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Great car if you have some mechanical aptitude
johnhondrogen, 01/09/2011
1998 Volvo V70 XC 4dr Wagon AWD
10 of 11 people found this review helpful
I own 2 Volvo XC's. Both with 165,000 mi. I've owned them for 6 years and I think they are one of the best cars Volvo built, aside from the 240 series. A lot of people don't like them because they are expensive to keep and I agree with this if you have someone else do the work. I do most of the work on my cars; I'm not a mechanic but the internet can tell you how to do anything. I'll tackle anything as long as I have the time (even a head rebuild on one of them) If you're looking for a maintenance free car, this isn't it. If you're a shad tree mechanic this is a great car.
Keep up the maintenance will last 500,000 miles.
Wayne, 11/03/2019
updated 05/04/2020
1998 Volvo V70 Turbo 4dr Wagon AWD
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
1998 Volvo V70 AWD fantastic in the snow, rock solid car that do not rust. If you have one that is giving you problems, you did not keep up with the maintenance, or you purchased one that was not maintained. If you purchase one and they are hard to find, especially the older one's, and are not mechanically inclined and do not have a mechanic check it out, well shame on you. 188,000 miles there is no rust on a soon to be 22 year old car, runs great, everything works. The only issues are my speakers are a bit worn from my kids blasting the stereo, using the car for school. Also the driver seat bottom is starting to wear, for safety not a better car to put a new driver in. Update 5/4/2020 I have an exhaust leak not bad and I do not have to fix it because I drive less than 5000 miles a year, but will fix it will update next time on cost. I put a 8 foot ladder inside this car with more room to spare, still runs great but no snow this year. I having some problems with the rear hatch not closing properly some times, might have to purchase a new hatch lock, hope I can find one at salvage yard, new ones are expensive.
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tom4342, 03/12/2011
1998 Volvo V70 GLT Turbo 4dr Wagon
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
i bought used,145k miles has been great so far,check engine light was on,hooked up scanner said misfire on number 3 and 5,wasnt or running reg gas maybe.I think people to over react when a light comes on,yes they are incorrect sometimes,i drove a 94 f-150 for 8 years with the check engine light on and it never failed.Regular maintenance is easy,loads of pickup and great gas mileage,operating or repair costs not an issue for me because i do it myself.
Great Car!
Jay W, 04/24/2010
1998 Volvo V70 Turbo 4dr Wagon AWD
20 of 25 people found this review helpful
Hands down, this is the best car I've ever owned. I'm a college student who does his own Preventative Maintenance & turns his own wrenches: Volvos: easy to work on, rugged, simple. Don't listen to the [non-permissible content removed] get gouged at dealerships. [non-permissible content removed].
V70 T5
70rsz28, 07/16/2002
1998 Volvo V70 T5 Turbo 4dr Wagon
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
This car is a sleeper.. very fast and handles very well. I just accumulates milage too fast!