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Used 1998 Volvo V70 Consumer Reviews

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4 out of 5 stars

Love it!

charming, 05/21/2003
1998 Volvo V70 Turbo 4dr Wagon AWD
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I have always wanted one and finally I got one. I absolutely love it! There are a few things that I don't care for. The cup holders suck and the rattling I could do without. It also drives a little bumpy but other than that heaven. A buddy of mine even took it off roading out in the sticks and it did surprising fabulous.

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4.63 out of 5 stars

Worth every penny

AlexS, 03/21/2002
1998 Volvo V70 4dr Wagon
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Worth every penny I paid for it. As for lowered rating for reliability (9), it's due to the window that got stuck and was replaced (for free - it was still under warranty) with the motor, guides, and everything that goes with it. No other problem whatsoever.

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4.13 out of 5 stars

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DTW, 07/07/2003
1998 Volvo V70 Turbo 4dr Wagon AWD
0 of 0 people found this review helpful

The AWD is wonderful! It will go anywhere in bad weather. Have had to make some major repairs that I did not believe would be needed on a Volvo.

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3 out of 5 stars

could have been great

ihateeuro, 07/09/2002
1998 Volvo V70 XC 4dr Wagon AWD
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

other than being in the shop every ten minutes, the cross country is a great car. if you got the wallet and don't mind loaner cars. the cross country is your car. you will get to know the service techs real well, and they are even less reliable than the car. consistently horrific service that is hard to beat. stay away from european cars. japanese is the way to go. lexus, honda, toyota all better in the long run.

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4.13 out of 5 stars

Great car for first 120k, but now......?

Dutchman, 10/23/2009
1998 Volvo V70 4dr Wagon
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

Getting some anxieties about upcoming costs. Volvo shops are VERY expensive. Are they better than local guy? I don't know. So far we had to do only the normal maintenance, but we now also have the loose sway bars, rusting brakes, the tailgate interior loose and the "check engine" light on of which the first repair did not fix it..... Is it falling apart? Selling makes no sense. Trade-in values are horribly low. So from feeling like we were driving the best car of the world, we now are in sticker shock looking at rising repair costs and no good alternative.... A lube job to a squeaking skylight would require its removal @ several hundreds....

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