Sorry for the late (VERY late) response but I found the problem. Ignatz and leapdragon pointed me in the right direction, it was an ignition problem, my #3 coil pack was bad. Changed out all the packs & plugs and worked perfectly. BTW, the '01 is gone. Got to the point of being BER (beyond econo...

Thanks All. I'll post the fix (assuming there is one

My 01 v70XC (285K miles) developed an issue with the cruise control. Initially started about 4 months ago with what felt like a 'hard downshift' when going up a moderately steep incline with the cruise control on. A loud 'clunk', and the accompanying jerk felt in the cabin. Did this only occasionall...

I have a 2001 XC with ~ 250K miles on it and found a 2002 in very good shape with ~150K miles, different exterior color, same interior color, at a very reasonable price. I was considering buying the '02, driving both for a while and then using the poorest performer as a 'donor'. When I looked under ...