V70 163 v's V70 185 - What should I look for when buying?
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Alex - Being the guru you clearly are would you like to pass comment on this one?
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...
Roger Woods said:
Thanks Alex, I know you would be on the case, nice BUT.... I have a real thing against black, I had a new Dodge Durango in Saudi Arabia in 2006 and never, ever managed to keep it nice, I wish it was silver but thats the kind of thing I would like....
I know someone on the industrial estate who will make you change your mind Rog....Link
Anyway, Merry Christmas to you and the fam!
Stedman said:
I know someone on the industrial estate who will make you change your mind Rog....
Link
Anyway, Merry Christmas to you and the fam!
Hey Mate, not seen you about, is it because you have realised what colour your car really is?Link
Anyway, Merry Christmas to you and the fam!
Tee Hee.
nope sorry dont want a black one, a facelifted 04/05 Auto 163 Silver one is the hunted one!
A lex said:
This one (which I posted above) fits the bill pretty nicely then 
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2004-54-VOLVO-V70-AWD-XC...
Alex - Cheers for that link, that car has been up for sale for quite a while, pretty sure I saw it on ebay a good couple of months back if not 3 months, I'm going to stick with looking for a 2 wheel drive one (There was a really nice looking one in last weeks autotrader but sold the day before the lad paid me for my Subaru) , its good that we have the XC90 for when the weather gets really bad (which we are not far off getting I think) it was -4 driving to East Grinstead this morning!http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2004-54-VOLVO-V70-AWD-XC...
Just to reiterate the auto gearbox thing.
It's really essential you get it up to temp to check it's all OK. I had a 52plate 163 D5 with the auto box, it was fine when cold but after 10+ miles would clunk rather worryingly on the downchange from 2-1 when slowing down. Did the full "Gibbons" flush thropugh with no good result, changed all the gearbox mounts, no change. Lived with it for a bit but started to worsen so chopped it in.
Mine also had an injector fail. Symptom was poor starting from being sat overnight, worse when cold.
They are great cars though, when they are all working nicely, good luck finding one.
It's really essential you get it up to temp to check it's all OK. I had a 52plate 163 D5 with the auto box, it was fine when cold but after 10+ miles would clunk rather worryingly on the downchange from 2-1 when slowing down. Did the full "Gibbons" flush thropugh with no good result, changed all the gearbox mounts, no change. Lived with it for a bit but started to worsen so chopped it in.
Mine also had an injector fail. Symptom was poor starting from being sat overnight, worse when cold.
They are great cars though, when they are all working nicely, good luck finding one.
A lex said:
Mine is on 167k, wouldnt put me off a bit if it has been looked after correctly. Just give it a good, long testdrive and make sure the g'box gets fully warmed up.
There are plenty of these on the Volvo forums here in NL with 300K+ miles.
At 3k i'd be much more inclined to take a 'risk' than at 5k. Really, really rough D5 facelifts with 250k+ on them will still fetch 2k on eBay, so if you could bag that at 3k ish, I think it makes a nice buy.
All IMO obviously
Thanks Alex, depending on what the dealer comes back with I think I might have a go, this one has no service book and that makes me a bit nervous but I know this chap sells loads of cars and appears to be pretty straightThere are plenty of these on the Volvo forums here in NL with 300K+ miles.
At 3k i'd be much more inclined to take a 'risk' than at 5k. Really, really rough D5 facelifts with 250k+ on them will still fetch 2k on eBay, so if you could bag that at 3k ish, I think it makes a nice buy.
All IMO obviously
Roger Woods said:
Excellent, that answers that question, so 165,000 miles not an issue then (baring in mind I will do naf all) it might be worth a punt at 3 grand and run it for a few years?
The 7 seater conversion would come in handy....
Well, having partly stripped the engine on mine (188k), I can tell you that there is almost no apparent wear at all to cam bearing journals, cam lobes, and even the cylinder bores still have visible honing marks, with very little wear visible.The 7 seater conversion would come in handy....
So mechanically, they're very very tough. The things that wear and will need replacing are the ancillary items, like suspension, bushes, etc. DMF & clutch might be an issue, but I think mine's original and was still in fine fettle at the time it came off the road.
Super Slo Mo said:
Well, having partly stripped the engine on mine (188k), I can tell you that there is almost no apparent wear at all to cam bearing journals, cam lobes, and even the cylinder bores still have visible honing marks, with very little wear visible.
So mechanically, they're very very tough. The things that wear and will need replacing are the ancillary items, like suspension, bushes, etc. DMF & clutch might be an issue, but I think mine's original and was still in fine fettle at the time it came off the road.
Boy I'm getting all the 'Masters' in on this search and I thank you all. I'm thinking I will have a go at this one subject to a chat with my wife this evening but I think she will be pretty laid back about it. So mechanically, they're very very tough. The things that wear and will need replacing are the ancillary items, like suspension, bushes, etc. DMF & clutch might be an issue, but I think mine's original and was still in fine fettle at the time it came off the road.
Roger Woods said:
Hey Mate, not seen you about, is it because you have realised what colour your car really is?
Tee Hee.
nope sorry dont want a black one, a facelifted 04/05 Auto 163 Silver one is the hunted one!
Haha - yeap that's it! Currently driving a french reg v70. Keep and eye out at an NCP for it with many, many parking tickets on it Tee Hee.
nope sorry dont want a black one, a facelifted 04/05 Auto 163 Silver one is the hunted one!
Your Mrs must have finally listened to you - I saw her driving the other day...sedately!
Me again guys - views on this one please, its on my door step so if nothing comes of the grey one I will give this a call:
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...
Roger Woods said:
Me again guys - views on this one please, its on my door step so if nothing comes of the grey one I will give this a call:
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...
Going to hopefully have a look over the weekend at this one, assuming I can get hold of the owner that is!http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...
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