Volvo S60R new daily
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Morning all,
Thought I'd share with you my latest purchase.. A 2004 facelift Volvo S60R AWD in much sought after manual gearbox form too!
Specs.. 300bhp turbo 5 cylinder, Haldex AWD system, Four C active suspension, Full leathers, Full Volvo service history and only 73000 miles! A very good starting point, this is gonna be a keeper I think
Here's some pics
Not the best pics but you get the idea!
That's pretty much it though! Still very pleased with it despite only owning for 3 weeks but it is the most complete car I have ever owned! It's pretty quick, handles well, makes all the right noises and is of course Volvo safe! I also have no actual plans to do anything to the car either, it's well sorted out the box, although the exhaust is looking a bit flakey in places so may upgrade to something a bit more vocal if I have to!
Comments welcome!
Thought I'd share with you my latest purchase.. A 2004 facelift Volvo S60R AWD in much sought after manual gearbox form too!
Specs.. 300bhp turbo 5 cylinder, Haldex AWD system, Four C active suspension, Full leathers, Full Volvo service history and only 73000 miles! A very good starting point, this is gonna be a keeper I think
Here's some pics
Not the best pics but you get the idea!
That's pretty much it though! Still very pleased with it despite only owning for 3 weeks but it is the most complete car I have ever owned! It's pretty quick, handles well, makes all the right noises and is of course Volvo safe!
I also have no actual plans to do anything to the car either, it's well sorted out the box, although the exhaust is looking a bit flakey in places so may upgrade to something a bit more vocal if I have to!Comments welcome!
civicduty said:
Go on then, how much?
Knew this would come up... Considering I did buy from a dealer, low mileage and full Volvo history I paid £6k.. Not bad in fairness as I was looking at buying another Focus ST, which are still quite expensive and not as well kitted out, comfortably or importantly as quick as the Volvo! Rikki55 said:
Knew this would come up... Considering I did buy from a dealer, low mileage and full Volvo history I paid £6k.. Not bad in fairness as I was looking at buying another Focus ST, which are still quite expensive and not as well kitted out, comfortably or importantly as quick as the Volvo!
That's seems perfectly reasonable, you wouldn't get a BMW or a Mercedes of similar age and mileage with the same spec for that money. I just wondered as it looked so clean for the age, the wheels, bodywork everything look immaculate. I only wish I had gone for a fast Petrol Volvo saloon instead of my Diesel Mondeo Rep mobile. Rikki55 said:
Knew this would come up... Considering I did buy from a dealer, low mileage and full Volvo history I paid £6k.. Not bad in fairness as I was looking at buying another Focus ST, which are still quite expensive and not as well kitted out, comfortably or importantly as quick as the Volvo!
I don't get ST pricing. Face lift ones in orange seem to be on for silly money. Just looked and they seem to be 10k minimum, often 12-13! this is a 5 year old car which isn't that fast especially for the fuel it consumes. Great though the 5 cylinder engine is it's not particularly vocal in that car either. These things cannot have been much more expensive to buy new! I should have bought one back in 2012 when I could have had a good example st3 for just under 10k! I could probably resell it today and have not lost much at all!civicduty said:
That's seems perfectly reasonable, you wouldn't get a BMW or a Mercedes of similar age and mileage with the same spec for that money. I just wondered as it looked so clean for the age, the wheels, bodywork everything look immaculate. I only wish I had gone for a fast Petrol Volvo saloon instead of my Diesel Mondeo Rep mobile.
That's okay yeah looking at other Rs for sale they sort of sit around from £5k anywhere up to £8k for a really late one! So I got a good deal really, especially with the history, mileage and condition it is really really good It was a bit of an odd choice if I'm honest considering what else I could have had but I just really appreciate the smaller details on the car plus it's exclusivity and Q car status really do appeal to me
civicduty said:
Have you got anymore pictures of the interior?
I shall get some up soon! Unfortunately it's not the David Dickinson off cut tan leather coloured interior! Mines got the Blue/Black leather which actually suits the black outside really well. I will get pics up soon though
Been looking at these, definitely want one of these after my 9-5 Aero. According to http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=103... a stage 1 remap will take it to 330 bhp and 480 NM, and the intake can handle up to 450 bhp!
I have just sold my V70R, 2004.
It was an auto.
I loved it for the 3 years I had it but was always worried about a big bill.
Fortunately it never happened.
I would get another one if I could. the spec would be manual with 17" wheels.
They are great cars. There are many horror stories, I wonder how many have actually come from the horses mouth, or are rumour. I know a few people who have them and none has had any major issues with them.
I would get an oil change on the angle gear, it will only benefit, and you don't want it to break!
Many parts are available for sensible money. The engine is essentially shared with the focus, so many parts can be purchased from Ford for a fraction of the Volvo price. It takes some time to match part numbers. One example is the fuel pressure sensor,:- £170.00 from Volvo. £45 from Ford (the ford part is stamped volvo).
Brakes (only buy brembo) are available for very sensible money if you shop around.
The shock absorbers are unique, but are available at a fraction of the main dealer price.
The bits that scared me were little things:- callipers are £700 each, headlamps the same and the 18 inch wheels are prone to cracking. I did 2, lucky both could be repaired, as they too are £700 ish new. There was a supplier in europe that did a set of 4 genuine wheels for £600.
Best of luck!
It was an auto.
I loved it for the 3 years I had it but was always worried about a big bill.
Fortunately it never happened.
I would get another one if I could. the spec would be manual with 17" wheels.
They are great cars. There are many horror stories, I wonder how many have actually come from the horses mouth, or are rumour. I know a few people who have them and none has had any major issues with them.
I would get an oil change on the angle gear, it will only benefit, and you don't want it to break!
Many parts are available for sensible money. The engine is essentially shared with the focus, so many parts can be purchased from Ford for a fraction of the Volvo price. It takes some time to match part numbers. One example is the fuel pressure sensor,:- £170.00 from Volvo. £45 from Ford (the ford part is stamped volvo).
Brakes (only buy brembo) are available for very sensible money if you shop around.
The shock absorbers are unique, but are available at a fraction of the main dealer price.
The bits that scared me were little things:- callipers are £700 each, headlamps the same and the 18 inch wheels are prone to cracking. I did 2, lucky both could be repaired, as they too are £700 ish new. There was a supplier in europe that did a set of 4 genuine wheels for £600.
Best of luck!
Nice.
I had a 2.4 T5 (same engine but with thicker liners and smaller injectors) I went for the T5 as the R's appeared a bit fragile..
It sounded mint, was super comfy, went like hell (mapped ~310hp) but really wooly in the corners.. Ultimately couldn't get on with the way it looked so got rid.
Nice box to tick though.
I had a 2.4 T5 (same engine but with thicker liners and smaller injectors) I went for the T5 as the R's appeared a bit fragile..
It sounded mint, was super comfy, went like hell (mapped ~310hp) but really wooly in the corners.. Ultimately couldn't get on with the way it looked so got rid.
Nice box to tick though.
philmots said:
Nice.
I had a 2.4 T5 (same engine but with thicker liners and smaller injectors) I went for the T5 as the R's appeared a bit fragile..
It sounded mint, was super comfy, went like hell (mapped ~310hp) but really wooly in the corners.. Ultimately couldn't get on with the way it looked so got rid.
Nice box to tick though.
totally different engineI had a 2.4 T5 (same engine but with thicker liners and smaller injectors) I went for the T5 as the R's appeared a bit fragile..
It sounded mint, was super comfy, went like hell (mapped ~310hp) but really wooly in the corners.. Ultimately couldn't get on with the way it looked so got rid.
Nice box to tick though.
Rikki55 said:
MJK 24 said:
Great machine! Ex Volvo UK with an OY registration.
Enjoy
Thank you Enjoy
Ex Volvo UK? Anything interesting I should know about this? If you have the service book, the PDI stamp will reveal all!
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