The True Cost of a Volvo S60R (high mileage)

Today I'm sharing the extensive amount of maintenance I've done over the 1 year of owning this high mileage (164k) Volvo S60R

[munkieluva]

$3000 isn't that bad when you compare it to the annual cost of a new car loan or a lease. Also, you got a lot of the big jobs done under that $3000. Ideally over the next year it will cost less.

[justin]

Car ownership really only makes sense if you're a car enthusiast. It sucks that people who don't care about cars have to spend this kind of money to keep a depreciating asset running because there's really no other way to get around in most parts of America. It would be nice if there were enough trains and buses for non-car people to use which would free up the roads for those of us who like cars. Being a car enthusiast is much more enjoyable when you're not stuck in traffic all the time.

[GtrrzPhoto]

Putting good money into an older car will save you so much more in the long-run, I put work into my em2 civic and it’s almost at 200, 000 miles with the AC blowing ice cold, no issues at all. Keep up the great work man

[ParadoxSypher]

Coming from Honda/Acrura, I've been a big K series guys all my life. I've been looking to get a daily and was looking at manual euro wagons like v50s, v70rs, 3 & 5 series. And well, no manual v50s around me at all, and no v50Rs near me under 14k lol. Stumbled upon the s60R and having been doing my research, this was really helpful and I really enjoy your videos style.

[TheKreattion]

Its a lot of money up front, but if you own this car for years it wont be so bad since you'll be spending less in the next few years. Its always best to do preventative maintenance because you can never be too sure about a car. Owners can lie, happend to me. Bought my 850 and was told it just needed a steering rack job to stop a leak and it would be a good dailly, engine blew up just as I pulled up in my driveway.

[daedalus_v]

Very realistic "first year" experience for buying a higher-mileage used European sport sedan, and I appreciate that you didn't over-dramatize the (significant) cost factor, but the inconvenient truth is that when people buy a brand new car, they're still paying all this money for maintenance... it's just called a "warranty" and rolled into the price tag.

[thenewvirus]

In my opinion for a car thats almost 20 years old and has 165k on it $3k in maintenance (minus the exhaust too) is a dream. Clean OEM+ build and love to see someone making Volvo content since recently just got a facelift AWD s40 R design as my first volvo.

[vogel]

I did the same math on my car and it is not really fair. The previous owner postponed maintenance and picked a very specific moment in time to sell it. On the other hand you just invested in the car because it is new to you and you want it maintained properly. Not that there will not be maintenance issues that cost some more, you won't need another timing kit for the next 110.000 miles. Once you're done with the backlog, maintenance cost will be cut in half.

[itsjustpino]

Mine has 220k miles and I just had a custom stage 2 tune done by my guy here in San Diego. Just keep up with maintenance and you'll be chillin (for the most part). I spent 4k on the car and have prob put about 5ish into it with mods and maintenance.

[qvarfoto]

This is great stuff Willem! I came here from your film photo channel but since I live in Sweden and used to be hugely into cars I figured I'd enjoy Wheelem's Volvo vids too, haha. Well I wasn't wrong! Looking forward to the next one, hey. Cheers dude

[mstrshkbrnnn]

There was one time I was working on a v70r that needed the collar sleeve replaced. That shit was damn near welded to the transmission. We had to pull out the oxy-acetylene torche and air hammer and even then it took like half an hour of torching and air hammering it lol. Usually they aren’t that hard to remove but this car had over 300k miles and I’m pretty sure it was the original collar sleeve. This guy took great care of his car

[lifelong]

Any R (manual) that can be restored by parts alone is a must have...Project, fix when funds available, get trusted Volvo help....but, you have a gem of a car. My 04 X C 70 2.5 T AWD is at about 185, 000 km's, and as needed, gets the appropriate repairs. The fact that you have done so much yourself is a bonus...I'm not fortunate that way, and accept it is it life...the granny look is the dead fall many make when they see a Volvo ahead...tough on them...

[ghostriderbg]

If anything, this channel made me consider investing some time (and money) into learning how to fix and change parts of the car and acquiring necessary tools. I am planning to buy C30 and seeing there prices, ,do it yourself'' really makes a sense.

[gavinmcknight]

great oem build ! also… working on volvos might suck, but the reliability is worth it

[futc.photography]

I am enjoying these videos so much! love that you've started this channel. Really love that you are so honest and transparent about your mistakes and the whole process throughout this video series, I'm always a bit scared to make mistakes because youtube comments can be brutal 😂

[RajSharma-uvnx]

Great video!! Thanks for sharing your experience with the S60R. This is truly an iconic car for Volvo!! Keep it going for as long as you can!!!

[tcb_]

$3K for all those major repairs is a steal in my eyes! I own a 2006 Mazda 3 rn and in my 2 years of ownership have spent just under $9K on both major and random shit, not including replacing all of the fluids, filters, plugs and so on. And all I have to show for it is a knocking engine, aftermarket engine mounts and sway bars. I think imma get a S60R 😅

[NikonNotCanon]

Got my Manual AWD S40 from California, and it is the best car I've ever owned

[Sandslash]

Wow, great job with all the maintenance. I wish I knew how to do all that my self.

[AzarAlKilani]

First of all I am very proud that finally there is some youtube video uncovering the details of such lovely car, I have one as well with the same color, but orange for the interior, I don't mind selling it for you for Auto Spares if you want, We have owned it for 12 Years now, and We would like to go for the new designs, I am based in UAE and its a bit annoying as I am the only one who owns such car in the whole middle east region.