P80 Volvo

[Monty rudge]

Hi all is it me or are there a distinct lack of P80 Volvo's on the forum. I do not mean the T5 or R models but just your more common models or is it most have now gone i must say that whilst i am out most days with my S70 or C70 its very rare to see them any thoughts.

[ITSv40]

I can't remember the last time I saw a C70 out in the wild.

[Familyman 90]

I know a chap with a beautiful 40k mile C70, 53 plate IIRC, the 2.4(?) LPT. Its mainly a summer toy, a beautiful car. He does get out and about it in.

[capt jack]

Our 1998 S70 is now at 220,000 miles and still going strong. To be seen in and around York most days!

Jack

[T5R92011]

I've got a P80 but I hardly ever post about it for some reason. Owned it for nearly a year now. Bought it off an older gent not to far from me, he couldnt drive it anymore for physical reasons and had bought a taller Renault Crossover thing.

I use it as my 'backup' vehicle so doesnt get driven much compared to my D5. Its an auto so I will take it out instead of the D5 if I'm going somewhere with lots of stop start traffic. And occiasionally also to hear the sound of that naturally aspirated straight 5 when it hits 6,000rpm, its fantastic.

Its not a car for a mainstream audience thats for sure...its too big, too old fashioned etc.

I also wonder, at 32, whether I'm the youngest P80 owner on the forum?

[Dippydog]

For the first two years I owned it my P80 was my daily driver then for six months it shared such duties with a 960 saloon I bought.The six months after that it spent as my step daughters daily driver before returning to me for a year and resuming part time daily duties with the 960.The following year[until about two weeks ago]it was once again my step daughters daily chariot.It has now once again returned to me[step daughter has bought a "Y" reg C70 2.4 lpt in Saffron as her daily hack]to resume duties alongside the 960.Both the P80 and 960 live at the side of the road 24/7.

[ld0595]

Originally Posted by T5R92011

I also wonder, at 32, whether I'm the youngest P80 owner on the forum?

Not quite! I may be the youngest owner on the form at 26 with my 850. I don't really post much about it but may do when I get round to tackling a few jobs in the summer - mainly my dodgy ABS control module which I've had a nightmare trying to remove!

[v40at15]

Does a v40 at 15 count , my dad has a P80, family of volvo's!

[tdidave]

Originally Posted by Monty rudge

Hi all is it me or are there a distinct lack of P80 Volvo's on the forum. I do not mean the T5 or R models but just your more common models or is it most have now gone i must say that whilst i am out most days with my S70 or C70 its very rare to see them any thoughts.

Well Monty.. I don't get on the forum so much these days, but heh I'm here today, saw your thread so thought I'd give you a quick reply.

I bought my trusty old P80 1998 V70 Tdi CD in 2008 and she's still in daily use. I've had the odd mishap like blowing up engines etc.. but got over those, and despite a few niggles over the years she's got 275k on the clock now and still going strong.

According to How Many Left , mines one of 26 licenced and there are 21 on the road.

This courtesy of https://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/vehicle/volvo_v70_cd_tdi

All the best.. Dave

[john.wigley]

Originally Posted by Monty rudge

Hi all is it me or are there a distinct lack of P80 Volvo's on the forum. I do not mean the T5 or R models but just your more common models or is it most have now gone i must say that whilst i am out most days with my S70 or C70 its very rare to see them any thoughts.

So from the responses thus far it would seem that there is absolutely no need to worry about the P80's imminent demise, Monty; there are many alive and well and in the hands of some very happy owners!

I'm another. I bought mine, a 2000 V70 Classic 2.4 Petrol Auto, in 2016 as a stop-gap replacement for our late-lamented 745, which we had owned for over 18 years.

Yesterday, more than five years later, it passed it's sixth MOT in my ownership with no more than a replacement tyre and adjustment to the handbrake. In that time, apart from routine servicing, all that it has required is to strip and rebuild the rear brakes.

Not bad for a 21 year old car now well into six-figure mileage that cost me just £550, and further testament to the build quality and longevity of these fine motor cars which others have spoken of.

Our cars are, in my view, at least as 'green' as the newest EV costing 100 times more. There is much more to economical and eco-friendly motoring than the nature, amount and price of the fuel used.

Regards, John.