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'The FACTS of the case!' S70 1999

posted by  someone claiming to be Phil Punxsutawney on  Tue Feb 12 00:50 CST 2002 [RELATED]

They mentioned the light bulbs and headlight bulbs, which all should have been taken care of under the recalls. It didn't sound like they were.

She said she has about 72k on the car. Also, she changed oil, but I didn't get the feeling she took it to a Volvo dealer or to an indy Volvo guy for work. I woulda looked to the turbo oil return line "o" ring first since it's cheap and they invariably fail, which they didn't mention.

I remember a poster here who had a seat heater short that burned a hole in his seat a couple of years ago. In a very disturbing location on the seat bottom, if you're male. Still under warranty. I don't recall he's posted recently. (Another satisfied Volvo customer!)

They said that Consumer Reports says it's the "worst" used car to buy, which is incorrect. It's "bad" but it's mostly minor problems like the lights and electrics, not, usually, motors that grenade. As Yannis correctly pointed out, there are more troublesome cars. (Mercedes MLs, Audi A6s, 960s???) Still, that's not much of a recommendation for Volvo.

-Phil






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