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Welcome to the club! If you've got the five speed, you could make a case for 'top-of-the-line.' This is a fast car...at least until the first turn, when FWD understeer kind of puts a damper on the fun.
My red calipers cost me $3.99, but I haven't made the covers that will make them look like Brembos or Porsche Big Reds. That will cost me about $20. Of all the things I've done with my car, painting my stock calipers with Ford red engine paint garners a lot of winks, nods and high-fives. Go figure.
The real deal red calipers will cost you $2-3K. I'd consider slotted rotors over drilled if you want the hi-performance look without the groaning sound of drilled rotors. (I took my drilled rotors off after 500 miles because I didn't like the noise; my oem rotors were never a problem and work great.) Of course, you'll want to upgrade the brake lines to braided titanium.
If you want a real performance enhancement with a benefit you'll notice, consider a front strut tower brace. Volvo's oem is an alloy for $150, IPD's a harder steel-based construction for $250. They'll improve turn in by keeping the inside wheel on the pavement. (But be warned, some owners have commented that their dashboards developed a few new squeaks....or at least they began noticing them.) You could add Ecode lenses ($250) and HIDs ($400) for better night vision.
I love my S70T5SE....can't figure out why they changed to the frumpy S60-look after they developed this winner. (I'd like to get some of the S60's traction and stability gear, though.)
Things to watch for:
ABS/TRACS control module (especially 1998) - pc board cracks
Headlight/marker light wiring (should have been fixed in recall)
Evaporator is suspect (more of a problem in 850s than 870s)
Ignition switch failures sometimes reported
Window/door switches apparently suffer from occasional premature failure
Occasional door panel delamination
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David \\ (98 S70 T5SE Black, misc mods (mostly lighting), red calipers) (92 940GLE)
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