Greetings. I am very close to buying a 2000 v70. It has about 94,000 miles on it. It looks and feels good. But should I do it?
Also, the place offers a warranty for extra dough. They are encouraging me to purchase it as they say they do not make a cent on them yet that volvos can be a lot of pricey maintenance. I have not had a volvo myself so I do not know yet i have been driving a 98 v70 and love it!

Thanks a bunch for your feedback.

 

The 98 and 2000 v70s are very similar. One key difference is throttle. 98 has wire. 2000 has elec module which has had some issues and is expensive to replace. Both are very good vehicles. I've been more than impressed with my 98 which now has 198k miles. Ask about the timing belt on the 2000 you're considering. It should have been replaced by now and that isn't cheap. Failure of the belt is catastrophic. Other members more knowledgable than I can comment further. Good luck!

 

awesome thanks so much. hmmm does it matter if it is the older body of the 2000 or the newer? I think it is the older but not sure.
We asked about the timing belt to a volvo mechanic and he said it should be changed at 105,000. do you not agree? Thanks again friend.

 

The maintenance chart does say 105k but I wouldn't drive 50 miles on a 10 year old belt if I didn't have to. The earlier cars would say 70,000 or 7 years. I think 10 years should be the limit.

If you do not do work on cars yourself, I think you should have the car inspected. I love the wagons but think a turbo is a must. For fun and safety.

 

Ditto. To my knowledge the belt quality did not change, they just upped the recommended change interval to match many other manufacturers. And belt failure is big $$$.

 

hmm thanks. i am now maybe considering doing the belt now. i have heard that before about 7 years. but then a volvo mechanic that works on volvos on the side said the 105k. what are the consequences of the throttle/elec module being problematic? will the car not go, is it dangerous or will it make noises?
Thanks again folks, really appreciate it.

 

The throttle module is a time bomb. It may never go bad or it may go bad next month. That is something you shouldn't worry about, kinda like worring about getting struck by lightening.

 

is it a turbo or na?? cuz it makes a big differents, na throttle last much longer due to the position, usually before the throttle goes, they will have driveability before. they usually don't just die right away.

 

We just bought a 2000 V70 (n/a) and we love it. We got lucky and bought it from a totally **** owner so everything has been kept up on. The ETM is the main gripe of everyone on these cars but keep in mind that doesnt effect every single vehicle. Ours was replaced by the previous owner so we dodged the bullet, that would be a good thing to ask the person you are thinking of buying from. Not a deal breaker though, it may grenade on the way home or it may run forever, you never know. Timing belts are a must but thats no different than any timing belt equipped vehicle. All in all they are great cars, we like ours so much we are considering buying another. I'll get flamed for this but the interiors and overall look of these beat the 850's by a mile. We were dead set on an 850 wagon until we found the V70 and thank god we waited. The turbo models are nice and will flat out fly with a little work, dont be scared of an n/a model though. Unless you are dead set on performance it really doesnt make much difference. Ours gets great mpg and on the plus side, there is less to worry about on the non turbo engines.

Hope you dont mind me asking, how much is the price? Dealers inflate the crap out of these things and you'll get a much better deal in most cases buying from a private seller. We only paid 2 grand for ours, dealers around here are asking $5,000+ in worse shape and with more miles so be careful. Deals are out there if you are patient.

Also I'll throw this out there as I was in the hunt for the same thing a few weeks ago. We were 100% set on a turbo model, we looked and looked and to be totally honest, everyone we saw was junk. I'm a machinest so I'm totally picky and ran every test possible on every car we looked at. For some reason people beat the ever living crap out of the turbo models. I guess people think they are race cars or something, whatever the reason 99% of them are run into the ground. Between oil leaks, bad compression, transmission problems, vacuum leaks and just overall tired engines we changed our tune. They are very very hard to find in acceptable (at least to us) shape. The N/A models are slower, but tend to be owned and babied by mature people, not beat on by kids (sorry guys but we all rag on them). Do your research and be very very cautious. The Turbo and N/A models are killer vehicles, just make sure you really check them out before making a decision. Same goes for most more expensive or european vehicles, the average owner of these is a total idiot so just be aware. The guys on here are typically not the type of person you'll be buying from. We never sell ours we just buy more.

 

Hey thanks all again for your responses.
They were asking almost 6k for it. I talked them down a bit. The car looked beautiful but I got freaked out about the ETM and other potential repair costs. It is from a used dealer so I don't know that they knew if the ETM was replaced. I will prob get reamed for this but I think I may go with a Honda. I am too poor to be worrying about euro maintenance costs and this would be my only car. Sad though, I love that car.

 

p.s. i am not sure if it is an na. it is a v70 se.

 

Wouldn't worry bout that. And I love Hondas, have owned honda's, and never wanted to be driving one more than six months. Aren't comfortable, don't have the amenities, and aren't comfortable. Which is the most important. I'd drive anywhere whatever the miles in my volvo. I go 200 miles in my wife's toyota minivan and I've gone too far.

 

The SE is n/a, I've got the exact same model. 6k is nutty though, you can buy them all day for 3-4 grand in immaculate shape. Amen to the guy above me about Hondas, great reliable cars but good for commuting at best as the comfort level sucks in 99% of them. We have a 94 Accord with almost 200k on it, great car and has given us zero problems, but good god it sucks to take a long trip in.

 

The volvo seats (i've owned 01 s60 and 98 v70) are far above and beyond the rest for comfort in my experience. Beyond that, the most comfortable were in following order: 98 Range Rover, 89 bmw 325is, 04 jag xjr. 94 honda accord wasn't bad, but not good either. Have owned two toyota vans (01 and 04) and not good for any distance. Had a 91 acura nsx that was pretty good. But not close to the best.

 

I just drove 950 miles in a '96 Saturn, boy was I glad to get out of that thing. When I got back home and looked at my Volvo, just seeing it was such a relief. I never have to ride in that Saturn again.