Happy to see another Volvo V8 owner! I'm sure you will love it just as I do love mine. Only thing I've done is just exhaust sound and pedestrians are looking for some expensive car growling, but only thing they find is Volvo and that makes them shocked :). Enjoy your ride sir.

I have a 2008 V8 Executive with all the extras like seat screens, fridge with crystal glasses, etc. I bought it over ten years ago and it has 500,000 kilometers. I use it everywhere, from motorways to construction sites and dirt roads. Until now it has been a combat car and very reliable.

Great choice! Rare car, they only made about 8000 V8s between 2007 and 2010. I have a 2010 V8 Executive (~1/300) and absolutely love it - similar features to yours, but some extra things standard like massaging and ventilated "sovereign hide" seats, a clock inside the dashboard wood trim, wood console and steering wheel, an S80 crest on the c-pillar, a 650W Dynaudio sound system with Dolby surround sound, and different wheels. Unfortunately, mine didn't come with the rear seat fridge or adaptive suspension. I'm happy you like yours and I'm happy to see more content on these V8s!

When you get 4 matching tyres I'm sure you'll be choff @ the handling. I can't wait for the mods. Glorious motor

Nice one man can't wait to see what's the future for this car 🙂

I've got a 2009 S80 V8 which I absolutely bloody Love going for cruises in..I had a gorgeous sounding 2.5" Sports Exhaust fitted...under load it's a ripper 👊😂 185k kms

I didn’t realise they did a V8 either but an intriguing purchase and given some love it’ll be a thing of beauty again. My OCD would love to see 4 identical tyres on the Volvo 🤓 Look forward to your progress Nathan 👍

Definitely was not expecting this car, but you got a great project there. Interested to see how you get on with it.

Me too had v8 s80, but now I drive T6. My V8 sole to my brother. Its definitely amazing car. Good choice Nathan. You should be ready to pay extra money to serve it and making it look gorgeous. Good luck!

Best car on the planet.

i own the s80 v8 myself aswell, the noise i hear is normal for this engine ( tho it might be different in real life due to the mic in the camera, youtube processing, my headphones and everything else) if it is not the "normal" sound than it will most likely be the power steering pump/bearing or a belt tensioner bearing as these are known to fail with their location in the engine bay giving them the full heat of the motor another comment stated the AC compressor but i dont think thats it because my dieing compressor sounded very different (like a non oiled sewing machine more or less) the pump can be easily identified by putting the car in park or neutral keeping the engine at around 2k rpm and turning the steering wheel, if its the pump you will hear the sound very clearly vary in both pitch and volume also a warning DO NOT TUNE THIS CAR ENGINE! the engine has been limited from factory at 440NM of torque because of the transmissions rating of 450NM max. this is already at the breaking point of both the gearbox and the angle gear and spline for the AWD. tuning this engine will break very expensive stuff very shortly after installing the tune ;) or just find someone to build you a transmission and awd driveline that's up to the task and go for it, would love to see that actually

I got mine 18 months ago. Great fun to drive and sounds amazing when you start it up on a cold morning. Mine came with 19in wheels which I think looks better than the 17in. Mine has the same interior which I wasn't sure about at first but really like now.

Wow great car, im jealous only driving my 3.2, however, mine is really mint. Man those headlights do NOT fit right or else it's been in some kind of accidents... The top outside corner is not meant to look like that. Congrats! Hopefully you'll take good care of her an dget her caught up on some maintenance etc.

You bought yourself a nice car! The whistling noise at idle is normal. All V8s do this. So does mine and you can also hear it in other KZfaq videos. I've also seen that your cooling water tank cap isn't closed properly, that you should top up servo oil and your air filter box isn't screwed together properly. You should not be able to see the orange seal. Have fun with your V8 moose and take good care of it, it deserves it!

Great looking car Nathan and very good choice, especially being a Volvo as well. Apart from getting the car professionally detailed both inside and outside, you should also get the cabin filter swopped out and have a new one installed, so you could at least breathe cleaner air, since the previous owner, kept it in an appalling state. That whistling noise you're hearing when you turn on the aircon, could possibly be the compressor bearing, or one of the associated pulleys' on the the way out. Also, have the car fully inspected by a reputable company, especially one that specialises in Volvo cars, as they tend to be somewhat over engineered, which in my opinion, makes them really great cars, that way they could find any other faults with the car, that you might not discover right away and ends up putting you in further expense. Better to be safe than sorry. Otherwise, really great and solid car.

If youre looking to restore the car, as far as the leather goes, give Leatherique a try. It's considered as the best treatment product for car leather. They are based in the US but I believe Restorite are resellers and can be found in the UK. I've used it on several cars and it gets the job done. Albeit a bit expensive but worth it for the entusiast! Nice Volvo by the way.

Investigate the ac compressor magnetic clutch. Try running the car, press the ac off button, does it still cool or not when it's off.

I got a 2009 S80 T6 and always wish I bought the V8 as there was one for sale in my area for around the same price when I was looking for a car, but opted for the T6 as it had the colour and interior I wanted. Still the T6 is an excellent engine and I love my S80. Can't wait to see you fix this one up. Mine too makes a weird noise with the AC that follows the revs of the engine but I haven't got it checked out yet. Sometimes I just turn the AC off and on again then the noise goes away and seems to be normal.

I have c70, but V8 is my dream nr2.

Wonderful cars, great choice. I absolutely love my near mint ‘08, but it’s making the exact same AC noise that goes away when you turn off the AC button. The Volvo shop told me it was the compressor on its way out, but I would think it could also be the compressor clutch.

Cheap but... not cheap to maintain mine 2.5t was 2700£ and in the first 2 years had to spend 8000£ 3 of which was due to forgot to lock it and some dude tried to steal it braking something around the wheel steering column and some buttons due to steering wheel been locked so only volvo north London been able to fix it. Overall official volvo offer cheaper overall repair coast and quality than some random garages.

You can just keep the key in your pocket that key holder next to the start button is just in case your key fob has a dead battery

The noise is also on my engine

I have always wanted one… jealous!

I like the S80 a lot. I have the D5. Except in auto setting the gearbox is so lazy. I mean i could flap the stick forth and back through gears. But then i find myself a the light accellerating in 1st gear untill i hear the car screaming. Tipping the stick is just not something you expect or want to do in a large executive sedan. Another guy i spoke to at the gasstation(irony) said its exactly the same for the V8. Just lazy comfy big sedan. Doesnt like to be rushed much. Could pull an entire small town to the destination though. Strong cars. Also the diesel i have. Just wofting along the high way and occasionally accerlation when the plebarians in their passats and corollas get too close.

That's an unexpected buy I only discovered these this year

You may find this is an ex-Volvo press car. My AG07 is a C70 T5 and I've seen it on a press video on KZfaq.

Metallic noise could be a compressor clutch or belt tensioner. The belt tensioner should be addressed immediately. A power steering flush should be addressed. A complete fluid flush should be performed, angle gear and diff service as well. Volvo AWD is leagues ahead of Subaru. I have never felt more confident in slippery conditions than with my trusty Swede!

Bloody hell ninnman didnt expect a jew mobil. fair play though pal interested to see your journey with this bad boy 😁

It might interest you to know (if you didnt) that this engine is quite common in boats in many places, US for example... Its the basis of Yamahas V8 outboards. Which might make me a bit afraid that since they are so relatively cheap, will someone scrap these volvos in order to cannibalise the engine block for boats? Hopefully not, they are rare enough already. An interesting buy, I would say.

The driver's side headlight is not fitted properly or maybe there is some history to this vehicle. i.e. front bump!? A machine polish will help with some of the surface issues. And a good internal clean will also help sort the cracked seat leather. Smokers car smell can also be removed but use a detail cleaning company if you prefer. That noise is most certainly the aircon compressor bearings but use an independent volvo shop to take a look. ... oh and by the way I drive a 3.0litre normally aspirated S80.

Good choice! Use airvidox to get rid of the smoke smell. Thank me later 👍

I think it's a terrible decision for your bank account in the long run... 😜

Lol the irony of talking about V8 Volvos over the weekend..

Smoking in a car is the worst of sins

There is one more give away that it is the s80 v8, and that is the terrible fuel economy in the city

It sounds like ur power steering someone might have used the wrong fluid

Transverse?, you mean it’s the same as a Mini!. Duh.