I got a free (plus tax & tags and penalties) 1999 S70 in June with 140K miles. The poor thing had been setting in my son's neighbor's driveway for two years. The owner had hit a deer and crumpled the front fender and rear quarterpanel on the driver's side. The car had also failed the smog test. ...

I too had a looooong wait for the "ecu" to become "ready" 2500 miles. In California, you are allowed to have two not ready systems to pass their smog check. I had two. 4 months later, the two miscreants finally became ready.

I have a 1999 S70 NA.

After playing around with the "white" label ETM on my Volvo (I cleaned it, which seemed to work for a few hundred miles each time). I decided to replace it with the Xemodex ETM. Their latest news (to me at least) of upgrading their module with new software was the selling point (No dealer ...

Here is my free Volvo

Got the pads and rotors today. Installed them. They stopped the car! They don't squeak. They didn't cause me to swerve out of control. They weren't marked made in China. They appear to be Centric ceramic pads. Rotors were "mystery" white box brand. I probably could have gone a bit before c...

Replaced the "front" motor mount. (The one next to the passenger side front tire.) I swear, the car runs smoother. Turning off the engine still shakes slightly, but the "rattle" seems to be eliminated. The old mount was intact, but I think the rubber was "stretchier" (W...

The current rotors have deep grooves cut in them from the current pads. I don't use the brakes much. Not much stop and go. Ten miles to town, no traffic signals. Ten miles back. Work on Volvo. Retired. Doubt if I'll outlive the new rotors (unless I live to be a hundred). I just got the S70 Volvo a c...

Ebay brand. But they have to be good, cause they're coming from California. It's against the law to see anything in California that ain't good.

When I get the box, I'll report on the hardness of the rotors, and the wear resistance of the pads.

Has anybody used the FCP Front Rear Suspension Kit? Appears to be good stuff.

Just ordered rotors and ceramic pads for my 1999 s70. The current brakes work well, however, there is a 1/4 inch groove cut into the rotor by the inner pad. I have never seen anything like that before. What amazes me is the lack of vibration or rotor warping (the steering wheel does not move when li...