2003 Volvo XC70 consumer reviews

never had any trouble!! great on gas, great comfort, great acceleration in traffic! i punish this car daily and it always responds with a smile!

The 2002 XC 70 is my 5th used Volvo. I have had tremendous luck with all 5. They are excellent cars. I acquired the XC in 2008. It had 57K miles at that time. The car was extremely clean and well cared for. It actually still smelled new and was in perfect condition. I paid top blue book dollar for it, but it was a bargain at 16K - original sticker was 32K. The original owner took the depreciation hit and I purchased it from her. It rides like a dream. Mileage is respectable for a 5 cylinder with a turbocharger. The stereo sounds great. The heater and air are excellent. The heated seats are wonderful for mid-western winters. The AWD takes me any place I choose to go. Huge cargo capacity with the rear seats folded forward. They are excellent vehicles.

This sounds crazy, but I traded my 2007 Honda CRV for a 2003 Volvo Cross Country. I picked up the car from a Dodge dealer who was very anxious to have the car off his lot. I got a great clean, CC and traded well. Love the car so far and was actually tired of driving the last two CRVs I owned. Love the performance and looks of the CC and look forward the a long relationship.

Most Reliable Car I've Owned the best seats Ive ever sat on. Great fun yes fun driving in the snow.

We came across the XC70 after looking at a few mid-sized SUVs (including the '06 Honda Pilot and '06 Toyota Highlander and Lexus RX). Bottom line, the XC70 has more cargo space than the RAV4 and Highlander and almost as much cargo space as the Pilot. This is a true luxury car, however, and has style and grace that the SUVs of the world just can't offer, no matter the manufacturer Acceleration is smooth, the interior is as comfortable if not more comfortable than our other car (Infiniti I35) and highway fuel economy is better than average compared to most sedans/wagons but superior to most SUVs. Interior accoutrements are excellent as are built-in safety features - perfect for an expanding family that likes to take road-trips (the optional third row child seats as well as built-in boosters are quite nifty and keep everyone very happy between McDonald's and Burger King stops). The 208 hp engine is a bit noisy around town and during heavy acceleration, but is powerful enough for emergency manuvering and passing as well as getting up to crusing speed on the highway. iPod integration was available on our car and works flawlessly. While the stereo doesn't have a known audio manufacturer's name on it (like Levinson or Bose) it works well and performs adequatley reproducing each and every flaw in the iPod's compression alogyrythms perfectly - (CD's, which are less compressed, sound great as does XM radio - I'm not a big iPOD fan - can you tell?). I too agree with the last reviewer; do what we both did, find a Cross Country that's two years old with low mileage and is certified by the dealer. Ours ended up costing in the mid $20s and included a warranty that doesn't expire until 1/2012. Well worth the price when the original sticker on our car was close to $43K.

I'm very please with my 2002 XC70. I aquired the car in 2005 with 53000 miles and have been very pleased with the car. Its more versatile than any other station wagon on the market yet sporty enough that I don't feel I'm old. I would highly recommend -- especially one a few years old where someone else has taken the big depreciation hit.