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 

XC Cross Country V70-XC70

posted by  93Classic on  Thu Mar 10 07:52 CST 2005
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS] [RELATED]

I am looking to sell my '93 240 Classic Wagon and obtain a XC Cross Country from '98 -'00. I have been presented with opinions at each end of the spectrum as to which year is the best. I have been told many times that the '98 was the last year of the "true" Volvo since Ford took over in '99 and consequently came out with the ETS system, a known problem w/ '99-00 XC's and a rather costly repair. I am looking to spend under $10,000 for my new Volvo and have found several betweeen '98-'00. I notice on many '98's the interior door panels come unglued as well as worn steering wheel's and other worn knobs and trim on the dash. Is the ETS the main concern with the XC after '98? What are the known issues with the '98? Doesn't much of the integrity of a used car depend on the previous owner(s)? I just want to know if Volvo/Ford made improvements on the '98 model since it was the 1st year for the XC or did it get worse because someone told me whatever I do don't buy a '99-'00, buy a '98.






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.