Im looking at purchasing this car for fairly cheap due to the seller saying it wont shift into higher gears. It has 114k miles.

Im wondering whats the best scenario i can expect to repair and the worst i guess would be needing another tranny. If another tranny is needed, what kinda money am i looking at ?

As far as the best, what could a simple prob. be causing it not to shift into higher gears ? Is there anything i can do or check when i go too look at the car ?

Ive owned a 850 turbo and loved it, but, know very little about the "S" series volvos. Im looking at hopefully picking this one up cheap and buying for the wife if the tranny prob. can be fixed for a reasonable price. What are any known issues with the S80t's ?

thank you for any input....

 

you're looking at about 2k for a good tranny swap job, if the price of the car is cheaper than 4k i'd say bite if you're not putting too many miles on it, they're great cars to be in if everything problematic is taken care of. also check the timing belt and serpentine belt, and make sure the throttle feels nice and smooth before you purchase.