Hi Clemens! Thanks again for your input and wasn't thinking of earlier Volvos than 1998. I'm thinking that the older they get the more difficult it is to get parts. You're in Austria so maybe with the European tradition of taking such good care of what one owns that there are a lot more parts and ma...

Hi JRL! I just wanted to say I looked at your ad. What a great find! Also, what a great job you've done to fix what was needed before you put it up for sale. I hope you get every penny you can! Sorry I'm not in that price range and right now stepping back kind of like an artist steps back from his c...

I notice you mention an aluminum body. The V70 does not have that. It's a steel body. The rust protection is very good, but if it's been in an accident or had some scrapes and subsequently exposed to salt, a V70 can rust. The bodies on most of these cars are clean, and rust on suspension components...

Hi MadeinJapan! I didn't realize until now your response as I just returned after only having 2 hrs of sleep in 24 ha! I like Volvo a lot but didn't realize what you mention about Subaru, Nissan, and Toyota. In the 12 years as of last August 17th, my mother's birthday, actually would have been her h...

Hi JRL! From the heart of the "Salt Belt" here, Minnesota... middle of an "Artic Air Mass" too ha! I just finished one answer, one to "Abscate", and started scroll up to find these great detailed pictures of yours of some beautiful Volvo cars you provided and great advi...

As long as you find your chi, Winfred, we don't mind if its in a Volvo or not. One of my other car passions is air cooled VW - and you should see the posts we get from there. Usually someone who has bought a 1970 Bus and is in the middle of the Mohave and the 'oil light came on' The old VWs really ...

why exlude the earlier p80 (850) wagons? The until 95 models have the oBD 1 blinky box that gives you codes without the need for an OBD2 scanner (that, btw., is pretty much useless for 96 and 97 cars). I agree with abscate, volvos run good on volvo parts and there is alot that can go wrong. I've ha...

Don't buy someones mods, especially for that price, way too much for the miles. You want a clean, unmolested car, and you can get one much less than that asking price. Keep in mind, Volvo's while perfectly reliable at times, they require specific maintenance (especially the Turbo models) and as Abs...

Hi Everyone! I'm just sending this out quickly and more above in replies. Me and my big "98's" idea "twenty 1998's" ha! Wow, another of my daft moves yet this time from the school of good knocks ha! You guys are preventative medicine, or preventative care ha! The nonsurgical appr...

Hi! I'm attempting to formulate a major "Volvo" plan and need any input. I'm single, 62, low budget retired, and live in Minnesota in the worst of the “Salt Belt”. I plan on driving a pre-planned route in my 1997 Subaru AWD wagon (I owned it since 2005 and drove it from 154K miles to now 2...