlight polishing game, they are ok for the time being. The car gets admired quite often. Usable classic. Will be keeping mine for many years to come.

[@davidkelly7831]

You have to be careful with Volvo's to get the right year or the right model. They haven't always used Volvo engine and gearboxes. The old boxy Volvo's and bigger petrol engines like the 2.5 T5 and 3.0 T6 up to about 2014 were Volvo but a lot of the smaller ones and the diesels were a mix of Peugeot, Ford or Audi and newer models are all Chinese crap that will have stupid problems like turbo oil leaks after 2000 miles and will be dead by 100k

[@njcwilliams1875]

I've had my XC70 for a few months now it's the older version and love the size and very comfortable indeed

[@Lands_Solo]

I have a 2009 V70 D5 auto, apart from normal maintenance and one dodgy sensor it's been totally reliable for 50K miles (It's now at 145K). I've owned all sorts of cars and this is head and shoulders above all of them for comfort and reliability, and servicing costs are not extortionate. Most cars are already starting to fall apart at 100K, this one still drives like new, not a squeak or rattle on it, These cars need to be regularly driven ( as most do ) and I suspect leaving it sitting for long periods hasn't done it any favours. £5995 for an XC70 in full working order and serviced with 105K is not a bad price, it's a lot of car IMHO.

[@Midas2010]

Ouch !! This is why (when I retired) I went for a used Japanese… Petrol… Manual and picked up a 1997 Toyota Corolla for less than a grand 😉

[@steelcity791]

Me too, owned every make over years including high end German makes. Now retired and run two Hondas . Stress free 😁

[@StanleyKubick1]

barring rust, that thing will go forever. Mine is a '98 Corolla G6 pictured in profile

[@Midas2010]

@@steelcity791 Nice... affordable and reliable 👍

[@Midas2010]

@@StanleyKubick1 Nice colour on yours. I spent ages (months) on Auto trader looking for that "diamond on the rough" that you see on rare occasions. Mine had been garaged for the first 26 years of its life... never any eating, drinking or smoking allowed... same as yours but the CD model... and only 97K miles... I took his hand off at £975 lol

[@SammyInnit]

Japanese imports are usually rot boxes considering they came from a sea locked island but hopefully you got a treated one.

[@richardmcbroom3925]

Funny enough, today I just bought a late 2015 XC70 D5, in love with it so far 😊

[@MiaMidol]

Sorry it wasn't what you expected and glad you persevered. I do not think I have watched anyone that does what you do. Your humour shows no ill will and it is not directed in a hateful way. Love your content and thank you for saving another car from the heap.

[@PredaDev]

I have a volvo xc70 2008 D5 AWD, only had to do some generic maintenance on it. It has over 320k kilometers on it so it is way more than yours and I almost ended up at slightly lower than twice your total with my total. I want to say this because where I live my price would already be considered good, so anyone finding a car like what you have bought would be really happy with your total. I am really happy with the car and don't really have anything bad to say about it other than the fuel efficiency and being afraid of something going wrong and having to pay too much.

[@raypreston4137]

i was thinking of getting an xc90 a while ago, spoke to a local volvo mechanic and he told me not to bother as they are very expensive to fix and go wrong often

[@crawfordg]

Matt Was it not a New Year resolution not to buy other peoples junk! Regards Crawford

[@JGunny92]

My 2006 P2 Xc70 had exactly the same issue with the gearbox control module failing. Got it fixed and then about 6 months later it went on fire 5 mins from home.

[@CaptHollister]

We've owned two of these as my wife's cars. The first was 2004 with the 2.5L turbo 5: it died from multiple electronic modules going bad. We then owned a 2008 with the 3.2L I6: it died of terminal rust. That plastic cladding along the sides and wheel openings is a moisture and salt trap. When we owned a 1996 S70 from new nothing ever went wrong with it except regular wear items. We sold it to a friend after ten years and many kilometers. He then drove it for many more years with only the steering rack eventually needing to be replaced. The quality of the XC70s simply wasn't up to snuff compared to the S70.

[@doublehh666]

Tough luck. Mine just hit 150k. 2009 XC70 3.2 . Passing it onto my kids to learn to drive. The inline 6 is still smooth but is starting to burn more oil than it did when younger. I could care less about the value since it was paid for at purchase and it served its function as the daily kid and chore car for so long. Also survived 2 head on deer hits with only new headlight assembly one piece part replaced twice.

[@markhamnett4997]

Love your honesty and humour. But in a hours time I’m off to look at one my self to run as a second car to my Range Rover sport 2012 . It does come with a comprehensive service history ,cam belts and water pump recently done. Fingers crossed. Wish me luck

[@drobinson8080]

My V70 was a great old thing .....until I had a "preventative" gearbox service at a Volvo specialist. Immediatley after that it ended up stuck in low gears only and they couldn't diagnose why. Not worth the expense of repair so sold for next to nothing...loved it but it wasn't cheap to run. General service parts were expensive. Thanks for the video and you've got to stay positive.....

[@richardpickering2452]

I had an AN08*** V70 and they are also known for the front windscreen not being bonded properly from factory and leaking into the inner dashboard (push screen from inside top drivers corner) and causing damage, check if the screen looks like a replacement or expect excessive misting in wet weather.

[@briancuthbert4508]

Same here!! Ex postie. It’s mega warm wearing long trousers. Sweat like hell. Much better with shorts all year round

[@georgedaville4662]

A salutary tale Matt! I have run several high end cars to six figure mileages, including Vauxhalls, safe in the knowledge of two facts: 1. They were under manufacturers warranty. 2. They were company cars. Modern cars are very complex and when they go wrong equals big bucks! I have always moved on my private vehicles once the warranty expired, or extended it. Even with specialists the bills can be very tasty 😮

[@smithcj218]

It sounds like you bought a really Duff One, I suspect the issues may have been known by the seller; yep I own a Volvo XC 60 and never had any problems, granted its looked after, much like previous Volvo, as youi havesaid yourself, its like everything in life, it comes down to how well they are looked after, if you look after it, it'll run and run, but if you don't its going to breakdown sooner or later. That all said, it looks like a really nice car and assuming its new owner looks after it, it'll go on and on. And the price you suggested is very reasonable. Great Video.