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  • [sold] [Pickles QLD] P2 XC70 Diesel

Yes you read that right,



Looks like the last facelift of the P2 range, so '04 to '08. It's a diesel, so I assume its come from Europe or somewhere. Cluster is in miles. Looks like its a bit beaten up thanks to the storms up in QLD at the moment, but nothing bad. I wonder what the process of registering someone elses import again is. Otherwise it'd be great for parts. Hell even I'm tempted to buy it and ship it down for parts for my XC. But the motor and transmission probably aren't much good to me unless I did a conversion to diesel, which I would do if my engine was dying but it's actually quite good so I don't want to say goodbye to it yet. Also mum needs a tow bar and this one has one, a Euro one though not the Hayman Reese one. Worth considering?



I guess you could say this is pretty rare, never seen one like this before in Australia. Speedo is in miles, I worked it out to be about 116,000 kms.

pickles.com.au/damaged-salvage/item/-/details/NO-C-P--Volvo--XC70--Wagon/2970083794

It's cool. I like it.
Interesting...
May investigate!
I tell you what if my car had a dead motor rather than a dead trans I'd probs buy that and do a big swap haha. Very intriguing car.
I'd buy it to do the swap even if your petrol XC is running fine. But it's a big job, needs to be done somewhere workshop or garage like, not a carpark. But to pay someone to do it, it would be cheaper to get that car back on the road...
Vee_Que;38309 wroteI'd buy it to do the swap even if your petrol XC is running fine. But it's a big job, needs to be done somewhere workshop or garage like, not a carpark. But to pay someone to do it, it would be cheaper to get that car back on the road...
Yeah exactly, I don't have the space to do it. And I love the petrol motor, its so quiet compared to the diesel. That diesel has done quite low miles and is a direct fit into an XC90 am I right? So it's probably worth something on its own haha.
Philia_Bear;38351 wroteDam you nsw laws on wov
Really!? I thought that only applied to cars written off in NSW and didnt apply to any other state. It's so stupid, so many good cars get wasted when they could easily be fixed and have a new life.
So many cars come from NSW to Vic and get sold then the new owner gets sent to have two or more inspections at around $300min plus the repair costs as they HAVE to find a problem.
Damn NSW rules....
We had that problem with my car in Vic. It was written off in Vic as well. But it had to go through a VIV inspection, and they pulled me up on a deep scratch left in the rear door (not structural damage at all only cosmetic), but then told me because it was on the insurance claim (which they wouldn't give me access to) that it HAD to be fixed. They also demanded a structural measurement report because they thought it had a bent beam (it didn't). So $250 for the report, $750 for the scratch, plus another inspection, and then we had to have a roadworthy certificate and god knows what else. Just crazy shit. They make it a pain in the ass.
VIV process is a rort among the players i expect , funny how little things need done , can only be done at the right places and work done is not proved to you at all , very dodgy indeed....
I have done it once in QLD (WOVI), not for a Volvo though :-). It was a pain in the ass complying with all the rules, but nothing really too difficult. You just have to document well where all the repaired parts come from (VIN numbers and receipts), and who does the repair (stat dec). I would do it again if I was looking and the right car came up.

Up here you dont need to fix everything to perfect condition, but it has to be roadworthy and the inspection costs about $400. My parents bought a caravan that was stolen and recovered, cleaned it out (it was dirty), and took it for the inspection. No repairs required at all, but they had to do a stat dec stating this.

In short, if anyone here wants to register it, it is not hard, you just have to follow their rules to the letter. In this case I would be concerned with the vague storm damage description, especially not having seen it. Many cars around Brisbane have very bad hail damage that may not be so clear in those photos. Also, several relatively minor problems can quickly become costly to repair...


I think it's good to prevent cars being "fixed" by non mechanics who buy them as cheap cars. The procedures are there to prevent unsafe cars on the road that were written off for whatever reason.

Noisy? Meh. Cars are meant to make engine noise. Not Be silent
Yeah, the guy who repaired my door and did the measurement (he showed me everything, so I paid for stuff and received it), told me its a business of basically helping other guys out. We had everything documented and everything passed. We didn't know the scratch had to be fixed. I still question whether it did because it was only cosmetic. But hey, my car is cosmetically perfect now so Im not too stressed about it.

If you follow the rules by the book you can usually get through without too much fuss, which I think overall we did with my car.
Vee_Que;38445 wroteI think it's good to prevent cars being "fixed" by non mechanics who buy them as cheap cars. The procedures are there to prevent unsafe cars on the road that were written off for whatever reason.

Noisy? Meh. Cars are meant to make engine noise. Not Be silent
Thats correct, but surely they should be looking at the amount of damage it had in the first place, mine was a broken headlight and a cracked bumper
Nothing really structural or unsafe with that I don't think. But I would be paying very close attention to a car that had anything more than that obviously.

And yes, engine noise is great. Im a petrol motor fan myself though. Im in love with the sound of the Volvo 5 cylinder motor. The XC has such a deep exhaust in the lower rev range when you put your foot down, like right at 3500rpm its heaven. I think this has gone slightly off-topic.

Sister is looking at an XC70. Tempted to consider buying it for her and ship it down. Not sure if she prefers diesel or petrol. Will do lots of country miles so which is better on fuel? Its probably much for muchness really.
Haven't driven a P2 D5, but after having a P3 D5 I would not own a petrol one.
Diesel ALWAYS wins for milage per tank, the D5 should do 7-8l/100km max I'd say, assuming it's in good condition. But possibly not being directly related to anything sold in Australia means she will have a hard time for getting repairs unless her mechanic is good with thinking laterally.

Diesel noise is great, stock cars with stock exhausts and cam's aren't that exciting to me though, not the hugest fan of my 740T's exhaust note even with bigger turbo, exhaust, cam changed....
If a car is over 15 years old and not a stat write off you DONT need a VIV, which is good , a VIV inspection will cost $460, just done one . and they will pick at anything, and every time you go back outside the date they say you will be charged $460, and Vic roads tells you where to go, you don't pick.
5 cylinder diesel noise is as horn inducing as 5 cylinder petrol IMO.
Vee_Que;38481 wroteDiesel ALWAYS wins for milage per tank, the D5 should do 7-8l/100km max I'd say, assuming it's in good condition. But possibly not being directly related to anything sold in Australia means she will have a hard time for getting repairs unless her mechanic is good with thinking laterally.

Diesel noise is great, stock cars with stock exhausts and cam's aren't that exciting to me though, not the hugest fan of my 740T's exhaust note even with bigger turbo, exhaust, cam changed....
Well any half minded Volvo mechanic would know its the same D5 engine they used in most of their XC90s and later XC70s so it really shouldnt be a hassle to service. I would think. What kind of transmission do these things use? Its not the XC90 transmission is it? Is it the same as our 5 speeders but tuned for the diesel (revs lower).

Ive driven a few diesel cars, none Volvos, but a few 4 cylinder ones and Ive never been too impressed with noise or drivability and the fuel economy on our petrol Volvos, if their running right and you grandpa it, isn't too bad anyway.
iceton1975;38486 wroteIf a car is over 15 years old and not a stat write off you DONT need a VIV, which is good , a VIV inspection will cost $460, just done one . and they will pick at anything, and every time you go back outside the date they say you will be charged $460, and Vic roads tells you where to go, you don't pick.
Yeah I knew that, was looking at a few old damaged V70s at the auctions and realised if they were pre 2001 I didnt need a VIV, which was handy, ended up with my 97 anyway. And yeah, VicRoads seem to like making it the biggest hassle but, Id do it again for the right car.
egads;38489 wrote5 cylinder diesel noise is as horn inducing as 5 cylinder petrol IMO.
I'll have to drive one one day!
Thing with diesels is you don't need to granpa it to get the good economy. And better than petrol in the long run. My parents have had diesels for decades and I work on them for a living. They are more economic by design and with common rail technology they go better at times too.

You're underestimating mechanics man. Lots just don't care enough to go to the effort to see that it may be an equivalent part on the xc90 for instance. They pay for the parts in the understanding you will once its fixed. Doesn't mean you will pay. Hence why they won't bother.

. It's the reason otherwise identical jap imports go off the road due to parts being slightly too hard to work out can't just give a vin to a dealer etc as they don't match. Hence why she would need a mechanic willing to do the extra work to get the parts that don't quite match that car!

You will find that the auto isn't tuned for lower revs as the xc70 isn't exactly a sports car and already shifts early.
Yeah I suppose thats true. The economy on my petrol models isnt exaclty anything to run home about but Im a lead foot and do hella lots of city driving. And yeah, the diesels have better torque which is useful. But the petrol motor in the Volvos is quite good so its probably a matter of preference cos they both have their unique advantages I think.

I suppose thats true as well. A Volvo dealer will never help you. But I would hope someone like Berry would be able to keep it on the road.

I dunno about your XC's, but mine will hold the gear out to the red line if I have my foot down. A diesel doesn't rev that high.
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