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AWD vs. XC vs. ....your wallet V70-XC70 1998

posted by  davidm on  Thu Aug 21 10:52 CST 2003
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Stay away from these unless you (A) know for certain the history of this car in some detail and (B) can afford to change four tires at a time whenever one goes bad. This car has an unforgiving bevel gear and you can ruin it by riding on tires of varying tread depth, or driving for more than a mile or two on the emergency 'donut.' It's extremely expensive to repair the bevel gear if it goes bad.

One person I know removes the shaft to the rear for 8 months of the year, then puts it back in when he mounts four matched snow tires in December.
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David
1998 S70 T5SE // misc mods (mostly lighting) // red calipers // Michelin Pilots
1992 940 GLE//SilverStars//Hella MicroDE






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