2010 Volvo XC70 D5 AWD - The formerly scruffy barge
Discussion
AJB88 said:
Good work with that grill! can't you get some black matt spray and spray over it lightly to try blend it a little more?
Good thinking. I didn't want to paint the whole thing as it would take quite a bit of intricate cleaning for me to be confident that the paint would stay on over time. I've brushed a little matt black onto the visible epoxy lines...
The upper grille is still in transit, it had made it as far as Paris by the end of last week, so hopefully it won't be too much longer.
TurboRob said:
Fantastic thread and great to see another high miles XC70 being maintained
Thank you! I found your thread before purchase and enjoyed it. Without wishing to sound too creepy you might see mine around, I noticed the wheelie bins in your thread suggest we share the same council.I'll have to pick your brains about scissor lifts at some point. They've been on my shopping list for a while but I keep flip-flopping between a scissor and a dumpy two post lift that would clear the 2.4m ceiling in my garage. Mine is a similar layout to yours with two single doors, I fear the posts would get in the way. Do you find the scissor restrictive when it comes to access underneath?
Alfahorn said:
A landowner with lots of cash in the bank in London but doesn't necessarily want to show off his wealth, wearing an old Barbour jacket and a pair of Cheaney & Co brogues with corderoy trousers and a flat cap kind of car. Also puts £20 on the collection plate in church on a Sunday.
You know the thing.
That gave me a giggle, spot on, although sadly completely wide of the mark for its new owner.You know the thing.
surveyor said:
Put a deposit down on this yesterday and looking forward to collecting it!
Lovely! But, can people stop posting nicer cars in pleasant colours in here 
XRMike said:
Excellent thread! I really do love a D5 powered v70/xc70. These engines really respond well to a remap should you be tempted by some extra poke.
It's more lively than I was expecting, possibly quicker in the real world than the 250bhp 4cyl 2.0 'T5' that was in my V90.integraf40 said:
I feel this becoming an unusually satisfying thread, following with interest! Quite an under the radar classy car, I like it a lot
Thank you, there's something quite therapeutic about fixing up a neglected car. I think I'm getting more enjoyment from this than I would have got from buying a better kept example.LFB531 said:
I think all credit to the OP here for highlighting what is an unusually satisfying car!
Thanks!guitarcarfanatic said:
Keep the thread updated (and I will do the same for mine) - good to share tips!!
Will do, thanks for the tip about the boot floor strut. I found the tailgate struts for a good price last night, not sure if you need to replace yours? Mine stays up but has to be encouraged upwards.RobFerrari said:
Looks great! Interestingly we're in a similar situation, my wife is imminently to give birth to our first child. We're swapping her car out for the one I have been using the past few months - I am home based full time now, so no justification for a hefty lease deal.
Old Volvo's have been on my list, and I do like the XC70s. I haven't any experience with the brand, other than the usual "very safe" points - so will be following this with an interested eye.
Your work already has made it look a tonne better!!
Thank you, plenty more to come. Old Volvo's have been on my list, and I do like the XC70s. I haven't any experience with the brand, other than the usual "very safe" points - so will be following this with an interested eye.
Your work already has made it look a tonne better!!
I guess it shouldn't be a surprise to anyone, but they work well as family cars. I find them more appealing than the default choice of a mid-sized SUV as well.
Davie said:
I'd second that! Fixing the assorted little niggles that effect functionality seems more engaging than watching somebody apply 23 coats of wax to an older car, especially when it's main role is to be for carting small humans / junk / life around in. And I think that in itself is a pretty fare representation of these things - they're rarely hanging apart, neglected or unreliable and even older, miley ones seem rather robust. As far as that's concerned, thus far mine is proving to be a hell of a lot better than the succession of P2 V70's that went before it. They're not as easy to run with "shed" mentality as they're few and far between as far as breakers go, but things like the usual door locks failing... it's just Mondeo locks and they're about £2 each from a scrappy so no need for the eye watering Volvo dealer bills some pay.
The locks seemed to be one of the main gotchas that I was expecting to find when I viewed an older example. Surprisingly they're (currently) all behaving. Beyond what I've documented here the only thing that's potentially playing up is the climate control which seems to sometimes get confused about what temperature it should pump out when in auto mode.
A weird omission from what's otherwise a well spec'd car was the lack of rear parking sensors. There's an official retrofit kit from Volvo, but it's a bit spendy at £400ish just for the parts. I cheaped out and spent a whopping £23.99 on a kit that Geraint seems to have had some previous success with. It has a 'dual processor safe' so it must be good.
The first job was to find a source of power that's switched by selecting reverse to tell the sensors to switch on. There should be a connector under the boot floor for connecting the OE parking sensors, but I couldn't find a voltage, it possibly needs to be coded in through the VIDA dealership software. I have a copy, but haven't sorted out an adapter to talk to the car yet.
Given that I'd need to splice into the wiring one way or another I kept things simple and traced the reversing lights which are in the tailgate of the XC70 back to the connector that lives under the headlining in the boot. The wiring diagrams on https://volvodiag.com told me that I was looking for a green and brown wire. There was enough slack on the factory loom to add a Wago 221 connector for my splice, I quite like using these in car interiors as they're much more confidence inspiring than Scotchloks or similar.
I'm not a fan of adding aftermarket wiring to cars, but in this instance I suspect the damage inflicted by leaving my wife without parking sensors would be exponentially greater
I clipped the red wire that I added to the factory loom and ran it down towards the boot floor...
Where it will be visible when changing a bulb I wrapped it in Tesa tape, very important
I made a ground cable and added it to one of the factory grounds in the boot floor.
Another idea stolen from Geraint was to replace the angry piezo speaker that's included in these kits with a 'BMW gong'. These were fitted to a lot of BMWs along with the L322 Range Rover. They can play a variety of sounds including a more pleasant reversing beep through a proper speaker. You can pick them up on eBay for under £10, I usually try and find them with a portion of wiring loom included as it makes things neater.
I removed the connectors I didn't need and chopped the loom down to leave me with what I did. Ground on the left, the wire in the middle isn't needed, and positive on the right.
Soldered onto the piezo speaker connector and wrapped...
I was planning to design and print a mount for the speaker, but for now I've wedged it behind the bulb changing access panel in the boot until I've decided if it's audible enough back there or not.
With the wiring mostly sorted I removed the rear bumper. Half a Cornish field worth of mud fell out from behind the arch liners.
This led me to get sidetracked by another job. I'd noticed when we first viewed the car that the spare wheel well looked a bit crusty externally. There were no signs of corrosion internally, and no holes appeared after a good prod so I was happy that this was likely just surface corrosion.
After a good wire brushing that still seemed to be the case. Owning an ageing Japanese car has made me quite familiar with rust, and vaguely competent at welding in patch panels, but that won't be required here.
I treated the rust with two coats of Bilt Hamber Hydrate 80. It's very good stuff.
The next day it had dried blueish black...
I then applied a couple of coats of underseal. Having tried various underseals I'm not a huge fan of Waxoyl, but I'd run out of Bilt Hamber Dynax UB after my last session on the Mazda and it won't be too messy on this localised area.
Once that was dry I pressure washed the rest of the rear to remove all the crud. I didn't find any further corrosion. I applied a thin coat of clear cavity wax to everything else that sits behind the bumper. From memory Toolstation sell the Tectane stuff that I used cheaply, it seems good for protecting areas like this that haven't yet rusted and don't see too much weather.
Back to the bumper, it also got treated to a good pressure washing.
Usefully, the locations for the factory sensor placement are marked on the back.
I drilled a pilot hole through from the back using a small brad point bit, then applied some masking tape and drilled through from the front using the supplied 18mm hole saw. The supplier was kind enough to supply both silver and matt black sensors for the same price as a single coloured set. The silver is a surprisingly good match, the matt black is a little bit darker than the bumper.
I removed the offside reflector as it was missing a chunk, I'm collecting a replacement from Volvo later this week.
The 18mm sensors in the kit that I used are an upgrade over what's apparently a 'regular' 22mm sensor. They're meant to look more OE, which I think is true. They're angled slightly to allow for the curvature of a bumper so have to be installed in a certain orientation.
I don't like the spaghetti mess of wiring you end up with when using aftermarket kits like this. I tried to clip most of it out of the way behind the bumper in an attempt to avoid a rats nest under the boot floor.
There's a useful access bung on the offside of the car to run cabling through to under the boot floor.
I stuck the control box down using the supplied sticky pad. I think it looks reasonably neat.
With the bumper reinstalled I'm happy with how they look. I think most people wouldn't realise that they were aftermarket.
The underside looks a lot more presentable too. The screws that held the silver trim piece had corroded and were replaced. You can see some water droplets on the area that I undersealed from the car sitting outside. Water (and I guess salt) seems to drain and sit there, which maybe explains the localised corrosion.
The silver panel had a lot of small marks from being parked by touch against a wall. I had a bottle of touch up paint intended for BMW wheels that was a decent match so I spent some time dabbing paint onto the many little chips using the end of a cable tie. It looks smarter from a distance.
The first job was to find a source of power that's switched by selecting reverse to tell the sensors to switch on. There should be a connector under the boot floor for connecting the OE parking sensors, but I couldn't find a voltage, it possibly needs to be coded in through the VIDA dealership software. I have a copy, but haven't sorted out an adapter to talk to the car yet.
Given that I'd need to splice into the wiring one way or another I kept things simple and traced the reversing lights which are in the tailgate of the XC70 back to the connector that lives under the headlining in the boot. The wiring diagrams on https://volvodiag.com told me that I was looking for a green and brown wire. There was enough slack on the factory loom to add a Wago 221 connector for my splice, I quite like using these in car interiors as they're much more confidence inspiring than Scotchloks or similar.
I'm not a fan of adding aftermarket wiring to cars, but in this instance I suspect the damage inflicted by leaving my wife without parking sensors would be exponentially greater
I clipped the red wire that I added to the factory loom and ran it down towards the boot floor...
Where it will be visible when changing a bulb I wrapped it in Tesa tape, very important
I made a ground cable and added it to one of the factory grounds in the boot floor.
Another idea stolen from Geraint was to replace the angry piezo speaker that's included in these kits with a 'BMW gong'. These were fitted to a lot of BMWs along with the L322 Range Rover. They can play a variety of sounds including a more pleasant reversing beep through a proper speaker. You can pick them up on eBay for under £10, I usually try and find them with a portion of wiring loom included as it makes things neater.
I removed the connectors I didn't need and chopped the loom down to leave me with what I did. Ground on the left, the wire in the middle isn't needed, and positive on the right.
Soldered onto the piezo speaker connector and wrapped...
I was planning to design and print a mount for the speaker, but for now I've wedged it behind the bulb changing access panel in the boot until I've decided if it's audible enough back there or not.
With the wiring mostly sorted I removed the rear bumper. Half a Cornish field worth of mud fell out from behind the arch liners.
This led me to get sidetracked by another job. I'd noticed when we first viewed the car that the spare wheel well looked a bit crusty externally. There were no signs of corrosion internally, and no holes appeared after a good prod so I was happy that this was likely just surface corrosion.
After a good wire brushing that still seemed to be the case. Owning an ageing Japanese car has made me quite familiar with rust, and vaguely competent at welding in patch panels, but that won't be required here.
I treated the rust with two coats of Bilt Hamber Hydrate 80. It's very good stuff.
The next day it had dried blueish black...
I then applied a couple of coats of underseal. Having tried various underseals I'm not a huge fan of Waxoyl, but I'd run out of Bilt Hamber Dynax UB after my last session on the Mazda and it won't be too messy on this localised area.
Once that was dry I pressure washed the rest of the rear to remove all the crud. I didn't find any further corrosion. I applied a thin coat of clear cavity wax to everything else that sits behind the bumper. From memory Toolstation sell the Tectane stuff that I used cheaply, it seems good for protecting areas like this that haven't yet rusted and don't see too much weather.
Back to the bumper, it also got treated to a good pressure washing.
Usefully, the locations for the factory sensor placement are marked on the back.
I drilled a pilot hole through from the back using a small brad point bit, then applied some masking tape and drilled through from the front using the supplied 18mm hole saw. The supplier was kind enough to supply both silver and matt black sensors for the same price as a single coloured set. The silver is a surprisingly good match, the matt black is a little bit darker than the bumper.
I removed the offside reflector as it was missing a chunk, I'm collecting a replacement from Volvo later this week.
The 18mm sensors in the kit that I used are an upgrade over what's apparently a 'regular' 22mm sensor. They're meant to look more OE, which I think is true. They're angled slightly to allow for the curvature of a bumper so have to be installed in a certain orientation.
I don't like the spaghetti mess of wiring you end up with when using aftermarket kits like this. I tried to clip most of it out of the way behind the bumper in an attempt to avoid a rats nest under the boot floor.
There's a useful access bung on the offside of the car to run cabling through to under the boot floor.
I stuck the control box down using the supplied sticky pad. I think it looks reasonably neat.
With the bumper reinstalled I'm happy with how they look. I think most people wouldn't realise that they were aftermarket.
The underside looks a lot more presentable too. The screws that held the silver trim piece had corroded and were replaced. You can see some water droplets on the area that I undersealed from the car sitting outside. Water (and I guess salt) seems to drain and sit there, which maybe explains the localised corrosion.
The silver panel had a lot of small marks from being parked by touch against a wall. I had a bottle of touch up paint intended for BMW wheels that was a decent match so I spent some time dabbing paint onto the many little chips using the end of a cable tie. It looks smarter from a distance.
Must get that sorted.Accelebrate said:
TurboRob said:
Fantastic thread and great to see another high miles XC70 being maintained
Thank you! I found your thread before purchase and enjoyed it. Without wishing to sound too creepy you might see mine around, I noticed the wheelie bins in your thread suggest we share the same council.I'll have to pick your brains about scissor lifts at some point. They've been on my shopping list for a while but I keep flip-flopping between a scissor and a dumpy two post lift that would clear the 2.4m ceiling in my garage. Mine is a similar layout to yours with two single doors, I fear the posts would get in the way. Do you find the scissor restrictive when it comes to access underneath?
Happy to help re: picking brains/a lift for the garage. Likewise be nice to have a nosey around a P3 XC70 so let me know if you'd like a brew and chinwag at some point.
Lovely install on the reverse sensors - I'm pinching that idea too
Your threads are always a treasure trove of knowledge and very timely. I'm swapping the ARB's on my Mx5 which you've covered before. Just recently I have been planning to add parking sensors to my Volvo. Perhaps if I keep thinking of modifications, you'll keep making posts on here...
Thanks all, nice to see people enjoying this thread Progress will be swift for a couple of weeks, I want to get the car mostly sorted and usable before moving my attention to Christmas and some DIY projects that need to be done in the new year ahead of new arrivals.
Tyres next. The car came with three Chinese 'Comforser' tyres with a 2021 date code, I suspect these were fitted after picking up advisories on the last MOT and must have only covered about 500 miles...
...and one Maxxis dated 2019 but also still with about 7.5mm of tread...
(the scuffed up arch trim is on my 'might replace if one comes up cheap' list)
I've become less of a tyre snob in recent years and have had good success with trackday tyres from companies like Nankang, but there's something about a mismatch of budgets that irks me.
I ideally wanted a set of all seasons, having a cheap AWD car without them felt like a missed opportunity. The XC70 has what seems to be a less popular size of 235/55/17 and a decent set of all seasons are £550ish. That wouldn't sit well with my Kodiaq budget.
I had a look at part worn options on eBay but finding a full matching set with decent tread depth and a recent date stamp proved tricky. There was one set that looked perfect, a private seller who'd bought a set of winter wheels but found the tyres fitted to be too large for his car. They were a set of Goodyear Vector 4Seasons all seasons with matching week 50 of 2019 date stamps and 6-7mm of tread. The only issue was that they were in York, a seven hour round trip from here and after contacting the seller he was only available for collection on weekends.
I stuck the listing on Shiply and was surprised to find a courier who could collect them from the seller a couple of days later at the weekend, and deliver them to me the following Monday for £55. Given the distance and collection requirements that seemed very reasonable. I sent the seller an offer that he accepted and gave the courier the go ahead. It was all surprisingly painless, I even received a live tracking link to follow the tyres to my door on the Monday...
They were only £200 delivered. Despite being nearly new in terms of production, I think they're an older design of all season and definitely look more like a dedicated winter tyre, they're heavy on Sipes. They seem to get decent reviews though and sheddy barge owners can't be choosers...
https://www.blackcircles.com/tyres/brands/goodyear...
I was half-tempted to take the wheels to the cheap powder coater in Birmingham that I've used a couple of times for my MX5, but that didn't really seem to be in the spirit of this project. If the car sticks around I'll treat it the next time it needs tyres.
Meaty! I think they suit it. I'll try and sell the tyres that it came with, hopefully being practically brand new they'll appeal to someone.
Progress will be swift for a couple of weeks, I want to get the car mostly sorted and usable before moving my attention to Christmas and some DIY projects that need to be done in the new year ahead of new arrivals.Tyres next. The car came with three Chinese 'Comforser' tyres with a 2021 date code, I suspect these were fitted after picking up advisories on the last MOT and must have only covered about 500 miles...
...and one Maxxis dated 2019 but also still with about 7.5mm of tread...
(the scuffed up arch trim is on my 'might replace if one comes up cheap' list)
I've become less of a tyre snob in recent years and have had good success with trackday tyres from companies like Nankang, but there's something about a mismatch of budgets that irks me.
I ideally wanted a set of all seasons, having a cheap AWD car without them felt like a missed opportunity. The XC70 has what seems to be a less popular size of 235/55/17 and a decent set of all seasons are £550ish. That wouldn't sit well with my Kodiaq budget.
I had a look at part worn options on eBay but finding a full matching set with decent tread depth and a recent date stamp proved tricky. There was one set that looked perfect, a private seller who'd bought a set of winter wheels but found the tyres fitted to be too large for his car. They were a set of Goodyear Vector 4Seasons all seasons with matching week 50 of 2019 date stamps and 6-7mm of tread. The only issue was that they were in York, a seven hour round trip from here and after contacting the seller he was only available for collection on weekends.
I stuck the listing on Shiply and was surprised to find a courier who could collect them from the seller a couple of days later at the weekend, and deliver them to me the following Monday for £55. Given the distance and collection requirements that seemed very reasonable. I sent the seller an offer that he accepted and gave the courier the go ahead. It was all surprisingly painless, I even received a live tracking link to follow the tyres to my door on the Monday...
They were only £200 delivered. Despite being nearly new in terms of production, I think they're an older design of all season and definitely look more like a dedicated winter tyre, they're heavy on Sipes. They seem to get decent reviews though and sheddy barge owners can't be choosers...
https://www.blackcircles.com/tyres/brands/goodyear...
I was half-tempted to take the wheels to the cheap powder coater in Birmingham that I've used a couple of times for my MX5, but that didn't really seem to be in the spirit of this project. If the car sticks around I'll treat it the next time it needs tyres.
Meaty! I think they suit it. I'll try and sell the tyres that it came with, hopefully being practically brand new they'll appeal to someone.
TurboRob said:
Accelebrate said:
TurboRob said:
Fantastic thread and great to see another high miles XC70 being maintained
Thank you! I found your thread before purchase and enjoyed it. Without wishing to sound too creepy you might see mine around, I noticed the wheelie bins in your thread suggest we share the same council.I'll have to pick your brains about scissor lifts at some point. They've been on my shopping list for a while but I keep flip-flopping between a scissor and a dumpy two post lift that would clear the 2.4m ceiling in my garage. Mine is a similar layout to yours with two single doors, I fear the posts would get in the way. Do you find the scissor restrictive when it comes to access underneath?
Happy to help re: picking brains/a lift for the garage. Likewise be nice to have a nosey around a P3 XC70 so let me know if you'd like a brew and chinwag at some point.
Lovely install on the reverse sensors - I'm pinching that idea too
You'd be more than welcome to have a nosey around my car in return for lift advice - I'll be in touch
Yes those are gen 1 vector 4 seasons. Interesting that they've got a week 50 2019 date code. I have the gen 2 version on my car that were fitted early November 2019, so about week 42ish. They do suit the car though and a for good price. I cannot have mismatched cheap tyres either, and have also binned off a few new sets of them over the years. Feels so wrong!
F20CN16 said:
Yes those are gen 1 vector 4 seasons. Interesting that they've got a week 50 2019 date code. I have the gen 2 version on my car that were fitted early November 2019, so about week 42ish. They do suit the car though and a for good price. I cannot have mismatched cheap tyres either, and have also binned off a few new sets of them over the years. Feels so wrong!
I clocked that they were the 'old' design, I guess they must have overlapped production for a bit...
This might be a pain if I need to replace a single tyre at some point, but it seemed a risk worth taking given what they cost.
Edit - Just noticed I can still buy the gen 1, 2 and the latest gen 3 4Season on Blackcircles, I guess Goodyear must produce a batch of each variant every so often. Good news if I need to replace one or two on their own in the future.
Edited by Accelebrate on Thursday 18th November 05:28
Great thread, thanks. I'm just wondering how the V70 compares to this XC70. I don't need AWD but quite fancy a comfy, practical daily. Driving dynamics are irrelevant, but motorway munching and reliability are important, as well as a big load space from time to time.
Is the V70 an XC70 minus the AWD or is there more to it than that? TIA.
Is the V70 an XC70 minus the AWD or is there more to it than that? TIA.
Brave Fart said:
Great thread, thanks. I'm just wondering how the V70 compares to this XC70. I don't need AWD but quite fancy a comfy, practical daily. Driving dynamics are irrelevant, but motorway munching and reliability are important, as well as a big load space from time to time.
Is the V70 an XC70 minus the AWD or is there more to it than that? TIA.
AWD (although there are 2WD XC70s), lifted suspension and 'bonus plastic' on the bodywork are the main differences. Otherwise they're largely the same car.Is the V70 an XC70 minus the AWD or is there more to it than that? TIA.
Brave Fart said:
Great thread, thanks. I'm just wondering how the V70 compares to this XC70. I don't need AWD but quite fancy a comfy, practical daily. Driving dynamics are irrelevant, but motorway munching and reliability are important, as well as a big load space from time to time.
Is the V70 an XC70 minus the AWD or is there more to it than that? TIA.
The V70 will be better on fuel and tax as it's lighter and lower, but other than that there's not much difference.Is the V70 an XC70 minus the AWD or is there more to it than that? TIA.
My order from Autodoc arrived...
It contains...
INA Water Pump & Timing Belt Set - 530 0582 30
Gates Aux Belt & Tensioner - K015PK1123XS
Gates AC Belt - 5PK628-620SF
Meyle Engine Mount - 714 030 0001
Mahle Oil Filter - OX 370D1
Mahle Air Filter - LX 1591/9
Meyle Fuel Filter - 514 323 0009
Mahle Charcoal Cabin Filter - LAK 387
Bosch Rear Wiper - A351H
I won't be changing the oil for a while as it was done recently, but it was good to get a filter 'in stock' for when I do. The other parts will hopefully get attached to the car soon. I've also ordered an alternator pulley from elsewhere as I retrospectively decided it was worth doing 'whilst I'm in there'.
Autodoc pricing is a bit weird, it's a fair amount cheaper to order through their phone app and the prices seem to fluctuate throughout the week. I assumed this was due to exchange rates but someone on another thread stated that they charge less Mon to Wed. Everything above came to £216, which was a lot cheaper than Euro Car Parts and the like.
A new pair of boot struts also arrived from Car Parts in Motion - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234094008695 using their multi-buy discount and the current eBay Black Friday coupon these cost less for a pair than Autodoc charge for one.
Stabilus 437135 - apparently the OE struts are the same brand. I'm not looking forward to fitting them as they're buried under the headliner. I believe it's the same part on cars with an electronic tailgate, but you only need one.
It contains...
INA Water Pump & Timing Belt Set - 530 0582 30
Gates Aux Belt & Tensioner - K015PK1123XS
Gates AC Belt - 5PK628-620SF
Meyle Engine Mount - 714 030 0001
Mahle Oil Filter - OX 370D1
Mahle Air Filter - LX 1591/9
Meyle Fuel Filter - 514 323 0009
Mahle Charcoal Cabin Filter - LAK 387
Bosch Rear Wiper - A351H
I won't be changing the oil for a while as it was done recently, but it was good to get a filter 'in stock' for when I do. The other parts will hopefully get attached to the car soon. I've also ordered an alternator pulley from elsewhere as I retrospectively decided it was worth doing 'whilst I'm in there'.
Autodoc pricing is a bit weird, it's a fair amount cheaper to order through their phone app and the prices seem to fluctuate throughout the week. I assumed this was due to exchange rates but someone on another thread stated that they charge less Mon to Wed. Everything above came to £216, which was a lot cheaper than Euro Car Parts and the like.
A new pair of boot struts also arrived from Car Parts in Motion - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234094008695 using their multi-buy discount and the current eBay Black Friday coupon these cost less for a pair than Autodoc charge for one.
Stabilus 437135 - apparently the OE struts are the same brand. I'm not looking forward to fitting them as they're buried under the headliner. I believe it's the same part on cars with an electronic tailgate, but you only need one.
The Bearded Tit said:
Brave Fart said:
Great thread, thanks. I'm just wondering how the V70 compares to this XC70. I don't need AWD but quite fancy a comfy, practical daily. Driving dynamics are irrelevant, but motorway munching and reliability are important, as well as a big load space from time to time.
Is the V70 an XC70 minus the AWD or is there more to it than that? TIA.
The V70 will be better on fuel and tax as it's lighter and lower, but other than that there's not much difference.Is the V70 an XC70 minus the AWD or is there more to it than that? TIA.
The 2wd XC70 seems pointless by my father in law has one, a driv-E or whatever it is so basically a 2.0 5cyl version of the 2.4 5cyl and 165bhp (ish) vs 185bhp but his seems a bit livlier and less "heavy" probably because it's nigh on 250kgs lighter. He didn't "need" AWD as a set of decent all season should see him fine and to be honest, the only time I've needed AWD is by my own doing... ie driving it places normal people wouldn't. As far as MPH goes, there's not much in it - he's getting around 38mpg average and mine, at the hands of my wife is near as dammit, the same.
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