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I like the look of that really tidy looking V70R but any of those options would work. I used an old v50 D5 (that my dad had taken in swap) for the entirety of my christmas visit last year and for a car that hadn't exactly been lavished with love it was ace. It felt solid, was surpisingly quick and would do 50 to the gallon on a run. If I could find a tidy one of those, it's probably what I would go for to do a bit of everything with.
A quick look on autotrader turned up these two which I thought looked pretty good value
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Ok ok ok, hear me out. I've settled on buying myself a volvo, preferably a v50, but possibly a v70.
I had actually settled on a fairly low specced v50 S 2.4i geartronic, as it wouldn't be THAT slow, would suit the mostly fully loaded motorway driving it'll be used for, and will have a fruity engine note.
Then i stumbled across a manual v50 t5 SE for £4k. Sounds decent: 2 owners, under 100k miles, full volvo history, manual, sport kit. The downside: headlight washer cover missing and towing eye cover missing (will be replaced prior to sale), all wheels cerbed, bumpers scuffed beyond detailing repair.
So now I'm in a swing:
Is it ambitious to think its possible to make a high miler nice again for 3k of work with a specialist?
Is an auto v70r a let down?
Will i ever buy a car?