New owner, chose a S80 T6 over a 540is
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New owner, chose a S80 T6 over a 540is
Hello all,
Went to the local public auction to pick up a nicer car for my wife to drive back and forth to school when she starts her clinicals. She has seen a 328 and a 540 listed in the auction paper prior to the actual auction. When we got there both the 328 and 540 were completly trashed. The 540 didnt even have matching wheels, not one wheel was the same, much less the same size. The 328 looked like they had locked up a couple of pissed off tigers in the car overnight
I noticed a fairly nice Volvo sitting there in line to go on the block. I showed it to my wife, and it had all the options she was looking for in a car. Leather immaculate, heated seats, moonroof, ect. I noticed that the car was a S80, and that it had 143k on the clock. The owner saw us looking and showed us service records that his father has kept since he bought it used in 02.
When the car hit the auction block, it was over before I knew it and i had bought the car for $3200. I thought I had just stole it untill I looked up the kbb value when we got it home, but nevertheless, I feel like we got a nice solid well maintained car for a decent price. I have been driving it since Tuesday to make sure everything is in good working order before my wife starts driving it full time, and so far I have been impressed. Being a DSM vetran, the turbos are probably the cutest little things I have ever seen, I think I can fit one whole unit inside the compressor housing on my B16g, but all in all I think the car runs and drives well
I have seen several different websites talking about how buggy and unreliable the S80 T6 can be. but I think its all in how you treat the car. I bought my DSM in 95 when it was 2 years old and already had 55k miles. It now has 220k on a stock bottom end with no rebuild. The car will still hang with my CBR 600 from stoplight to stoplight, and just spank a Mustang, Camaro, Firebird, ect.
Sorry for the long post, just wanted to introduce myself.
Went to the local public auction to pick up a nicer car for my wife to drive back and forth to school when she starts her clinicals. She has seen a 328 and a 540 listed in the auction paper prior to the actual auction. When we got there both the 328 and 540 were completly trashed. The 540 didnt even have matching wheels, not one wheel was the same, much less the same size. The 328 looked like they had locked up a couple of pissed off tigers in the car overnight
I noticed a fairly nice Volvo sitting there in line to go on the block. I showed it to my wife, and it had all the options she was looking for in a car. Leather immaculate, heated seats, moonroof, ect. I noticed that the car was a S80, and that it had 143k on the clock. The owner saw us looking and showed us service records that his father has kept since he bought it used in 02.
When the car hit the auction block, it was over before I knew it and i had bought the car for $3200. I thought I had just stole it untill I looked up the kbb value when we got it home, but nevertheless, I feel like we got a nice solid well maintained car for a decent price. I have been driving it since Tuesday to make sure everything is in good working order before my wife starts driving it full time, and so far I have been impressed. Being a DSM vetran, the turbos are probably the cutest little things I have ever seen, I think I can fit one whole unit inside the compressor housing on my B16g, but all in all I think the car runs and drives well
I have seen several different websites talking about how buggy and unreliable the S80 T6 can be. but I think its all in how you treat the car. I bought my DSM in 95 when it was 2 years old and already had 55k miles. It now has 220k on a stock bottom end with no rebuild. The car will still hang with my CBR 600 from stoplight to stoplight, and just spank a Mustang, Camaro, Firebird, ect.
Sorry for the long post, just wanted to introduce myself.
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03-20-2009, 01:53 AM
Welcome to the forum.
Indeed, a car's lifespan largely depends on how it's taken care of. Even a Lexus falls apart prematurely in the hands of careless drivers.
On the other hand, there are some known issues to all models of all makes. Make sure to address your car's weakness so that you would know exactly how to tackle them.
Seems there is only one recall:
http://www.autobuyguide.com/2002/12-...lls/index.html
JPN
Indeed, a car's lifespan largely depends on how it's taken care of. Even a Lexus falls apart prematurely in the hands of careless drivers.
On the other hand, there are some known issues to all models of all makes. Make sure to address your car's weakness so that you would know exactly how to tackle them.
Seems there is only one recall:
http://www.autobuyguide.com/2002/12-...lls/index.html
JPN
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