Properly looked after, and at the right price, its a viable purchase.
Be suspicious of those maintained on the cheap though. You can trim bills to a certain degree, but there are some corners that should never be cut. For example, is that new water pump genuine Volvo? Anything but OE pumps have a poor record on the D5.
Engine is capable of big miles, as is the transmission is the fluid is kept fresh.
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2005 C70 2.4T Collection convertible. 40,000 mile sunny day toy.
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