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Old 12-08-2005, 11:10 PM
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Hello All,

I am new to the forum and possibly will be a new volvo owner. I currently own a '98 V70 that I loved until I was involved in a 6 car accident on the hi-way last Sunday. I made it out OK, but needless to say, my car is some what of a mess. Remarkably, however, given the external damage to the car, there was very little cabin damage which I can be greatful for.

I believe my car will be considered totalled -- with the amount of damage on it and it's miles (I was 300 miles away from joining the 200k club!) I hope to get at least $7000 for it. My hopes are to get another '98 V70, possibly a T5 or even an R.

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Old 12-09-2005, 01:43 PM
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Glad to hear you're OK. Another Volvo safety survival story. Hope the search for a new Volvo goes well.
 
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Old 12-09-2005, 03:28 PM
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[sm=welcomesign.gif] Tacket.

Wow, sounds like Volvo's obsession with safety paid off for you!

Hope you get your new Volvo soon, T5 or R sound good to me, several forum members have them if you want to get opinions under the relevant model section as to which will suit best.

Regards.

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Old 12-09-2005, 05:16 PM
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You guys ever delt with eBay Motors? I've been pondering flying out to get a car this way. I've been seeing some unbelievable deals on there on seemingly clean V70s.

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Personally I've only ever looked at the "cars for sale" ads, I've never bought from that section of ebay.

Some of the language used by sellers to deter timewasters is a little strong for my liking & some of the feedback, in both directions, is actually blasphemous, so I've always been put off.

That said, my brother-in-law just bought from ebay - an Audi A4 Avant in immaculate condition for just over half the market price, not much documentation came with it but I've looked it over & displayed mileage looks correct & mechanically I can find nothing wrong with it.

Some forum members have bought cars from ebay too, so maybe they can guide you better than I can.

A guy on another forum just paid £20.01 for a 440 that wouldn't run under 1500 rpm & it only cost him another £120 to fix up (turned out rotor arm & distributer cap were knackered) - bargain!

Good luck looking for your next Volvo.

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Old 12-10-2005, 08:52 PM
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Thanks! As soon as I figure out whats going on with this settlement, I'll be sure to let you all know what I get.

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Welcome. Consider getting a V70R. With the AWD and incredible power, I'm sure you'll be impressed.
 
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