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Sean Swindells, Mid-Lothian (Edinburghshire)

Volvo V70 D5 SE Lux 2008

3 star review

A great car - very comfortable and well equipped, but let down by poor dealer service and low mpg. I would suggest avoiding the D5 and the auto gearbox.

Submitted: 10/08/2009 08:38:27

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James Smith, Gloucestershire

Volvo V70 D5 2008

5 star review

I am not really in Volvo’s target market being only 30 years old and preferring cars with a lot of get up and go. However I have been amazed by the V70 and can say its the best car I’ve owned to date. My reason for getting one was two rather large dogs (mine). It is a very confortable cruiser be it at 75mph where you get 40mpg, to a lot higher speeds should you want to use them. Like someone said before if you drive "enthusiastically" you will really have to try to get less than 32mpg. The seats are superb highly supportive and very comfortable. The fit and standard of kit is also excellent. The stereo is the best standard fit I’ve ever seen. Performance wise I would def go for the D5 or the T6 if you want any sort of decent performance feel. If your not bothered about this then by all means the other cars are worth it, but I feel somewhat underpowered. The D5 is mostly about straight line speed, through the corners its not bad, not lots of body roll but you don’t get the tweaked feel of the German marques. Load space is huge with the seats down, although quite shallow. There are some good built in tweaks like a built in dog guard, and something to stop your shopping moving all over the boot. Ok this car isn’t up there with the 530D in terms of prestige and performance and driving pleasure. That said I got such a ridiculous credit crunch lease deal that I would much rather have 85% of what the BMW is and save £250 p/m This car always makes me smile especially on motorway sliproads, where its performance is often underestimated by some unfortunate rep mobile. It is a bit of a sleeper....enjoy...

Submitted: 10/07/2009 09:30:40

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Nigel Storer, Yorkshire

Volvo V70 D5 Geartronic 2008

5 star review

Does everything remarkably well. Great long distance cruiser. Good economy. Quick and comfortable. Don’t let the badge put you off! This is a serious piece of metal.

Submitted: 26/01/2009 09:58:23

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Steve Walker, England

Volvo V70 D5 SE Lux 2008

5 star review

I can’t understand the previous guys statement about the car being unstable (!) - he must work for BMW/Audi/Merc as Volvo don’t make "unstable" cars. Safety is their middle name. Anyway let me share my thoughts. 1st of all I should point out that my last car was a 2006 BMW M3 Cabriolet and prior to that I flirted with an Audi A4 1.8t Cabriolet (plus I’ve owned MX5’s and other cabriolets). I was very very sceptical about spending my hard earned cash on a top of the range Volvo as I’m not exactly in what i would call Volvo’s demographic (I’m not retired/over 50 or what you would call sensible). Having owned and driven many thousands of miles in the usual German crop of sports cabriolets I’d convinced myself that their typically hard ride, high fuel consumption and ridiculous running/servicing costs of these cars was normal and acceptable. Having owned my D5 SE Lux spec C70 now for 3 months and racking up 4k miles all I can say is that you really can have your cake and eat it - the car will manage 35-40mpg to the gallon (never less than 32 even when driven like you’ve stolen it) it also has THE best seats I’ve ever parked my backside on and has a stereo thats so audiophile perfect you’d think you were listening to the artist live. Couple all this with the fact it’s got a folding hard roof, looks a million dollars and doesn’t come with the cabrio BMW/Audi/Mercedes stigma and you have a winner. Take my word for it having spent far too much money on cars in the past. The C70 is the best looking, most comfortable, most economical, best riding, best equipped 4 seater cabrio available.

Submitted: 20/06/2008 08:35:38

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Karl Blair, Hertfordshire

Volvo V70 V70 2.4D 2008

5 star review

I’m delighted with my new V70. The fit and finish puts many more expensive cars to shame. The 2.4D is economical, yet has more than enough, smoothly delivered, power to cruise at 80-90mph. It’s no "hot hatch" in handling terms, but, then again, why should it be....

Submitted: 13/02/2008 14:31:08

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