Volvo XC70 2004Change

190,000 km, still runs excellently - no major problems and we still use the car like a mini-truck.

Truly a tank on the road

Had an 850 and was happy with it - got a Labrador, and needed a wagon, so we bought the XC-70. It's now 10 years old(!) and still a wonderful vehicle to drive, under any conditions. It's comfortable, reliable --- not cheap to drive, but in my opinion, worth it.

This car can be driven for many more years. Volvo longevity is reknown! Safest cars on the road also. I had a 1989 Volvo 740 wagon that was broadsided. I had NO bruises, cuts or scrapes and the car drove straight as an arrow afterwards, albeit looking very ravaged on the one side.
Have been driving Volvos since 1971. Tried others and have gone back to Volvos!

Very unassuming car, the turbo makes this car fairly quick and it will cruise effortly at above highway regulated speeds with good fuel economy. Long trips are easily negotiated with the great seats. The sound system is astounding both in quality and volume, built in subwoofer, and 6 stack CD player.
Full underbody pan help protect driveline from mud and snow.

My wife and I are on our second volvo XC70, a 2004 with a blue exterior and beige leather interior. We have two small children and we go everywhere in this car.

The XC70 is a tank. No question, the safest feeling car I've ever owned. It is solid, robust, and capable.

This car looks great. It's a wagon that says "I might be a wagon, but can you do this?" then forage happily off across a farmers field in the middle of a Canadian winter. Yes, it can.

Whenever this one expires (which is likely to be a very long time from now) I will immediately replace it with another.

The engine is responsive and powerful enough, and because the turbo uses a variable blade angle compressor (very cool piece of machinery) it has lots of low-end bite; great torque for launching out of muck and snow. On the highway this car rides with refined European manners and is smooth and settled. Braking is terrific - no serious nose-diving; it tracks straight and smooth quickly, like someone dropped the anchor.

Economy on the highway is a pleasant surprise - at 110km I averaged +/- 35mpg, though it does go down a lot in the city.

For the handy people out there, this car is easy to work on. I replaced a wheel bearing in my driveway in one hour. Brake jobs are equally easy and there are plenty of sources of quality, low-cost parts for this car. One of the benefits of the benefits of being owned by Ford at one time is that the parts supply chain works well, so it is not expensive to service.

Overall, this car delivers strongly in every area and is very stylish.

As I said, I would not hesitate for an instant in getting another.