Finally bought my first Volvo. During the 1980s I was tempted to buy one of the 240s or one of the Bertones, but other interests dragged me away. Then the SUV craze and my wife and I had Suburbans and Tahoes. We have greyhounds and for transport we thought that would be the only way to transport them. Then as they aged and they had problems jumping into these vehicles. Instead of carrying them into the vehicle every time, we looked again into the wagon option (absolutely NO minivans). Volvo has been a consistent player in the wagon market all along (they didn't go the way of the big 3 of casting off models due to profits or customer sentiment). Magnums, Roadmasters, and Caprice wagons were out as they were too large and/or too unreliable (and Taurus/Sable counterparts were completely rusted out after 3 years). Several of my neighbors and coworkers have 850 and V70 wagons, recommended them highly. Although we still have our toys, and one Suburban (we need it to transport wood pellets and other large projects - we have a 1910 home), we did purchase a 1999 V70 AWD with 115,000 miles. Body in perfect shape, minus a few scratches. It is amazing how their bodywork holds up when compared to other wagons are falling apart from rust. We took it along with our dogs to a "Grapehound in the Finger Lakes" event, and they loved it - the back end is their "home away from home". Fantastic vehicle - hope to have many years of enjoyment.

 

Welcome to the forum enjoy the car!

 

Yeah, i am also with the same opinion.

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Welcome.

 

Welcome to the forum.

Swedish steel is probably the best in the world in its quality. When I parted with my 850 in 2007, it had a number of paint chippings but none of them had even a sign of rust, unlike Japanese/American makes.

Hop over to the V70(S70) forum for technical assistance, and make sure that the timing belt & its related components have been replaced according to the owner's manual intervals (I believe it is the same as the 850s; every 70,000 miles/5 years).

The biggest weakness in European makes is their electrical/electronic systems and don't be surprised to see CEL(Check Engine Light), ABS, Airbag, etc... They are often triggered by trivial reasons.

Good luck,


JPN