I BOUGHT A CHEAP VOLVO XC70 FOR £750 

Currently running a 2005 S60 D5 as a daily beater, 200k miles. These things are bullet proof. Your XC70 deserves to be saved. Well done. Where would you find a car for £2.5k this good and reliable?

That car is in astoundingly good condition for 500k kms. A credit to its former owner and Volvo. It is a pleasure to see a product that was built to last.

They were one of the best interiors around at the time. I had both the S60 and V70 version. Still love that interior now, especially with the cream interior. Great cars.

I'm so happy that you gonna keep it, forever! It's a LOVELY car and is in a very GOOD shape! I love those Volvo's wagons!

Old Volvos are great cars. My aunt has one and it is so comfortable for such an old car. I'm from the US, specifically the northeast region, and Volvos are everywhere. We get a lot of snow and have a lot of money everywhere, so they are really popular. The quality of the cabin ride and the seats make up the extra cost to repair a European car here in the states

Those old barge like Volvo's were legendary for running until the end of time. 200k almost seems like it's just the running in period for them. Knew a couple of guys back in late 90s who were still running early 80s Volvo's with similar miles on them to this one. "Why, when this one works just fine?" would be their answer when asked why not running a newer car. Nice to keep another on the road though, so all good in the world.

Ive got a c30. Had turbo done and drives really well. 160k miles and still going strong. 1.6 diesel

If I was going to buy a used car, I`d buy from you as I know you`re a fussy so and so and a perfectionist and all the jobs, no matter how small have been done.

I have a 2001 V70 she has 264k miles on her. I bought it last year for $2300 U.S. The seats are covered and it's not Amir as nice as the one you have. But she will do 80 mph down the interstate

Well certainly doesn't look like a 300k motor, as I'm Wakefield born and bred the car must have been at Harrats on Barnsley Road Sandal, Sandal is definitely 1 of the most expensive areas of Wakefield to live in with houses all 500 grand upwards , Harrats Volvo is next to Guy Salmon Landrover near Sandal castle.

I don't think people 'lose interest' in taking their car to the main dealer for a service, it just becomes an economic situation. As the car ages and loses value, paying main dealer prices becomes unrealistic. I take my car to an independent garage for this very reason. A £200 service with them would probably cost £500 at the main dealer.

Always entertaining, and often informative. But I'm not sure you need to 'feature' the RR every video, which seems to be the case now? Just my constructive feedback.

Thats what you call green motoring, its paid back build and more.

Spot on with the interior colour.

Cracking video and car, I have a real soft spot for the XC70. Did I miss a comment about replacing the timing belt? I don't recall it being mentioned in your repairs break-down.

You did the right thing. The only logical choice was to spend £1700 on a well looked after survivor and keep it. Its a testament to old Volvo quality and reliability. I have this on my list already.

Why not lake Garda done it my self one stop over in Austria scenery is breath taking a lot of rules on drive but worth it in end lake Garda is gorgeous and Verona lovely as well

I have various cars, range rover, m4, skyline etc. And drive my 06 plate xc70 more than any off them!

Excellent costume continuity!

Great build quality but I have to say a manual Volvo estate doesn’t float my boat.

And there's me umming and ahhing over a Mazda with 95k on the clock

secretley deep down you must love Volvo`s Matt

Such appealing cars… period. They’re cars of a generation where engineering counted over profit and cost. The styling has aged so well on the P2 cars - mine has a personal plate and people often think it’s a decade younger than it is. These were the last car actually designed exclusively by Volvo before Ford took over in 1998. So they really are the last bastion of solid cars and that is why it’s done 300k. Yes the costs are high for parts but spending money on a decent car actually makes sense because it will do another 100k with ease. If it was a newer car there would be a host of cheaply made parts to fail and that’s before the ridiculous amounts of electronics on cars now. They did a test in Sweden of a 2004 V70 against new EVs to prove how distracting touchscreens and controls are and the actual increase in danger as they are far more distracting. The tests included setting the cabin temp, selecting a radio station, putting on the heated seats etc. the Volvo wiped the floor with them all and whats more it could all be done without taking your eyes off the road. These P2s have the technology you need for comfort yet none of the ridiculous tech you don’t which is stuffed into cars now, less is definitely more! My current V70 is my 10th Volvo - I’ve owned 26 cars since I passed my test and some cool cars but Volvos are my favourite and the brand that doesn’t shout for all to see - it’s quality, quietly confident and different.

To me oil and filter is the most important to be changed in a car

Just....well done Matt. 👌👍👍👍

I`m glad You like. Max hamburgerrestaurang 👍🇸🇪

Much underated car

No big deal, the car’s just getting started at that distance

What’s thoughts on non service stamped books? I found I had to go and ask every time to stamp the book as they didn’t bother, if it’s that important why didn’t the mechanic do it?

I had a feeling that you will keep it😂

See you in Sweden

Once you drive a volvo that's it I had a s60 loved and still got the xc90 that's an old girl 2006. If you wounder why volvo driver like the snow we'll find for your self trust me lol.

I'm not beige, neither is the car or my trousers nor do I have English Heritage badge 😂 but I do have a 2009 XC70 with half the miles of yours 🤣

I would bid for this on rafflesack!

Is the handbrake supposed to be that high? 🤔

Did you sort the bodywork damage?

How can you not like the D5 - The fact it’s got 5 cylinders means it sounds….lovely! 🤤

I bought one of these in 2015 for 2k. It had 125000 miles on it. Ive now almost 9 yrs later got 203000 miles and it awsome

You’ve made every geography teacher ever proud.

I'm honestly so glad you done what you did to this car and you're gonna keep it because it has clearly had a lot of love over its long life and keeping that way will keep her going for as long as you need it to! Beautiful car would love to see a road trip in this

300000 miles? Barely left the showroom, that has

Those Volvos are fantastic, they'll quite literally last forever if you maintain them. Very glad you've shown it some love and kept it. Its a bit nerdy but if you actually get it to 300k miles its eligible for the sliver tier of the Volvo high milage club, you get a little certificate and a plaque to put on the front grille.

I actually drove a Volvo XC70 of the first generation yesterday. It had gone 337.500 km. Exept from i little dent in the one front wing it looked just like it was new,almost. The servo was not good but exept from that it looked fine. The leather seats was very fine actually, and comfy. The sound when I shutted the drivers' door was like an old bank vault door; solid!

Nice, finally a proper car.

Would just like to say a big thank you for putting up so much content on a regular basis. Some of us need it for our own sanity 👍👍 cheers

Solid car and well worth the cost of keeping it going. Well done Matt, proud of you mate.

I really like your openness and in heart honesty about how difficult it is to get a car sold. It’s a shame that you’re a British and therefore drive on the wrong side fun fun fun fun fun fun fun because then i could buy a reliable car 🚘 with you.

£2,500 fits in with the cheapest XC70's on your favourite car sales site Matt, and this has perfect tyres, a clean MOT and runs well. You'd get your money back tomorrow if you needed to, but this would be an epic road tripper.

Proud of you Matt, keeping a proper car up and running, now that's proper recycling. Bet the double barrels are proud of you too.

Is it weird that I've been excited all day about this video?

I have the exact same car, I don’t have a double barrelled name or posh address but this is just a solid comfortable old car that i think still looks kind of ok... doesn’t really scream anything - great on a long run and i think you will enjoy whatever trip your planning - would love to see a video of this going through the Alps or Dolomites or a long weekend in the Italian Lakes.... did it years ago with a couple of mates and would love to do it again some time in my XC70 with the wife - nice review and money well spent - car deserved the X climates and some love, well done Matt

You should definitely keep it! What a great machine this is.

Good to see old cars getting some love. This is the true green approach, not scrapping good cars and buying electric 👍🇦🇺

This is why I love this channel no BS or faff just straight talking from Matt who once again has saved an old car which is what us car enthusiats like. Gotta be a road trip to Sweden to meet up with a Volvo owners club to see what they think. If possible Matt if one comes up can we see you save a RR P38 please. Just a thought Cheers

I just love that 5 cilinder rumble! And i also use those Crossclimate tyres on my old Transporter. Great tyres tho! My van has 465000 (288000miles) kilometer on it :D But here in the Netherlands cars are so much more expensive and specially vans at the moment so i keep on driving till it falls apart :D

Matt , you Mototring Legend of a man 😉I salute you Sir for saving yet another great car form the early grave. This Manuel D5 AWD is quite special and I hope you keep it running for many years to come with occasional updates on this channel 👍

Just have to love a Volvo Estate. I had my 57plate 3.2 inline 6 wrote off just before Christmas, was absolutely gutted as it was a very rare se sport and fully loaded with every optional extra ticked. I literally couldn't speak to the taxi driver who pulled out in front of me as I was that angry, I knew I would never find another with that engine and spec and didn't.

Great car! Glad that you fixed it up! I have a 2006 and mine is on 265k miles. Bought it three years ago as a 19 year old. I could just insure it haha. My friends always tell me that I drive an old men's car. But it is the best car I have ever owned. This car took me anywhere on road trips from France to Poland. It even did 218km/h on the autobahn. Off-road it's more capable than I thought and it regularly pulls trailers easily. The boot is also enormous, I managed to get 32 beer crates in it with the seats down. The only pity is that the road tax is damn expensive in Belgium for a 2.4 diesel.

Add a full cambelt and tensioner and Haldex service to the list and there's another easy 100k's worth of use out of this car. Its been very well looked after - so many of these get abused and can be a world of pain. You couldn't get a nicer car to smoke around in for under 3k. 👍👍

Well this was unexpected, Matt! Fantastic video. I love the super expensive tyres. My later model V70 D5 has over 230K miles on it and it just won't die. If you're looking so spend some more: new shocks and springs transform the ride quite nicely :-)

Good honest review Matt, I love my 55 plate xc70, owned it for 15 years just clocked 170k miles, needs new front shocks & ball joints but for the cost it’s far better than a modern car, always aimed to keep it until 200k and then get another one.

Having owned a V70 in the past I have to agree about seat comfort. Nothing else comes close. I also found the gearbox to be really smooth.Changes were like a hot knife through butter. The downside was parts were eye wateringly expensive.

Matt, please don't put yourself down always someone else ready to put others down. I believe that you have done a brilliant job and saved yet another sweet car. Its a shame that people nowadays throw things away when some tlc and some money are fit for purpose for quite some more time to come. I applaud you!!

It definitely deserved the love and the expense: Volvo should send Matt something for such a resounding endorsement.

Matt sort of car you buy as a cheap run around and you have it for 5 years then realise it’s a great practical, very comfortable car 👌5 cylinder engines are strong 👏nice seeing that the previous owners seems to have cared for it based on condition. Perfect long journey cruiser for you Matt down to Spain?! 🤔👌tonnes of room for suitcases

I love the XC70, it's quite sexy for a volvo...and yeah, well kept modern diesels won't break a sweat with those miles; drove a 270k mile i40 a few weeks ago (2014 I think) and it felt really sharp.

So glad you decided to keep and restore this old volvo, too many old cars just end up going to the scrap yard at that milage as no one once to touch them .but you have showed it some well deserved love and it should go on for many years to come .brilliant video Matt keep up the great work .looking forward to the volvos next video. As road trips go I went to john o'groats on Tuesday from London just for the fun of it ,stayed the night and drive back yesterday morning getting home last night at 11.30 pm .some 13hours of straight driving. Just stopping for fuel and a quick bite to eat .1340 miles in my new volkswagan t6.1 204 dsg lwb highline swamper camper van went in the blink of an eye 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍

I’m really glad to hear you enjoy it! I love these cars so much. In America Volvos are becoming increasingly popular among older car enthusiasts. The overall feel of them, paired with the sound of the 5 cylinder turbocharged motors, and the comfortability of the seats makes them amazing. Gotta love the feel of the M66 6-speed transmission as well.

Love the fact that you are giving so many used cars a hope to survive and inspiring people to go out and buy them. Like you said in one of your videos, its better for the environment to run all these old cars to ground than to make new electric cars ( which are terrible for the environment anyway ). That is one good Volvo

A total tragedy that Volvo is now owned and made by a Chinese company.

Just Bought a s40 last week with only 89,000 miles and one years mot plus new tyres for only £425. Bodywork ain't the best but drives absolutely spot on.

Great car. I have an S60 d5 of similar vintage and I love it. Smooth, powerful, economical and very reliable. Classless looks, wonderful seats, superb stereo, etc etc. I’ll probably keep mine forever as it’s just perfect for my work commute. Regarding the alarm service warning message, it’s the internal battery which has corroded in the alarm unit. It’s a faff to change so need to replace the whole unit and pretty expensive so I’ve just removed the siren fuse otherwise it will keep on going off and flatten your battery and annoy the neighbours. However, the alarm will still go off if you lock it with the remote and will still flash the indicators, so I just lock it with the key which doesn’t activate the alarm. Job done.

I bought one of these simply to move rubbish to the local tip when I moved home. It replaced a V70 I’d bought for £650 off of Facebook Marketplace (and this car is reviewed on my own channel) I really pushed the boat out spending £2,850 on the 2006 XC70. It had 138,000 miles and two owners - the last, a lady in Highgate who I can just image taking her daughters to Ballet practice in lol. It had masses spent on it, and was perfect. I’ve since spent out on a new Intercooler, AC Condenser, Discs and Pads, Handbrake shoes, and cable, an alternator and fixing the headlight washers - like you this was over £2,000 in costs but now with 163,000 on the clock the engine is strong, and everything else is fine and working too. Yes, it does not handle that well, but it also is not that bad and surprises people especially with its high torque getting going from a stand. I think it’s better than an XC90 and quicker too and cheaper to tax but has the same AWD system. The thing is it is amazing to do long distances in and I’ve got a soft spot for it now. These old Volvo’s don’t rust, and seem to just keep on going so long as you look after them and keep the oil changes they re-resent reliable and cost effective supremely comfy driving.

I drove a lot of this shape of V70 (and S80) when they were new and always loved them. The D5's not exactly refined but it's a bulletproof old horse and great for towing with. I'd seriously consider getting one - preferably with a slush box. Great video - and hope you do that road trip!

I had a v70 estate, loved it, built like a tank and so comfy to drive! The seats are a massive positive

So essentially it's your Rangey's stunt double when it comes to getting dirty on either the inside or outside....

XC70 D5 Manual is the one to have. Autos are way more common and come with their issues which are well documented. As long as the Haldex system is working (not always obvious until you get stuck) or the angle gear sleeve has failed and eaten the teeth on the output shaft! All are repairable and make for a very comfortable very capable and very practical estate. I run one myself and I’m currently in the process of getting it fixed up.

Bloody love these type of reviews 👌 glad you have opted to keep it as it deserves keeping & credits to previous family owners...keep more of these type of reviews coming please 🙏

A real credit to the previous owner, looks stunning after a bit of a tidy up. The Ford Ranger had a D5 3.2 Turbo here in NZ, beautiful exhaust note, sounded very meaty. Great solid wagon before the days of SUV's, should serve you well Matt. Look forward to the winter alpine safari report. The bike rack thing could do with a bit of matt black paint just to finish the job, IMHO.

Nice. Really nice how it turned out. I have owned several of them and love the cushy ride, comfy seats and space in the trunk. So much homelike for me. :D There was couple of engine options for P2 XC70. Firstly when it was introduced in this platform it was called V70XC since early ones had visco coupling for AWD system. And they came with 2,4T petrol engine. Later in 2003 they were renamed XC70 and there was choices of 2.5T or D5 first gen version that made 163 HP. This is engine in your car. They are indestructible and run many many miles if serviced. And most economical as well. You can easily average 6-7 liters per 100 km or whatever it translates in mpgs. ;) Later in MY 2006 they introduced second generation D5 engine with 185 HP. They are very comfy car to drive. Visco couplings were not best to say at least in those. When Haldex was introduced things was better. Apart from that on high mileage sleeve for angle gear worn out. Yours is very nicely equipped. Like memory seats, in luggage you have grocery bag holder and it has HU850 audio system. That was called Premium Sound. So you have Dolby Pro logic sound system with 200W amplifier. And it sounds good in my opinion. Pity they did not stamped the services. Alarm service is because of the leaked battery inside the alarm module. so either ignore it or replace it or you can programm car not to be equipped with alarm. When it comes to suspension your car is equipped with self leveling system or so called Nivomat shock absorbers in rear so most likely they have never been replaced or have been replaced for the normal shocks and springs. Anyhow enjoy your XC70.

What a machine. We love our Volvo. We paid £2000 for a '56 XC90 and then spent another £2500 having loads of work done. I also put a set of Michelin CCs on ours for £130 a corner. I have spent far too much money on cars over the years but I weirdly think sometimes they deserve it.

“Keep forever”… that’s a bold statement for a car fanatic!! 😂 As always, nice to see you keep another gem on the road!

What an impressive car - I think it's been clocked - probably only done 250,000 🙂 Amazing condition for age and such a high mileage.Really pleased you saved it.

Hi mate it would cost 30 grand to purchase anything similar NEW, & WHAT YOU HAVE ACHIEVED IS WORTH IT WEIGHT against anything New for £ 2,500 ,that quite obviously could give you another 10 yrs of service.& eventual £ 35 road tax ,beautifull machine😢😢

One of my favourite videos of all time. I love your style dude. Class. I guess it might change slightly with a film crew when you start hitting the millions of subscribers. Maybe. I started working for the BCA, I'm sure you know them, just for the love of driving cars. Not picking up and delivering, just shunting them around in the compound. Your channel inspired me to do this and I love every second of it. Often I get in jukes and picassos and every time I do I think of your wit. Then you get in a nice abandoned old SL or Xj that lost love and think... Why

I could tell you were falling for this lovely, proper old Volvo pretty much from the get-go. Can't wait for the road trip vid, just don't forget your biege trousers and National trust sticker for the rear window 🤩

I don't think you were wrong to put good tyres on a car you were considering keeping. I've just put two CrossClimates on our 2006 Mondeo. I took it to Denmark last year and the only problem I had was getting breakdown cover on a 16 year old car!

It is one of the most popular volvos in my country. Unfortunately most of the times you can't buy a proper one because our volvo owners run them to the ground. Anyways it is a very good car

Love these things! My sister had a 2006 she bought (petrol) with 160k miles for $4200 about 6 years ago. Drove it to 285k miles and sold it for $2500. The only serious service was timing belt but otherwise normal wear and tear maintenance. One of my favorite cars and yes, they have an air of class.

Great vlog yet again always liked the older volvo cars, never owned one though. These vlogs are so entertaining bit like watching these animal rescue channels. Look forward to watching your road trip.

How that compares with the recent VWs you've bought - it's such a good advert for Volvo, isn't it! No rust anywhere, decent, quality leather inside and a comfortable estate - all for £2.5k! An excellent car for very little money... 👍

Excellent work! Love an XC 70, looking forward for its future adventures!

Just bought a P3 XC70 with 74k miles and couldn’t be happier

It's a great car and at a push you would just get your money back....but I think you definitely wanted to keep it after the first few minutes on your test drive. Sometimes a car feels right to own. The big miles just adds a bit of character to a car like that...and it wears it well. I'm guessing your Pyrenees bound, then Spain.

I recently purchased a Volvo XC90 £800 driving around Buxton in it daily love it

Hi Matt! Cheers from Gothenburg, glad to see that you chose to save this car. Enjoy your trip to Sweden, do swing by Gothenburg on the way, it's a beautiful city worth visiting!

A great find Matt and good on you for keeping it going, it will most likely do another 300K it is one of the old school Volvos.

I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this eccentric review of a thoroughly solid well made car. I would be interested to know what the resulting fuel consumption figures were. Overall, a great review that makes me feel smug being a volvo owner.

This car actually vindicates what you say about regular servicing! I know Volvo’s and bulletproof but they still have to be looked after. Nice save Matt 👍🏻

Had my XC70 2009 9yrs and still absolutely love it also beige interior😂,filled up the other day and it said 675miles to empty I was impressed.