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Re: Need advice - Turn it in or not S70 1998

posted by  someone claiming to be Ian on  Sat Apr 14 04:23 CST 2001 [RELATED]

First off, I have to admit that I'm a bit biased to the S70. But as far as reliability is concerned, anyone who doesn't break 100,000 or a whole lot more with one of those cars isnt taking proper care of it. I have had my 98 since 12/97 and since then I have put just short of 110,000 miles on it. Just recently I brought it into a dealer to have the engine thuroughly checked out (bad gas in michigan made my mileage drop so I thought something was wrong). The guy who did the work found the following: all cylinders were no less than five psi over the minimum compression spec and two were still at the max, fuel pressure was normal, no lack of power was observed during a test drive, etc., etc., etc. Basically from an engine standpoint the car is in brand new condition. As for the rest of the car, I have refused to let any little problem slide and so far the biggest problem I've had was a few worn brake rotors. My point is this, like any other car, maintenance is key and without it the car wont be reliable or last. However, with proper care that thing will last you years and get you thousands more miles without problem. If you like it and like the way it drives I would say keep it.





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