Highlights
- Unmodified low mileage 7 seat car
- Well kept 265bhp Phase 3 model
- Smart metallic blue paintwork
- Full Volvo history prior to storage
- No MOT
The Appeal
In the late 90s Volvo found its creative mojo. The most obvious sign of that was Richard Rydell and Jan Lammers hooning the firm’s mad BTCC estate cars around Thruxton and Brands on two wheels. But it was also there in the showrooms, first with the 850 and then with the similar but updated V70 R like this car.
Finished in smart mid-blue metallic with a grey leather and fabric interior, it is a very tidy example of these increasingly popular cars. Alongside the emotional appeal of that rumbly 5-pot 2.5L 265bhp engine, there is the practical pull of its seven seat layout.
The condition is due to the low mileage and full Volvo service history until it went into long term dry storage. Purists will note that it is a factory-standard, unmodified car. Said by the seller to drive very well with a smooth, quiet engine.
History and Paperwork
- First registered 1st September 1999
- Only six registered keepers
- Vendor tell us the current keeper acquired it in 2015
- Good history with 8 Volvo main dealer stamps in the service book
- Taken off the road and dry stored shortly after the last service
- V5 document in current keeper’s name
- Stored in dry, heated garage for many years unused
- Regularly driven back and forth on the driveway to exercise it
- Started every now and then and ran up to temperature
The Condition
- Mid blue metallic paintwork in very good condition overall
- Some light marks to be expected and to note in photographs
- Straight and well kept bodywork with well kept panels, including door bottoms
- Recently refurbished five spoke black-finish alloy wheels in good order
- Fitted with new Pirelli tyres
- Factory standard car with rear privacy glass
- Vendor tells us that paintwork could do with a mop due to storage
- Original and unmodified leather and cloth grey interior in very good order
- Seven seat model with folding rear-facing seat
- Seats feature quilted fabric centre sections and show little wear
- Well specified car with sunroof, electric front seats and 6CD sound system
- Carpets in good order with R-branded over mats
- Interior fittings including silver carbon-effect trim and switchgear look good
- Underside in good order
The Mechanics
- Five cylinder 2,435cc turbocharged 265bhp Phase 3 car
- 5spd automatic gearbox
- Vendor reports that it runs and drives well
- We are told the engine is quiet and sounds good
- Long term dry, heated storage but regularly started and driven
- No reported running or driving issues
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