I currently have my eye on something else so I’m looking to sell my Volvo S60R. This is my third P2R and in my dream spec.
I met the owner, Mike, on the P2R Owners Facebook page when he shared a photo of it 5 years ago and we stayed in touch since.
It’s a 2004 Volvo S60R that was originally Black on Nordkap but was later repainted Sonic Blue with Atacama swapped. The door jams were also repainted and the only area that wasn’t is the engine bay. The car does carry a rebuilt title due to a front end collision back in 2009 back the previous owner and I don’t have any details beyond that. Structurally, I hadn’t noticed any significant damage and the car drives straight, with no vibrations or anything out of the ordinary.
In December ‘24, I was in the market for another fun unique car, so I reached out to Mike and we finally made a deal happen.
Often, when I look at vehicles to purchase, 50% is the car and the other 50% is the person who I’m buying it from. I could tell from my conversations that this car was Mike’s prized possession and the extensive list of maintenance and modifications shows.
Since a lot of maintenance was done to the car within the last 5-10k miles, I was able to focus on doing some cosmetic modifications (which is what I enjoy the most in the modification process).
Below is what I’ve done:
Viva Performance Center Front Lip – The front lip arrived primed and ready to be painted. Initially, I had it color matched to the car but later decided to wrap it in a satin brushed aluminum finish to add some contrast to the front of the car and flow with the outter grill trim and headlight housing.
Chrome Side Mirrors – In an effort to add more contrast to the car, I began my search for OE mirror caps in brushed aluminum (similar to the aesthetics of an Audi S model vehicle) but couldn’t find any. I found a set of chrome mirrors but later had them wrapped in a light silver finish to flow with the silver accents throughout the car.
Spoiler King Lip Wing – When I first picked the car up, it had an OEM lip wing which is clean and subtle but looked out of place next to the factory sport kit. I searched and found a lip wing from Spoiler King that was slightly more aggressive than OEM and flowed better with the kit IMO. I also had this color matched to the car.
Side Corners Wrapped – The orange reflectors in the headlights was a cosmetic eye sore so I wanted to come up with a creative way to make them less noticeable. After going to my local vinyl shop, they had a silver finish that was very similar to the OE headlight housing and it had the corner wrapped in vinyl. We went through a couple iterations but I’m happy with the way that they turned out. The only other ways to achieve this look is to either get the euro lights OR take the housings apart, pop out the reflector and reseal them. This method was less intrusive and is easy reversible in case someone doesn’t like it.
Rear Emblems – The car didn’t have any emblems in the back so I added the S60, VOLVO lettering, and a custom R emblem in blue and yellow. I also have the OG VOLVO lettering that is closer together if someone prefers that better.
Wheel Spacers – The fitment of the wheels sat nice and flush in the front but not the rear so I added a set of 25mm wheel spacers to match the front. The rear QP’s had a wide lip so I had them rolled for clearance without damaging the paint.
ProClip USA Phone Bracket – I don’t like to stick things on the glass or dash so I ordered a vehicle specific phone bracket for the S60R and added a MagSafe mount so it’s compatible with my current phone. If you have a different type of phone, you can always replace the mount instead of the entire bracket .
Paint Correction / Ceramic Coating – On April 14th, 2025, I did a 1 stage paint correction on the car and applied a layer of GYEON Pure Evo ceramic coating. The coating is rated to last up to 3 years with proper maintenance and care.
On April 19, 2025, I was leaving a local car gathering and I was merging onto the highway, the car started sputtering and I noticed a ton of white smoke coming out of the exhaust so I pulled onto the shoulder and shut the car off immediately.
I called a tow truck and had it towed to my local shop where they later determined that the block cracked and the coolant had mixed with the oil.
At that point, I had a decision to make.
The car was listed for sale at that time so it didn’t make a ton of sense for me to dump a ton of money into it as I was already selling it at a loss compared to what I paid for it back in Dec ‘24.
The most cost effective route was for me to put in another R motor and call it a day.
That being said, I had a hard time with the idea of putting something back in the car that could inevitably happen again so I but the bullet and the did the T5 swap.
After talking to several friends in the local Volvo Community, Steve Kasafis in NJ came recommended as a reputable source for an engine. I called Steve and he explained the different options to me, and I decided to stick with the T5 route vs shimming the R motor.
I dropped the engine off to my shop and they were able to complete the swap within a few days while provided photo documentation throughout the entire price. He confirmed that the previous owner didn’t cut any corners when it came to the maintenance of the car. Since a lot of maintenance was done to the R motor within the last 5-10k miles, my mechanic was able to transfer many of the parts that were recently replaced or still in great working condition such as the PCV, Timing Belt Components, Plugs and Coils, Intake Manifold, Turbo, etc.
The clutch was checked and had plenty of life left as well.
Below is a list of all of the Maintenance and Modifications that were done to the car. It’s a combination of what the previous owner did and myself:
Exterior
Paint Corrected / Ceramic Coated GYEON Pure Evo @ 91,600 (4/14/25)
Duckbill Trunk Spoiler (painted) 90k
Color matched center front lip 90k
OEM chrome side mirrors 90k
Chrome Volvo trunk lettering 90k
Replacement side view mirror 90k
Paint correction, wet sanded, clay barred, ceramic coated, top coated with the last coat and AMP coat 87k
Rims are coated 86k
05-07 driver side fog grill for air scoop
led fog bulbs 87k
new fog light housings 87k
Both front oem windshield trim moldings 85k
Oem front and rear windshield surround mouldings 85k
Oem wheel center caps 86k
Oem windshield cowl trims 85k
Continental extreme summer tires 86k
Refurbished and powder coated bright silver metallic rims 86k
Headlamp washer nozzle fillers
Oem Sport trunk spoiler (not installed)
Oem lip spoiler
New paint 85k ( 05/2021)
Oem both front bumper brackets 85k
Oem both rear bumper brackets 85k
Oem sport kit
6k hid bulbs 84,500
Led plate light
DEPOT Side turn signals 85,500
Oem Hood/bumper gasket 86k
Performance
3” straight pipe w/ SS dual tip exhaust 90k
Snabb catless downpipe 85k
Snabb FMIC 85k
Hilton stg 2+ tune 87k
RS4 maf with Snabb custom air box with AEM filter 87k
IPD ram air scoop 85k
Deatschwerks DW300 fuel pump 85k
Forge CBV 85k
Snabb air inlet pipe 85k
IPD boost gauge 85k
cleaned out MAF sensor 89k
Motorsport tech 15mm rear spacers with extended lugs 85,500
Stance Garage 25mm spacers 91k
Interior
New LH mirror trim cover 90k
Oem rubber all weather mats 85,500
Cleaned carpets 85,500
Cleaned headliner 85,500
New pillar covers 85,500
Full fresh Atacama interior swap, carpets, door panels, seats done . 88,900
Cleaned and conditioned leather 89,900
30% carbon tint 85,500
Pioneer double din radio with AA/carplay 85k
Reverse camera built into plate light 85k
Led interior bulbs
05-07 center console
05-07 shifter plate
SNABB short shift kit 89,900
Delrin shifter bushings, 89,900
Threaded shift rod with custom ball shifter 88,900
Mechanical Maintenance
T5 Engine Swapped @ 91,684 (103k miles)
Oil change @ 91,684 (5W30 Havoline Synthetic)
Exhaust Pipe Flange Gasket @ 91,684
Engine Intake Manifold Gasket Set (Lower) @ 91,684
Exhaust Manifold Gasket Set @ 91,684
Engine Water Pump Gasket @ 91,684
Ajusa Engine Oil Cooler Seal @ 91,684
OEM Starter replaced @ 91,684
Newer Fan Assembly installed 90k
60A line fuse replaced (FM2) 90k
Driver side window clip replaced 90k
Oem PEM relocation kit to trunk with newer PEM 87k
PCV system done oem 87k
Thermostat housing kit(temp sensor, thermostat w/ gasket) 87k
Upsized AGM battery 85k
Bosch Plugs 84k
coil packs 84k
oem fuel door spring 84k
oem fuel cap with wire 84k
both engine mounts 84k
both torque rod mounts 84k
side engine mount 84k
Updated 05-07 power steering reservoir with updated line 84k
Continental Timing belt 84k
Aisin Water pump with new bolts 84k
Volvo anti freeze 84k
Timing belt idler 84k
Timing belt tensioner 84k
Nissens Radiator 84k
Oem front axle dust rings 84k
Haldex fluid changed oem 84k
Trans fluid oem 84k
Angle gear fluid oem 84k
Rear dif fluid oem 89k
Haldex filter and fluid flush 89k
Rear differential change with oem fluid w/34k @89k
Both hood washer nozzles
Oem angle gear sleeve kit 84k
Pierburg TCV 85k
Rain sensor cover 85k
Front windshield 85k
Rear windshield 85k
Akebono front and rear brake pads 84k
R1 concepts front and rear coated rotors 84k
Rebuilt and painted front and rear Brembo brakes 86k
Technic front and rear stainless braided brake lines 86k
Oem gasket, nuts and bolts for down pipe
Oem Fuel pressure sensor 84k
Rein expansion tank cap 84k
Behr expansion tank 84k
Oem clutch position sensor 85,500k
Oem back up light switch 85k
Oem hood lock latches 85k
Oem wiper blades 85k
Oem fuel filter 84k
Flushed brake fluid oem 86k
Oem Throttle body gasket (not installed)
Oem Intake manifold gasket (not installed)
New parking brake springs 86k
Oem carbon incabin filter 84k
Front anti ping axle bolts 84k
IPD color coded vacuum hoses 85k
IPD silicone upper and lower radiator hoses 84k
Suspension
Ultra racing front strut tower brace 86,500
Ipd front and rear sway bars 87k
Full alignment (zeroed out) 85,500k
IPD rear trunk brace 86k
Ipd poly subframe bushing inserts 84k
Lemforder front control arms 84k
Lemforder front ball joints 84k
Front driver side axle 89k
Front passenger axle 84k
Oem rear pass control arm 84k
Front driver side axle replaced 84k
BC coilovers 85,500
Lemforder inner and outer tie rods 85,500
The car isn’t perfect and has some cosmetic imperfections but considering its age, I’d say it’s very clean.
The only thing that doesn’t work to my knowledge is the sunroof and I haven’t really looked into it as I never use the sunroof.
The previous owner and I are very similar as we both are meticulous with keeping it clean and don’t drive the car hard. We’re more interested in cruising and taking it easy with the occasional spirited drive.
Car is always garage kept, driven on fair weather days, and kept on a trickle charger when it’s not being driven.
At this point in time, I had my eye on another platform that I haven’t owned yet so I’m looking to sell the car (no trades).
$22k is my price and I’m taking a loss at that price