Thinking of buying a S70
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Thinking of buying a S70
Hello all, hope this is in the correct section. A friend of mines dad, is wanting to sell his 1998 S70 and has offered to me for $1000.00. First off, it has 170,000 miles on it. All of the maintenance records with it. Has some slight cosmetic damage on the rear bumper, a tail light lens is has a crack in it and it is missing a hubcap. He let me keep it for a week and drive it around to see what I think. It seems to be mechanically sound (I am taking to a volvo mechanic today to have it completely checked out.) Looking for opinions on whether this is a good deal or not. I've never owned a Volvo before, but have always heard good things about them. Thanks in advance for the help.
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Hi JMK, welcome to the forum.
If you are handy and can work on things yourself, it may be a good deal. If you can not work on things yourself, don't do it. These cars are old and need work from time to time. And it doesn't matter to the mechanic if the car is 3 years old or 15 years old, an hour is an hour and if they charge $90 per hour, that's what you'll pay.
The only thing I would suggest you check, since you've had the car for a few days is... Check the coolant level in the tank when the car is cold. Make sure it's between the min and max level marks. Then drive it around for 20 minutes or so and make sure the level is the same, not full and trying to come out of the tank.
The mechanic should be able to check the rest for you. Hopefully it's not the same mechanic that has been getting paid by the owner for the past several years.
If you are handy and can work on things yourself, it may be a good deal. If you can not work on things yourself, don't do it. These cars are old and need work from time to time. And it doesn't matter to the mechanic if the car is 3 years old or 15 years old, an hour is an hour and if they charge $90 per hour, that's what you'll pay.
The only thing I would suggest you check, since you've had the car for a few days is... Check the coolant level in the tank when the car is cold. Make sure it's between the min and max level marks. Then drive it around for 20 minutes or so and make sure the level is the same, not full and trying to come out of the tank.
The mechanic should be able to check the rest for you. Hopefully it's not the same mechanic that has been getting paid by the owner for the past several years.
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Good advice , as always, from RSPI. But the mech thats been doing all the work could also give you the history of whats been done, and when. I would ask the owner for his mechanics name. Some people are fanatical about service, others just enough to get them to the next corner. Helps to know - nothing worse than an unmaintained Volvo. Except maybe a maintained Range Rover.
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LOL, That ^
Top 4 things to look out for...
1. Timing belt last change with other path components.
2. PCV service. When was it last replaced.
3. Transmission service. Is it shifting good?
4. AC working?
Top 4 things to look out for...
1. Timing belt last change with other path components.
2. PCV service. When was it last replaced.
3. Transmission service. Is it shifting good?
4. AC working?
Last edited by rspi; Jul 5, 2012 at 06:00 PM. Reason: add
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