Think of this as an investment: if I had the time and space available, I would part this car out myself and make much more than $500. Very solid, complete car. I had the transmission rebuilt and the car was a reliable daily driver, but developed an odd noise in neutral and park; a friend said it may...

You need VIDA to reset the SRS - airbag light, happens when removing the climate controls w/o battery disconnect.

I assume you have tried the battery remove thing a second time, using the right procedure.

The earlier C70 were 850 (P80) based. The later are P1.

There was the upgrade to RN motors around 2000 - the RN blocks are largely the same (minus the R motors). Cooling should be the same. The heads and manifolds are different between the P1 and P2 though.

I just replaced my drivers seat belt (it jammed) and it was $250 for the part from the dealer (shipped & tax included) (for my pre-facelift car, didn't price the later belts they are all different). Getting the trim out is a bit fiddly (watched YouTube video), but the seatbelt itself is just 2 b...

I did not have to break the A/C system when I replaced mine. It went in and out the top. IIRC (it's been awhile), remove fan, undo all the bolts and get the radiator out (tilt back a bit and work it out). If you look at the V70 video posted above there is several inches of clearance behind the radia...