Do the parts prices induce the aw-crap?

Matt - you could find yourself a 3rd world dictator 600 to cruise the streets of Denver.
But I’m partial to the early 70’s 4-headlight elegant sedans, from 6 cyl to diesels to smooth V8’s. Or the coupes, which seem very posh…

Here is the XC I found and replaced my previous 2003 XC70 with......

The "Longnose Elk", a 2006 Volvo V70 2.4 liter 5- cylinder gasoline (175 hp) manual transmission, that I purchased in December '24. It had only one pre-owner, who took good care of it. https://i.imgur.com/PQNZd1L.png https://i.imgur.com/5p2a6CB.png https://i.imgur.com/kjvb3LD.png https://i...

I decided to stop in at Skandix Germany for some parts for my 2001 xc70, they have moved location and have a big new factory just around the corner from the old place, a showroom with some nice old cars. Reality hit when i was told the volvo factory in Gothenburg no longer have parts for the 2001, i...

Yeah, not too sure I will get that lucky on the exhaust. If you think it would be fine as is with the 3" dp and cat you recommended I will run it that way. I despise droning and obnoxious burbles lol Yeah, the stock exhaust will be just fine, even with the performance downpipe. The biggest res...

matthew1 wrote: ↑03 Aug 2025, 19:59 Do those 2000 R rear bumpers trade for a decent amount?

No, they’re identical to the rest of the AWD rear bumpers, they just have a special (separate) trim piece (like the one in the right for the rest of the AWD cars) and no blanking plate on the left.

After I finished my front bar and took a mental break (and my wife took it on an uneventful 600 mile trip - fingers uncrossed), I tackled the rear bar. I followed the simple and seemingly self-explanatory IPD directions, but I had some trouble, and maybe those were written for several different cars...

Rob, that’s a real gem. Take this with a grain of salt, and don’t think you are sitting on a gold mine, but that’s a rare combo…

If you had a stick…..

You guys/gals are going to get tired of all of my questions lol. I would like to replace the front and rear brakes, rotors and front soft brake lines. What do you recommend? The brakes currently work but rear brakes are thin and I would rather not risk failure of the soft lines on the road and star...

TY. These are the parts I already ordered. Some have made it here and some will be here this week. I think I pretty much followed your recommendation except maybe the upgrade jkit https://i.imgur.com/OUBtHff.png https://i.imgur.com/jU7SGiF.png https://i.imgur.com/n995WHd.png https://i.imgur.com/IaE0...