S70R

[macp]

Just bought this

All being well I pick it up tomorrow.Have been fannying about for ages deciding on whether to buy a Jag or a Lexus but then this came my way and in my opinion its a bit special.Has been pampered all of its 86,000mls by an enthusiast and a private collector.I can do the Jag next time and im gettin so pissed off with the train.I just thought it would be rude not to.

Edited by macp on Saturday 4th December 14:43

[Rockatansky]

Nice!

As a fellow S70R owner, I approve

[macp]

Rockatansky said:

Nice!

As a fellow S70R owner, I approve

Cheers

Its amazing you can still find these gems out there.I used to have an S70 T5 which was superb but I hated the colour both inside & outside pretty much the only reason I sold it.Im really looking forward to the stormin factory stereo and those heated seats again though.

[ilovevolvo]

Looks like a nice find well done enjoy it

[macp]

ilovevolvo said:

Looks like a nice find well done enjoy it

Thats fair praise coming from guys with your experience thanks.

[Stedman]

Love it! I'd rather a manual but beggers can't be choosers with such a small amount of these about. Anthracite wheels

[macp]

Stedman said:

Love it! I'd rather a manual but beggers can't be choosers with such a small amount of these about. Anthracite wheels

Cheers man
Yeah manual would have been nice but like you say beggars can definitely not be choosers and I was quite happy with my previous T5 auto.BTW thats a stunning V70R you have.

[Stedman]

macp said:

Stedman said:

Love it! I'd rather a manual but beggers can't be choosers with such a small amount of these about. Anthracite wheels

Cheers man
Yeah manual would have been nice but like you say beggars can definitely not be choosers and I was quite happy with my previous T5 auto.BTW thats a stunning V70R you have.

They still go well when you press the loud pedal huh?

Thank you very much, it's a work in progress but getting there slowly The picture of it on my profile is quite old now and it looks ALOT nicer with subtle 'cosmetic' changes :thumbsup:

Are you thinking about go-faster parts at all?

[macp]

Stedman said:

macp said:

Stedman said:

Love it! I'd rather a manual but beggers can't be choosers with such a small amount of these about. Anthracite wheels

Cheers man
Yeah manual would have been nice but like you say beggars can definitely not be choosers and I was quite happy with my previous T5 auto.BTW thats a stunning V70R you have.

They still go well when you press the loud pedal huh?

Are you thinking about go-faster parts at all?

Yeah they do and are a relaxing drive too.I dont intend to mod it to be honest.If I was to do anything it would be very subtle like anthracite wheels.I love the way it looks and feels as standard so I will try to preserve that if you know what I mean.

Edited by macp on Sunday 5th December 00:30

[ilovevolvo]

macp said:

ilovevolvo said:

Looks like a nice find well done enjoy it

Thats fair praise coming from guys with your experience thanks.

Thanks very much there is still a few diamond cars out there a customer has recently brought a 45k mile old Yellow T5R in perfect condition and another customer owns a 7k 740 !!!!!!!!!!!

Enjoy it they are great cars the best forums for friendly advise is the Volvo owners club or Vpcuk

[macp]

Thanks all

Got it home and its virtually mint & drives so tight its hard to believe it was built in 97.

[jimbobsimmonds]

you mind us asking how much you paid for her?

Edited by jimbobsimmonds on Sunday 5th December 20:05

[Stedman]

Have you seen the crystal lights and egg crate grille mod?

It works REALLY well with the R bumper...

[macp]

jimbobsimmonds said:

you mind us asking how much you paid for her?

Edited by jimbobsimmonds on Sunday 5th December 20:05

Sorry jimbob but to be honest I have had this used against me in the past so I would rather not but it wasnt cheap.I think you have to be prepared to pay handsomely for good examples of a particular marque.

[macp]

Stedman said:

Have you seen the crystal lights and egg crate grille mod?

It works REALLY well with the R bumper...

Hmm liking the grille

[Stedman]

The lights are very very nice, the photo does not do it justice.

The grille is erm, expensive new £130+ i think was the latest price, but they do come up every so often on eBay, forums etc etc. The XC70 grille is cheaper with the black emblem.

Have you seen the other forums around as well?

[macp]

Stedman said:

Have you seen the other forums around as well?

Yeah have been boring telling everyone about me new car on VOC & VPCUK

[Stedman]

Fair enough! t5d5 are running a forum trackday at Castle Combe in June, although all the places are booked, it should be a good day out and absolutely anyone is welcome as long as they're not thieves or liars Pop along and give us a

(We're not all geeky although it is A) a Volvo, and B) and internet forum

[morgrp]

macp said:

Stedman said:

Have you seen the other forums around as well?

Yeah have been boring telling everyone about me new car on VOC & VPCUK

Lovely motor - can't believe you were considering a heap of st jag over that beauty - The addiction sets in pretty quickly - I revel in the fact my T5 isn't a BMW

[macp]

Stedman said:

Fair enough! t5d5 are running a forum trackday at Castle Combe in June, although all the places are booked, it should be a good day out and absolutely anyone is welcome as long as they're not thieves or liars Pop along and give us a

(We're not all geeky although it is A) a Volvo, and B) and internet forum

Cheers Stedman
Castle Combe would be a good run out may see you there.