C70 : Any tips?

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feef

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5,206 posts

190 months

Friday 15th December 2017
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I'm looking at a Volvo C70 this weekend, as it seems to tick all my boxes.

The model I'm looking at is a 2008 2.4 D5 Sport with 75k on the clock. I've had a look at the MOT history and there's nothing scary there beyond a replaced suspension spring and the usual brake pads and tyre advisories.

Anything in particular I should look out for, apart from roof mechanism operation etc?

TIA

anonymous-user

61 months

Saturday 13th January 2018
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Dampers will be most of the way to the grave by now, it's a heavy car on Ford Focus spec suspension components. Mine was stodgy and getting twitchy at 90K of mostly motorway use. £209 for a set of Bilstein B4s and fitting is easy/cheap though. Absolutely transformed the car, I hadn't realised how buggered they were.

'08 MY onwards sorted out most of the niggling issues, they are very robust and reliable. Personally I only looked for SE Lux spec cars as the Dynaudio stereo is so blindingly good!