im looking to buy a 1998 s70 150,XXX miles

good condition, everything is spotless

i need a price range and feedback on this car

regards.

 

Look in the S70 section for Feedback on the car.

Prices will vary depending on the area.

 

Go to http://www.edmunds.com and go to the TMV pricing page. It'll ask you to input all the info you know about the car and give you a very accurate price.

 

Welcome to the Forum.

Beyond finding a price, the S70 is a great car. As with all Volvo's, when something goes wrong (rare, but it happens), it costs more to fix. Parts cost more and if you have to have the work done, mechanics that are good at fixing Volvos charge more.

Although this Forum has really saved me some money. I have been able to bounce repair questions off of other members so that I can do the repair for as little money and pain (my knuckles) as possible.

 

I bought 98 T-5 with 232K miles for $1500 I've put about $2K into after I bought it. It isn't cherry but it runs well, sounds good, and it gets 25 mpg. I've really taken a liking to it and I only expected a beater car.

 

I bought a really nice 98 S70, non-turbo, standard, with 125,000 miles for $4800 within the past two months near Charlotte, NC. New tires, timing belt, etc. Spotless exterior and interior. Have experienced a problem with the ignition switch assembly recently, which may set me back ~$400. Besides this, it seems to be a great car. My 16 yr old daughter is driving this as her first car and safety was my first concern. Car seems to be built like a tank.

 

I would say 5-7 thousand bucks.

 

I bought a '98 S70 GLT that has all the bells and whistles, excluding the heated seats, and originally it cost nearly $40,000. The previous owner also had the windows tinted. I was able to buy it for $5,000. The only real problems I've had with it, is it needed a new $5 gas cap and a new antenna. My dad and I went ahead and replaced the Timing and Serpentine belts and water pump because we wanted to. This car IS a solid tank.

Volvo For Life!

 

The sticker price on a fully loaded 98 S70 GLT was closer to $30K than $40K (I know because the sticker on my 98 S70 T5, which is the most expensive model is $35k and change). Volvotoronto didn't indicate what model of 98 S70 he was looking at and I believe used car prices are somewhat higher north of the border than here in the states. If this car was in the U.S. I'd say the asking price should be closer to $4K for a car with this many miles. Somewhat higher if detailed maintenance records are available.

 

I bought my 98 Volvo S70 T5 with 94500 miles about 2 months ago for $7500 out the door. I bought the car itself $6800. For a non-turbo base model with the mileage you provided, I would say about $5000 - $5500 would be acceptable depending on location. Since the car is spotless, I would not mind giving the upper limit for it.

 

Bought a T5 98 for $3500 dollars with 144K on it. I knew that there would be a lot to do to maintain it.

If you buy one of these (T5 is the most expensive model) then find out when the first timing belt change was. Serpentine belt, PCV and if the turbo is spooling correctly and to what pressure. If there are no check engine codes that is a good thing.

You can easily spend $1500 to $2000 on the car at the dealer initially doing a timing belt, sperpentine belt and a PCV. Check for leaks.

It took me a month to address all the issues hence the lower price I paid. For right now it runs very good.

Outside and Inside looks are fine, but what's been done to the engine is also equally important. Also what do the brakes look like? Condition of the oil, again, any leaks? These will leak and the upper and lower oil cooler lines are very expensive.

 

$5000 is the tops to pay
$7000 is way too high.

I mean I know a guy in Ohio who sold a car on ebay and was a 02 S60 NA, with 130K on it. And it was in great shape mechanically and exterior and interior. The got $6250 for it.

If it's an NA then it's worth $3000 only if maintenance has been done to it.

that's the key, brakes, belts, oil leaks, PCV serviced, trans fluid serviced and all filters.

 

Fred, the original poster lives in Canada. It's my understanding that things are generally more expensive 'dollarwise' north of the border....

 

I looked at the info sheet they tape to the window when it's first sold, it's the GLT, plus sport package, plus luxury package, plus some other features and it added up to be like $38,000. I'm just really happy I got it for $5000.