Hi guys, I’m planning to buy a new car and I’m going to love it with a Volvo V70 III. I’d like to open a discussion on V70 as a used car and hope for your opinions and experiences. Here are a few questions I’m asking myself. I’m going to number them for the sake of simplicity. So everyone can comment on the questions he’s had his own experience on. Apart from that, I’m also happy about other comments or general experiences with the car. In advance, I would like to thank you for your help and look forward to a lively discussion 😉 baruscha91 Questions: 1) Generational differences: Apart from the optics, what are the most important differences between the second and third generation of the V70 for you. Has the latest generation built in important improvements, or have so many quirks been added to it? Are there significant differences between facelift and non-facelift within the third generation? ? 2) Diesel engine D5: How good is the D5? What is the life expectancy of the engine? I currently have a car in mind, whose D5 with 215 hp after 4 years has almost 200,000 km on the hump. Too much of the good? The car is built at the end of 2011, so the engine should be the D5244T11 or the D5244T15, even though I don’t know where the difference lies between both models. Is there any experience with both? 3) When buying: What are typical weaknesses of the V70? What should you pay special attention to when buying a used car? What should you pay special attention to with a mileage of 200,000 km? 4) Equipment: Which equipment would you not want to do without anymore? What would you not order anymore, because it is unnecessary or completely. likes to break and then becomes expensive? 5) Fuel consumption: How reliable are the factory specifications. Found here a D5, which is at 215 hp with (according to the manufacturer) 5.2L per 100km. Where are the actual values with mixed driving methods? 6) Follow-up costs: What about Volvo with costs for spare parts and services? I am used to BMW and consider there some spare parts prices as impertinence. Do you have to grab the bag with Volvo just as strongly or are the Swedes a bit more satisfying?