S80 Diesel

[FredericRobinson]

I'm looking for a diesel motorway cruiser and am considering a 1999 S80 2.5D. I'm sure I've seen somwhere unfavourable comments regarding that engine compared to the later D5, anyone any experiences?

[Skodaku]

FredericRobinson said:

I'm looking for a diesel motorway cruiser and am considering a 1999 S80 2.5D. I'm sure I've seen somwhere unfavourable comments regarding that engine compared to the later D5, anyone any experiences?

Best place to head for is here :

www.volvoforums.org.uk/index.php

Join for free and there's all the knowledge in the Volvo world at your disposal. Really helpful set of folks. Enjoy.

[Skodaku]

FredericRobinson said:

I'm looking for a diesel motorway cruiser and am considering a 1999 S80 2.5D. I'm sure I've seen somwhere unfavourable comments regarding that engine compared to the later D5, anyone any experiences?

Any decision yet ? I believe the 2.5D you were thinking about is, in fact, the VAG engine - used in lots of VW and Audi cars. Apparently not a patch on the later Volvo D5 so probably worth getting something a bit later. That VAG engine is by no means a dog, though.

I can tell you that the D5 is a gem. Earlier ones are 163bhp whilst later are 185bhp. 163 = black engine cover, 185 = silver/grey cover.

Volvo Forum is closed, again, at present. Shame.

[chris1roll]

Well last week I had an S80 with the 2.5D engine in it as a loan car whilst one was being MOT'd.

Seemed to pull pretty well really, but what was really impressive was that it had covered 283,000 miles, so no reliability issues there then!

[FredericRobinson]

I've since put a deposit down on an S60 D5, which I was very impressed with on test drive, hopefully will be ideal for the motorway cruising role. Thanks for the replies.

[Skodaku]

FredericRobinson said:

I've since put a deposit down on an S60 D5, which I was very impressed with on test drive, hopefully will be ideal for the motorway cruising role. Thanks for the replies.

Great choice. Welcome to the club. I love my S60 D5 SE Geartronic. Brilliant long distance cruiser. Taking it off to the Italian Lakes in May. You may find two things :

1. Turning circle is more Titanic than Smart car. You get used to it.

2. With the OEM Pirelli P6000's on they can "Tramline" and wander a bit. Basically a tyre problem. Change to Conti Sport Contact 2 or others is said to resolve it. I'm still on original Pirelli's and it can be "interesting" over bad surfaces and raised white lines.

Other than that it's a cracker - real mile eater without attracting attention - and the stereo is rather good too. Do use the correct engine oil though..............if it burns any, that is.

Enjoy.