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TL:DR Folks Keep it stock if you just wanna cruise and chill with the occasional fun drive. Throw a decent tune, exhaust and serious coilovers and you basicly have supercar handling on these things. Also they can rev to 8000 and sound pretty special on a good exhaust. PS. No offense but your hand placement is terrible in the corners.

Wow, what a return Jimmy. Glad to see you warming to Porsche, you know 996's are my soft spot, don't buy a Targa though, lol. I think it's time you had a go in my Boxster.

Got the 1.8 version for my first car and can't dream of insuring modifications yet, but I'm in that same situation of; it has 88k miles on it, who knows how long I'll have it, and an obviously small budget, will definitely be considering that exhaust... when the insurance will allow it lmao

Maybe my commet is a littler late but I have one from 2014 too, actually also in the same collor. And I wanted to ask what is the exact name of the screen you build in because I want one for my car too and I haven't found a decent screen yet.

Interesting channel to come across and at the tender age of over 60 something I actually enjoyed watching it…you seem to cover all the bases well and now I want one!! 😂

Picked up one of these here in the US. $11,000 for the 2016 version with 126K miles. It's very clean.

Manifold swap first mod

Please make a video on how to lower the seat 2 inches like was stated that you did.

Sorry for the negative review. Rented a 2017 a few months. It’s really really bad even in sport plus manual mode. It’s a bouncy house, delayed throttle response and too much fake noise.

I was surprised when i saw how fkn loaded this car is with equipment and has a v6 with 370hp, it's well worth the money.

Great review, keep them coming. From a fellow UA-camr and Volvo owner 😎🙌🏼

I am going to have the Honda civic 2009 for my first car next year!

I didn't want one, watched your review, and now I have one 8 ) Well played, good review.

Great review, I've just bought a 13 plate 1.2 vvt and for what it is its fantastic. So I can see your points with the sport .

I have a Mazda Mx5 2012 hardtop 2.0 engine! I love it 😎👍

thanks great content

We've had...or rather my o/h has had 3 Mk1 MX5s loved them all current one red 1.6 automatic now up for sale... why?.... Just bought a mint looking, no rust low mileage Mk3 auto/powershift. A couple of tiny blemishes... so not really mint then... but it drives like a new car... less than 70,000 on the clock... that means its only done somewhere between 4k nd 5k a year. It does drive nicely whether in auto or powershift mode.

I had a V60 D6 plug in hybrid. I loved and really hated the car at the same time. THANK GOD it was bought approved used from Volvo as it had major issues with the ISG and LRAD clutch kit, radiator failed and the ISG failed again…. Owned it for 2.5 years and had to return it to the finance company. At one point it went away for 5months while they sorted the ISG. All this being said. When this car was working wow it was comfy and a real pleasure to drive. I’d buy one again if the running costs were lower

I had a 2009 1.3 civic and it was one of the best cars I owned and I owned multiple bmws and audis. 4 years of ownership and not one thing went wrong. Nearly hitting 55mpg on long journeys. Magic seats are class if u have a kids seat installed on the 1/3 side of the rear seat split. So much space

The mx5 has the interior quality and handling of a base model MK4 golf. The TT does not handle like a mk 5 golf with sports suspension, it turns in much quicker, admittedly there are sharper handling two seaters but the mx5 isnt one of them. Fun doesn't mean good handling, the body roll is ridiculous.

Great review! I have a 08 V50 - very similar car to yours in a lot of ways. 200K miles and very reliable as well as everything you mentioned in your review of the V60. Everything works! Why would I upgrade to a newer version of something else? I think I'll keep going with it until it falls apart. No sign of that for now; it's driving perfectly and is an absolute workhorse. I do service it every 6K miles, though. Why not.

Saying that a car that was designed to be small has the design flaw of being small is silly - it was DESIGNED to be small. If you want a large car, buy a large car! 🤣 Also, the remote boot release no longer working is not a design flaw; it's a reliability issue. This is significant because design flaws cannot be fixed, whereas the boot release can easily be fixed.

I would like to ask you for advice. I would buy a Volvo V60 and currently there are in the offer from 2018 D3 150hp with 145,000 miles and from 2016 D2 120hp with 95,000 miles. Can you recommend which one would be a better choice? Thank you!

I got a 1.4 2006 Civic as my first car and I have it for over 2 years now and I love this car! I drive daily more than 100km on motorways and I don't like to drive slow, my Civic does pretty well also very economical. Now that I'm a bit more experienced and my insurance is cheaper, I would go for a 1.8 but not sure if I want to change my car

I had a 6 cylinder for 3 years. Now I have an 8 cylinder R. Life is too short...buy an R. It's worth it.

I've had every model in the range all engine sizes z3/z4..but if you have it get the roof of ,and I personally say the twin 2.0 turbo auto does it every time especially if your counting the pence..

This is THE BIGGEST Miata! How tall are you?

it's literally not cheap

I own a 1.8 Petrol one from 2010 since January 2024, and I love it so far! It's my first car, I'm having a lot of fun with it, it handles well in turns and is quite agile. The engine is working super smoothly, I can barely hear it. That's something you will never get from a diesel engine. I will share the things I don't like, though. The biggest "problem" is the suspension. It's not compensating for hardly any bump on the road. You just feel everything, especially with the rear. Not the best quality interiors, but it's a middle class vehicle, so I won't complain much. My car is 14 years old after all. You can hear some squeaks and other plastic sounds here and then while driving, but nothing too overwhelming. The model seems to suffer from minor electrical issues. The digital speedometer and the clock screen tend to loosen their connections, and they start to show 888, instead of the correct speed, and only parts of the info on the screen (time, AC, radio, etc). I need to push or hit them gently in order to "fix" the screen. Nothing too overwhelming as well. Probably I need to contact an electrician. The Radio Head Unit is faulty as well. It's changing modes on it's own, for example I'm using AUX and it just switches to Radio. After all, nothing that an aftermarket music upgrade wouldn't fix. I hope I helped. It's a great car, especially for a first. Totally recommend the model.

What about experencies on dirt roads? Isnt this car too low for family trips?:)

Overall we've loved our 2015.5 V60CC. As you say, it fits a wonder niche -- not too small to be uncomfortable, not to big to be unweildy. In the US we didn't have as many engine choices and went with the T5 -- it performs great. Agree on the boot (or as we call it in wagons in the US, the "way back") The sunroof problem is a real issue but is easy to fix without spending 1000's on the official solution - cut small holes in the windscreen at the corners and the drains won't plug. There's an issue with all Volvo P3 bodies involving the piston o-rings. They leak and will consume oil faster than the oil change frequency. No bueno! Volvo had an after warranty recall that fixed this for us at no cost. There've also been issues with the timing belt shredding, which can cause the VVT cams to lock up resulting in top of cylinder damage. Many mechanics say to check or tighten or replace the tensioner every 60k miles to prevent this from occurring.

Yep, still getting reviews. A very coherent and well presented list of points to consider when buying (or thinking of buying) one of these. I have a 30th anniversary and am looking at a 25th anniversary (NC3.75?) but would have to give up one of my Fiesta ST's for this. I would also need to convince Mrs L as well. The ND2 is soft top (great!) but I quite like the idea of a hard top one too. I really like this shape as well as the ND series I have. I am 6 ' 1" and fit into the ND so I assume I would fit into this also?

Got honda 1.8 petrol 2006 reg no hassle brake pads only and tyres 240,000 miles will go same again when we change cars

I'm thinking of buying one... liked and subscribed. John

Now is the time? I've had my Stinger for 4 years already. Paid 36k brand new for the car in 2020. Very steep discounts on these cars during covid. I went the base awd gt route, which saved me a few thousand. Swapped in the nav and better screen out of the gt1/gt2 which only cost me $500 + sweat equity. Car has been nothing but reliable. Have only done routine maintenance and the $5 hatch rattle fix. I have replaced some tires though as i have a tendency to run over things, which isn't the cars fault. I run squared 18" G70 wheels with Blizzaks on it in winter. ❄️ A foot on April 1st 2023, the car did amazingly well. Ideally, I'd prefer to have a Grand touring model, cant beat the interior colors and the black exterior bits on the outside.

how is it for taller drivers ?

Really good review. I bought one of these recently, i had watched lots of reviews and your video helped cement the thought that i needed to buy one. I sold a 4.2 jaguar xj8 and bought one of these, and i absolutely love it, its so light and nimble and just so much fun to drive, yes it's a bit noisy compared to the Jag, but it's absolutely brilliant to drive. The only thing i might consider upgrading it with would be a newer Swift Sport.

Nice, but would pick a new MX5 over this (in Australia you could get 2 new mx5's for the price of a 10 year old f-type)

How is it that no one is mentioning rust? Lovely to drive, fairly economical and reasonably quick. However if it disappears before your eyes what is the point? There's a whole industry trying to fight the dreaded tinworm on these, surely it is unacceptable in this day and age to have cars that rot so badly.

Pause Button: press the thumb scroll on the wheel. I changed the old display with a 8,8" inch screen from taffio - specific for this model. old display is passthrough to new display. having a modern android auto will let me use this car for the years to come.

A question Mazda must have spent millions developing the MX5 ,Surely they know best .

Nice to hear it's been reliable for you! I'm thinking of replacing my 2008 Mazda 6 with a V60 T5 but I'm really doubtful concering the reliability seeing as my Mazda has been a real champ for the 3,5 years of owning it.

Is the buyer's guide coming out ??

Did you tell the insurance about the roll bar? Does it add much?

I owned a Swift GTi back in the 90's and it was a hoot to drive. Fab gear shift etc. I bought a used Mk.1 Swift sport in 2013 and have been driving it daily up until a week ago. It was a fantastic little car, was super reliable and cost me very little to run. However, I wanted something a bit newer and was seduced by the Hyundai i20N. It's the closest thing to the Swift Sport in terms of feel and fun factor with even more performance.

The wheel off for a headlight is bonkers I had no idea

Crushing on a 2017 v60 with only 44k miles on it and this review helps determine if a good buy- thanks

Great vid lve always loved these bugs so l bought a type R which is smashing. The folding electric mirrors are really cheap shit.

Be careful of the pre 2010 models as the diesels eat through the dual mass fly wheels apparently

Great review I’ve a beautiful looking v40 and like to suggest you can adjust both temperatures together, you will notice the temp on the screen you can adjust is underlined. To change this you just press the temp control button and the line under the temp will move from left to right or under both, this allows you to adjust both. Also not many people seem to know that the entertainment system will play DVD’s. The controls for dvd selection is the number panel in the console, 5 being the select button.