Used Car of The Day: 2002 Volvo S60 AWD

Tim Healey
by Tim Healey

Today we're bringing you a high-mileage 2002 Volvo S60 AWD that is available at a bargain price.


The mileage is 304,500 but the seller says the car has been well-maintained over the years and major items that have been "taken care of" include:

  • Timing belt/water pump
  • PCV system
  • Rear shocks
  • Rear brakes
  • Clock spring
  • Cam seals
  • Plugs
  • Fuel filter
  • Trans flush

All of those were done within the last 12,000 miles.

The seller is getting rid of this car because he or she has 5(!) Volvos and this particular one isn't getting enough attention.

Take a gander at this Wisconsin-based Swede here. The ask is $3,250.

[Images: Seller]

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Tim Healey
Tim Healey

Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.

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  • ToolGuy ToolGuy on Oct 18, 2023

    One possible strategy to navigate the minefield which is the 2023-2033 U.S. personal transportation market might be to purchase an ICE vehicle which one likes and install an EV powertrain. But it's a little too soon in 2023 to do a conversion at reasonable cost without a lot of fiddling.

    So, if one were fond of this vehicle, one could purchase it and drive it until the transmission and/or engine failed, and then look at what conversion options are available at that point - hopefully 3-5 years down the road.

    Think of it as purchasing an option. 🙂

    • 28-Cars-Later 28-Cars-Later on Oct 19, 2023

      The Volvo P2 would not be a good choice for this strategy. I've seen posts around the internet where people turned their 200 or 700 series Volvo into a custom BEV so those would be something to look at... other than a true small pickup a Volvo RWD wagon to be is the perfect thing to have "laying around" IMO.



  • Merc190 Merc190 on Oct 20, 2023

    Of all the rides in Gran Turismo 4, this one has the least linear drivetrain and very disjointed handling. Also, every used Swedish car I've ever sat in smelt like crayons, yuck!

  • SCE to AUX "...to help bolster job growth and the local economy"An easy win for the politicians - the details won't matter.
  • Kjhkjlhkjhkljh kljhjkhjklhkjh so now we will PAY them your tax money to build crappy cars in the states ..
  • SCE to AUX Yes, I'll miss it, and it doesn't make sense to kill off your 3rd-best seller. 2023 was its best year since 2018.
  • SCE to AUX This was the same car I had (05 xB, stick, "camouflage" color) for 7 years - great car.We called ours "The Lunchbox". I added aftermarket wheels, and the 3rd-party cruise control the dealers could install.It suffered only two failures: bad window switch in week 2 (dealer fixed in 1 hour), bad trailing O2 sensor (fixed myself for $70). Fuel economy was always 28-34 mpg.It was a potential death trap, and ride quality became unbearable after 2 hours. I once did a 10-hour round trip in it and could barely walk after.Traded it for a 2012 Leaf, which was a better car in some ways.
  • Bd2 The "e" nomenclature signifies the e-ATPs which BMW is pursuing.
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