My Mom's 2002 Volvo S60 (5-Speed Manual) - POV Driving Impressions

Driving my mom's S60 one last time before it goes up for sale: annarbor.craig...
MPG: 21 city / 28 highway
Horsepower: 168 hp @ 5,900 rpm
Towing capacity: 3,300 lbs
Engine: 2.4 L 5-cylinder
Curb weight: 3,230 lbs
Bore: 3.3″
Cargo volume: 13.9 ft³, 36.5 ft³ with seat area
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[@TheTopher]

Driving my mom's S60 one last time before it goes up for sale: annarbor.craigslist.org/cto/d/ypsilanti-2002-volvo-s60-speed-manual/7648315992.html Hoping it goes to a good home!

[@veganjoy]

wish more CL ads were as nice as this one lol. absolute steal in this market at only $5k, hope it goes to a grateful home!

[@megaxboxx]

@@veganjoy a fwd manual 2002 170k miles volvo for 5k? a steal? XDDDD

[@veganjoy]

@@megaxboxx i'd bet you can't find one as nice and well cared for as this one for less, around here even trashed ones with automatics are already 5-6k

[@TheTopher]

Just to clarify, Substitute Topher is not my mom

[@smellylettuce]

😂

[@djrek521]

What do Substitute Topher mean?

[@autoinsight.global]

​@@djrek521 Both of them are Christophers (Tophers) and every now and then the other Topher makes a video on TheTopher channel. Maybe we could call him Topher Junior😂

[@HifiByLeon]

😂😂😂

[@maeng97]

Never would’ve known until u did

[@hcgvr27]

Honestly when you first turned your head I thought it was going to be your mom 💀

[@faraha28]

same 😂

[@arshianihal2407]

Or

[@TopherDrives]

very real jump scare

[@alessioberard1342]

substitute topher jumpscare

[@A_guan]

Same! For a second I was like uhhh what?? That's not your mom 😂

[@kugelschreiber5678]

You're not fooling anyone, Topher. "Substitute Topher" is secretly your son, and Tedward is your brother. I get it man, as your loyal viewers, we'll hold onto your secrets.

[@StephenAgneta]

His mom looks just like the other Topher

[@PaulsPlace]

Now this is tempting to buy, I have a soft spot for 5-cylinder Volvos. Always loved those, used to do regular maintenance on them in mechanics class in high school. Things are indestructible. Wife would probably hate me getting another car though 😂 I’ve ran out of room.

[@faheemabbas3965]

Too bad Volvo is now a part of the alliance of planned obsolescence vehicle manufacturers. Among other companies

[@seemaprathapan7354]

I know you you are that guy with the red chewy cruze

[@christian-van-e]

I've once had this model, de 2.4 D5 (Diesel) engine; it was a great great car. Stil have a soft spot for it, too! And I still like the model!

[@ralkia]

my dad still drives his 05 X70 with da 5cyl... he has 330k miles and everything major is original :D

[@AquaLady153]

better to ask for forgiveness than permission

[@DENTSHAVEMENTALILLNES]

Your mom is pretty badass for driving a manual.

[@mart43]

I guess everyone in Europe must also be a badass....

[@mike-miranda]

babe wake up thetopher dropped another banger

[@CPMUNSEY]

I remember when these first came out and thinking how much better looking they were than the previous ones. This will make someone a great little car. Very cool to see it still on the road and in good mechanical condition.👌🏽

[@swizzlstyx]

had one of these N/A s60s for 4 ish years... I think these are super underrated vehicles. they don't rust out, decently reliable and very safe for the time period, and the design has aged a lot better than most sedans of the era. IMO this was one of the last old school "utilitarian" cars volvo made before they went upmarket and started making overcomplicated, disposable vehicles. Huge plus for this one is the lack of a sunroof, as the drains are known to clog and flood the footwells.

[@T5_T-Rell]

Imo as someone who’s owned 4 p2 01-04 s60 T5s the NA sounds the best too. They have enough power as a nice commuter but are definitely by no means fast, but with minor exhaust work they sound almost identical to a v10 and imo even better than the turbo models.

[@clover7359]

18:58 Fuel cutoff is 6900 rpm for the NA engine, but trust me, nobody is home past 6500 so you really want to shift by then.

[@BSTheMadman1]

My mom had a first gen xc90. Rode to school in that. Fun features in it like the built in booster seat. Turbo I5. My mom let me shift the transmission in the passenger seat. Solid car. Cars from the early 2000s are just great. Maybe it’s nostalgia but I think that generation of automobile is my favorite.

[@ehsanahamed7046]

just thinking about a car from 20 years ago having such great quality leather and still runs with barely any rust to me is better than anything else i could buy.

[@WillemVerb]

I've never seen a manual with leather interior, so cool that your mom drives this.

[@klaspeppar5619]

I have seen many.

[@Autoblox0]

Bro you got me scared when you turned your head I was like damn

[@MrScott-eb8nl]

this thing is so nice and so rare it deserves to be on cars & bids. hopefully the new owner takes just as good care of it!

[@losingmyfavoritegame8752]

BEAUTIFUL! I would just say "Mom, can I have the S60? if I get 600k subscribers?" 😁 I inherited my sister's 2010 S40 2.4i. I love it love it! This will be interesting to watch. Volvo for life!

[@sebbieee100]

My first car in 2010 was a 04 s60 2.5t. I miss that car everyday, nothing like a Volvo. When he was talkin how smooth opening the doors were. I felt that so much haha

[@thomashatch8515]

Nice! I had a 2002 S-60T Auto (Black on Tan). It actually was a great ! Pricey to maintain, but it never let me down. One of the safest cars out there, plus those seats...I could do1 0 hr trips. That open cubby in the center of the dash used to drive me crazy so I bought the optional factory cupholder that goes in there. The only complaint I ever had was the turning radius was horrible... Drove it to 105k and sole it for a decent chuck on change. Enjoy and hope it goes to a nice home!

[@BigBearBjorna]

Crazy how the seats seem to be in such good shape, here in sweden alot of these old Volvos with leather seats have rips or cracks everywhere. The person who buys will be one happy person lol

[@JacksonJervis]

I own it! It’s a fantastic car. I am in fact a happy person.

[@drdominodog5168]

I learned to drive on a '05 automatic FWD. Mine was almost identical but in white. Mine finally went off to the scrap yard when I got a new WRX this past February. It's a shame these cars aren't worth the maintenance costs because they're such nice cars.

[@MegaMC777]

Aftermarket wheels reminded me the one on the Saab 9-3. The tray by the radio is like the optional phone keypad, if I recall right.

[@tonyl7286]

Pretty rare car. Don't remember the last time I saw a non T5/R P2 manual, let alone no sunroof.

[@Entropied]

Saw one of these at a Honda dealer. They had a $25k markup on it. Must be a Honda thing.

[@พชรตัญตระกูล]

ที่ประเทศของฉันรถยุโรปมีแต่รถเกียร์อัตโนมัติและราคาแพงมาก เงินเดือน 15,000 บาทแต่รถราคา 3,000,000 บาทขึ้นไป ไม่มีสิทธิ์แม้แต่จะคิดครอบครอง

[@victoryepik]

I really like this generation of volvos with subtle styling,safety and good to drive also very clean car man, congratulations to your mom to keeping this car on the road

[@noahkang2417]

We are a Volvo family as well! My daily is an 04 S60R 6 speed, we also have an 04 V70 2.4 which we’ve had since new and my mom has a 2018 XC90. All of which are great cars. Love the Volvo content! Hopefully you get another 850, S60, or whatever in the future. I wish you lived closer to Seattle so my R could be reviewed. Anyways love the content.

[@VirtualGuth]

I love that this car was configured with a naturally aspirated engine and a manual transmission. It should provide many, many more miles of motoring. (Bonus of that era: no infotainment BS!!!). Overall a very nice car that appears to be in very nice condition. I hope that the next owner enjoys this car and takes good care of it like your mom has.

[@Mekel01]

I was never a fan of Volvo until I drove one, same goes for the new Chrysler Pacificas

[@terra6084]

i miss my 2002 volvo s60 T5 with the spaceball 5 speed, absolute blast to drive

[@qwertiee]

20:04 that little slot you guys were talking about is actually for the pop out drink holder found in the S60 in other regions. Search it up, it's a quirky little thing that folds out quite nicely :)

[@PowerSlaveAlfons]

In addition to that, some models actually did have a full-on phone there.

[@LostInSpace175]

I just got a new car (2023 kia forte gt) and I've been hooked on this channel for a while now! Need more old car POVs!

[@byrne6348]

My moms car (pans to substitute Topher) 😳

[@tyler9703]

These Volvos are definitely not the most exciting sedans on the planet, but theyre just really, really *nice*. I would absolutely love to daily drive one of these.

[@willmagruder2861]

in the US Ive only ever seen one manual non-R S60, tried to buy it to learn manual with but it sold too quick :(

[@zandrew]

PLEEEEAASE do the usual 70mph MPG loop and a sound system test!! Lets see how far we've come along in two decades!....Is this car better than a new Versa?

[@benjaminsmith2287]

Well, I'm still driving my 2002 s80. It's faster (solid acceleration) and has the twin-turbo inline 6. The look is pretty similar overall. The car is well screwed together. The P2 Volvos were nice and still there are some around. My car has 177750 or so miles on it now. It' my daily commuter to work, 15 miles there and back. I'll hang on to it maybe 2 more years if nothing major goes wrong. Engine and transmission are great so it's, like Topher says, replace worn suspension parts, some sensors, I had to replace a window regulator and a fuel point. But my console instrument panel works fine, no problems so far. Cosmetiacally, my car isn't as clean. The passenger seat is ripped and my console armrest vinyl is torn. But overall, the interior is pretty clean.

[@thuddiz]

this was my first car in 2014, but it was a 2001, same engine and manual gearbox! loved it, it was dark grey

[@DoSum4Me]

That S60 is gorgeous. Love that it’s a 5 cylinder & manual. My mom still has her 2003 Volvo XC70 2.5T with 285k mi and it works great. I’ve been trying for years to get her to sell it to me lol.

[@calamityyy]

I've owned a facelifted 2008 S60 2.4 5 cylinder, 5-speed manual, 170hp, Atacama Grey exterior with tan full leather interior just like in the video. It was a mighty car that, felt like a solid tank. The engine note and the doors/hood closing sound is all I needed to know.

[@bensonwu1238]

You drive a Subaru BRZ with Manual transmission?

[@faheemabbas3965]

Pretty sure he does, it’s lifted too.

[@merin1093]

Absolutely love these, can’t wait to pick one up in the near future😍

[@xxTosteRxx]

I've got 2005 V70, which is same car but wagon. Handed down by my parents. Love it. I've had very same thoughts as you guy throughout the video. Biggest gripe is it's automatic and it pains me terribly. I never stop thinking about switching it for a manual.

[@djkasdjkasdjdjdj]

IKR!

[@javianjohnson8746]

I remember seeing this car all over my neighborhood during the 2000s 😂 a cult classic for moms everywhere

[@wpmedia6377]

6:41 topher petting the owners manual is hilarious

[@LactoseTolerant50]

Man I hate that style of steering wheel.

[@StonedNoob]

Lmao 0:07 Had us all 😂

[@AndreThompson925]

Good luck with sale! I just picked up recording devices to start making POV videos of my own, I just wanted to tell you that you guys and Tedward have really inspired me.

[@Roddy_Zeh]

A fine vehicle. Definitely would purchase it if I had the coin. And if I was in the US. 🍷🗿

[@callummccubbing4506]

Practically my nan's car except theirs in a S40 with the same engine but auto. Great things but VERY slow

[@dave3uz74]

my mom had an 06 s60 base. she got it up to 296k miles before i believe a fuel line burst and she didnt want to put another dollar into it😂😂 amazing car tho. only major problem she had was the transmission. i forgot they made these with a 5 speed! i may try n find one..

[@adilkong7560]

this is literally the same spec as my first car! so much nostalgia watching this video. I almost have chills watching this

[@tapio_m6861]

This was the peak Volvo era. Absolutely wonderful car to drive for long distances.

[@impulse922]

My beater is a 03 t5 manual that I've had since 2007. I wish it wasn't true about the maintenance, but the seats are absolutely devine to sit in.

[@b286guy]

Great condition for such an old car! 🤩

[@tobias_dahlberg]

I have this but a V70, same engine and transmission but the last model year they made it, model year 2007/8, believe it or not. They called it a "Classic" trim line. Little souped up with the R instrument cluster (but grey instead of blue), no plastic cladding (all body painted) etc. It has not been this mildly driven, it has been used a lot and the suspension isn't the tightest. I'll just replace things when I have to, but for me it is a beater car. The engine and transmission are bullet proof, as long as you service it. The rest is a little hit or miss and I'll take care of it when problems arise. I'll probably just drive it until it gives out which'll probably be another 5 years or so, then I'll switch to electric. The normal ICE cars available today are not my thing, boring turbo i4:s, I'd rather have an electric at that point.

[@brq44]

My favorite Volvo engine is this 5 cylinder, it sounds heavenly.

[@Carandmotorcyclefreak]

My dad had a 2001 Volvo s60 2.4 diesel and sold it with 200.000-250.000 and it never had problems and always runt good and my dad took really good car of it and we loved it I have great memories with that car we had it for 9 years and and it had around 190hp but we never knew why because standard it has like 160-170hp my dad thought it was tuned from the factory I think it maybe had a ecu tune

[@losingmyfavoritegame8752]

Exactly! The 2.4i is not fast, but the driving experience is very good. There is no center floating center stack in the S60 is there? I hope the new owner will keep it in the garage!

[@cryoczar1238]

Just picked up the same car, 5 Speed Slicktop, except 2003, black/greycloth, and a V70. They just don't rust! Gets great mileage and is fun!

[@00lexuses300]

Never knew the regular S60 came in a manual

[@S3rb14]

My das had volvo s60 2.5 turbo benzin swapped the fillter eith the professional one whith weights less gives like 11 hp because the car is running way better and breathing better it was 2004 220hp with the swap and could thing he swapped out it was left out because the guy he bought the s60 from couldn't register car for 3years beacause of the papers and when my mom and dad break up my dad gave my mom that car because she could keep it because fort registering that car it was 200€ for her because it was under my grandpas name and he was invalid on his right shoulder because he was shoot there and in neck but hes good ans perfecly fine and the cars was breaking up some parts had to be swapped out and when my mom swapped out she couns buy another car execpt reparing but she perared because at first thw car didnt break much but when she took thw car to mechanic they threw the profesional filter and threw it or sold it ans my mom then sold the car for like 6k and the guy bought it and repared it and he was going like 250kmh on serbian highway chipped it and he was friend of mt father and still is volvo professional mechanic in serbia and he ia selling thw car for 4700

[@fergusferguson4782]

I just bought an '07 S60 R with 107K miles on it for my daughter for her first car. She wanted a project car. We have some work to do, but for AWD and 300HP it should do for a kid for a daily driver to get to school and back.

[@johnnylee1531]

Man can you do Saab cars driving?like 2006 9-3 2.8 POV Driving Impressions? Hope you can do it.

[@neo_falcon]

Almost literally my Volvo-Same exterior color, but a 2001 auto with charcoal interior (an even less common color combo, seemingly). She's nearing 308K miles, and I had her for over 11 years, now (as of commenting). Named her after Jody Summer from F-Zero. These naturally-aspirated, 5-cylinder Volvos are criminally underrated. 🦾

[@blakedailey9548]

Plenty of Volvos without heated seats (which I agree seems super counterintuitive). My 2001 S80 didn't have them!

[@houseking9211]

you can tell volvos are similar to saabs, a lot of the things you point out as very unique are also on lots of saabs, similar stories seem to come from both cars as well

[@MArgusChopinGyver]

Man, I really want this car. It will be my first car if I can buy one used here in Indonesia. Hopefully soon. Love to hear the thunk when the door closed just like you said! Might be get an automatic, but it's still better than the low cost green car option in Indonesia here

[@Newyen6MT]

God the classic 5 cylinder sound never gets old. You should do an update video on your old 850 R! The P2 T5 turbo 5 speeds are a joy to drive

[@supersimon126]

Ah yes, the heated seat bit. I always find it interesting when people mention that a car this new has heated seats, because i grew up with Volvo's as well, and knowing that they've had heated seats since the 70's, i'm more surprised it's not standard on every car by now. I don't remember the last time i saw a Volvo from 1990 and onwards that does not have heated seats, and my dads 850 R also has the rear heated seats, because if heated seats = good, then more heated seats = more good😂

[@progamertom7878]

i like how Americans express the "MANUAL"

[@Wstghntnfk]

(gets out of the car with the engine running without setting the parking break) - My anxiety went through the roof!

[@davidaltamirano7672]

Man, my first car was a 2001 volvo s60 2,4t. Loved that car and the seats was wonderful.

[@ThePinkfreak2011]

Ur mom let u drive her car? Hell would freeze over before my mom let me drive her car and I’ve been driving everyday for 11 years at this point. It’s really something special if ur mom trust u that much 😊

[@Archman155]

these are really common through europe and UK but the 5 cylinders are quite rare because theyre all diesels

[@nimmen]

I had a chipped T5 of this model. It was a beast.

[@tkusterb]

Do I spy both a CD AND cassette player? What a lovely car. I wish I could buy it, but I'm in Colorado!

[@mateusz4244]

1:00 kindly advice from european driver, use handbrake when your car is on neutral to avoid unpleasant suprises🙂. Its nice to use it even when you park with automatic transmission as stress put on handbrake is better than on gearbox and it is easier to switch driving mode from park later.

[@Tatjana_1993]

Soo funny. I bought the absolute same on in same red color about a 1 week ago. But its an automatic🙂

[@losingmyfavoritegame8752]

The gears are tall and it holds revs for a while. You have to shift like a truck, lol!

[@discaused]

my friend recently bought a blue s60r and he loves it despite the money hes basically thrown away to keep it running

[@SamFBM]

s60s are cool cars . my dad had a 2011 rdesign 2.0d in the uk (still 5 pot but twin turbo diesel 180hp 60mpg) was such a great car , until someone crashed into it and now its been crushed:( yy11gbf lives on in yt comments here. you should consider importing one they never die.

[@wendysremix]

I wish there were more manual Volvos out there

[@victic6679]

11:40 Damn bro has - leather seats that are heated - a rubber steering wheel - heated seats Crazy how many options there are LMAO

[@ekspresija101]

it really makes her look much younger, almost like a boy

[@WorldwideHypercars]

I wanted your mom to be telling her story in this video

[@barefootpedaldude7755]

I'd love to see your mom drive this car barefoot.

[@matcentrino7602]

To be honest, this car has more quality than a Tesla ;/

[@samstedman409]

That Moose bit at 12:07 sounded like something from Seinfeld 😂

[@yutuniopati]

The road is much in bad shape, no wonder why everyone drive big SUV in the US

[@jesryl1145]

Is it just me but that thing sounds kinda like a gallardo

[@brq44]

it kinda should

[@faheemabbas3965]

Half-cylinder versions of bigger engines tend to sound like the latter. Ex. Subaru 4-cylinder is somewhat similar to 8-cylinders, Audi (and this Volvo) 5-cylinder sounds like 10-cylinder Gallardo and Huracan, some 6-cylinders sound like 12-cylinders, etc.

[@brq44]

@@faheemabbas3965 They usually just sound weaker unless you make them bigger.

[@UCP-e4g]

Scotty Kilmer would consider it a money pit. LOL!

[@randy25rhoads]

The head rest down button enabled me to repeatedly piss off every single passenger.

[@SamFBM]

theres a reason they used these as btcc cars

[@idkwuisp7626]

I don't think i've ever seen a leather interior + plastic steering wheel combo

[@hossbonaventure]

I have this car 08 2.5T auto. Fun car to drive. Never rusts

[@SamFBM]

spot the other s60 in the vid

[@don_d1997]

How about driving this beauty at night?

[@kivboiii4259]

4 red s60s? This man has certainly never been to sweden

[@SystembolagetOfficial]

The clutch on these old P2 volvos are suprisingly strong. I bought an old S80 from 1999 that had roughly 31k KM on it. had to tow it since the brakes didnt work. Only thing was that the clutch couldnt disengage FULLY for some reason. However we didnt notice that. So after about 8km of towing we finally made it home, opened the hood, and holy shit there was clutch smoke everywhere. We believed the first new thing we needed was a clutch. However its still holding up after another 3,5k km since we got it, INCLUDING several hundred burnouts. Just had to rev a bit and dump the clutch and it would spin pretty good on the road, also the same engine as this one, 2.4l 140hp.