All Mk 1 S60's available in UK are turbos , 2.0t 180 bhp, 2.4t 200 bhp, T5 250 bhp, the face-lift cars were 2.0t 180 bhp, 2.5t 210 bhp and T5 260 bhp, there was also the R models and diesel
A friend of mine has an S60, his is quite worn, but this is a lovely example. Blue interior is refreshing from the black and grey interiors modern cars suffer from. About the nav; I do think you are correct about Aston Martin having a similar system (while owndd by Ford at the same time), but I seem to remember Rolls-Royce and Bentley have a similar system as well. Very glad the owner decided to update the sat navigation, although the discs can be expensive, the system should always be current as you never know when you will need it, especially when it comes to detours. As you mentioned in another review, Volvo was the first to offer BLIS (blind spot warning) to a vehicle like this (in option packages here in the US) as well as standard ABS, TCS, etc. Always renowned for safety. If this was an R, it definitely would have different alloy wheels and tyres. This is a very well looked after example, and I do hope it is kept in such exceptional condition! And I thoroughly enjoyed your review on this vehicle!
The S60 in the video isn't quite as good as it looks, but it is still pretty good. Wayne seems to enjoy it anyway! Yes, the sat nav is one I remember from Aston Martins of the era, don't know how much the disc was. That is right, Volvo first offered Blind Spot Monitoring on one of their cars of this era. It's not an R, but it does still look quite nice. More No Budget Reviews to come next week!
That pop up sat nav screen came on the s80 first..........loved it at the time. I also grew up om volvos (740's/240's) as i said before, but they are not the same anymore, those old ones were tanks!!
i love sub £500 cars, with the state of the roads and the state of some of the drivers, a bargain car is the best way to go. so many great car buys on ebay and facebook/marketplace it would be rude not to.
I have owned many sub-£500 cars, and although it is not the best way to go for a lot of people, sometimes it can work out really well! I am very fond of Volvos too.
I had a V70 T5 with the same stereo. Soldering in a 3.5mm lead was pretty easy. Lots of YT tutorials on this. Sound was superb through the amp and speakers.
You sadly refused to talk about the diesels, the D5 versions (the 163 and 185) are amazing, refined and surprisingly fast and extremely economical too. You should have mentioned them. The best of the lot.
We don't talk about diesels on this channel. It has been the case since the first video two years ago. I have, however, sourced a D5 XC90 for a client and it was absolutely brilliant....
I have an S60R its AWD so doesn't realy eat tyres, it is bonkers when you want it to be but is comfortable and a fantastic motorway cruiser. Good fun on B roads to.
Thank you ever so much indeed for watching and commenting. These are seriously impressive cars available for not much money, like many other Volvos of their era.
It's the way to go, conserve cars already produced rather than investing in new cars where we don't know which way the government is going to go, save money save the planet buy a pre-existing piece of motoring magnificence, like that Ovlov
It is amazing that this car cost so little money, and yet is so capable and comfortable. There are some rough ones out there, but many are still pretty good, like this one!
I agree with you wholeheartedly Lucinda. Much more ecofriendly and a Godsend to Parts suppliers, experienced Mechanics who know these vehicles inside out and the opportunity for normal people to afford a vehicle that can cater for all of their family needs as opposed to 4 seat City cars with no power and enough luggage capacity for a big handbag for even more money.
I did enjoy this one very much indeed! A lovely car, not sure if these are still available for No Budget Reviews money in decent condition any more, however.
It's a difficult question to answer for something this old, as it will often be how well the car has been maintained as opposed to inherent reliability at this age and price point.
I've been looking for a car to get 4 adults and luggage to Glasto (whenever that may happen). You may have made my mind up, thamks for the review. P.S. my mate has a V70R with a dyno tune, it's very amusing.
Yes, I wouldn't go for the S60 in terms of ultimate luggage capacity, but the mechanically similar V70 would be an excellent option! More No Budget Reviews coming next week, I actually filmed two more today and will be doing another two more tomorrow. I do hope we can actually have events like Glastonbury again soon.
Thank you ever so much indeed for watching and commenting! Yes, not surprised, these are great cars, although I wasn't a fan of the larger turning circle.
Firstly could send Mr Hubnut an email on feeding the steering wheel through your hands. Volvo S60 or V70 are equal, if not superior to Audi A4s/A6s and BMW 3 and 5 series. I bought a 9 year old V70 2.4D with 139,000 miles. At 164,000 miles, she towed my 5 berth caravan to France Belgium and Holland, and back no problem. It may not sound much but when you start in Northern Ireland it's a bit different. North Coast to Belfast (60 miles) or Dublin (150 miles), ferry to Liverpool then 300 miles to Dover. Also Volvo parts are not expensive. The seats are the best on earth.
Yes, I reviewed an E46 3-Series back in July, and I much preferred this. Ian Seabrook doesn't care about doing push/pull steering, which is fair enough, I am one of the only people who actually does it on UA-cam, I think... It certainly came in handy when driving the Maestro, Renault 5 and Escort, I can tell you! I definitely agree, these Volvos with the white block engine are some of my favourite executive cars out there, and I can't believe how cheap they are. I can well believe what you got up to with the V70, the 960 I reviewed belonging to Mr Coleman in May 2019 had done 230,000 and was still in daily use!
@@lloydvehicleconsulting if you think that the steering was heavy on the Maestro and the Escort Mk3 then I know exactly how to help you there. If you ever get the chance to drive a 1970s Bedford TK or more likely a 1980 to 1983 Bedford TL 860, take up the challenge even on a private road for a short distance. These were great British Built workhorses with a good 6 cylinder engine, fantastic brakes and a nice gearchange but the steering was unassisted and the push pull was hard work in tight spots and maneuvering but it was fine once your mind adjusted to the steering requirement it became automatic and you could place them anywhere. The most amazing trick was when you finished a shift to head home, your unassisted 1981 Fiesta felt like it had power steering, that never got old. Sadly, Bedford is gone as is Ford Trucks in Langley. Though I think PSA still build Vauxhall vans in Luton so a sort of memory of Bedford.
@@seancooke4127 , yes, the old Bedford factory currently builds the Vivaro. It was the old factory that made the Bedford Midi and Vauxhall Frontera back in the day as well. The Mark III Escort was OK, the one which was the problem was the Maestro. I think that Mr Coleman has driven plenty of trucks without power steering from what I gather.
I wonder why? This is about fifteen years old, it has many safety equipment standard. I know here in the US they give discounts for safety equipment, and age as well.
I wish I knew. Motor insurance grouping isn't for us mere mortals to understand I suppose. The car I have now (Vauxhall Astra if you're interested) is group 11 but the Volvos I've been looking at are somewhere around 20 to 24
Wayne must be one happy gentleman; that S60 was without doubt the bargain of the century. Absolutely stunning vehicle. Good work Sir!
He is very happy indeed! You will see him again on a video in the morning, actually. It was a very good car for £350, I must say.
Thank you very much and yes very happy with the bargain price lol. It drives so so nice. Have you seen my rover 45 on Lloyd's other channel
A Mazda Demio costs €10.000 and this stunning car costs €3000 in my county. Mad world.
We used to have some of the lowest secondhand car prices in the world for some time. Not so much any more...
All Mk 1 S60's available in UK are turbos , 2.0t 180 bhp, 2.4t 200 bhp, T5 250 bhp, the face-lift cars were 2.0t 180 bhp, 2.5t 210 bhp and T5 260 bhp, there was also the R models and diesel
I am afraid that we don't talk about diesels on this channel...
A friend of mine has an S60, his is quite worn, but this is a lovely example.
Blue interior is refreshing from the black and grey interiors modern cars suffer from.
About the nav; I do think you are correct about Aston Martin having a similar system (while owndd by Ford at the same time), but I seem to remember Rolls-Royce and Bentley have a similar system as well. Very glad the owner decided to update the sat navigation, although the discs can be expensive, the system should always be current as you never know when you will need it, especially when it comes to detours.
As you mentioned in another review, Volvo was the first to offer BLIS (blind spot warning) to a vehicle like this (in option packages here in the US) as well as standard ABS, TCS, etc. Always renowned for safety. If this was an R, it definitely would have different alloy wheels and tyres.
This is a very well looked after example, and I do hope it is kept in such exceptional condition!
And I thoroughly enjoyed your review on this vehicle!
The S60 in the video isn't quite as good as it looks, but it is still pretty good. Wayne seems to enjoy it anyway! Yes, the sat nav is one I remember from Aston Martins of the era, don't know how much the disc was. That is right, Volvo first offered Blind Spot Monitoring on one of their cars of this era. It's not an R, but it does still look quite nice. More No Budget Reviews to come next week!
Thank you
@@wayneaylott6703 You're welcome, your vehicle is quite lovely, especially the interior!
That is an incredible amount of quality car for such a small amount of money. Like you, I grew up with Volvos and feel very at home in them.
It is definitely a lot of car for the money! Watch out for more Volvo content to come on No Budget Reviews over the next couple of weeks.
That pop up sat nav screen came on the s80 first..........loved it at the time. I also grew up om volvos (740's/240's) as i said before, but they are not the same anymore, those old ones were tanks!!
It does look very old fashioned now, doesn't it? Amazing that it still works so well. Yes, completely different engineering from the 740 and 240.
i love sub £500 cars, with the state of the roads and the state of some of the drivers, a bargain car is the best way to go. so many great car buys on ebay and facebook/marketplace it would be rude not to.
I have owned many sub-£500 cars, and although it is not the best way to go for a lot of people, sometimes it can work out really well! I am very fond of Volvos too.
I had a V70 T5 with the same stereo. Soldering in a 3.5mm lead was pretty easy. Lots of YT tutorials on this. Sound was superb through the amp and speakers.
Excellent! Volvos do have very good stereo systems, don't they? I do hope that you enjoyed the video.
In my eyes this is still a good looking vehicle especially at the price paid.
Oh yes, sir! Absolutely, it was really nice to drive.
Amazing car for the price.that sat nav screen is cool lol. Cheaper than an iPad!
I know, sir! We love bargains here on No Budget Reviews.
You sadly refused to talk about the diesels, the D5 versions (the 163 and 185) are amazing, refined and surprisingly fast and extremely economical too. You should have mentioned them. The best of the lot.
We don't talk about diesels on this channel. It has been the case since the first video two years ago. I have, however, sourced a D5 XC90 for a client and it was absolutely brilliant....
I have an S60R its AWD so doesn't realy eat tyres, it is bonkers when you want it to be but is comfortable and a fantastic motorway cruiser. Good fun on B roads to.
Thank you ever so much indeed for watching and commenting. These are seriously impressive cars available for not much money, like many other Volvos of their era.
they also did a 220 hp 2.0 l turbo it has 305 front discs and a bigger 16T turbo , standard has the 12 T
Thank you, Andy! This is quite an old review now, the car is long gone, sadly, but I did enjoy it.
It's the way to go, conserve cars already produced rather than investing in new cars where we don't know which way the government is going to go, save money save the planet buy a pre-existing piece of motoring magnificence, like that Ovlov
It is amazing that this car cost so little money, and yet is so capable and comfortable. There are some rough ones out there, but many are still pretty good, like this one!
I agree with you wholeheartedly Lucinda. Much more ecofriendly and a Godsend to Parts suppliers, experienced Mechanics who know these vehicles inside out and the opportunity for normal people to afford a vehicle that can cater for all of their family needs as opposed to 4 seat City cars with no power and enough luggage capacity for a big handbag for even more money.
Love the S60...these things looked after can do 300k plus easy. Volvos finest hour the 5cyl.
I did enjoy this one very much indeed! A lovely car, not sure if these are still available for No Budget Reviews money in decent condition any more, however.
How long will we be allowed to drive cars like this?
I don't know, you would have to ask the European Union or the British government!
Are these s60 reliable? I've heard they suffer from ecu issues and lots of electrical issues
It's a difficult question to answer for something this old, as it will often be how well the car has been maintained as opposed to inherent reliability at this age and price point.
I've been looking for a car to get 4 adults and luggage to Glasto (whenever that may happen). You may have made my mind up, thamks for the review.
P.S. my mate has a V70R with a dyno tune, it's very amusing.
Yes, I wouldn't go for the S60 in terms of ultimate luggage capacity, but the mechanically similar V70 would be an excellent option! More No Budget Reviews coming next week, I actually filmed two more today and will be doing another two more tomorrow. I do hope we can actually have events like Glastonbury again soon.
I had a 2006 XC 90 but now I am aiming for a 2016 or newer XC 90. Maybe one day
I love XC90s, sir! Plenty of common engineering with other Volvos like this one, and about as practical as they come.
I've got a 2005 s60 2.0t with 220,000 on the clock. It still drives like new
Thank you ever so much indeed for watching and commenting! Yes, not surprised, these are great cars, although I wasn't a fan of the larger turning circle.
As with all biggish cars, they are superb value, lots for your money.
That is absolutely right! An absolute bargain of a car for the money.
Thy facelifted the old 960s and dadged it the V90 for the estate and S90 for the saloon
That's right, sir! The original V90 and S90 only lasted for about 11 months, I believe.
Firstly could send Mr Hubnut an email on feeding the steering wheel through your hands. Volvo S60 or V70 are equal, if not superior to Audi A4s/A6s and BMW 3 and 5 series. I bought a 9 year old V70 2.4D with 139,000 miles. At 164,000 miles, she towed my 5 berth caravan to France Belgium and Holland, and back no problem. It may not sound much but when you start in Northern Ireland it's a bit different. North Coast to Belfast (60 miles) or Dublin (150 miles), ferry to Liverpool then 300 miles to Dover. Also Volvo parts are not expensive. The seats are the best on earth.
Yes, I reviewed an E46 3-Series back in July, and I much preferred this. Ian Seabrook doesn't care about doing push/pull steering, which is fair enough, I am one of the only people who actually does it on UA-cam, I think... It certainly came in handy when driving the Maestro, Renault 5 and Escort, I can tell you! I definitely agree, these Volvos with the white block engine are some of my favourite executive cars out there, and I can't believe how cheap they are. I can well believe what you got up to with the V70, the 960 I reviewed belonging to Mr Coleman in May 2019 had done 230,000 and was still in daily use!
@@lloydvehicleconsulting if you think that the steering was heavy on the Maestro and the Escort Mk3 then I know exactly how to help you there. If you ever get the chance to drive a 1970s Bedford TK or more likely a 1980 to 1983 Bedford TL 860, take up the challenge even on a private road for a short distance. These were great British Built workhorses with a good 6 cylinder engine, fantastic brakes and a nice gearchange but the steering was unassisted and the push pull was hard work in tight spots and maneuvering but it was fine once your mind adjusted to the steering requirement it became automatic and you could place them anywhere. The most amazing trick was when you finished a shift to head home, your unassisted 1981 Fiesta felt like it had power steering, that never got old. Sadly, Bedford is gone as is Ford Trucks in Langley. Though I think PSA still build Vauxhall vans in Luton so a sort of memory of Bedford.
@@seancooke4127 , yes, the old Bedford factory currently builds the Vivaro. It was the old factory that made the Bedford Midi and Vauxhall Frontera back in the day as well. The Mark III Escort was OK, the one which was the problem was the Maestro. I think that Mr Coleman has driven plenty of trucks without power steering from what I gather.
@@lloydvehicleconsulting Coleman is the Maestro of all vehicles I would say without a doubt. Nice Chap too.
@@seancooke4127 , indeed, sir! He has raced a number of Maestros on the track as well.
Just proves what bargains are out there
Yes, an absolutely brilliant car. One of the few on No Budget Reviews which would be a genuine alternative to the Rover 45 V6, I think...
Volvo4life!
Will be filming another one of these this week.
Look forward to watching thx. 👍
Hope you enjoy it too.
I'd like a Volvo but their insurance groups are too high for me to afford.
I wonder why? This is about fifteen years old, it has many safety equipment standard. I know here in the US they give discounts for safety equipment, and age as well.
I wish I knew. Motor insurance grouping isn't for us mere mortals to understand I suppose. The car I have now (Vauxhall Astra if you're interested) is group 11 but the Volvos I've been looking at are somewhere around 20 to 24
Yes, it's all about the insurance groups, which very often are far too complicated and inexplicable for ordinary people.
That engine is 177bhp. Definitely.
Thanks ever so much indeed for the confirmation, much appreciated!
2.0t ???? Volvo s80.....
No, they were sold with the 2.0 Turbo in this country, both pre and post-facelift. Here is one...
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