Hey,
A friend of mine is looking for a Volvo s70. His budget is around $4000CDN. I was trying to get find him a non turbo s70, which won't cause him extra problems if the turbo goes. I have a vw jetta tdi, and I had a few costly problems with mine. All the good volvo's we can find have turbo engines. I was wondering are volvo turbo's have any costly issues. Is it wise to buy a turbo model this old? How much is a new turbo for a glt model? Thanks

 

If you hang around this site much at all you will notice most of the members love their volvo turbos and throw rocks at the N/A models.

Personally i have nothing against the N/A models at all (as I own one) but the volvo turbo models are quite solid and very fun to drive. Definitely don't let the turbo hold you back!

I would also recommend sticking with the '98 MY S70; 1999 MY is when they went to electronic throttle module (ETM) and they had some issues, esp first couple of years.

Look for one with verifiable service records if possible, and all the other usual red flags when buying a used car.

 

what i am worrying about the turbo going on these cars, being an old car and all. Are the turbo models reliable ? and do turbo's on the S70 models expensive to repair/replace if a turbo problem happens ?

 

Well my dad has a 00 GLT and i have a 99 T5, and i agree with gdog on going for the 98, but i would still get a turbo model i was were your friend, the extra amount of fun you will have with the turbo will be worth fixing it if for some weird reason it does go out along the road =p

I feel sorry for the people driving n/a's when i see them around, but then i thnink "atleast they have a volvo" hah

 

See last sentence in my previous post:
Look for one with verifiable service records if possible, and all the other usual red flags when buying a used car.

A used car that has NOT been properly maintained (almost regardless of mileage) is naturally going to have more problems that one that has been.


I don't think you're buying much more reliability by going N/A model; again volvo turbos are pretty darn solid... And anyway rebuilding/replacing a turbo is not that expensive compared to any number of other things that can go wrong with a used car...

 

oh'ok, so the turbo's are pretty solid, lets say for example if something were to go wrong with the turbo either on a GLT or T5, whats the replacement cost of a turbo ?
Me and my buddy, seem to find only the turbo models that are good so far, and we should be focusing our search to only 98 models.
Volvo owners I have met, seem to take care of their Volvo's really well. The S70 doesn't even need much anyways besides the regular oil and filter changes.