Is it worth it??

[busters dad]

Hi all .... back after an 8 year break!!

I'm looking at a 99' MOB T5 Petrol Auto
Lots of miles as expexted, spanking condition. £1600
I've owned various V70's over the years so no all the ins and outs etc.
Never a T5 though. Can anyone give me any pointers and most of all ... is it worth it??

[Clan]

Originally Posted by busters dad

Hi all .... back after an 8 year break!!

I'm looking at a 99' MOB T5 Petrol Auto
Lots of miles as expexted, spanking condition. £1600
I've owned various V70's over the years so no all the ins and outs etc.
Never a T5 though. Can anyone give me any pointers and most of all ... is it worth it??

It depends whether its full of neglect and bodges really , 20 years is a massive history ....and it will use a lot of fuel ....

[turboboy]

As Clan says, it depends.

Value is in the eye of the beholder and someone's pride and joy can be someone else's shed.

My V70 T5 replaced a 740 Turbo as I like the image vs performance that gives a great load lugger which is able to get a shift on when necessary. I don't do that much mileage these days so fuel consumption is not a major consideration for me, so I can't comment on running costs.

You don't say what mileage it has under its belt and really this is not such an issue on old Volvos (as you probably already know) as condition and history are the main factors.

As long as you are happy with spending whatever amount you set yourself (or what is set for you by your Domestic Chief Financial Officer, LOL) to get the specification you are looking for and are prepared for the usual jobs that will inevitably arise then consider the asking price as a starting point for negotiation.

[busters dad]

Sold already .... hey ho. 🤷🏻
Gutted ☹️

[turboboy]

Originally Posted by busters dad

Sold already .... hey ho. 🤷🏻
Gutted ☹️

Some one obviously thought it was worth it.

Have been looking at Volvos on Autotrader during the past week (not for me but a family member) and noticed there were dealers listing 850s and early V70s as rare classic cars with very optimistic asking prices, so maybe now the weather is getting warmer and travel is becoming less restricted, prices will creep up?

[DaveNP]

Originally Posted by turboboy

Some one obviously thought it was worth it.
...

The way I bought my V70 was to watch ebay for a couple of months to see what was out there and what sold for how much to see what they were worth, then when I saw the one I bought I was sure it was worth the asking price and hit the buy button before anyone else. Some cars are worth more to some people for their own reasons, if you and someone else have to have a particular colour or spec then it gets silly but if you're reasonably flexible there will be another car along soon.

[andrewc1267]

Originally Posted by busters dad

Hi all .... back after an 8 year break!!

I'm looking at a 99' MOB T5 Petrol Auto
Lots of miles as expexted, spanking condition. £1600
I've owned various V70's over the years so no all the ins and outs etc.
Never a T5 though. Can anyone give me an
y pointers and most of all ... is it worth it??

I have a 1999 v70R it is very uneconomical it's not standard to give you an idea I also drive Merc E63 AMG 6.2 V8 and I think it's better on fuel than the V70R someone might have a standard one on here maybe there a lot better standard

[Tannaton]

Originally Posted by andrewc1267

I have a 1999 v70R it is very uneconomical it's not standard to give you an idea I also drive Merc E63 AMG 6.2 V8 and I think it's better on fuel than the V70R someone might have a standard one on here maybe there a lot better standard

When driven around town and at light throttle, a highly tuned, large capacity normally aspirated engine is likely to be more efficient than a very low compression, smaller engine optimised for forced induction that isn't blowing...

[andrewc1267]

Originally Posted by Tannaton

When driven around town and at light throttle, a highly tuned, large capacity normally aspirated engine is likely to be more efficient than a very low compression, smaller engine optimised for forced induction that isn't blowing...

I love the volvo I've owned it for about 12 years now 2 of my neighbours have hybrids and I have the crack with them that they are of settling my carbon footprint they are both tree huggers so as you can imagine that goes down well

[DaveNP]

The empirical data isn't really out there but if you're driving an 850 or x70 I'd say the carbon costs of construction have long been defrayed compared to the carbon savings in fuel of any recent hybrid car, but don't tell the tree huggers that you'll upset them