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Considering an 04 XC70- Feedback?(long post) V70-XC70

posted by  someone claiming to be rancher rick on  Sat Mar 24 08:52 CST 2007 [RELATED]

Hi,
My wife is wanting to retire her 95 850 soon & a local indie Volvo lot has an 04 XC70 on the lot for 24950 CDN.
The place was closed last pm when I saw the car but just talked to the fellow who owns the lot. Apparently, the car has 124K Km(approx. 75000 miles) which may be considered high mileage but likely mostly highway miles. Now I realize the issues here are maintainence & not necessarily, mileage.
Obviously, we would take this car to the dealer for a pre-purchase inspection but I do have a few questions. How reliable is the Haldex AWD system? Are there any specific issues with this generation of XC`s. I`ve read most of the "horror" stories of the earlier models which is maybe why I`m a little wary of XC`s.
WE have bought from this car lot before( a 240) & our experience was very positive.
I do know that the XC will get poorer gas mileage & we do not necessarily need AWD. The 855 has Hakka`s & they are just fine for our winter driving conditions. Still, my wife does a 100 mile daily commute & I know she would feel more secure in an AWD.
Your comments would be most welcome
Cheers!
Rich





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