I've been in the trade professionaly for over 40 years and truly lost count of the amount of these I've owned and sold, in a nutshell, all the early, and by early I'm talking as far back as the 850 Estates in 1993 onwards, right up to around the mid 2000's were as reliable as is possible for a motor vehicle, the 2.0 was, and is bulletproof if looked after, capable of huge mileage 2.4 petrol is a little heavy on fuel but again seriously reliable, Diesels were almost unbeatable in this class of estate, certainly up there with the best from Mercedes, BMW, Audi etc: .... As far as gear boxes are concerned, all early manual and Auto's again pretty much bulletproof, but once you get to the " Geartronic" era things started to go seriously down hill, it was known as " Feartronic" in the trade because it was very hit and miss on the reliability scale, I stopped dealing in V70's from around 2010 onwards because in my opinion I'd had the best years from them, I'm not saying they were all bad after this, but you have to remember I was selling them, which is a whole different ballgame to owning one as your everyday car, too many problems for me, so rather than get a bad reputation I simply stopped dealing in those with Geartronic and the later boxes altogether ! ..... but as I say, if looked after early ones will just run and run and run, you will most likely wear out before they do.

You’re the first person in a while that has captivated me with old fashioned journalism. No fancy editing or elusive banter. Just genuine facts and genuine opinions. You know what you’re doing and that’s awesome dude! 👊

I have a V70 d5 163 and it's been brilliant. Just got back from a 2000 mile journey to France and back and never missed a beat. Amazing cars.

A beautiful Swedish barge. Definitely an iconic car you have done a Great job looks. Brill

Great video, had an S70 2.5 10v now got a V70 D5 185, great car, super comfortable, excellent stereo. And you are so right about the turning circle, getting a P2 round a tight car park is an art form in itself 🤣

S60 2.0t from 2008...the best value for money ever and my biggest surprise. A class better than bmw320, merc180 and a4 I used to have. The most comfortable seats ever, amazing build quality, supreme stereo, excellent reliability and durability. That's why volvo broke down as a company - because they manufactured too good cars which last 20 years and run 700k km without any problem. Globalisation needs cheap, disposable chinese plastic cars with soulless dull design and big cheap tablets in the middle to distract your attention that you are fooled by modern trade trends.

I have never seen a car so clean you have done a lovely job restoring it . I think you are definitely going to be the next James May. I can see soon you will on are TVs . The Volvo is great value for money. I look forward to your next project

Another great video! I love the Volvo! Looking absolutley amazing, like its rolled out the showroom.

I've had a couple of S60 P2's and still run a 2.0T 2008 one but totally agree with storage space and rear legroom, it's a bit rubbish for a large car. The upside is the premium stereo is pretty fanastic, probably the best factory stereo I've heard in this era. I'd like to change it but it offers so much for such little money, you've got to spend a lot to better it! I also love the 5 cylinder sound and most of the next generation petrol engines moved to 4 cylinder 😢

Another great video mate 👏

Really good video, mine's a normal looking 2004 P2 D5 but came with Haldex AWD and 6 speed manual gearbox with very long legs for the motorway, it's 163HP (common rail) but stomps along superbly !

Welcome to the gang, your here for life 😉I will be in my v70r @ volvo 600 in June, come & break record's.

Great video Luke, something very elegant about the estate Volvos. Brings back childhood memories of family camping holidays and me and two sisters and brother bedding down over night on the drive down to South Spain in my late Dad's 1973 145 estate!

I bought one of these three days ago. Good video :)

When you mentioned the creaky plastics of the interior, my 06 Saab 9-3 Aero cried a little bit. You have it so good mate! haha

Love this review and love the V70. I considered one of these before picking up my Saab, ultimately it came down to what was the better deal at the time. If I was after another cheap beater this would definitely be top of my list.

My 05 V70 has 215k and it still drives beautifully. I’m stunned at how good this car is. MoT next week so we’ll see if I still love it. Thanks for the review, enjoyed it!

You can also lay the passenger seat forward so you can put extra long items in. Took me a while to notice too haha

Really enjoyed the videos I have seen of yours, now subscribing. Looking forward to seeing you receive your 100,000 KZfaq subscribers, I'm sure it'll come sooner than you expect. The first is always the most special according to KZfaqrs' with a million+ subscribers.

I'm picking up my XC70 tomorrow 04/23/2021 and I'm super excited.

The wooden steering wheel will look very classy!

ran one of these for 7 years. superb barge and never let me down once

Great video Luke, love how you brought this back, owned 3 p2's all great cars that get under your skin. (still got 1 manual P2 in the garage) thought would mention the luggage safety net built into the rear seat backs, can be used in seats up or seats down position. All the best with your D5, sounds great and in manual too.

Ohhhhhhhhhhh yes another video, Luke you don't make enough, Great vid as normal :)

My father had the 2007 V70 R, was a blast to drive! That model used to be used by undercover cops in my country, so whenever we started tailing a speeding car, they would immediately slow down and drive as classy and slow as they could. He now has a 2007 XC70 D5 for more ease when travelling, also drives like a charm

Great video👍 I love Volvo and owned V70N T5 for a time now. I maid some tuning with the engine and have now 540 hp. Quite fun to drive especially when it's a sleeper :)

I have one of these and of the 26 cars I've owned, I love my P2 the best. Such a handsome car, uninformed people think its a lot newer than it is. And the seats are comfier than anything on most cars. At 156k mine is low mileage for a P2. The Twin turbo D5 is 215bhp and the D5 in general is highly tuneable for a diesel. The petrol are glorious. I've got the wooden steering wheel and embrace the wood and leather as everyone is obsessed with piano black and bloody black interiors. Good video dude

Nice to see Nico getting mentioned!

Nice review, thanks Luke 👍👍

These are just NICE. Not just the V70's but S60's and S80's from that period. They're just so maturely designed and so cozy on the inside.

What a iconic car. Superb review chap !

Great review as I now realise why so many people say the Volvo is so dull and attracts a certain type of driver.

What a very good review you have a future in entertainment media if you don't mind me saying Big thumbs up

Nice review mate 👍

Very honest and candid review. Congrats :-)

I have a 2004 Volvo V70 2.5t in the same color. Bought it brand new now i have it at 169k miles

5:41 - this is very true. If fully kitted out, that bottom bank of 8 buttons has all kinds of features that makes the feel like you are in charge of a machine rather than a car. e.g A button to flip down the rear headrests, another to fold the mirrors, another to activate/de-activate the bending function of the xenon lights (and switch form LH to RH traffic beam alignment), button for traction control, button to switch between LPG and Petrol. button to activate/deactivate parking sensors etc....All those buttons makes you feel you are in control of some kind of machine, rather than just a car. One of my favourite dash designs ever.

Thanks for this it inspired me to take my v70 for a spin! I agree about the volvos I got mine for 1000$ with a bad coil pack, fixed it and front brake pads and tires eventually but I got about 35k miles from it since March and it has never given me any serious issues at all.

Nice video I love the old Volvos. It’s worth opening your oil cap with the engine running and listening for a popping/metallic drumming sound. This would indicate your vacuum engine mount has gone. Very common issue. Looking forward to more videos on the V70.

Nice work Luke👍

Hi Luke,what a great video,a good safe car,there is alot of space inside the Volvo.with reversing sensors it certainly helps not to smash it up lol.

Hello, Very good video. I love the V70s of this generation, I have four at home. I take the liberty of writing to you, because you may not have noticed it, few people know it, but it is possible to fold down the backrest of the front passenger seat, to further increase the loading capacity of the luggage compartment. It suffices to move the seat back as far as possible, then raise the small triggers located at the bottom of each side of the backrest, to release the latter and push it forward. This gives you a significant loading length, especially if you also remove the seat from the rear seat. Have a good trip behind the wheel of your Magnifique V70, Remi

I had a 740 years ago. Lovely motor, never thought I'd say that lol. I have a Saab 95 2.2TiD EST atm. If I ever had to get something else, it would be the V70.

Excellent, fully agree the cars nowadays don't have the central controls angled to the driver like the old BMW's used to, miss that

This is a fantastic review. Well done.

Really objective and thorough review Luke. It's a V70 what's not to like

I’ve the se sport and had mine remapped. Just taken it through the Yorkshire moors. Absolutely love mine and he is right with the swirl flaps and the dpf issue but they wasn’t an expensive fix .even had the rear silencer taken off with a tail pipe on now so it has a bit of grunt.

Something worth mentioning is that the 163hp D5’s are also common rail. They just don’t have the DPF. The non common rail diesels used in the very early v70 P2’s were the Volkswagen 2.5 TDI.

Brilliant video 👍

I drove one of these from Cumbria to South Spain and back and I actually enjoyed every minute of it... except the ferry... that wasn't great.

First time viewing your channel and thank you for this very informative video. It was interesting to see a walkthrough of a V70 SE Lux manual diesel as I have a 2005, XC70 SE Lux, auto, petrol. I like the side repeaters in the mirrors, and the interior colour which I slightly prefer to my beige. Also I do not have the second underfloor compartment in the boot close to the rear seats. Thank you for taking the time to make this video.

Love volvos had a v50 2.0d before, now have a s60 d5 230k miles on a 2004 but still pulling stronger than ever

dont forget about the souvereign hide leather seats you have, a sought after option which was really expensive back then.

Great video bud. Volvo the ultimate carrying machine. I remember top gear using the P3 to get something from carboot.

I have two Volvos a S80 and S40 both nearly 24 yes old and still in good condition and keep going strong 😇

What do you mean old? That v70 is like brand new compared to my 745 and is made 86 😂

I had s as v50 Volvo 12 years ago and loved it 👍

Aha, Rainhill :-). I had one of these, a 2.4 petrol low pressure turbo. A great car, especially considering it turned out to be clocked, its true mileage being around 270000 by the time I let it go. Extremely practical and went pretty well too.

You should have shown how to flatten the frontseat, then you can transport almost 4m inside. There are two pins you pull underneath the frontseat to flatten it. I still drive a v70 from 2003, very comfortable extremly spacey, easy to repair

My dad has a 06 v70 d5 sport (185) 6 speed manual gearbox, top spec.. all the bells and whistles.. and for an old car with over 150.000 miles its fantastic! Goes really well a quick car even by modern standards! and its so well built and comfortable!

Fully agree. Nice review👍

Very mature appraisel. First time I have come across this young man, only got curious when this Volvo came up, had one similar to this but 2004 D5 auto, a great all rounder. Only car Have ever kept for 5 years, and I have had over 40 different vehicles. In fact looking at replacing my Audi with another Volvo, hopefully a later V90 T6 or 8.

My first car is a 2009 S80 3.2, and I genuinely hope I never have to replace it. 65k miles used for $8400. It's so well rounded-its so obvious that literally every part of the driving experience was planned to be comfortable, and everything in the interior is where it should be to put it plainly. I love my Swedish Bank Vault

I have a 2013 XC60, but I miss my 2006 XC70. So many good memories. I really beat the hell out of it taking it off road onto the beach during my kitesurfing trips and drove it all across the Canadian Maritime provinces ❤️🙃 in retrospect, I should have held on to it.

great review!

you`ve got a lovely looking motor there

Lovely Jubbly, you could definitely be a Volvo salesman Luke.

I expect that a P2 will be my next daily driver, albeit a petrol-engined example. P.S. I had no idea how Brutalist in style the P2 was until I saw this video. Even more so than my 740 estate.

The car is nice, yeah, but my guy, you are eloquent and well spoken. Looking fowrard to watching more.

Smooth ride, was my first impression about 20 years ago, it was, if I'm not mistaken the selling point, for me to buy it, that is, and still is 20 years later after owning about 5 volvos. Their main issues are electrical and heat management, so beware.

Its looks like amazing new 😍

I've got a 2012 S60 and the build quality of that thing is top notch, solid tank.

You have almost talked me into getting one!!!

Mine is 17 years old with over 255,500 miles on it. It was donated to my kids and I. I love it!

I've got the XC70 of the same series, and I agree the door pockets are small - if you look inside the doors though it due to the safety bars fitted, that doesn't excuse the glove box though, which is rubbish. Mine has 230K miles and still drives great, engine is spot on.

I have a 01 V70 bought it for $800 off Facebook. Put some work into her. She has driven half way cross country: from Connecticut to Iowa. I had an 850, S70 & a 745 from the 80’s ... take care of your Volvo it’ll ride for years

Great stuff👍👍

I paid $900 USD (appx £675 GPB) for a good used 2004 V70, and it's been a comfortable daily driver since January 2020, although I had to do many of the missed maintenance items/repairs myself, such as struts, shocks, CV-axles, tires, alignment, transmission flush, etc. The seat leather has seen better days; duct tape to hold the seams together, and then seat covers saved the day.

My jaw dropped when you folded the backseats. I've owned a p2 V70 for over two years now, never knew you could fold them up so you could have a flat bed like that. Thank you!

I've had a few volvo. T5s. 2.4s and the v70 d5s I clocked 23k miles in 9 months. Absolutely lovely still looking for another but the d3 d4 now

I pretty much agree with your assessment. I'm on my second V70 P2. The first in the UK was (is) a 2.4 normally aspirated with about 141 bhp but could pull like a good un, manual box. I'm now the owner of a 2004 2.5T automatic, in the USA. Manual boxes are very very rare and I think restricted to the few R's that were imported. This one has about 200 bhp or so on tap with a light pressure turbo. The space in the back is very good and although other vehicles (SUVs and the like) might have more cubic space, the space in the V70 is practical. We brought a fridge back from the shop and it fitted perfectly. You couldn't get that in an SUV. You showed it but didn't mention the 12V power supply in the back, if you get a V70 and it hasn't got one, they're easy to source second hand, you just need the resister that fits in the opposite side next to the fusebox, it has the wiring loom in already. Might be worth going through the bits like that for another video? Downsides of a V70? Ride a bit bumpy on poor surfaces, turbo lag is the normal thing, suspension could be stronger than it is. Not a downside per se, but change the oil and filter every 5000 miles, no excuses. It will reward you in the long run. Oh, and the Volvo BS about auto transmission oil being there for a 'lifetime', is just that, BS. One last thing, the timing belt MUST be changed after 80000 miles, some say 100000, but don't take the chance. It also includes the tensioner, and you may as well do the water pump at the same time, because you'll be having to do it all again later anyway. And unless you're confident and able DO NOT do it yourself, you'll have a LOT of hurt if you get the thing on wrong and you'll be facing a destroyed engine. It isn't cheap though to get a mechanic do it, but cheaper than a new engine.

Cracking vid Im sold!

the cup holder is awesome!

always funny to hear the "50 year old guy" number as one of the possible owners. ie that specific age area, when we're in our 20's does seem extremely far away, and it is-- but also isn't really at all. Very strange how time works, visavis the mind, memory, and so on. Great video

I’m a full Toyota lover but when we talk about Volvo we should give RESPECT.

You forgot to mention that you can fold the front passenger seat all the way down at 07:35 . A huge benefit if u ask me.

What a voice... Very groovie tone for your age. Impressive.

I would like a 7 seater version of this car. Great review Subscribed

Just bought a flash green 2004 v70r definitely worth the money

I’d really love one of these. Sadly for some reason they’re more expensive here in Germany...

Looks mint. Impressive, very nice.

1999 v70 automatic on lpi,no turbo. 300.000 miles on it. Plan to drive it till it falls apart. Great car!

Still a popular car in Sweden and some youths custom it out and lower it and all that. I assume the later models of the N-version of the V70 are more stable, my dad owned a 2004 2.5T and it was always have front problems and squeeks. Those big puffy seats are also quite gr8

Yea those v70 are perfect for cruising drove mine and it was completely calm at 230

Hi there love the channel.... Being a bit of a volvo geek not sure that you know that wooden steering wheel is off an S60 so you will need a different shaped airbag as well... 👌🏻

what you was saying about lack of power. When you go for the V70 T5 you have all the power you need, there is a reason they where used by armed response and trafic cops. Especially if you do a stage one remap on them with a restriction delete. Then they will contend with your audi RS and BMW M range. I would have to call volvo the ultimate sleeper car look like granny cars go like race cars. If the Nisan Skyline is Godzilla then the V70 T5 is a Kryat Dragon.

I drove my 2007 V70 just like this back and forth to France for a decade; terrific unstoppable car which can cruise at 90 with a fridge freezer in the back. After 270K miles I left the keys in one night and someone tried to steal it but caught the drivers door on the gatepost and broke it off (the door not the gatepost).

had a p2 2007 2,4D 163 model with the 6 speed. Loved it and bought a newer a4 Quattro tdi, and i so far regret it tbh, had 0 issues with the old v70 and had it tuned to 220 bhp and 480nm torque, so much grunt that my mates 530i (08) had issues to get away from me in a straight line as long as i had enough grip from a stand still, but from 30mph and up the volvo took the win. and yup, had issues with the swirlvent in the intake but what a difference after that. so to a tune to that d5, you wont regret it :) and after the tune the MPG did go down a bit with the tune i had.

Sell the car Luke! You’ll be buying string back gloves, cap and a tartan blanket for the back before the years out!😂 Good review, I’d love one, years ago I had a 740. Had an Astramax van and a GTE, decided one car would do and the 740 got the job, was great workhorse and great family car. 6am one morning woman collided with me, broke number plate and dented grille, totalled her 3 week old Escort and she spent 3 weeks in hospital. Ambulance driver said he was changing to Volvo. Had 940 for short time too, wish I’d stuck with them, great cars.

I absolutely love these, but try finding a nice one! They’re getting few and far between. My P2 S60 D5 was amazing, comfortable, fast and frugal... I sold it for a E63 650i.... should have kept it!!