I BOUGHT THE LAST TRUE VOLVO ESTATE - P2 VOLVO V70 D5

Welcome back to the channel guys and to the newest edition to the fleet. This 2003 Volvo V70 D5. So this in my eyes is the last true Volvo. Check this one out....

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[pascalharris]

I’ve got a similar one - but fully loaded. Whoever bought it first went mad with the spec list. I bought it at 90k miles fourteen years ago. I’ve still got it - and it’s just ticked over 310, 000 miles. And nothing has broken on it - its an absolute trooper.

[petrolpower]

Have an 02 D5 with the AW box.

Bought it after I sold my A3 8V 1.8 TFSI back in 2019. Was just buying it as a cheap runabout, and me being anti Volvo (as up until then, it was Saab or nothing) but seeing as the 2.2 lump in the 9-5 left me beyond dissapointed I bit the bullet.

Comfortable, best seats I’ve ever had, all blonde leather and retrofitted wood inlays + steering wheel and a modified exhaust so sounds lovely.

40+ MPG without issues, close to 500K km’s and runs like a clock! Love it to bits.
Almost 4 years into ownership, and the biggest repair? An intercooler. Beyond amazed and will keep mine for years.

Will do a full refurb of the exterior as it deserves it. When the exterior and the Titanium trims are fitted it will look perfect.

[theaylesburycyclist]

I have a P2 V70 2.4 Turbo (petrol). She's just turned 178, 000 miles and drives like a brand new car. I've just come back from a family holiday in the Welsh mountains. Such a pleasure to drive on a long run. I'm intrigued to know more about the extra rear lights, as I've considered doing that to mine.

[Jayv]

bought a p2 D5 V70 (facelift) last year as a tourer to aid in my camping escapades and have some LOVELY nights camping inside UNREAL mileage, tonnes of space and VERY durable when it came to back roads BUT year an a bit later i've gone 180 and its now 60-70% Stage Zero'ed, BC Racing BR Coilovers, XC90 Calipers + Disks, Partially poly Bushed and is a TANKKK and to this day is one of the best looking estates on the road to date still.

Love the channel, found you from this video but looking forward to more videos on this!!

[snapon]

Done 300.000 v70 D5 done 3 belts never changed a water pump still on same turbo . Love it

[philf]

The P2 D5 was a great car. I had a 52 plate that genuinely didnt have any rust. Even the underside and susoension still had shiny paibt. 8t wouod return 50/52 on a runand was pretty bulletproof . I upgraded ? To a P3 and what a shock all the running gear was covered in rust due to Ford cheapskate production. I had Volvos for over 20 years. Woukd i have another ... no not after going bavk tk Jaguar XF sportbrake.

[napke]

I have one, a 2003 D5 silver as well, but almost never use it anymore as my daily is a V70 D5 2011, love them both but have to say the 2011 is the better car. The engine is more powerful and smooth compared to the 2003, but the older one is more fuel efficient. Than the comfort, both OK, but do not compare those V70's with a Mercedes-Benz E-class from the same age, those are the better rides IF well maintained. Love the seats from the older one but the 2011 is a bit bigger, more loading space and better designed. Also no cracks, crinchy plastic sounds etc....the 2003 oh man....after those years you definitely will have some squeaky interior parts. The instrument panel, both great. Than about the body, both great, almost no rust at all, very sturdy tank like build. One major difference on the 2011 model: the whole headlight unit can be removed by moving 2 metal pins, absolutely great design. Conclusion: if you want a save, solid and relative spacious car the V70's are the way to go ( this goes also for the 850/V70 classic, stunning appearance in my opinion! ) and far more friendly to maintain compared to bigger SUV's....( monsters :)

But at the moment ( I live in the Netherlands ) prices are nearly insane for a V70/E-class/A6/BMW-5 occasion, just insane for such old cars. Why? our stupid government is on a crusade for EV's, so the current 2nd hand stock of benzin/diesel cars is going to be depleted within some you want a nice, well maintained 10-20 years old car, you will pay. Those car dealers a clever, there is always a customer that will pay to much for an old dino. But hey, EV's down here are almost company cars alone, 2nd hand market for those dinky toys is also very pricey for a normal private consumer...I have to say, drove in the Skoda Enyaq sometimes, that is a nice comfy ride I have to say. Not 'a bit difference' compared to older fuel cars but a galaxy ahead and that my friends is the simple truth. For now I will drive my V70 at least for a couple years and than it will be a decent EV some day, there is no other choice here, the government is on collision course to destroy the normal fuel powered cars,

[Antti_Iltanen]

Mine, 2001 V70 D5, just passed 600.000km mark. 🎉 Which is pretty good considering I traded it with gypsies for a Peugeot 206 which I got for free 😅
Volvo had no service history, ABS light on and MOT due in couple of weeks. Managed to negotiate extra 100€ + Volvo in exchange for the Peugeot 😂

ABS light turned out to be a bad fuse connection so it was free to sort out. Took me few weeks to find that pesky fault though. Needed new rear shocks for MOT but that's all the mandatory stuff I had to do.


It's obviously seen better days and if I end up keeping it, I think full set of engine mounts is next on the list.


Anyway, mine came with Opel (Vauxhall) wheels. Tyres were in their late teens so obviously started looking for new ones. I didn't realise it at first, but what the crafty "businessmen" before me had done, was they had sold a nice set of 17" Volvo Thor wheels, probably worth half the value of the car. They had then put on just some wheels that fit... But here's the thing: Volvo and Opel/Vauxhall wheels aren't interchangeable 😮 Yes, they kinda fit but that Volvo V70 has 5x108 lug pattern where as Opel/Vauxhall is 5x110.

It's not the end of the world, Volvo enthusiasts have fitted Saab wheels since early days of automobiles and vice versa. But if you wanna do it right, get proper Volvo wheels and sell those Vauxhall ones...
Carrying on with the budget theme of mine, I managed to find a set of those 17" Volvo Thor wheels for sale less than an hour away for 40€/set because the tyres on them were bad 😅 Normally they sell here for 300-600€, depending on the condition.

Otherwise a very clean looking motor you got there. It'll be an excellent car for years to come! 👌

[lynnebarkas]

My first Volvo was an 850 estate. 2.5 20V estate. My second Volvo was a V70 D5. My third Volvo is an XC 90 D5. Although that is a 4 cylinder engine. Now in my opinion the last real Volvo was the 850. Lovely car, loved it.

[littlemilk]

Just bought a 2004 P2 Volvo v70 D5 as a new driver and i love every inch of it. A good amount of cosmetic bits to touch up but it runs like a beast even with 160k miles on the clock

[TheBMWgsa]

Had two 850 diesels years ago, then a V50 which had the PSA engine and blew up! Then got a V70 p2 auto petrol, full history, beautiful car but so so thirsty. Next a C70 P2 181 bhp D5, full history, which I still have at the minute and is an absolute rocket ship. Also now have a V70 p2 163bhp D5 02, again full history, unfortunately didn’t have cruise or heated seats but it had so much money spent at main dealers on clutch, services etc. This beauty undoubtedly saved me after it had been to a garage for the a/c condenser to be changed, as coming home from work at 60mph she launched with no warning off the road and into a field. I seriously thought she was going to flip over as she bounced out of control over the ruts. Thought it was a blow out, but turned out the nut had come off the o/s ball joint leaving me with no steering. Damage— a cut into the plastic under tray and that was it. I’ve replaced all the drop links inner and outer tie rods and ball joints. With reference to you changing the cambelt, I’d never done one ever before, but I changed this one and the P2 engines aren’t that hard to do. These cars are so much more comfy than the C70, but that is a fun car to drive with the roof down and you can feel the chassis flexing when you pop her into a bend.

[DavidDouglass-ucbi]

it's good to find a channel who loves Volvo's, i have had most most and among my favourites were a S40 T4 in yellow, then after looking for a long time a 850R then went German for a few years and other makes in between Volvo's. my last Volvo was a flash green S60R which no one knew i was buying and got it delivered on transporter and as it passed my brothers work (someone else who likes Volvo's and he had a V70 D5 among others ) said to a work mate as a joke i bet that's going to my brothers and that's where it went!

[croooaaalagraula]

Less than 6 month ago I bought my first Volvo ever... a P2 V70 D5 2.4D 163 hp from 2006, with 300 000 km at the meter !
It is same colour as yours with the simplistic 'Kinetic' finishing : no fancy option or leather seats, but everything works as expected.
I love the car, its comfort, the space inside, the look especially the back has always been fascinating to me with the big red lights... and the good Volvo wheels 😀 you're absolutely right the wheels on yours do not fit, swap them with original Volvo ones and that will make a big difference + removing this anaesthetic red finishing is a must, should be the first thing to do.
The engine... what to say ? it's a piece of mechanic art IMHO, runs smoothly, powerful, low diesel consumption around 6.5 l/100 km (this is how we count here in France 😁) I expect to drive this car for many years. I opted for this car with the manual gear box... just in case to save some unexpected problem with a not-well serviced automatic one, but that's not an issue as the selector is so smooth and precise that you change gears without noticing it.
I absolutely agree with you, that generation of Volvo wagons are the last of what one can call a 'true Volvo' for it is well conceived up to every detail, simple, spacy, comfortable, efficient, robust etc... This one I bought comes from the Alps where the owner worked in a ski resort, and I can't even see a single spot of rust anywhere !!
Also I found a second hand Volvo 'dog grill' from a Swedish website that fits perfectly into the pre-existing fitting holes at the ceiling and can be lifted if necessary as it's equipped with 2 gas lifters ! this is where you see the attention to details that the Nordic guys had at that time, my 🐕‍🦺 loves the spacy trunk.
So, definitely love the car ! Long life old Volvos !

[dustingreen]

My 04 p2 just turned twenty this year.🎉🎉 She only gots 145k on the clock.. Sucks when you know your Volvo wagon is going to outlive you..😅😅😅

[scotty]

@Simpson's Classics The best V70 D5 to get is a Euro 3 D5 Manual, The Aisin warner auto's are not good and there is no getting away from it with trans fluid changes, The valve block in the auto box simply wears out. It's for that reason after a bit of gearbox research i drive a 2003 V70 D5 manual, 243K miles on it and it runs flawless. As for wheels, I took the Volvo Thor alloys off as they were scabby and put a set of refurbed Volvo Nebula alloy's on it and they look great! 👍 P.S When you get the timing belt done pay special attention to the front auxiliary drive belt system including the alternator clutch pulley, A common D5 fault is the auxiliary belt failing and being dragged in by the timing belt causing engine failure, Lots of info about this on the internet!!

[warrenmarkham]

I bought a same year v70 d5 this year absolutely love it so comfy and can move for a big car. I need to change the wheels tho as they are 225 and rub it’s meant to have 205 so I bought some v70 205 wheels but turned out they were off a mk3 and they have a smaller bore than the mk2 🤦‍♂️. Did not know this so sold tho and I’m still looking for a new set. Almost all marketplace wheel sellers don’t specify wheel bore so don’t make the same mistake. Looking forward to seeing what happens with this 👍

[dreammaker]

Nice to see you back in a proper drivers seat.👍👍👍👍.
The D5 appeals to me .

[velmathemini]

Looks really tidy. That red though on the trim... I'd probably want to change it. The wheels, why are they vauxhall when it's a volvo 🤷 id probably want to change those as well. I think the first job on the volvo definitely needs a simpsonclassic sticker on the rear qtr glass, 😊.

[dbt]

Gotta love a 5 pot! I like the quirks on this particular one, the red interior and dual exhausts definitely spice it up a bit compared to your average V70. The wheels look good from a distance but up close i can agree some proper Volvo wheels would finish it off nicely

[craigcc]

thats a fine looking beast, and your not wrong that they are comfy on a long run. I've got a 2002 S60 with the 2.0t in it (also minus its backbox) and it just east the miles.