As an ex postie we wear shorts because if it is pouring down with rain your legs dry quicker than if you are wearing soaking trousers!

Loved the pause before "I've massively overspent" we all knew it was coming. 😂

Owned my XC70 for 2 years now. It’s the Swiss Army knife of cars. Comfortable, practical, decent on fuel, good off and on road and reliable. Forget a crossover, this is the real deal.

I was getting sucked into the 'they're built like tanks' Volvo culture. I then started looking at repair costs and common faults and decided to give them a wide berth. Small, simple and Japanese is my comfort zone.

I love my xc70. Its a 2010, done 170,000 and has just sailed through another Mot. It does 50+ mpg, and is very comfortable and practical. You might be being a bit harsh on the reputation bashing, I think your last one proved that any used car is only as good as its previous owners care and the a life its had. Great video as usual

Let's be real here. You bought a 16 year old Volvo with gearbox issues and non functioning 4wd and you managed to get it completely sorted, including MOT, service, wheel refurb, tyres and the cost of trailering it up from the Midlands for only £2500? Seriously that's a bargain! I reckon if you'd bought a 2008 Range Rover, Merc or Jaguar and it only cost you that much to fully sort you'd be over the moon!

I own an xc60 and I can completely agree 2 year of owning a t6 model it’s not cheap nor crazy reliable never broken down but it’s cost a fortune running it.

5000 pounds sound like a good deal for that car. Here in Sweden it would cost way more than that.

Have owned many, many Volvos and I totally agree with the comment that they are living on a reputation gained 40-50 years ago, the new ones are flawed even if they look quite nice.

Wow! It must hurt when your 294k XC70 was so good and this just wasn’t. Fair play to you, you got it done and it looks like a beauty after all your efforts. Great video, Matt. 👍🏻

Being the Volvo fan and working on these cars for long now I have managed to fall in love with this cars and follow out again for many many reasons. Before I got to the end of your video, watching the error messages I knew straightaway engine service required is normally a sight of engine oil overfill or special DPF fluid replacement requirement - depending on the model. 4x4 system service is usually a sign of blown AOC haldex pump or module and definitely service for all wheel drive system Personally, I’m not a big fun of Volvo Auto Gearboxes, they’re very fragile unless you know how to look after them and perform a regular oil changes every 40-60k miles

I have a P3 XC70 D5 like this... When I first bought it at 10 years old, it needed a suspension refresh, haldex service, gearbox service, all reasonable stuff for a car that age. But then I drove it 26,000km around Australia for 5 months. A big loop. Not one breakdown, not one flat tyre. Waded through water, 4wd'd up mountains. When they're maintained, they're great 👌

Rented a s80 D5 in london Drove very nice stable on Motorways,should be a good car for someone for years 5K WON'T BUY MUCH TODAY! problems this volvo had might be related to being parked for extended periods between usage.

My Volvo 960 is still going strong , 30 years old next year ,might have to buy it a cake..😂

You’re making a profit at the end of the day. It’s a good car. Just the frustration you experienced as a businessman is it. You learnt an experience. 😊

My 2000 V70 2.4T was like Trigger's broom. In the 7 years I had it, front struts twice, throttle body replaced, rear main seal, passenger window mechanism several times, coil packs a plenty and PCV clogged up. I have a Honda now.

Hello all, Northern British postie here...we were shorts all the time because since they(royal mail) went private they no longer provide decent water proof trousers, skin dries faster and it's not too bad when you get moving!

Agree with you Matt on Volvo reliability. I had a 2000 V70. Of the 60 cars that I have owned it was the most unreliable and most expensive to fix. It had done 70, 000 miles when I bought it. I had a few cars that cost less than 100 quid that were more reliable.

I have owned a 14 plate xc70 for the last 5 1/2 years she's got 115k serviced regularly gives me 650 miles on a massive motorway run in summer, pulls like a dream and comfy as hell, that's the good bit, the bad bit is all the electrical gremlins, had issues with the fuses going for no reason, the electric cabling in the roof mainly the common earth burnt out causing the tail gate to jam locked and no way to open it unless you climb in and get a thin screwdriver and fiddle a small slot on the bottom then it opens but when it jams it makes the hand brake stay on as it's electric and the brake lights flash because the car thinks it's open closed and it would stop you putting it in reverse, after 6 months of detective work found the wire and by passed the main block. Now I have the dash light up like a xmas tree with every single fault on the computer, I put new battery and it fixed for a week, now it's back and being as it's intermittent and leaves no error on dash but still says on the obd 50 faults, I've taken it to a couple of garages and one said I need to replace Both ecus Air bags all round New braking system New power steering pump and rack Starter motor Battery And a few more sensors I said fek off no way can all those parts and systems die like that, they said they couldn't guarantee to fix it unless evey thing was changed. The second garage have been great taking it out on test drives connected to lap top but still can't find a actual fault, I think it's alternator but can't get the fault to come back when at garage. I bought this car to replace an xc90 05 plate and what a pile of poop that was, in the end once the turbo gave out and power steering pump failed and the vacuum engine mounts stopped I traded it in and lost 5k in 12 months, I thought I would give a newer volvo a go and sadly this will be my last volvo I'm fed up with it's electrical faults, once they get to 100k just get rid as they become a money pit, to many electric ancillary bits.

Could listen to you taking all day, such a natural and interesting speaker.

Love the honest, pragmatic description of each transaction. Fully agree with the comment on trading on past reputation, that is pertinent to many prestigious brands. Please keep them coming.

always love watching your volvo content, i myself have a 2004 v70 with the D5 that just clocked in 400k km last week. no sign of stopping, although certain issues are beginning to appear, take care of her and she`ll take care of you. bulletproof tanks.

I'm just like that postman. It's shorts and t shirt all year round for me. Never feel the cold but can't handle the heat! 😂

Similar story, fell out love after costly repairs on common faults. The leaky windscreen where the seal goes at the top is a fave.

I've had over 40 private cars over 40 years, I hardly had any problems with them, the best ones were the 150 quid ones, the worst was the most expensive one, a 3 year old 27k touareg. It doesn't matter how old or what the milage is, it's all a gamble with them. Antiquated crap.

You have to be careful with Volvo's to get the right year or the right model. They haven't always used Volvo engine and gearboxes. The old boxy Volvo's and bigger petrol engines like the 2.5 T5 and 3.0 T6 up to about 2014 were Volvo but a lot of the smaller ones and the diesels were a mix of Peugeot, Ford or Audi and newer models are all Chinese crap that will have stupid problems like turbo oil leaks after 2000 miles and will be dead by 100k

I love the way you are always “genuinely excited”. The eternal optimist. I used to be like this in my younger days. Many years have intervened. ❤

Credit where its due you are totally honest and put everything right despite the cost, a Volvo was on my list of possibles as a next car but the cost to repair them has put me off, videos like this are really useful.

Owned a 2013 XC70 D5 215hp since 2020 and covered 40k with no major issues. Have “massively overspent” getting the cam belt, water pump, Sat nav upgrade and a fresh set of rear springs fitted but it’s been a fantastically dependable long distance cruiser and caravan towing machine. Vast boot space also a bonus. They’re getting a little long in the tooth now but great value and practicality against other fashionable SUVs.

Should have kept to the P2 you had with 300,000 miles , last of the great Volvo's

Good video again Matt! It shows your honest character in getting all that work done -before considering a sell to a punter!!!

I loved our Volvo V40 2016 Model. Though it we owned it from new and had it for a couple of years with no issues at all, which you would expect in a brand new car. Volvo dealership were always great to deal with. Always wanted an XC90. Great video as usual.

Just bought Volvo S60 manual saloon with a front wheel sensor fault and 10months mot for £995. No rust and runs like a dream. So there are bargains out there.

We have relatives in Saltash Cornwall and we always stop at Gloucester services, if only all services were like this. 👍😎.

My cousin has just gotten rid of his XC70 which he's had from two years old from the main dealer. He felt that it too was getting expensive to keep going. Another great video Matt.

My first car was a Volvo 480 Es, then I had a C30, V50, V70, V60 and now i have a V90. Not one of them missed a beat. Waiting for late 2025 to replace my V90 with .... Another Volvo. Wouldn't touch anything else EVER. Proof they are reliable, if you look after it in the first place of course

Keep up the good work Mat, Although I feel you pain this time, I always enjoy you videos and if I didn’t live down south I would come straight to you to buy my next car.

P3 onwards, so 2006 era, is when Volvo lost their reliability in my opinion. The S80 was the first trouble child, with its constant electric gremlins. But the XC60/90 would go through rocker covers, made worse by the fact fuel injectors have to come out to replace it. The S60 R Design having the terrible fan belt that would routinely take the timing belt with it, a true 10/10 design choice. And the C30 having a definitely not Ford engine, breaking the one thing Volvo had going for them, the 5 cylinder brick engine. I love Volvo and Citroen. But I've genuinely had less issues my C5, than either my S80 or XC70.

Great video again, Matt. Really should have anti bacterial wipes with you to wipe it down before you drive it 😂

Ouch !! This is why (when I retired) I went for a used Japanese… Petrol… Manual and picked up a 1997 Toyota Corolla for less than a grand 😉

I too have an '08 XC. Mine now closer to 150k. They wear the miles brilliantly and i love it. Yes its not the most frugal or cheap to run but it does everything with the minimum of fuss! Yours is a low mile near 16y.o car. Its had a full service, gearbox done, haldex done and relatively recent cambelt with 2 new Scorpions. That car should get all of your asking price as the buyer should be satisfied the chances of any big bills being thrown up are reduced significantly. GLWS!

Sold my d5 xc70 for a new xc60. As much as I love the xc60 I’m not sure it’s going to be as sturdy as the 70. In my opinion the 70 looks much better and more rugged in lighter colours with the xc engraved alloys. Just a nice big spacious comfortable car.

Props to the 'overseas owner' for getting -away with what used car dealers do for a living

The services at Gloucester are excellent and before anybody from north of Watford goes on about soft southerners and their posh motorway services the M5 services are owned by the same company who own Tebay services on the M6, and if you live in Cumbria you regard everybody as a southerner! Another excellent video Matt, your videos are way way better than any motoring programme that's been on TV ( and yes, including the famous one which had 3 blokes in it!)

Great Vid Matt, but need a road trip video soon 😁🤞

I really appreciate your honesty and your willingness to get the cars in good condition before selling them on. If I was closer I would 100% buy a car from you as I can trust you've done the important bits needed on the cars. Your channel is also teaching me what to check and look out for when purchasing. Love the vids ❤ I have a bit of a car obsession 😂😂😂 they help with that a lot haha

Thanks for keeping another gem running!

Hi matt I've owned my 07 v70 2.4d now for 9 years it was my bosses before me I got it at 53.000 miles it's now on nearly 133.000 miles and apart from tyres servicing and front suspension arms and top mounts it's been absolutely faultless I would get in my volvo and take it anywhere without hesitation you have done a great job on that matt and will make someone a nice motor I think you was just unlucky with that one but you've saved it great honest video 👍

I wonder what other brands aren't reliable anymore in your opinion. It may be a nice video.

I agree on the Volvo reliability part. I've had to do suspension components, rear seatbelt component, steering angle sensor and I've only owned it a few months! The steering angle sensor is £670 by Volvo (fitted) the seat belt component was £340 for the part - I've owned many cars and have never had to do such a verity of repairs!! For things that should not break!!

Sorry it wasn't what you expected and glad you persevered. I do not think I have watched anyone that does what you do. Your humour shows no ill will and it is not directed in a hateful way. Love your content and thank you for saving another car from the heap.

I feel ya Matt, have spent in the region of £2,000 on my XC70 in the last 6 months, there is something about this car that won't let me let it go.

Got back home from school and got presented this beauty i wanna see how much he overspent on this swed

sorry to see the troubles but £1500 for a 2008 XC70 with 105k on the clock was dirt cheap. might well attract more than £5k in the end....

A bit frustrating for you, but hey, if you get the £5.5k it's advertised for on your website, you've made £1,500 on a total outlay of £4k. That's not bad. Even if you get £5k for it (which you should easily) that's still a grand profit.

Nice car - in fairness a modern-day, electronic 4WD system on a 16-year old car. All fixed-up for £4k sounds good.

Volvo dealer near me would have this up at 6995 -8k at that mileage.

Any Volvo video automatically gets a like from me

As someone who has spent most of his automotive career dealing with Volvo's I can confirm that they are not cheap. Reliability has improved over the years (your 2007 XC70 was a testament to this). Yet like any car out there that has some moderate tech and is considered "luxury" (at least over here in Canada/North America), there is usualy a premium to pay. I am baffled at how cheap your parts and labor costs are. I would have to add a 30-40% increase on any quote that you have mentioned when it comes to parts and labor. Ultimately those who buy Volvo's buy it for being to a fault, under the radar and let us not forget the legendary safety. I have a soft spot for the 2005-2007 XC70's but they are getting up there in age. My eye is now a 2015-2016 XC70 but they are incredibly hard to find and when you find one, they are all north of 15 000$ CDN. Do yourself a favor and put this car at £5990 and let it go for a few hundred quids less. Best of sales!

The best Volvo car modell made ever since Volvo started manufacturing cars. Got my XC70 year 2017 and has driven it long adventures through Europe every year with wonderful great results with wonderful memorial moments in time.

Greetings everyone

My grandfather has a 1997 Volvo V70 T5, red with beige leather interior which he bought new. It only has 80000 miles on it and I absolutely love it - fabulous cars

Top video as always👍

Looks a great car, it's testament to your great sales ethics, wish all dealers were this thorough.

I can't help thinking that's not a bad deal to be honest. The XC70 is more capable / orientated to tough use and off road than the nearest rival the Audi A6 Allroad as it has more ground clearance, more boot space and no worries about expensive air suspension failure at this age. Less capable on tarmac but from my experience a more comfortable ride in a straight line where it just wafts along. They are becoming quite rare and thus quite exclusive esp the last year models which are Euro6 / ULEZ compliant. I think £6999 on teh windscreen would not be unreasonable. Oh and the seats are fantastic.

I still consider older Volvos as reliable. However that is depending on how they have been looked after. I have a 1997 V70 2.4 diesel and it is going brilliantly and it past its last NCT with flying colours. NCT is the Irish MOT. I also have a 2000 V40 for going round town, and that is going perfectly too. The V70 only has 170,000 miles on the clock, and a few years ago the gearbox gave up. I was advised to scrap it as I was told it is not worth repairing. However on the parking eu website, I was finding V70 2 4 diesels for sale with 5, 6 and 700,000 plus miles so I ignored the advise and spent a 1000 on a new gearbox so Matt you have nothing to worry about. It is an XC70 coming from a top class dealer. It has only done 105,000 miles. With the low mileage, someone will see the potential in it, and buy it perhaps with getting another ten years or more out of it, or even getting one million miles out of it as it has a 2.4 diesel engine that go on forever

Love it Matt I’ve really missed your over spends well done mate bringing an old car back to life 👍💪💪 Great videos and content keep them coming 👍

Volvos are quite reliable cars, however, when they break!....Oh dear!🤔

Funny enough, today I just bought a late 2015 XC70 D5, in love with it so far 😊

I'm new to the volvo club with my recently aquired C70. It's a 2006 but with only 60k and it's been garaged most of it life. And i love it! The folding hard top is a marvel of engineering. Comfortable, solid, well built, powerful (220bhp), very safe, plain and simple layout and easy to work on. I think it's important to fix problems as soon as they appear and not let them build up. Saying that, i haven't had any problems yet, and i don't anticipate anything serious mine has the bullet proof (discontinued) D5 engine. It's worth remembering that volvo know what they're doing with engines as they make engines for boats, generators, trucks and heavy plant equipment that will last ages if maintained properly. Owning a volvo should be very rewarding if you get a well maintained one, and continue to look after it. Sorry, waffling on a bit.

My V70 was a great old thing .....until I had a "preventative" gearbox service at a Volvo specialist. Immediatley after that it ended up stuck in low gears only and they couldn't diagnose why. Not worth the expense of repair so sold for next to nothing...loved it but it wasn't cheap to run. General service parts were expensive. Thanks for the video and you've got to stay positive.....

Key in the post sounds nearly as bad as the cheque is in the post 😂

Optimistic. The best way Matt. Here's to a happy outcome.

Hi matt great video, great job on the wee car, looks great, from marty in Belfast northern Ireland God bless

Smashing the like button paid for it ,matt never loses.

Best video of the year so far love a Volvo

Sorry Matt. You have had your view of the Volvo brand distorted. I've had D5s in v70, xc60 and xc90 forms with a mileage totalling In excess of 500k. Love the volvo

I'm sure you've said this before Matt, but cars need to be driven. My 2003 V70 is coming up for 250,000 miles and starts on the button but I drive it regularly and things are wearing out but it's still a great workhorse and I will be keeping it for the forseeable future!!

I agree - £4500 to £5000 sounds reasonable for a well sorted XC70 in a good colour and spec.

I've had my XC70 for a few months now it's the older version and love the size and very comfortable indeed

A salutary tale Matt! I have run several high end cars to six figure mileages, including Vauxhalls, safe in the knowledge of two facts: 1. They were under manufacturers warranty. 2. They were company cars. Modern cars are very complex and when they go wrong equals big bucks! I have always moved on my private vehicles once the warranty expired, or extended it. Even with specialists the bills can be very tasty 😮

Nice car matt i do like Volvo's shame about the Bill, but it's all good so someone will have a good car 🙂👍

I own one of these. I think you might check the front windscreen too for de-bonding. Love my XC, lifted it and straightpiped it, the d5 is a great engine when she sings. £5k is worth it for a low mileage barge.

I had a Hyundai Matrix auto which did the same thing sticking into 3rd gear so all the way back from Hull to Bradford under 50 at high revs! It was a simple magnetic sensor on the gearbox, cost about £20!

Yet another great vlog 🎉🎉

I started on a cup of tea and just had to open a beer to stop me crying because I sort of had the same thing with a Volvo v5 but as long as you make something not a loss ❤

Glad you over spent turned out a nice car worth saving 👍

I had a Volvo S60 2.4T,,,built up spec on R suspension,,,one of six made prior to R60 release. Loved car but took over a year to get fault free. Car bought with Volvo warranty thank God and Lloyd Marchant at head office brilliant...stranded in Toulouse,Barcelona,Malaga and Cockermouth (?),,,Volvo paid almost twenty grand in the end...you are correct about living on past reputation... Ps,,,took Porshe trained mechanic to sort out in end!!!

I have a V70 2.5FT 2010 polestar (255hk) with 162.231 miles on it. Ive only changed things that wears out like brakepads etc. Amazing car!

Tough luck. Mine just hit 150k. 2009 XC70 3.2 . Passing it onto my kids to learn to drive. The inline 6 is still smooth but is starting to burn more oil than it did when younger. I could care less about the value since it was paid for at purchase and it served its function as the daily kid and chore car for so long. Also survived 2 head on deer hits with only new headlight assembly one piece part replaced twice.

I had an AN08*** V70 and they are also known for the front windscreen not being bonded properly from factory and leaking into the inner dashboard (push screen from inside top drivers corner) and causing damage, check if the screen looks like a replacement or expect excessive misting in wet weather.

I px'd my '56 xc70 lux in Sept '22 with 86000 miles had to fight to get £3k for it, against a '2016 xc60, (my 6th Volvo) 2 weeks later the dealer had it advertised at £6995. I really miss the XC70, loved driving in the snow. I was 2nd owner for about 12 years, 1 wheel bearing, 1 battery, oil and filter changes in that time. A great car!!

I absolutely love these cars. I think he super reliable Volvo days are long gone, that was the 80s/90s cars. I've always seen these as super safe and practical which they are. Volvo still is about safety first.

First overspend of the year I think, couldn't be helped,but at least you can sell with confidence,great content as usual Matt.

Matt , you're right about trading on their past said reputation of quality, but I know of more modern owners with many expensive faults and let the cars go rather than sinking cash into a money pit . Great video , thanks

Wow, I loved the look of that car, Matt. U spent a lot, it's true but it looks and drives well now. Hope you got what you wanted for it. 😊

Sorry you had a rough ride in this one, car has been sat outside, its a killer for any car, particularly if not sealed as this was. Its lovely, looks great, comfy, clean and bolted together well. And well done getting it sorted properly (nice touch on Pirelli Scorpion Verdes 💪). I guessed £5995, so anyone getting this at £5k will have a bargain. Well worth it.

Profit is profit Matt, you do an amazing job, saving good cars and your delivery to the audience is first class, just love listening to your voice 😊

This Volvo certainly looks the part now you’ve had it ‘refreshed’, both cosmetically and mechanically Matt. Normal service is resumed with a massive overspend, great video as always❤.

As I am an XC70 owner, a T6 3.0L Petrol I got one of your hoodies! Cruise about with that on in Canada!