2000 V70XC a hopeless money pit?
Re: 2000 V70XC a hopeless money pit?
I just bought a 2000 V70xc last month, so far I've had to replace a coil for a smooth ride, and the fuel pump, didn't drop the tank, cut the floorboard out instead, that was just a bit of poor engineering on Volvos part, my wife and I love the car,and we have only had it amonth, it's my first Volvo, and since I do every bit of repair work that I can possibly do, I can save a bundle of money, I picked up a set of Vida/Vadis and EWD disks online. And I'm learning the car from that, and here on the forum. I just put in an aftermarket MAF due to a verypoor idle, had to go that way since my economic situation went sour on this economy, but it took care of the problem, personally I think your mechanic doesn't understand a Volvo, or he is just full of crap, I just changed out my landlords propeller shaft (driveshaft in europe) on his 1999 V70 XC, it cost $435.00 and it was a piece of cake. And he and his wife love that car. I know there are going to be other things that need to be fixed, but I've been a mechanic all my life, wrenched on everything from flathead Ford motors to many old Harley Davidsons and Indians so I'm ready for whatever this car throws at me. Do what everyone here in this forum does, ask questions, look for answers, try to buy the right products for the car. Use sites like FCP GROTON and Colorado Driveshafts, and many others, and she will treat you real good, once you get your hands into it, I think you will come to love it. And stay here, the guys and gals on this forum are great, and what they don't know, they find out and post for all of us. Enjoy it...and good luck.
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vjaneczko
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Just have to chime in with everyone else.
New mechanic.
If you can change brake pads and rotors, you can figure out a lot of the stuff that needs repair. The economy hit me pretty hard as well, and using this site and a few others have helped me take care of the SAS system, the blower motor, shocks & struts, dashboard lights, etc. I'm confident I can manage most anything that comes my way and with over 200K miles on it, that means something about the site and the contributors! What I've learned from the site has gotten me to the point where I post more answers than questions - and hopefully they're correct answers
And I can relate with you: my daughter just started driving three weeks ago, and I'm secure with the idea of her behind the wheel of my 855. I'm keeping it as long as I can and this site will help me do that.
New mechanic.
If you can change brake pads and rotors, you can figure out a lot of the stuff that needs repair. The economy hit me pretty hard as well, and using this site and a few others have helped me take care of the SAS system, the blower motor, shocks & struts, dashboard lights, etc. I'm confident I can manage most anything that comes my way and with over 200K miles on it, that means something about the site and the contributors! What I've learned from the site has gotten me to the point where I post more answers than questions - and hopefully they're correct answers
And I can relate with you: my daughter just started driving three weeks ago, and I'm secure with the idea of her behind the wheel of my 855. I'm keeping it as long as I can and this site will help me do that.
"He attacked everything in life with a mix of extraordinary genius and naive incompetence, and it was often difficult to tell which was which." - Douglas Adams
1997 855 GLT - R.I.P.
2006 S60R - For ME!
1997 855 GLT - R.I.P.
2006 S60R - For ME!
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nightc1
- Posts: 93
- Joined: 1 September 2009
- Year and Model: 99'V70 Base 140K+Mi
- Location: Alabama, USA
The money pit issue comes in to play with any car with how you handle maintenance and problems that come up. Obviously you somehow found MVS... so you must have some desire to learn about the car.
If you have no intention to ever do anything yourself to the car then put it on craigslist or whatever and get back whatever you can. Or go to a different shop that knows something about volvo's as that one shop would rip you off overcharging you for labor because they don't know jack about volvo cars.
If you don't mind learning about how to fix things and can work a wrench and screwdriver... most fixes and things are doable by pretty much anyone. It's the desire to learn that's the key. These cars can be maintained and manage to last ages. My 1994 940 had 230K+ Miles on it when I got rid of it. I didn't have to... I could have fixed it and went on but my wife was intent on us getting a new car as my work at the time was highly time demanding but paid well.
My current work car, a 99' V70 base model (non-turbo), has had the ABS unit act up (which a little solder work can fix it back up) and now I have an O2 sensor out. So far, outside of oil changes, air filter (& cabin) ... it's not cost me a lot. I need a new heater core... but at the moment the O2 sensor (a little over $100) needs to be replaced then I'll get a heater core off ebay for $100 or whatever. Not bad at all. Once it's fixed (my 3rd car so it's not critical) I'll be planning the whole timing belt change and other stuff. Considering the car is paid for, I think it's time I got a little more responsible with maintenance and set aside a "payment" of sorts to help pay for car fixes/upgrades.
But um... any car can easily be a money pit... or worse a Death Trap. But Volvo's tend to keep on going even when parts have failed and are pretty dang safe.
If you have no intention to ever do anything yourself to the car then put it on craigslist or whatever and get back whatever you can. Or go to a different shop that knows something about volvo's as that one shop would rip you off overcharging you for labor because they don't know jack about volvo cars.
If you don't mind learning about how to fix things and can work a wrench and screwdriver... most fixes and things are doable by pretty much anyone. It's the desire to learn that's the key. These cars can be maintained and manage to last ages. My 1994 940 had 230K+ Miles on it when I got rid of it. I didn't have to... I could have fixed it and went on but my wife was intent on us getting a new car as my work at the time was highly time demanding but paid well.
My current work car, a 99' V70 base model (non-turbo), has had the ABS unit act up (which a little solder work can fix it back up) and now I have an O2 sensor out. So far, outside of oil changes, air filter (& cabin) ... it's not cost me a lot. I need a new heater core... but at the moment the O2 sensor (a little over $100) needs to be replaced then I'll get a heater core off ebay for $100 or whatever. Not bad at all. Once it's fixed (my 3rd car so it's not critical) I'll be planning the whole timing belt change and other stuff. Considering the car is paid for, I think it's time I got a little more responsible with maintenance and set aside a "payment" of sorts to help pay for car fixes/upgrades.
But um... any car can easily be a money pit... or worse a Death Trap. But Volvo's tend to keep on going even when parts have failed and are pretty dang safe.
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