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Volvo S80 - Opinions?

  • 17-02-2017 11:04pm
    #1
    Technique
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,398 ✭✭✭


    I'm looking at a 3 year old S80 in the UK. Two litre diesel. 100k miles, FVSH, high spec, seems very clean.

    They seem to offer very good value for what you get. Has anyone owned any of the recent ones? Is there anything I should look out for?

    Thanks.


Comments

  • #2
    corks finest
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,748 ✭✭✭corks finest


    Look up honest John,UK site,gives the good/bad on most vehicles,,,,😆 personally , except for high tax,and bit heavy on juice,I think it's a cracker car


  • #3
    Technique
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,398 ✭✭✭Technique


    corks finest wrote: »
    Look up honest John,UK site,gives the good/bad on most vehicles,,,,😆 personally , except for high tax,and bit heavy on juice,I think it's a cracker car

    CO2 emissions are 114 so motor tax and vrt are relatively low.


  • #4
    Technique
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,398 ✭✭✭Technique


    What about a S80 with the 1.6 DRIVe diesel engine, would it be underpowered for a car this size?


  • #5
    Squeaksoutloud
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 557 ✭✭✭Squeaksoutloud


    1.6 definitely underpowered and not a Volvo engine. Go for 2.0 if you can.


  • #6
    R.O.R
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,712 ✭✭✭✭R.O.R


    Which engine is it? At 3 years old it's probably a D3 or D4 - Volvo's 5 cylinder 2.0d.

    D3 is 150 bhp, or maybe 163 depending on the exact version. D4 is more powerful, or possibly the 163 version - it all got a bit confusing for a while.

    The 1.6 isn't actually that bad, but I still wouldn't. The 2.0d badged versions were better than the 1.6 but still not great. Any power variant of the Volvo 5 cylinder engine is what you want.

    With such low CO2 I guess it's a manual? You better be prepared to spend a while with it as it's going to be hard to sell on, hence why its cheap in the first place.


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