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New to Volvo FWD - HELP V70-XC70

posted by  Gary D on  Wed Jun 20 10:18 CST 2007
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Greeting all,

It has been a long time since I have been on Brick Board looking for advise and information. Well, here I am.

I am about the enter the world of FWD Volvo. Been a devoted RWD for all these years, but those cars have not been imported to the states for quite sometime. It is time to retire a well used 745T and replace it with a newer car for the wife.

I have an appointment to look at a 1999 V70 with about 119,000 miles on it. Having never worked on a FWD Volvo, nor have any experience with them; I was hoping to get some impressions from the BB crowd. So, here are some questions:

1.What are the weak points of these cars?

2.How well do the engines and tranny (automatic) hold up with lots of mileage?

3.Anything I should be aware of before diving into the FWD world?

4.The car has a 2.4 liter, 162 horse engine. Any "look out for..." I should be aware of? Sames goes for the tranny, brakes, suspension, electrical, etc.

Any thoughts or other advise/warnings are welcome.

Thanks, and its is great to be back.

Gary in Rochester, NY
'88 745T, '94 940T, '72 1800ES
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Gary D






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