The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE Replies to this message will be emailed.    PRINT   SAVE 

Buying advice wanted

posted by  KlausC on  Sun Jan 8 19:55 CST 2012
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
last visit: Fri Oct 24 10:15 CST 2014
[RELATED]

Hi Vlad! The 2002 sounds nice, but it has the fairly new 5 speed auto tranny which has a tendancy to break. I never liked the 'bare bones' cars, they are frugal but I got used to climate control and power/memory seats.

Don't let the turbos frighten you, they are pretty robust. And gas mileage isn't much worse, 1 or 2 mpg less than the NA cars.

There are a lot of 850s in your local pick&pulls. If you want to go cheap and dependable, get an 855 with a turbo, climate control, and CD radio. Just make sure there are maintenance records available and the AC works. Avoid the "R" models as the sport suspension is too rough.

As always, avoid the 2001. If you want newer, 2003 V70 with the light pressure turbo is quite nice. Of course, another 1998 V70 T5 would be great!!!

Klaus
--
My advice is free, so you got what you paid for...






USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.