Volvo V70 R?

[radioouman]

A local dealer has a 2004 Volvo V70 R AWD automatic on the lot. Looks like it is in nice shape. It has 120k miles. They are asking $10,400 for it.

I think that this would be a fun car, although I'm sure that I'd have to do work to it. (I kind of like working on cars.)

Is this one to stay away from? Oh yeah, I like wagons.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Sounds high for a 5 year old car with so many miles on it.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Sounds high for a 5 year old car with so many miles on it.

It's actually just about right for a V70R.

 

[vi edit]

Check into the replacement parts for the "R" cars. Not cheap. And at 120k miles, lots of stuff is going to be due for replacing.

 

[Arkaign]

Fun car, but Volvo are a bit $$$ to maintain. My brother-in-law had a 2000 S80 2.9, and he had lots of little things going wrong (he had it from ~100k miles to ~120k or so). One thing was a seatbelt detonator or whatever, cost $600+ at the dealer to have it replaced.

 

[JSt0rm]

Timing belt should of been done so check for that. See if the tranny fluid has been flushed at some point in its life. If it has had good maintenance you could see another 120k

 

[Zenmervolt]

Volvo R cars are fun. AWD adds a bit to the maintenance requirements, so that will cost more. On the positive side, the 5-cylinder engines in the V70 models are solid and tend to be reliable. There were some kinks with the engine electronics in the '99 and '00 cars, but those were ironed out by '01. Overall, yes it will cost a little more than some other cars, but wagons are hard to find anyway and IMO the V70 R is one of the best-driving wagons out there.

ZV

 

[vi edit]

One of the biggest complaints I've heard from V70 owners is that the turning radius is roughly that a cruise ship. Seriously, I think it's turn radius is approaching 40 feet.

 

[radioouman]

The turning radius doesn't bother me too much. I like wagons and this one seems like it would be fun and relatively practical. AWD would be great in the winter since I commute 20 miles out of the city every day to go to work.

I don't mind working on cars at all. The OEM tires are ~$220 at TireRack though, so a new set would cost $1000. As long as there is at least 50k miles worth of life in this car, I think that I may go for it.

 

[mc866]

Not positive but the OEM's may be summer only so you may want to look into some all seasons if you are gonna be in snow.

 

[vi edit]

Be careful on what they recommend for OEM tires. It might be a very low profile tire with a performance oriented compound on it.

Even with AWD it will have issues in bad weather. For a $10,000 AWD wagon I'd rather look at a VW Passat w/ 4 Motion. You can get an '05 or '04 with half the miles on it that the Volvo does. It won't be as fast as the V70 R, but they are roomy, comfortable, and I'd wager my money that it will cost you considerably less to run over 5 years than the Vovlo.

 

[Jabbernyx]

Originally posted by: Arkaign
Fun car, but Volvo are a bit $$$ to maintain. My brother-in-law had a 2000 S80 2.9, and he had lots of little things going wrong (he had it from ~100k miles to ~120k or so). One thing was a seatbelt detonator or whatever, cost $600+ at the dealer to have it replaced.

:shocked:

 

[DivideBYZero]

My BIL has one. Nice car, quick enough for a Volvo Wagon and he has the wild Saffron paint job, too.

 

[Arkaign]

Originally posted by: Jabbernyx

Originally posted by: Arkaign
Fun car, but Volvo are a bit $$$ to maintain. My brother-in-law had a 2000 S80 2.9, and he had lots of little things going wrong (he had it from ~100k miles to ~120k or so). One thing was a seatbelt detonator or whatever, cost $600+ at the dealer to have it replaced.

:shocked:

Hehe, it's true. They are called seatbelt pretensioners, and in that series S80, they have a small explosive charge that performs something or other related to the SRS.