2003 Volvo XC70 Reviews, Pricing & Specs

I don't know why this site won't let me choose 2002 as a year for my car. My car is a 2002, not 2003. This is the best ride I've had for a car - my better half can't get over how secure it feels on the road. The tires are Goodyear Assurance and great on wet roads. I just had the timing belt done and the transmission software updated, the air conditioning works great, she doesn't leak, and the doors close the way they should. A Volvo mechanic said a good way to test quality is to put a car on a hoist with the door open, then close it. On lesser quality cars, you might have to close it twice to get it to latch. Not on my car! She's so stable in structure that there are no issues. She's chocolate brown, like a well-bred Thoroughbred and she's from Kentucky originally! Imagine that! LOL Aug 26, 2010

I LOVE the finely appointed interior/exterior luxuries... It's go power everything, leather, and single handedly the MOST COMFORTABLE seats ever and of course they're heated too!This baby's got TONS of space; enough room for two medium dogs, a kid, to adults and five suitcases.... and TURBO! Yea, we're kinda spoiled! However, all this city-living fancy-pants luxury has its downsides too. The sub-par AWD system is really not even close to what it's cracked up to be; my subaru wagon blows it away. My guess i the hawty-tawty people that raved about this AWD system never lived in the snow-belt of Northeast Ohio! "Supposedly" people have taken this car through "18 inches of snow, with no problems." Now I took this to be quite an exageration really, given the ground clearance for this car is only about 11-12 inches; but based on these reviews, i attempted to trek through about 12 inches of snow...... only to find myself stuck within all of maybe 10 seconds. The electronic initiated shifting system absolutely under no circumstances is quick enough to allow the driver to "rock" back and forth out of a situation.... So I did what any good car owner would do: I walked home, grabbed by tow rope and my SUBARU Wagon and dragged this luxurious and anything but rugged sub-par AWD car out of the field :) You should have seen the look and the triple-take of some guy in his big gas guzzling 4x4 truck as he drove by witnessing the event... PRICELESS! WORD OF ADVICE: If you are only XC at heart, not in true driving, this car is great. If you're looking for rugged performance, great AWD, and something you'd feel safe taking a safari in.... get a Subaru Outback!Aug 03, 2009