My Volvo S60 D5 Sport

DannyW · 13 May 2012 at 09:00

Hi guys this is my S60 D5 Sport its the 185 PS, manual gearbox, did want an auto really badly but was struggling to find a minter in budget which was fairly local

This one is 1 private owner from new and was a proper volvo enthusiast, even had S60 then his initials on a private plate, every receipt from volvo dealer, never been to an indipendant garage, it even has run flat tyres all round (dont think thats normal on these?) was on hunters tracking machine in 2010 and fully set up. Milage is 135,000

What you think

DannyW · 13 May 2012 at 09:07

Was up for £4000, however i found a few problems on the test drive and got it for £3600

It needed a front wheel bearing - £100
Majour service - The oil alone is £95
Wipers - £40
Front tyres a tad low about 3mm not far off the marker

All done now apart from the tyres, going to shop around next week

Do not be put off by high milage D5's, they are built like tanks, I had the front suspension in bits yesturday and even at that milage every bush and the ball joint were still stiff and tight, the engines are solid too, have a look on ebay there are D5's with over 300k on them. I have owned about 50 Cars, mainly Fords, Vw, Skoda, Audi, Bmw, Vauxhall and this volvo is the most solid car I've ever owned

DannyW · 13 May 2012 at 09:13

[TW]Fox;21903966 said:
50 cars and still not found one that lasts long enough to hang onto?

Lol get bored quick im always on the road, I dont see how I can get bored of this though its so comfy and smooth and fast if I give it some, only thing I will get sick of is changing gear

DannyW · 13 May 2012 at 09:32

It rattled so bad at idle? The injectors may of been needing a refurb or timing could be out by a tooth or a engine mount

DannyW · 13 May 2012 at 09:49

Fair doos, hope I dont have much bother Im covered upto £500 of free repairs through the AA but as we know £500 won't get you much on a D5, clutch and dual mass flywheel is about £700 to buy

DannyW · 13 May 2012 at 09:50

Clown said:
Nice filing system

lol i have a box for car docs, just empited it out to take pics

DannyW · 13 May 2012 at 10:36

I love the geargear much nicer then a mondeo, MrLOL do you still own a T5?

Just seen your from wakefield, my car comes from wakefield thats where the owner lived, in Sandal, WF2, is that a nice area??

DannyW · 13 May 2012 at 10:45

I prefer your wheels

no plans for a remap, Im with Tw fox on this one they were built it to have 185 bhp ect ect

DannyW · 13 May 2012 at 10:57

LiE said:
Mine was built for 260 bhp and runs 320bhp with a map no worries. The engine is strong. The guys over vpcuk can advise if you ever get interested.

I like the front bumper on yours, suits the car perfectly.

O yeh just noticed I have some kind of splitter thing

To be honest Im not a 'performance' driver or a boy racer, I had a mondeo with 130 bhp which I thought was fast enough, so 185 bhp is more then enough

And 320 BHP ?!?! Wow lol

DannyW · 13 May 2012 at 11:11

I had a vauxhall for 3 weeks, its depressing to look out the window and see one of the drive lol

DannyW · 13 May 2012 at 13:58

Everyone asks me if it's a auto lol

DannyW · 13 May 2012 at 16:50

NathWraith said:
you paid £40 for wipers?

Yeh at main dealer

DannyW · 13 May 2012 at 17:19

Lol, does anyone know how to turn the headlights off they are on all the time even when the switch if at 0

DannyW · 13 May 2012 at 17:49

So you just leave yours on all the time mrlol?

DannyW · 13 May 2012 at 19:27

Yeh the ride is quite hard no idea why someone would get run flats when there is a spare tyre

DannyW · 13 May 2012 at 21:18

I'm not sure how would I find this out?

DannyW · 14 May 2012 at 07:17

Ok cheers I'll just leave them on then they designed them to reduce accidents anyway