2001 V70 T-5 Geartronic w95K

hunterbaye · Post by **hunterbaye** » 30 Oct 2010, 04:40

I am thinking about purchasing a 2001 V70 T 5 with a Geartronic- with 93K miles
I am getting it inspected at Howard Orloff Jaguar/Volvo
before I purchase it. I have read that there are many problems with this tranny?/
Yes ? No?
Thanks
Jeff
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Post by **JRL** » 30 Oct 2010, 05:58

Oh YES
Stay away from 01s unless you have written PROOF of a recent tranny change

jda2000 · Post by **jda2000** » 30 Oct 2010, 10:53

how much? has the tranny fluid ever been changed? how does it shift when hot?
stop neutral feature disabled?

FUBAR · Post by **FUBAR** » 30 Oct 2010, 12:39

...and check that the coolant and transmission oil haven't contaminated each other. Just another reason these transmissions fail prematurely.

koffinb · Post by **koffinb** » 31 Oct 2010, 21:34

do not do it!!
stay away i am warning u
i have the same exact vehicle, fun to drive but the tranny is starting to go out now
bought mine with 93k..and i now have 113k on it and i doubt it will last me another thousand miles i've been inching by mile by mile. apart from the tranny these are very powerful and fun to drive cars though.

FUBAR · Post by **FUBAR** » 01 Nov 2010, 14:21

Back in '05 when I was shopping, the alternatives for me were Audi avants and Passats. Back then the T5 was a bargain, but today they're about equal. Reason being the audi's and volkswagons have issues that cost much more to repair than Volvos. You would be paying a premium for an '03+ V70, but think about it: there is a chance that you may have to dump $3-4K into a 10 year old car that in a few years will only be worth around $6-8k. You could end up spending the same cash as you would have buying a later year