2000 Volvo V70 review from North America
"A really nice car and a pleasure to own and drive"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Two "infant failures": Immediately after purchase, a bad window switch, which was handled IMMEDIATELY by the very busy service department at the local dealer.
Also an intermittent door switch, which the dealer replaced even though they weren't able to reproduce the problem I'd had.
Also a dash speaker started buzzing (and was replaced under warranty). This I suspect - from past experience - was the result of my daughter's use of the very good sound system with very distorted recordings of hers.
Absolutely no other problems.
General comments?
I drive the car very hard much of the time. This is the 9th Volvo I've driven and only the second one later than 1990. I've even had a 1965 that got 493,000 miles before I sold it. This one seems very much more refined than any of my earlier cars.
On an 18 gallon tank, I get over 540 miles on the freeway. This is good mileage for the size of the car.
My only negative comment is that it is not so easy to do my own work as the earlier models. As a result, I bought an extension to the warranty to cover the first 7years/100k miles.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Year of manufacture | 2000 |
| First year of ownership | 2000 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2001 |
| Engine and transmission | 2.5 NA Automatic |
| Performance marks | 8 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 9 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 10 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 10 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 8 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 26 miles |
| Most recent distance | 17000 miles |
| Previous car | Volvo 245 |
| Date of Entry | 26th February, 2001 |