Used 1999 Volvo S70 Consumer Reviews
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Smooth ride after the speedbumps
Jake, 03/17/2008
1999 Volvo S70 4dr Sedan
18 of 18 people found this review helpful
I have had this Volvo for 6 years, 75,000 miles, and it has been great. The major problems I have had with the car came around 90k miles when the ETC and ABS had to be replaced. The ETC is a recalled defect and the ABS happened to go with it in my case. The car is easy to maintain and has plenty of room to work in the engine compartment. Lights are easy to change; I don't even scratch my hands doing it. Maintenance procedures are easy to perform on this car which is more than I can say for many other cars. Parts are also sold at reasonable prices and readily available from vendors online. There are also great resources for maintenance, etc. online. I wish I could drive this car forever.
Bi-polar Car
sjdrury, 12/03/2012
1999 Volvo S70 T5 Turbo 4dr Sedan
15 of 15 people found this review helpful
Overall, being a high-school kid who has parents to pay for silly things like $1000 repairs once every few months, I love it. Sometimes the dashboard warnings light up like a Christmas tree, and other times it tells me everything is running fine. Sometimes I feel like I'm in a sporty sedan, other times, I feel like I'm in an old boat that's about to fall to bits. Be ready for repairs. When it's running as it should, it's a sportier car than you would ever guess by looking at it, and the driver's seat is a nice place to be.
A special car
Tim B., 02/20/2007
1999 Volvo S70 4dr Sedan
12 of 12 people found this review helpful
We bought this car while stationed in England and it has turned out to be one of our best purchases. We picked it up in Gothenburg Sweden in February 1999 and visiting Sweden in February is the only thing I would change (too much cold and snow). We have 185,000 miles now and the car still performs great. I taught 3 sons how to drive in it and it took it all in stride. Fit and finish are still first class-- my friends have wondered at the lack of squeaks and rattles with this many miles. The seats are still the best in the business and the paint and finish is still great. This is one of the best cars I've ever owned and I plan on hanging on to it until it falls apart.
T-5 Power
kruedy, 04/24/2002
1999 Volvo S70 T5 Turbo 4dr Sedan
10 of 10 people found this review helpful
The car is very well built and has exceptional interior space as compared to like size American and Japenese autos. T-5 Turbo power is very impressive after you get used to the slight hesitation when full gas pedal is applied. Suggest getting service from other than a dealership, they are very high. Love to drive the car!
Toyota Volvo tech review
Tim, 06/03/2016
1999 Volvo S70 4dr Sedan
8 of 8 people found this review helpful
I own a 1999 s70 2.5 non-turbo 5 speed i work as a Toyota tech in a Volvo Toyota dealership I bought the car off a customer with throttlebody issues with is very common on volvos with is engine. I have a couple things that bother me about the car. The noisy dash drives me nuts but someone has removed it before so i cant blame Volvo. the second is acceleration is poor up until about 3500 rpm the car comes to life. Their is maintenance ive done timing belt struts engine wire harness (why i got the car no power to the throttlebody) I have access to specialty tool dice scan tools and volvo tech line. but if you but a 15yr old car expect maintence costs and a lot of the work is dealership only because of reprogramming. I drive the car 300 plus miles a week with minimal problems problem i dont know if from preventative maintenance but the car treats me good but if you are not mechanically inclined you probably dont want to get this car or any other 15yr old car all wear parts will fail at some point with good maintenance on some common sence you can have volvos run 300k i see them every day but the owner take car of them if any thing listen to your car it will tell you when something is wrong and act on it spending a little money now will save you a major repair later timing belts fluid flushes engine lights their on for a reason if a part continues to fail someone hasent diagnosed the root problem have a skilled tech take a look but all in all i like the car
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