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Would be nice to you see you finish any of these projects…

As an ex-S70 T-5, V70 T-5 and 850 T-5R owner, I beg you to let me do a lap on the Nürburgring with it.

Half a V10 and proper TWR engineering going on there, cracking motor 💪

My dad owned a Saffron orange C70 just like this one years ago, and he loved it. He always regretted trading it in for another car. Not too long ago, he was browsing used cars online and saw one in the same colour for sale just around the corner from his house. He walked over to go have a nosey at it and he couldn't believe it when it turned out to be the very same car he used to own. The number plates had changed, but a few distinct little identifying features remained. He asked to have a proper look at it, and sure enough, his name was in the paperwork from when he used to own it. Since he had sold it, it had been living in a few different places, even as far as crossing the border into Wales. A previous owner had carried out quite a bit of work to fix it up, so it was in even better condition than when he used to own it. My dad bought it back off the current owner on the spot for £900, which is less than he initially sold it for without all the work done to it. He couldn't believe it had found its way back to him. I don't think he'll ever sell that car again!

I have two of these. A blue metallic one with auto gearbox which is standard no mods. And a black manual one, which has got a much bigger turbo, bigger injectors, and it's tuned. They are fun to drive, the blue one is my daily. Serviced everything even the gearbox 😊

That's one hell of a find! I have a 2000 V70R myself and it's such a lovely station wagon with its powerful Turbo-5 engine and boxy looks. It's fast, practical, sounds wonderful, has aged well in the styling department, and everyone I've met is curious about it. C70s are quite rare in Saffron Orange so that makes your coupe even more of a steal for £500, it was an exclusive color for R models in 1997-1998 that found it's way on the coupe due to it's sporty looks and driving experience. Hope the next owner enjoys this special retro ride!

Great to see the c70 T5 getting some love....got one back in 2009 for a bit of fun and still in the family now! The 'Lowered Sports Chassis' factory option on these makes a big difference to handling so a suspension upgrade will def help. Aside from the awesome engine...beware the crap turning circle but they have the best 'long journey' seats and cracking Dynaudio sound system!

As an owner of a 2.0T & Manual version of this car, you've done extremely well to find a fellow 'Saffy'! I've had my Coupė since 6th March 2015 and I've yet to see another Saffron Example like mine around the area. I've been restoring mine since 2016 and It's aptly nicknamed 'ProjectC70' due to it. My C70 is also my first car as well hence the 2.0T 5 Cyl instead of the fire-breathing T5! I'll be honest, since owning mine for all the years, It's finally nice to see KZfaqrs like yourself Alex finding out and shining a light on the MK1 C70, more specifically the Coupė's. C70s really are underrated cars compared to the likes of E36s and W208 CLKs so it's really refreshing to see people finally start to find out and make videos on C70s in my opinion. Enjoy the car Alex, you've bought a little cracker!

I love these and that's the best and signature colour for them. Near impossible to find a good one! Manual swap, big intercooler, big turbo, bigger injectors and you have a 400bhp sleeper that can pop and bang and confuse the life out of the Focus ST crowd.

Hi Alex, Silently following your channel for a while, but I was really happy to see you when you bought the swedish brick. Happens to be I have a 2000 v70 eith the sme T5 engine, and after the years i kinda learnd all perks and tricks to it, I really wouyld like to help to contribute some ways to the restore: Must be changed or checked items: -timing belt (i guess i dont have to explain) -spark plugs, if one is start to be bad it will take the ignition coil as well, recomended to change all at once, idle and power will be increase(use only oem, or bosch for coil, ngk,bosch,volvo for plugs) -PCV system must be cleaned, if it leaks oil, its probably a seal, which is a rwsult of clogged PCV system -change the crumbling vacum lines to the turbo for silicone, performance increase! -If has any oportunity to find someone with a VIDA-DICE diagnostic tool, read the car with it, universal obd readers can be missleading -if has wierd jumpy idle or reduced performance message your throttle boddy hase to be remanifactured(300-500€ in germany) -basic fluid changes, oil, coolant, transmission fluid I hope it helps! Looking forward for the followup video!

It's incredible how in UK you can actually buy these great cars that cheap..!! keep up the great work, Alex, cheers form Italy!! 🙂

You got the hardtop version, which is pretty uncommon. Convertibles can be found a-plenty, in particular in continental Europe. The T5 is a very solid engine and it's got a lot of resources available online, and aftermarket parts are still widely available in a lot of stores.

Love the look of realisation on Alex's face when he's driving and he says "I've said that a lot recently" 🤣 don't stop now

I love the build along videos where you show us how to do these fixes ourselves, I think it'd be an even better prize if the winner gets to come on the channel and fix it along with you, it'd really feel like their car after putting in that TLC (especially if said person really needed a car/ down on their luck sorta thing)

Volvo was one of few auto manufacturers to ever make a 5-cylinder in normal cars, makes owning a big V70 station wagon a little bit more interesting, got mine as a manual too :) Every now and again I rev it out and the naturally aspirated one really comes alive at 3-4000rpm, sounds heavenly.

You and Taylor should start a podcast! Been missing the car throttle ones 🥲

Whenever the front end of those Volvos wobbles around, it usually is also the control arms. Also please check the PCV system. Robert DIY will have a video for you.... But basically, just let the engine warm up and then put a rubber glove over the oil filler opening. If the glove blows up, replace it now. If it pulls a vacuum, it has been maintained. If it has not been maintained, it will eject seals. Like the rear main...

My dad had this car in this spec when growing up. It felt ballistic back then and the heated seats were superb. I'd love it!

This was always a car I wanted, specifically in that colour too... I thought they always looked really good and you don't see many of them these days. Takes me back to my s40 that I bought damaged and did up, full paint, replaced the full interior for grey leather and various other bits.... prob lost money on it but I did love it. My dad used to have volvos, 740s & 760s. I used to run a 1.4 340dl variomatic for years too until it mysteriously went on fire one day (still not sure if it was malicious or not). Enjoying the channel and more recent content 👍👍

Cheapest way to get some proper 5-pot growl out of these is to polybush the upper engine mount. There's a bar which links the top of the engine to the bulkhead to control it moving back and forward, polybush makes that stiffer (fnar, fnar) and pipes way more engine sound into the cabin. Cheap, too.

Loving the content so far alex, would love to see some of these projects completed!

Love the car Alex!!!! Although this was never meant to be a sports car, it was a grand tourer, a quality you will appreciate when you take it on a long journey, tons of power and refinement. Also, the interior might be a bit boring, but the quality is top notch.

I've had two of these way back in the 2000's I loved both. They really do well on a ECU remap alone, start swapping bits and you can get some serious fly by wire throttle action out of them! They oddly don't look that dated. IMO.

These came with the best looking Volvo OEM wheels of all time, the Triton, which was manufactured by BBS. Shame that this doesn't have 'em

Hopefully you keep this and work on it, love you buying cars but want to see some progress on them so maybe take a break from buying 😂

Hey Alex, check on the valve cover if there are torx bolts by every valve towards the coils. That's the good head with small valve stems and solid lifters

Cool car Alex 😎, plus it’s got one of my favourite engines (fellow 5pot turbo owner here). Would love to see you get some more power out of it.

1st generation, volvo C70, saffron, T5. LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Me and my father give you a massive approval. Both c70 owners

Great to see my Uncles old car on your channel Alex, not sure how many owners it been through since my uncle had it can’t wait to see what content you do with this, the number plate is personalised to his name

Loving the content, look forward to more videos, what a cool car, I had a C70 rag top, loved the car and the sound, gave a few people a surprise with how fast is was. On the gear box, hope you are sitting down when you price the special fluid and filters for it,

I remember my old man had an e46 m3. Long story short he was lent one of these for a few days while it was in for work. I remember thinking how impressed I was with this car. Really laggy but when the boost kicks in it felt properly quick

Fantastic car Alex, if you lined up your collection and asked which I’d pick, it would be this one, followed in 2nd place by Phil. Might seem daft but I always had a soft spot for this car since it stared in The Saint with Val Kilmer, a favourite film of mine from my childhood. I always told myself I’d get one when I was older, but as you mentioned, they don’t appear for sale anywhere for a long time!! On that note… is being subscribed and following classed as being a member or is there another step? Love the thought of just being in with a chance! 😊 Good luck with the Mini-restore and hope the lucky winner looks after this one!

Literally one of my dream cars! Great pick up Alex! Wish I saw these more often in the States!

Love it, I bought my C70 GT coupe with MoT last July for £350...a 2.0T manual. Still have it and have begun restoring it too. I'd say that you've beaten me with this one being a T5 and in my favourite colour (saffron gold). Presently have fourteen old Volvos...tempted to become a channel member and try and get my 15th 😉 Good luck with this project.

Awesome find! I have a '94 850 T5 estate and I know what you mean, it's not quick by any stretch of the imagination but it is FAST. When the turbo is on song and the cams kick in it's a rocketship. It also needs pretty much identical servicing but it's going to be an awesome car for somebody.

The best purchase that Alex has done so far, can’t wait to see more

As a Volvo enthusiast, I love your videos even more when you are buying Volvos!!!

I've always loved these 5-cylinder Volvo's. Congrats in advance to the lucky person who wins it. That's a cool thing of Alex to do.

I am a massive fan of your channel and am in real pickle money wise with 3 kids and the least money money available in 44 years, which is no good. Looking forward to a break soon and wish everyone the best next year ever! I am not alone and want everyone to work out their own best journey. Enjoy every day and thank you for lightening my day every time I watch your vids. You are all awesome! thank you. It is really nice great to see a channel that keep everything real for normal people like us. Your specials really rival Top Gear and keep your vids and podcasts going. You are making a great difference and all I can say in THANK YOU. Keep up your awesome work!

The fact that you got it for 500 is a win. But this needs 5000 in suspension, brakes and more. But it looks coool🎉

The t5 has mega tuning potential. Would love to see it with a load of power

I remember being 12 years old in 1997 and seeing this car with this exact colour in a motor show. This was the first Volvo that was not boxy and had smooth lines. Living in a poor Estonian family that dreamed of a boxy Volvo family car but could not afford it, this coupe looked to me like a revolution. I took a poster of this car from the motor show and had it on my wall for many years. Today although I am driving a much more powerful Cupra Leon Sportstourer I still dream of having a proper orange Volvo C70 T5 with a manual gearbox.

With a bit of little bit of work it will be a right cracker. My dad used to have a Volvo 2.4 with the V5 NA engine. Made a lovely warble!

Man I'd do really bad things for one of these! The engine in that is amazing & it looks sporty as well as classy. Guaranteed to be a high mileage hero.

Hi Alex I think you should do a video on how to make a old car Ulez compliant. Not only would it save lots of old cars but would be interesting too.

I had the 2.4 LPT version of this (190+bhp) and quite enjoyed it for what it was.... the seats are very comfy, great for watching the fuel gauge go down... I'd have another for sure simply for the 5 cylinder noise.

These series are the best, I fell in love with Volvo when my parents got Volvo S40 years ago. C70 is my dream car.

Bloody hell… as a proper Volvo guy who knows these cars quite well and with it the prices, I can’t really believe you got it for that cheap. I would love to win this thing and seeing it next to my 240 😍😦 love you Alex, I think leaving CT and making your own stuff was a really good choice!

Just thinking how a subtle drop and some slightly bigger wheels would really make that look something. Then inside would need a very big update! Easily spend 10x the price 🤣

I remember driving the 850R a 96 red car and those engines are awesome. Interior may be uninspiring but personally I’m a fan. Looking forward to the end result!

I love the production and must say I really appreciate the effort to put in the specified quantities in other units of measurement as well (GBP to EUR and USD; MPH TO KPH etc.) One recommendation: Also do the same for torque figures (lbs ft - Nm). Keep up the great work!

If it has 4 wheels and worth £500 alex must have it! 🤣

Kinda getting bored of just buying a new car every video

Last year I had a car just like this one at my car detailing hub here in Norway. Love the shapes.....and the sound. Great car, Alex 🙂

The color is called Saffron (spice) I recommend a Stage 0 tune with automatic transmission flushing. Then Bilstein B4 with Eibach Pro kit is a good combination of these. IPD sway bar kit shown you want to make it extra stable. Stage 1 software and cat back then it will produce about 300hp. (not over 1.2 bar) Good luck, nice Volvo!!

Honestly so bored of Alex just buying and buying and buying cars. When do any of them get done?

My dad had this exact car and says he always regrets getting rid of it! Great car and quiet a quick car too, he had the manual with a few small upgrades to the engine

I just bought my first car a few weeks back and it was a 2.4L 5 cylinder Volvo S60. What a coincidence that you ended up buying a Volvo too :)

I got 4.9 0-60 in my S70 T5 manual with a 22T billet turbo and water methanol. It ran the 1/4 mile in 12.3 at 115mph and made 350 horsepower to the wheels and over 400ft lbs of torque. Mine was a 1 owner I got for $1400... Also has the ttv chrome moly flywheel and Sachs 707 pressure plate.

Was looking at one of these for my first car. Got a Saab 9-3 instead but I would love a T5 C70 one day, they look great and sound awesome! 👌🏼

It's already been mentioned but I would seriously recommend changing out the PCV box and clearing the lines to it, SUPER important on ovlovs. It's tucked under the intake manifold on the t5s.

I had a Mondeo Mk4 with that Volvo engine. It went like the proverbial off a shovel. Only downside was the cambelt replacement: about £500 and needs a specialist tool that only certain garages have.

My Mum worked for Vovlo for like 12yrs she had so many company cars over the time, my favorite was a blue v70 T5 wagon i loved that car!!

Gotta love T5 's what a wonderful noise it makes and power output its soo smooth. On my second Volvo now and I hope I will go back to 5 cylinders one day

C70 T5 in Saffron. What's not to like? Bought a ragtop version earlier this year. Spent a little cash to smarten it up, but only 83K. Goes like a train and surprises people with 'fast' cars! Puts a smile on my face. Boring interior? take it on a non stop 3-500 mile trip and get out feeling as if it was just around the corner. Comfort and practicality. Get the running gear back to spec and you will love it.

Always loved that shape C70, especially the hard top. The trio of C70, S70R and V70R in that colour would be quite a large part of my limitless money garage. There is also just something about that Volvo 5 cylinder. My dad had a 2004 (54) V70 with the 140hp "entry" model. It didn't half make a great noise. He said more than once it egged him on.

Gimme that Volvo! Hi, Alex. I've subscribed in the hope that I'm at least "in the running" for H8 DDT. Long story short, I test drove this very model (and colour) when it was first released, didn't have the spondoolies to buy it, and have regretted it ever since. Have been looking for one all these years - and then you appear and have one virtually 'given' to you (you lucky, lucky etc.). Anyhoo, have only just 'discovered' and subscribed to the channel. All the best and keep up the good, fun and interesting work 👍🏻

Would absolutely love one of these. Pull out the interior and make it a lightweight track car. Keep the outside as normal as possible. Would make a great sleeper. With a cage, tune and a manual gearbox.

My entire childhood was my dad getting Volvo's from the scrapyard fixing them up for our family adventures. Volvos have a special place in my ❤️ thank you for saving him! He is gawjus X

Nice to see you have Val Kilmer's The Saint Volvo C70. Used to love it back in the day. You need to change your lead weights on the alloys as those are not for alloys and look really bad (and scratch the rims).

Loved seeing the fantastic Volvo C70 coupe feature on the channel. It’s a very underrated car. I wish I never sold my beauty! They really are so rare and I struggle to find one for sale. Enjoy the turning circle Alex! 😂

loved my T5! did loads to it, polly bushing these is a must, they eat the standard droplinks but IPD do an upgrade one, change the charge pipe and intake, stick on some 302mm discs and an exhaust and they are great fun. i did all that then the head went but it did have 270000 miles on it.

very cool - those are nice. I worked with a guy who had one in that light metallic seafoam green color. Really nice seats too.

Check the cam belt, it could well be the original factory fitted, check the service record & give it a full service, if it’s genuine it will be the greatest vehicle you have ever bought, as a previous V70 owner l can thouraly recommend this great engine & whatever body it’s wrapped in, enjoy it won’t let you down !!!!!

I have this exact car and I love it! And almost identical mileage, 135,000ish. And I have a silver 1999 C70 coupe. Oh, and Alex, make sure to have the sunroof checked to see that the glass is secure. I have had 2 of these shatter, and they are almost unobtanium...I got one from Robert DIY and pulled one from a junkyard just so I have a couple of spares.

AWESOME! I have had my T5 1997 for about 10 years here in Spain and still going strong!

Loving how many uploads you're doing. Keep it up.

Awesome car Alex would not mind seeing you do all the updates on the Volvo before Christmas if possible and the give away could make someone’s Christmas really special 🎊

Will be great to see all the work getting done 👍

its a great car, sporty. i had volvo c70 coupe 2.3 t5 year 1999 , perfect car for cruising on motorway, mpg good as well, great stereo with 12 speakers and sub under the rear seats. nothing to complain. i had 2 c70 coupe, one with 2.3 and 2nd with 2.4 petrol lpt and hpt, and last not least i have volvo c70 2.4 lpt convrtible reg 53. awesome cars and very rare nowdays. great vid Alex.

Love the Inline 5 turbo. I NEED TO SEE THIS ENGINE IN AN MX5!!!

For a volvo that looks nice, would love to see this brought around and maybe upgraded a bit

It would be interesting to see you do a show on your thoughts of the Vauxhall Frontera 3.2 V6 Auto. There are only 200 odd left in the country and only 150 still on the road. I have one of only 14 on the road from 2000 (X reg). I believe it's one of the most hated 4X4s in the country. I love mine though. Thankfully it has the Isuzu engine.

I have the same car in the same color and love this car for more then 15 years now. First you have to check is the pcv system.

I remember in the early-mid 2000s how the V70 T5s were the motorway traffic cops patrol car of choice - Fast, comfortable, reliable and safe. The previous shape V70/850 also did surprisingly well in Touring Car racing back in the 90s. Anything with a T5 badge was (actually, still is) cool IMO. These cars had some kudos back in the day and the build quality in these old Volvos is incredible - WAY better than anything German of the same era. This car definitely deserves to be saved. Shame its an auto, but the T5 motor and that awesome period colour make it a guaranteed future/emerging classic.

I had one of these as a company car when I lived in Johannesburg, more than enough power to be entertained and so damn comfortable...took it from Johannesburg to the eastern cape 4 times (a 13 hour or so drive) and always got out of the car with very minimal road fatigue...spend a few £££`s on her and you`ve got a great car there!

My first car (at 19) was a C70 GT convertible. It had half the interior a navy blue and the other half a light grey. I loved it, will probably buy another at some point. Wasn't the 2.5T, but it could still boogey.

Had an 850 estate with the 5 pot 10 valve engine, and wasn't a bad barge. Can't beat the sound of a volvo 5 pot.

Alex mate these older car purchases & projects are becoming a real addiction 🤣and we are all here for it haha 🤣

You should get a first gen Ford S-Max 2.5T on the channel. Basically Volvo T-5 frontend "sporty" family van and actually really fun to drive and dirt cheap!

Hahaha that intro, i was vibing! Maybe you should make mixes with different cars on as video's. I'd watch it.

Not many of those around now. Best colour too and low mileage.. I've got the same interior in my '97 V70 T5. I find it rather pleasant. SE trim. Going to try to squeeze a bit more 'umph' out of it?

I remember seeing one of these, in this colour, in a company car park, when it was brand new! I thought it looked fantastic at the time and it still looks good now!

Bought a 04, V70R for dirt cheap with low mileage. The cinderblock brings me so much joy

I had an S60 T5 manual with the spaceball shifter, it was a weapon but suffered the same issues - very comfortable but boring interior, all a bit soft and wibbly. It felt like I imagine those Lancia Thetas did, like a superb and quite rude engine had been put in completely the wrong car. As a lot of others have said, I'd love to see some more of the "this is your garage" type videos, pulling the cars apart and sorting out their issues as a keen man with a Halfords tool kit...and a grown up with big tools on standby. I think it's great you're going to give the V70 away, but I'd absolutely love to see it be built stage by stage - coilovers, weight strip out, brakes, wheels and tyres, maybe a bigger turbo etc. That might just be my inner need to see inappropriate cars turned into rude track weapons though...

Love it! Keep going guys! 💪🏻

That shaking you feel in the bumps is not only suspension but also the dash mounts

This was my dream car as a kid!! Stunning and original, as a grown man what a I would love to enjoy is that 5 pot engine sound. So jealous of the new owner!

A guy who helped out with my youth football team drove that car in that colour. Memories man. Doing good by yourself Alex mate keep it up