Long time but departing Volvo owner
 

Evening all.

Having been a user of these forums and a VOC member for more years than I care to mention. It is with a heavy heart the time has come for me to say goodbye to my last & most loved Volvo.
So I thought I'd post my advert here to see if it could have the opportunity of going to an equally loving home perhaps...........🤞

VOLVO V70 D5 SE Estate,
https://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-...ate/1456050282

Just out of curiosity what other car make will you go for?

The S60 P2 has very nice ride quality. It's something I will look for in other cars, but the dashboard placement, how it's not very tall and allows me to have a clear view of the road, and how it's slightly slanted towards the driver, are features that are not common on most newer cars where the display is fully centered.

Haha, I am going back in time as I already have it, a LR Disco 01' as despite the poor rep Land Rover had in the early 00s its cheap for parts today, Td5 engine is almost as good as a D5 in terms of longevity my one has no CAT or EGR, aluminium body, with few steel panels underneath which are replaceable. A complete chassis that can be replaced when it needs it and their values are appreciating. Ok it does 27-30mpg which is a bit down on my 52mpg in the D5, but I only use it at weekends and hols now, plus it's mapped and the torque curve is amazing, smiles for miles😁😁
Have previously considered a Defender of similar vintage but the values are through the roof now, plus it's not as drivable/comfortable as the Disco.

Certainly never intending on buying anything else post 2005 and should I fall out of love with the Disco I'll get something around the 40yo mark, I'm not subscribing to a laptop on wheels that has a battery nonsense that claim to be "green" when they use almost more precious resources to build and how green is the energy produced to power it!

Now on eBay 225536611714 in the hope of broadening the sale 🙄

bye for now. good luck with the sale of your car