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My dilemma: V70 AWD or FWD V70-XC70

posted by  mbliss on  Thu Sep 24 18:51 CST 2015
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Hi All, wanting to find a new (to us) V70, probably 2003 or later. It seems ads for XC-AWD vehicles are much more plentiful than FWD, would appreciate any thoughts on how much additional problems to expect from an AWD vehicle. I was wanting to avoid additional complications from AWD, but maybe I'm overstating the problem. I read somewhere here that a totally different rear drive system was used after about 2005 ... should that be a factor? Thanks for any suggestions!

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    My dilemma: V70 AWD or FWD V70-XC70

    posted by  stonybrook on  Sat Sep 26 09:25 CST 2015
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    I prefer the FWD non Turbo. Less Hassle.

    We have
    99V70 FWD 285K
    99XC70 AWD 220K
    04V70 FWD 210K








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      My dilemma: V70 AWD or FWD V70-XC70

      posted by  rancher rick on  Sat Sep 26 14:35 CST 2015
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      Our `03 XC70 had +- 250K on it when it began to have tranny flare/extremely hard shifting.
      I tend to agree re: FWD vs AWD but I do prefer turbo. WE had an 855 for years & ran winters on it & that car would go anywhere thru our snowy winters. When turbo is concerned.....I drove a friend`s non-turbo & it seemed pretty "gutless" compared to out turbo. Never experienced a turbo issue on any of our 3 turbo Volvo`s.








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    My dilemma: V70 AWD or FWD V70-XC70

    posted by  afm on  Fri Sep 25 07:15 CST 2015
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    For what it is worth:

    I have a 2004 V-70 FWD, I have driven 170K miles
    My wife has a 2003 V-70 XC AWD, with 120K miles. I believe the new Haledex(sp) drive was first installed in the 2003 model.

    The maintenance/repair for both cars has been similar, with no work required on the 2003 AWD system, other than a bevel gear oil change.

    I live where we get some winter and the AWD is a superior car in all respects in snow and slick roads.

    Art







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      My dilemma: V70 AWD or FWD V70-XC70

      posted by  TimeToBakeTheDonuts on  Fri Sep 25 12:43 CST 2015
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      I have a 2005 V70 2.5T which has been great. I was warned to change the tranny fluid by my mechanic at 60K, which is when he noticed it hadn't been. I also noticed some funky shifting at times. That has gone away since the flush.

      I am moving to a snowy climate, from eastern PA. While the V70 with STC has been fine in winter here, I'm pretty sure I will need to upgrade in the lower Adirondacks. Just my .02








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        My dilemma: V70 AWD or FWD V70-XC70

        posted by  rancher rick on  Fri Sep 25 13:07 CST 2015
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        We own both an `03 XC70 & an `04 XC70. The `03 was my wife`s daily commuter for 6 yrs & was an excellent car. A year ago it developed "tranny flare" which gradually worsened until we were faced with "retiring" the car even tho` it was running really strong excluding the tranny. Fortunately, a friend had decided to sell his `04 around the same time.
        Have been driving the `04 for 6 months but so far has been great. No signs of impending issues.
        Sorry I can`t offer any technical info, just my .02 & driving experiences.
        Rich







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