Replacing a Volvo V70 P3.
Discussion
I'll admit I've never liked this car preferring the various 940 models I've had previously but my wife loves it so I'm a bit stuck.
It's a diesel, quick (enough) £35 VED, 50mpg, spacious (but not as spacious as a 940), comfortable, quiet, light enough steering etc etc etc .
But still I hate it and more so today after I'm struggling to do what should be an easy job on it. Don't like the poor turning circle, the electric handbrake, the rear hatch that doesn't lift high enough (or drops on your head!), the worry about EGR & DPF problems on short runs (much of ours are 20 mile round trips). I could moan on all night.
Replacement option ideas please
Passat? slightly shorter bigger payload, (even) wider than the V70.
Not a Merc fan
Petrol maybe, better on shorter journeys although diesel are more torquey and petrol can have a higher VED.
More modern Volvo XC??
Anything in the Ford range?
Leather seats a bonus as she puts the dogs on the back seat rather than in the rear of the estate where they should go! Leather easier to clean, they can get a bit sick in the very back.
If you've had a V70 and moved on what did you move on to?
Thanks
It's a diesel, quick (enough) £35 VED, 50mpg, spacious (but not as spacious as a 940), comfortable, quiet, light enough steering etc etc etc .
But still I hate it and more so today after I'm struggling to do what should be an easy job on it. Don't like the poor turning circle, the electric handbrake, the rear hatch that doesn't lift high enough (or drops on your head!), the worry about EGR & DPF problems on short runs (much of ours are 20 mile round trips). I could moan on all night.
Replacement option ideas please
Passat? slightly shorter bigger payload, (even) wider than the V70.
Not a Merc fan
Petrol maybe, better on shorter journeys although diesel are more torquey and petrol can have a higher VED.
More modern Volvo XC??
Anything in the Ford range?
Leather seats a bonus as she puts the dogs on the back seat rather than in the rear of the estate where they should go! Leather easier to clean, they can get a bit sick in the very back.
If you've had a V70 and moved on what did you move on to?
Thanks
I assume this is the 1.6D with 113bhp in a car that weighs over 1.5 tonnes.
I have a 2.0 D3 5 Cylinder and it is fantastic. 170k miles on the clock and £500 maintenance in the past 4 years. No engine/ DPF issues and it regularly does short journeys.
A D5 would be even better.
Would not for one minute contemplate swapping it for a VAG car.
I have a 2.0 D3 5 Cylinder and it is fantastic. 170k miles on the clock and £500 maintenance in the past 4 years. No engine/ DPF issues and it regularly does short journeys.
A D5 would be even better.
Would not for one minute contemplate swapping it for a VAG car.
We have a 20plate second gen V60 with the T4, my first foray into volvo (wife grew up with them) and I mist say its a very nice car.
Did a bit of a back to back with a gen4 octavia. I thought the dsg gearbox on the vag offering was a touch better, but otherwise the volvo wins hands down. Much nicer seats, interior generally, external looks, etc.
A D4 or D3 would make slightly more sense on fuel costs, but we wantes the adaptive cruise which is semi rare on the v60 and calculated only a £500 year fuel penalty which isnt that bad vs getting diesal on your hands.
Did a bit of a back to back with a gen4 octavia. I thought the dsg gearbox on the vag offering was a touch better, but otherwise the volvo wins hands down. Much nicer seats, interior generally, external looks, etc.
A D4 or D3 would make slightly more sense on fuel costs, but we wantes the adaptive cruise which is semi rare on the v60 and calculated only a £500 year fuel penalty which isnt that bad vs getting diesal on your hands.
About 10 years ago I had a 2007 V70 T6, so 3.0 TT I6 engine and AWD. It’s still by far the most disappointing car I’ve ever owned - I tried to like it but ended up despising it and sold it within 8 months, accepting about 25% less than I’d paid.
I had come from a 2005 Subaru Liberty GT wagon and a short stint with a Mazda CX9 - the Volvo was miles off both of those. Replaced the V70 with a 2012 Subaru Liberty GT wagon which bettered the V70 in every criteria of ownership, driving and living with it.
Can’t help you with the diesel bit, but I wouldn’t go for a VAG car either - after years of Japanese stuff the engineering just seems skin deep.
I had come from a 2005 Subaru Liberty GT wagon and a short stint with a Mazda CX9 - the Volvo was miles off both of those. Replaced the V70 with a 2012 Subaru Liberty GT wagon which bettered the V70 in every criteria of ownership, driving and living with it.
Can’t help you with the diesel bit, but I wouldn’t go for a VAG car either - after years of Japanese stuff the engineering just seems skin deep.
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