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Volvo V70/XC70 (2000 - 2007 )  
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Good looking, practical and solid estate that's enjoyable to drive. High secondary safety rating. Comfortable seats.

Other wagons offer more rear legroom and greater luggage capacity. Fairly high incidence of problems and failures.

Introduction

Latest Update 16-5-2012: Failure of the GPS Satnav can sometimes be cured simply by cleaning the CD Rom / DVD disk.

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Last updated 16 May 2012
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