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posted by  someone claiming to be Phil Punxsutawney on  Fri May 11 13:42 CST 2001 [RELATED]

I have a V70T5M and I get, maybe, 22-24mpg, with mostly highway driving. Those are all hungry, hungry horses.

I'd keep MINE at 157k, but I know it's history. Including the Mobil-1 since day one. At 157k, I'd want to see a fully stamped logbook. 157,000 isn't a simple multiple of 70,000, so it isn't the scheduled time to replace the timing belt. Perhaps the previous owner skimped on other things, too.

For a highway-driven car, look carefully at all the glass...windshield, headlights, and fog lights. My car is beginning to acquire quite a patina from all the rocks, the lights and Pilkington Glass windshield aren't cheap.

Visit Kino's website, of course. Also I'd have it checked out by a good Volvo mechanic.

For $12k you can probably get a nice, low mileage 940 Turbo, which was the best of the breed. '94-95s had those oil-sprayed pistons that the RWD crowd pines over. 2 airbags, too. And no OBD-II and so no "check engine" light that never goes off.

My $0.02.

-Phil the Soothsayer





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New Thinking about buying. Please, some advice. [850][96]
posted by  someone claiming to be Jarrod  on Fri May 11 10:27 CST 2001 >


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