`Had to give up driving due to health reasons. Been a Volvo man for over 30 years but always 850S then V70s including a 330bhp V70R. My next car would have been a V50. I love Volvos. This looks like a cracker..someone is going to be very happy!!

Chops this is my favourite of all the cars you have ever featured! What a beauty… I’ve had my S40 (saloon version of this) since 2016 and absolutely adore it. Best car I’ve ever had. This one has been treasured - if you don’t retail it you should keep it for yourself! 😁

Thankyou James,for yet another enjoyable video.👍👍

Thanks for the heads up James 👍

I was hoping you upload a video today mate…Volvos are always in great shape and to have it as an automatic its a bit of a gem 💎.

I'm in Newport James, Great to see you driving about the local roads and popping in to see Lee at Barum engines!

You are becoming the king of the Volvo wagons

Quality motor and a bargain for someone , the MOT history as you would expect from a Volvo very respectable. I must be a motor snob as I'd be happy driving around in this despite its age 👍

Good cars, used a diesel one as a taxi ten years ago and couldn’t fault it 👍

Lovely car James looks absolutely beautiful maybe a bit old for me but Very very tempting

I’m love the V50. I had a D3 company car in 2012 and currently own a D4 auto and an S40 D4 manual. The handling of the V59 is superb and the comfort sublime. You’ve got a cracker there.

They are great cars the Volvo, I have had a few, always say you are so genuine👍👍👍👍👍

Good there is no sunroof either as they can leak badly as the drains break. Pull the dipstick and check to see if there is any pressure or whistling through the pcv system as the diaphragm can split on the oil canister and give these symptoms. A new diaphragm is £18 so not bad. Known a few traded in because of misdiagnosis with this.

Great looking car James

a fantastic car james T5 have a great reputation and that one is a real survivor be good to see it go to a good home

I drive a 2013 2.4 d5 xc60, similar size engine, I can confirm these engines are quick but most importantly comfortable and reliable. I think that engine slightly has the edge on the d5 2.4 so will be superb.

The upload made it James!

Soon as I saw the title "Volvo" I new it would be a winner. Solid and reliable.

Nice the Volvo James, used to have a 740 saloon and 760 GLE Estate at work some years ago...the GLE was a fantastic 'mile muncher' as it was a 2.3 Turbo....It certainly changed my opinion of them, servicing wasn't cheap but the didn't go wrong either! At 3k someone will love that....I'm sure it'll move house contents quickly.😁

Ooh that Volvo is a proper car, and a proper sleeper at that!

A car for every man, got it all space, practicality, performance, safety, reliability. I said it yesterday about the Citroen but this is the one to keep. You have done well with this deal and as always great content

Hi and very clean car and I’m sure you can find it a home James

I own one of these at the moment, engine is a peach, very under the radar only the T5 badge that tells you it's got the performance, other than fuel costs not bad at all to run, plenty of 2nd hand parts available and alot of parts are Focus based, cambelts and servicing relatively cheap and easy to maintain, good all rounder, great car for someone looking for a sleeper family car.

This is a real beauty. I love the quality of Volvos. Those carpets and seats always look very plush I much prefer a proper estate to an SUV so a big thumbs up from me

That is one nice motor !! I really like that , 91000 is no milage on a ST Volvo ,its got 200000 miles plus still left in it , excellent buy James 👍

Great video!!

These drive really well! Test drove a couple of manual examples years ago and was really tempted. In the manual, there's no space for a foot rest next to the clutch so the autos are probably more comfortable cruisers. I remember the glove box being silly small - not exactly a deal breaker though.

Fair enough trading it if there's a decent margin. If the vibration is not the wheel (not kerbed) I wonder if it's a CV joint given the recent gaiter replacement.

A lot of car for £3K even in the current fuel climate. Great video as always James, keep up the good work 👍🙏

lovely car, appreciate things like that, any chance of a video walk round of the old VW LT in the background, i love em.

That's a lovely volvo very clean you should retail it as I'm sure there would be no problems with that service history.

Having worked for Volvo and owned volvos Yes I had a 850 R That v50 is an absolute power house , and the previous owner really cared for that car .keeping that cream interior clean is a testament to the previous owner . I'm wondering if that's an EX Volvo UK car , they use to run some high spec versions as press / company cars .

ive got a v50 2.0 d and find fuel econemy very well, and changing h/light bulbs requires no tools as you just pull out the bar holding in the h/light, ive got a mazda 6 which required bumper removal for bulb replacement, shame other car manufacturers dont think like volvo for simple maintenance.

Thinking about getting the 2.0 diesel version to replace my dear old V40D. I reckon you've made my mind up.This one would be nice but I've already got a T5. '97 V70 manual.

Cracking car I would love one of these

Beautiful, beautiful motor! That’s what I think.

lovley example. 15 yrs young ! ive owned a few T5 v70s with same engine. last 20 years, Still have one although fuel costs are hurting, aint selling it though, cant beat a Volvo

Volvo always have great build quality only ever had one a 144 estate not the most economical of motors but a good safety rating .

Loved the T5 police cars.

Clean old thing that dude!! Gotta love a Volvo 😍😍 even if it is built on the Ford platform!! T5 motor based on the old 5 Potter Audi motor 👍

Following on from my comment on James' previous video, in my experience the Swedes and Germans seem to have well proven themselves in producing comfortable, robust quality vehicles that seem to meet the requirements of most consumers in one way or another, be it longevity/build quality, performance, Kudos, reliability, economy, appearance, resale value (which often means a comparatively high purchase price, plus, occasionally, as illustrated with the Porsche, rather extortionate parts prices, but....), a decent sized boot (now styled in accordance with the lines of the rest of the car whilst retaining optimum practicability, rather than the square lines I remember as a child), and, in this case, the wolf in sheeps that could surprise a "performance" car for those whose ego needs a boost having had to resort to catering for expanding family requirements/towing a caravan etc....... As an hgv driver, I was privileged enough to predominantly drive Volvo, and as an owner driver I exclusively ran Volvo. The two that I had both had 1 million plus kms on the clock when I bought them, neither missed a beat, and when I parted with the second, it was 14 years old and had passed 2 million kms without having a spanner laid on the engine beyond regular servicing other than to replace exhaust manifold gaskets, compressor, air dryer, rocker cover gaskets, tacho, a few hoses, rubber airbags, blah yada, all thing that perish eventually on any vehicle....... Coincidentally, it had alloy wheels from new, and at one point I had problems with wheel studs shearing on the front axle. It turned out to be warped wheels, and the issue was solved by swapping the fronts for the insides on the rear/drive axle. Unfortunately, despite looking great, alloy wheels on an hgv retain heat more and for a lot longer than steel wheels, and are more susceptible to warping, plus the front axle of any vehicle takes more abuse under braking than the rear(s). Ever wondered why the front wheels look blacker than the rears, especially with disc brakes..... I bought an F reg 344 (I think. 4 door booted)) car in 99 (100,000+ miles) that was perfect, other than needing a new distributor cap that I fitted myself and a service. I gave it to my mum at the end of 2000 when the article aka "father" cleared off leaving her carless, and it continued faultlessly for another 4 years. Right decision made re selling it. Despite the comprehensive service history, solidity etc, it's a car for an enthusiast, dog owner, affluent occasional caravan tower, blah yada, but not a retail car to generate huge profit. Shame, being as it looks essentially immaculate for a 15 year old motor, but business is business..... Thanks for another great video 😁👍

James Beautiful example a car a business person could use for the weekends after a week running around in the works car you have struck gold great condition mate Phil in stoke

Would love this car

That Volvo is such a good looking car. Way cooler than the other body styles... Wish I didn't live in London with all the road taxes on top of road taxes....

This spring we pulled out of long term storage my late father in laws Volvo S70 T5 1998 sport gearbox, he bought it 36k cash in an envelope from a volvo dealership he loved that car dry miles only we took it to a volvo specialist for service cambelt mot and they said they have never seen such a well cared for car immaculate we probably spent more on this repair than what it's worth I think we could have sold it many times over to the mechanics and customers admiring it The stories of the old man winding it up on the motorway and the police cars of the day couldn't catch him and they had to radio ahead for support and they they couldn't stop it till he pulled over in the petrol station and swapped drivers and my frail old mother in law in the drivers seat. Coppers just wagged there finger and embarrassing they couldn't catch an old dear at the wheel We still laugh about it today old man had so many belly laughs about this

Minter mate, glad seats work, I know you fear non working leccy seats.

Any volvo with good history a winner. The strange noise when turning the wheel could be a wheel bearing, My 2009 V70 (P3) had a noise when I turned right a little and it was like a grinding feel through the steering wheel.

Cracking car. 😍 really well looked after and fantastic history. Billy bargain at 3k

What a cracking car. I'd be pleased as punch to have bought that one. Great spec and has been really well looked after. Definite keeper in my book as cars of that age in that condition are as rare as hen's teeth.

ive owned a S60 T5 and a S60R real sleeper cars these and those seats wow

Cambelt and pump needs doing before 100k on that engine. Lovely engines but with all that torque they bend driveshafts and eat engine mounts personally I think you should trade it out. Love your videos keep them coming 👍🏻

I think the performance you quoted is for the 6 speed manual the auto is slower. £615 a year road tax and 20-30 mpg fuel economy will cost a fortune to run.

T5 0707 saloon s40 Motorway other day somebody put on at 3800 looked like half that. 2k flat out trade . Geartronic aren’t unreliable. Had one bad in 30 odd over years.

Beautiful Machine

What a lovely car, wish I could afford to run a second car ,

The Volvo V50 is always fairly popular. It's a Focus sized car ( the floorpan is Focus based). Any decent Volvo will sell..... Could be good for towning? I'd sooner have one of these than a BMW 3 series touring. There's at least 10 years left in this car... It would be worth having the wheels refurbed..... Well cleaned up, this will fly out of the door....

What a lovely car👍 Volvo owners tend to look after their cars and Volvo's wear there miles so well. Someone is going to snap that up 😊

Very nice looking car, I imagine you could get 4k for it as the condition its in and the s history

This is a complete cracking car

Lovely motor ... could probably get a set of wheels for a couple of hundred if needed. send the ones on it for a refurb....

Gearbox would be the major worry. Keep it or trade sale.

That's in really good nick for its age. Does make me miss my 2 V50's, especially the D5, but they're great cars. Everyone says their a posh Focus but what better car to base it on really 🙂 someone will have that snapped up quickly 👍🏻

I have a similar V50 T5 with even rarer manual transmission. Like you said a real sleeper

12 months tax at £615 I can see what they meant by running costs being high. That was the reason I sold my 850 after 15 years from new and the tax at that time was only £180. Whilst I like the car I think I will have to keep my Peugeot Partner at £30 and over 55 mpg, only thing is I can't buy anything newer now because the tax system altered to become dearer.

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Likely little car. Had a string of Volvos - that engine is fine as long as you look after it. My was faultless after 115k. BUT as I said in my earlier comment it ate its auto box at around 100k - as they all do. In spite of what Volvo say “sealed for life” really means sealed for 100k then BANG!!!!!

Mr Chops, a week ago I had 4.5k to spend on a large hatch or estate, I’d have been all over this mate. Went with a Skoda which is lovely, but these are so, so rare. It will sell quick!

Lovely car 🚘🚙🚗👍👍👍👍

£600 a year road tax that's a killer right there, 30mpg bit too expensive to run.

The V50 T5 estate with this spec, what a great all rounder for everything, last of the real Volvos! 👍🏽

Lovely example - hand brake a bit high 🤔

Looks like a good car what is the mpg

What a beautiful car. I presume Rybrook Chester /Warrington original? Nothing on rear number plate

A T5 is a special motor.

I'd love ❤ a Volvo like that but current fuel ⛽ prices say a big fat no unfortunately.

Nice tidy example. Not sure letting Ford loose on a Volvo was a good idea but hey ho. Got a D5 btw.

Hey James, if you can make a better quid retailing that Volvo, then do it. I run an automotive repair and servicing centre in Australia specialising in Volvo and European. We have been servicing Volvos for 34 years. With a Bronze warranty and with its service history, that V50 is a low risk proposition to retail as it shouldn't give any trouble in that period.

Love Volvo, had a V70 comfiest car ever

Cracking car like that, I don't understand why you wouldn't retail it James.

Keep it

Private plate on it and you would struggle to tell the age. Brilliant condition for an 07 plate. Pretty sure you could retail this with confidence . Failed it's MOT only twice in it's life due to very very minor things.

What a nice motor retail it James, whats it worth

Nice car

@1950 -21.00 sound quality not very good could barely here lee talking to you. Awesome content as usual.

I have to ask - your enthusiasm for electric cars ?

James nice volvo not my thing but no good car when see one same engine as in ford rs 👍

Has the cam belt & water pump been done?

lovely. I'd have that

Can’t see why you are so afraid of retailing this as I bought a 100kmiles Volvo and never had an issue with it. If you weren’t so soft with punters you would be ok🤫

The engine bay is exactly the same as a ford focus MK2 as is all the rear suspension

Hedges were going past the camera quicker than normal there James.. just an observation. Was it a camera issue...

in 2018 the was for sale for £4995 with 77k. how times have changed

Great car for a 2007👍

That low speed wobble could be a drive shaft, doubtful if its a tyre, they only tend to wobble over say 50,if it improves with speed it's something else. With the torque of those they bend drive shafs, however I'd have thought an auto wouldn't be too harse on them.

Your old place looked a bit bare without some of your cars up bud

great car, so unfortunate that the VED is so darn high, these auto T5 VED usually cost about £600 a year to tax! i have a D5 Auto C70 and that is just over £300 a year! other than that a great motor!

The Volvo is a great car for the money.

Its quicker than the old Fiesta ST as i had some div in one today right up my backside he overtook me then i put my foot down and kept up with him , quite embarrassing considering my car is only a 1.1 lol

Auction it, bought as seen !

If it's the auto, I'd worry about the box, the solenoids fail and can be a £2k fix!