Greetings.

I am considering trading it in, but trade-in value (KBB) barely covers my repair bills.

Are there any preventative actions (other than normal maintnance) I can take to avoid major repairs?
Any thoughts on transmission-fluid additives (I have used with very good results on Nissan/Toyota)?
I have searched this forum, Google, Chiltons, & Haynes - is there a model specific repair manual?
Lastly, should I just take the trade-in value and run?

2000 S80 T6 (built 1999), 110500 miles, purchased two months ago in Sept 2007 - Replaced: both turbos, control arms, ball joint, axle, roller control arm stop, timing belt and tensioner, and next week - replacing bent/broken valves, checking coils, throttle body and ETM.

Thank you for your help.

 

With the amount of work you've had done it sounds like the car was abused in an earlier life. If it doesn't hurt too much financially I think I would trade and get rid of it and get one where you know the history.

 

Ouch! That's a lot of money to be spent on repair bills. With the car already at "high" mileage I would probably cut my losses and get a car that hopefully has been maintaned a little better.

 

Thank you for the input. I am leaning toward trading it in, but I'll get about 60% of what I have in the car. The problems I’ve had do not seem typical: debris was sucked into the engine, bolts failed - strange luck. It's hard to blame the car. Regardless I have to get it running, it’s worth nothing as-is. Thanks again.

 

No problem! I always buy my cars used, but I guess the risk is always there that the previous owner could have treated it like crap. My 2000 S80 has ran great and aside from some costly preventative maintenance I have no complaints. I hope everything works out for you whether you trade in the car or hold onto it.