V70 D5 facelift 2004-onwards wanted
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Looks like we V70 owners like to keep hold of our vehicles.
Just bought my 06 plate D5 SE with 195,000 and feels as solid as a rock. Beautifully engineered and so wafty on the commute to and from work everyday. Currently getting an average of 43 mpg over the 1500 miles I've put on it since June. Reckon I'll run it for another 3 years or so and upgrade to either a phase 3 or an XC60.
Just bought my 06 plate D5 SE with 195,000 and feels as solid as a rock. Beautifully engineered and so wafty on the commute to and from work everyday. Currently getting an average of 43 mpg over the 1500 miles I've put on it since June. Reckon I'll run it for another 3 years or so and upgrade to either a phase 3 or an XC60.
Mr Daytona said:
Looks like we V70 owners like to keep hold of our vehicles.
Just bought my 06 plate D5 SE with 195,000 and feels as solid as a rock. Beautifully engineered and so wafty on the commute to and from work everyday. Currently getting an average of 43 mpg over the 1500 miles I've put on it since June. Reckon I'll run it for another 3 years or so and upgrade to either a phase 3 or an XC60.
Well I guess it's a good sign when people hang on to cars up to high mileage. Same issue with my other target, the B6 A4 TDI 130, all of them have done mega miles....Just bought my 06 plate D5 SE with 195,000 and feels as solid as a rock. Beautifully engineered and so wafty on the commute to and from work everyday. Currently getting an average of 43 mpg over the 1500 miles I've put on it since June. Reckon I'll run it for another 3 years or so and upgrade to either a phase 3 or an XC60.
Maybe some will appear with the September plate change as a few owners part ex.
paulmaurice99 said:
Tim - any luck yet? I'm searching for much the same right now. Hoping to see a 2004 2.5 D manual (108k, full history) one this weekend, has the (seemingly) rare 7 seats too. Dealer is asking £3895 which seems reasonable so far. I think it's the 185 model.
There is no such thing as a 2004 2.4D. Prior to August 2005ish it will be a 163ps D5 Euro 3. From mid-2005 on (2006 model year) it will be a 2.4D 163ps or D5 185ps Euro 4.confused_buyer said:
paulmaurice99 said:
Tim - any luck yet? I'm searching for much the same right now. Hoping to see a 2004 2.5 D manual (108k, full history) one this weekend, has the (seemingly) rare 7 seats too. Dealer is asking £3895 which seems reasonable so far. I think it's the 185 model.
There is no such thing as a 2004 2.4D. Prior to August 2005ish it will be a 163ps D5 Euro 3. From mid-2005 on (2006 model year) it will be a 2.4D 163ps or D5 185ps Euro 4.paulmaurice99 said:
Tim - any luck yet? I'm searching for much the same right now. Hoping to see a 2004 2.5 D manual (108k, full history) one this weekend, has the (seemingly) rare 7 seats too. Dealer is asking £3895 which seems reasonable so far. I think it's the 185 model.
Yep - I bought a facelift 55 plate V70 2.4D SE (163hp) from an auction in October. Nice condition with a full history and cambelt recently done. So far it's been good and I've done 4.5k miles in it, averaging about 44mpg according to the computer. Only fly in the ointment is the fact it's telling me it needs a service despite the book saying it had one in August 2014 5k miles ago. Either the service stamp is squiffy or the computer wasn't reset. Also it has rather odd steering feel - like it's trying to self-centre when you wind a bit of lock on - slightly disconcerting but I'm hoping it's a characteristic of the breed rather than an inherent problem...tjk123 said:
Well I guess it's a good sign when people hang on to cars up to high mileage. Same issue with my other target, the B6 A4 TDI 130, all of them have done mega miles....
Maybe some will appear with the September plate change as a few owners part ex.
You can make an offer for my B6 A4 tdi sport (Quattro) saloon, I fancy a V70 due to an increase in my commute, and a new dog.Maybe some will appear with the September plate change as a few owners part ex.
Both cracking cars, our A4 has been in the family since it was 6 months old, I'd only ever swap it for a V70 D5 SE.
paulmaurice99 said:
Ah, OK, thanks. Probably autotrader tech details wrong then (never!). I understand from various forums the 163 is slightly favoured (less complex, slightly more economical) over the 185 and later 205. This is the one in question - http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...
Looks OK to me. It is not a facelift but that doesn't matter much. It is a 2004 model year which has all the relevant electrical and chassis upgrades.Price looks pretty much spot on. Doubt you'll get much off if it is a nice one.
tjk123 said:
Also it has rather odd steering feel - like it's trying to self-centre when you wind a bit of lock on - slightly disconcerting but I'm hoping it's a characteristic of the breed rather than an inherent problem...
It's the steering rack. The valves go and the pressure build unevenly creating "pulses". You need a new rack I'm afraid.Gassing Station | Volvo & Polestar | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff