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98 v70 V70-XC70

posted by  someone claiming to be marc_steinberg on  Tue Sep 9 05:10 CST 2003 [RELATED]

Last time I looked, CR recommended avoiding the AWD V70 from '98. The FWD doesn't get the ultimate blacklist, but it's probably guilty by association.

Our repair costs have averaged a little over $1000 per year since the warranty expired.

We are frustrated with the maintenance -- we were used to the Japan treatment -- but have kept the car because:

- It's nice to drive when nothing is broken or breaking.
- Continually fixing it is still cheaper than getting something else.
- Leaving aside points 1 and 2, there's really no alternative: there's just no decent, ground-up safe, inexpensive, mid-sized station wagon currently on the market.






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New 98 v70 [V70-XC70]
posted by  someone claiming to be mck35@columbia.edu  on Wed Sep 3 06:03 CST 2003 >
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    posted by  someone claiming to be Punxsutawney Phil  on Wed Sep 3 06:18 CST 2003 >
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    posted by  someone claiming to be Masher  on Thu Sep 4 09:09 CST 2003 >


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