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Volvo S60

  • 06-04-2009 3:23pm
    #1
    deeganb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭


    Anybody out there know much about the 01 Volvo s60 2.0T? What to look out for mechanically etc?

    Any help much appreciated!


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  • #2
    Hellrazer
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    Wishbones,track rods,track rod ends,Drop links,anti roll bar bushes,Top shock mounts all give problems.

    Just had a 01 on a ramp out here that needed all that for an NCT.


  • #3
    VolvoMan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,309 ✭✭✭VolvoMan


    They are still a great car though. They are extremely comfortable, look fantastic, have a corker of an engine, and can be had for peanuts.


  • #4
    crosstownk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,863 ✭✭✭✭crosstownk


    VolvoMan wrote: »
    They are still a great car though. They are extremely comfortable, look fantastic, have a corker of an engine, and can be had for peanuts.

    Agreed.

    I had both a 2.0T auto and a T5 for a while. Yes, the T5 was GREAT fun but the 2.0T was a lovely car - comfortable and plenty of power. A word of warning, the 2.0T auto just drank petrol - less than 300 (mostly urban) miles to a tank. I'm not sure of how the manual version fairs out.
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  • #5
    deeganb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭deeganb


    Thanks folks. That seems alot of stuff around the suspension. Do you think that would be fairly standard or was the car just not looked after? I bought an 01 sport I think. So far a very nice car. Anybody heard of probs with the turbo? I have a manual gets about 100 miles to €20 short trips. Rekon that's about the 30MPG mark. Happy with that for a 2.0T.


  • #6
    pburns
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,423 ✭✭✭pburns


    Apparantly the next one will be 3-series sized and have a hint of CLS-like coupe profile.

    Current one a very handsome car though, underrated by all accounts. How does it handle the twisty stuff?


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  • #7
    deeganb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭deeganb


    Handles well. Fairly wide car so not alot of body roll. Stiff suspension. all in a fairly enjoyable drive on back roads. The turbo can be fairly noisy but when it kicks in it really goes. The brakes are of the S80 so on the lighter car the brakes pull it up quickly.


  • #8
    VolvoMan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,309 ✭✭✭VolvoMan


    deeganb wrote: »
    Thanks folks. That seems alot of stuff around the suspension. Do you think that would be fairly standard or was the car just not looked after? I bought an 01 sport I think. So far a very nice car. Anybody heard of probs with the turbo? I have a manual gets about 100 miles to €20 short trips. Rekon that's about the 30MPG mark. Happy with that for a 2.0T.

    Besides electrical, I haven't heard of anything major. Most of the S60's problems are over-exaggerated.
    deeganb wrote: »
    Handles well. Fairly wide car so not alot of body roll. Stiff suspension. all in a fairly enjoyable drive on back roads. The turbo can be fairly noisy but when it kicks in it really goes. The brakes are of the S80 so on the lighter car the brakes pull it up quickly.

    The platform is a shortened version of the S80's, so it should have the same brakes along with many other components.


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