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How many miles can a V70 go?

Help, Advice and DIY Tutorials on Volvo's P80 platform cars -- Volvo's 1990s "bread and butter" cars -- powered by the ubiquitous and durable Volvo inline 5-cylinder engine.

1992 - 1997 850, including 850 R, 850 T-5R, 850 T-5, 850 GLT
1997 - 2000 S70, S70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70, V70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70-XC
1997 - 2004 C70

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hcritz
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Joined: 10 December 2007
Year and Model: 2000 v70
Location: Mississippi

Re: How many miles can a V70 go?

Post by hcritz »

Hey 98v70...Southern cars are definitely less prone to corrosion issues andit sure makes bolt removal a lot easier too. I would suspect that electrical connections etc. last longer too. Most cars in the rural south have a pretty easy life. Not a lot of hard city stop and go driving...not many mountain climbs either! LOL.
Most of my driving is on the highway...hence the high mileages.
Ed
1995 850 turbo wagon 340,000
2000 v70 280,000
2002 v70 140,000

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dosbricks
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Year and Model: '96 855, '98 S70
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Here in South TX corrosion is not an issue. If these buggies would go to 500k we will likely be ready to give up our driver's licenses before then anyway.
'98 S70, 230k, purchased new in '98
'96 855 GLT, 163k, purchased lightly used in '99
Onceuponatime RIP '69 Shelby GT500 w/7.0 liter

JeffHicks
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I've got about 180,000 on my 1999 V70 Base. Runs perfectly and is in great shape. I have no reason to think it won't go another 100k.
1989 240 Wagon, 1999 V70 Base, 2002 XC70, 2005 V70 T5

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erikv11
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Post by erikv11 »

It all comes down to how long you want to maintain it.
'95 854 T-5R, Motronic 4.4, 185k
'98 V70, T5 tune-injectors-turbo, LPT engine, 304k, daily driver
'06 S60 R, 197k
'07 XC70, black, 205k
'07 XC70, willow green, 212k
'99 Camry V6 :shock: 153k
gone: '96 NA 850 210k, '98 NA V70 182k, '98 S70 NA 225k, '96 855 NA 169k

renns
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Post by renns »

Both Volvos I've owned needed rear main seals when I bought them (at 125k and 160k miles), and both have experienced leaking steering racks since that time. Other than that, it's been small stuff, and regular maintenance. I have patched the stock exhaust on the '98 V70, but it's still original, which is amazing considering the salty Canadian winters it's been exposed to since new.
1994 850 5-speed wagon, retired at 400,000 km
1998 V70 AWD 5-speed, retired at 358,000 km.
2005 XC70 275,000 km - daily driver

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