Volvo S70 (96-)
  • Economy

    Value

    5 out of 5 5.0

    Great used buy, quality at a premium price.

    Costs

    3 out of 5 3.0

    24mpg average around town 26 on run (70+mph) Servicing expensive from Volvo.

  • On the road

    Driving

    4 out of 5 4.0

    Excellent roadholding, if a little noisy, some `boom` from exhaust at low speed.

    Performance

    4 out of 5 4.0

    Good and this is the baby engine!

  • Living with it

    Reliability

    5 out of 5 5.0

    Mines got 147,000 on the clock, slight belt noise.

    Image

    4 out of 5 4.0

    Stylish in anyone's book.

    Comfort

    4 out of 5 4.0

    Not as quiet as I'd like.

  • Security and Service

    Security

    5 out of 5 5.0

    Still got it!

    Service

    1 out of 5 1.0

    Expensive to get 'routine' lights extinguished unless serviced by Volve i.e. Service light or Lamda light (came on when I stalled and restarted the car 3 times in quick succession.)

  • Problems and Ownership

    Problems

    Engine

    Other

    A/c went off, LAMDA light came on, unable to reset 'Service' light unless car serviced by Volvo (at great expense) Volvo please note 'Budget' service for older cars would get you a lot of business!!!

    Ownership

    Did you buy the car new?

    Used

    Would you buy the same model again?

    Yes

    Did you buy from the same manufacturer again?

    Yes