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Have I brainwashed my friends to buy P2 Volvos?

Help, Advice, Owners' Discussion and DIY Tutorials on Volvo's stylish, distinctive P2 platform cars sold as model years 2001-2007 (North American market year designations).

2001 - 2007 V70
2001 - 2004 V70 XC (Cross Country)
2004 - 2007 XC70 (Cross Country)
2001 - 2009 S60
2003 - 2007 S60 R
2004 - 2007 V70 R

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scot850
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Have I brainwashed my friends to buy P2 Volvos?

Post by scot850 »

I had to laugh today. I went up to the shop where my former Volvo mechanic buddy now works. I went to retrieve one of the summer rims as it had a nail in the tread when purchased. My buddy sorted it for me as he sold me the car that way!! :o :lol:

Anyway, when I got there he told me to part around the back of the shop. When he came out with the tire he loaded it into my car and then told me to follow him. Further up the parking area was a 06 XC70 in Lava Grey the same as out son's car. He had just bought it to do up in his spare time after selling me his P2 V70 AWD.
A friend of his was moving overseas and needed to get rid of the car. He got a 140k mile car with some issues for $3k US. The main issues are a bad wheel bearing and possibly a bad or just leaking angle gear as well as some catch up maintenance.

So this year my young friend got the 02 XC70 I brought back to life from him, his girlfriend bought BlackLab's 03 XC70, BlackLab bought an 07 XC70 in Lava Grey, another buddy bought a 07 V70 T5, and I bought my buddies 06 Titanium Grey V70 AWD.

My mechanic buddies car also has a small ding just level and behind the passenger rear view mirror, in exactly the same spot as our son's car. What a coincidence!

Then there is another buddy who bought the 08 XC90 V8 (P2) for his son's first car.......................

No wonder P2's are getting hard to find, we are cornering the market in Calgary! :lol: :lol:

Neil.
2006 V70 2.5T AWD Polestar tune
2000 V70 R - still being an endless PITA
2006 XC70 - Our son now has this and still parked in our garage
2003 Toyota 4Runner V8 Limited
2015 Kia Sportage EX-L - Sold
1993 850 GLT -Sold
1998 V70 XC - Sold
1997 Volvo 850 SE NA - Went to niece in California - Sold
2000 V70 SE NA - Sold

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Post by Blacklab467 »

Yeah, and my neighbour's daughter bought that C-30 this summer with the expectation that I'd be able to fix it when it breaks, and the landscaper has an S-60 in Red in need of many repairs.........maybe I should retire early and we can open a Volvo indie shop Neil!
2003 XC 70 (sold)
2007 XC 70, 1970 Dodge Charger R/T.

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Post by Blacklab467 »

Plus my Mopar friend inherited a really nice 2003 XC70 in gold that I was just helping him get the AWD working again on, P-2's all over my 'hood!
2003 XC 70 (sold)
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Post by DavidE7 »

Good story line! The lack of P2 rust has been a big selling point for me. I have two friends, three kids, and a wife with Volvos that use my tools, VIDA/DICE, knowledge, and repair work to keep rolling. Unfortunately, I need to sell two Volvos to make up for the new-to-me V70R.
David E
2001 Moondust V70 2.4 293,000 miles
2001 Nautic Blue V70 2.4 224,000 miles
2004 Nautic Blue XC70 2.5T 251,000 miles
new: 2004 Black Saphire V70R 193,000 miles
2007 Titanium S60 2.5T 275,000 miles
2007 Magic Blue S60 2.5T 233,000 miles
2007 Silver V70 2.4 200,000 miles
P2 Volvos for every person in my family

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Post by scot850 »

Just make sure to indoctrinate the new owners to the Order of Volvo! :lol: :lol:

Neil.
2006 V70 2.5T AWD Polestar tune
2000 V70 R - still being an endless PITA
2006 XC70 - Our son now has this and still parked in our garage
2003 Toyota 4Runner V8 Limited
2015 Kia Sportage EX-L - Sold
1993 850 GLT -Sold
1998 V70 XC - Sold
1997 Volvo 850 SE NA - Went to niece in California - Sold
2000 V70 SE NA - Sold

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Post by hu5ker555 »

P2 has been awesome for me, except for the PCV system in one of them. That banjo bolt reinstall about killed me.

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Post by abscate »

hu5ker555 wrote: 04 Jan 2026, 07:21 P2 has been awesome for me, except for the PCV system in one of them. That banjo bolt reinstall about killed me.
Yeah , that’s a bad one. There are a couple of tricks on that one documented in these pages. 1999 turbo and p2 suffer this issue.
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Post by DavidE7 »

Don't forget the HVAC blower motor screws. They are almost as bad as the banjo bolt!
David E
2001 Moondust V70 2.4 293,000 miles
2001 Nautic Blue V70 2.4 224,000 miles
2004 Nautic Blue XC70 2.5T 251,000 miles
new: 2004 Black Saphire V70R 193,000 miles
2007 Titanium S60 2.5T 275,000 miles
2007 Magic Blue S60 2.5T 233,000 miles
2007 Silver V70 2.4 200,000 miles
P2 Volvos for every person in my family

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