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kimi
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What Next ??
« on: Oct 7th, 2006, 12:06am » |
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Has anybody driven a Volvo 850 T-5 estate or a Volvo V70 Turbo estate N reg to R reg 2.5 , are they any good compared to the Scorpio Cossie, whats the AWD version like  I'm thinking of buying one to complement my scorpio cossie ( spare car at the moment is a Vauxhall Corsa - it's boring and got to go ) ....Kimi....
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Re: What Next ??
« Reply #1 on: Oct 7th, 2006, 1:58pm » |
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Kimi, i used to work for fulham football club and luckily got to drive a few nice cars, i drove a later model volvo 850 (i think it was that, flash looking top range type thing) saloon, it drove well but i wasnt very impressed with the interior, i had just driven a similar priced lexus so did a quick comparison; the volvo had the 'mean n meaty looks' but i thought the lexus was by far the better car overall.
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kimi
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Re: What Next ??
« Reply #2 on: Oct 7th, 2006, 11:34pm » |
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Thankyou for that , I thought about the Volvo 850 T-5 and the newer V70 as the police motorwar , sorry motor way drivers use them as they are surposed to be quick. I belive the engine is a FORD ... Anybody else got experience of these cars ....Kimi....
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Re: What Next ??
« Reply #3 on: Oct 8th, 2006, 9:45am » |
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Kimi,
Before I got my 24v I lookad at loads of older T5's and a few v70's
to be honnest the t5's were a quick car but fealed cheap and plasticy in comparison to the scorp.
I even had a test drive in a new v70 estate and it did feal like the build quality was better than the older ones, but still not that great.
I had always fancied a t5 but was disapointed when I had a closer look at them.
Another thing I did notice was three out of about twelve of the older ones I looked at had head gasket probs, mayonaise on the dip stick etc.
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Re: What Next ??
« Reply #4 on: Oct 8th, 2006, 9:49am » |
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My mate has just purchased a ford S max and I am very impressed. It has a 2.5 turbo petrol motor and 220bhp 
He did get the full package so it has all the toys and very nice leather.
The only downside for me is its over £20k 
Should I win the lottery I will have one for sure.
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« Reply #5 on: Oct 8th, 2006, 12:20pm » |
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Thankyou , food for thought. The main reason I fancied one ( a Volvo that is ) is because the poolice use them and put starship miles on them , chasing around like Spastic & Crutch trying to catch the little darlings who steal cars rather than work hard and buy them like the rest of us !!!yes I know they are well ?? serviced and cash is not a problem for them so I assumed they were good. The cars that you looked at , did they have the Ford engine ? As for your mates car I'm about £18000 short ! P.s salad cream on the dipstick does not always mean a head gasket problem,when an engine is cold you get condensation on the inside as you do with car windows , when it has been a full tempreture for a few miles it burns off just as it does with the windows. The only real test is to pressure test the system.....Kimi....
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