Two ads caught my attention recently, seemingly mint S70s with nary a mile on their clocks...
Engines and interiors look almost perfect.
Worth it?
1999 Volvo S70 - $3200 (Brooklyn)
https://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/cto/6040114836.html
55K miles
and
1999 WHITE VOLVO IN GREAT CONDITION - $3500
https://newyork.craigslist.org/lgi/cto/6038653419.html
42K miles
Practically brand new P80s?
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theWIFES_S70
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Practically brand new P80s?
Retired:
1998 Volvo S70, N/A, 5-speed, 187K
2007 Volvo S40, 2.4i, 5-speed, 121K
2015 Volvo S60, T5, 85K
1998 Volvo S70, N/A, 5-speed, 187K
2007 Volvo S40, 2.4i, 5-speed, 121K
2015 Volvo S60, T5, 85K
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The white one looks as fake as it gets. Rolled back odometer?
The blue one looks genuine excepts for the weird amount of armrest wear. Also someone put some shiny stuff on the engine, surely not the original old owner. Maybe the car had more than one owner.
The blue one looks genuine excepts for the weird amount of armrest wear. Also someone put some shiny stuff on the engine, surely not the original old owner. Maybe the car had more than one owner.
Several Volvo Repair Videos https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... s0FSVSOT_c
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theWIFES_S70
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I didn't even notice the plates... With all the salvage/no title vehicles in NYC, any plate is better than no plate!
Are those seats on the blue one really rare? I thought there were only the leather/pleather version and the terry cloth version on our P80s. (And of course, the dreamy two-tone suede R seats...)
Is it relatively easy to roll back the odometers on our P80s?
Are those seats on the blue one really rare? I thought there were only the leather/pleather version and the terry cloth version on our P80s. (And of course, the dreamy two-tone suede R seats...)
Is it relatively easy to roll back the odometers on our P80s?
Retired:
1998 Volvo S70, N/A, 5-speed, 187K
2007 Volvo S40, 2.4i, 5-speed, 121K
2015 Volvo S60, T5, 85K
1998 Volvo S70, N/A, 5-speed, 187K
2007 Volvo S40, 2.4i, 5-speed, 121K
2015 Volvo S60, T5, 85K
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theWIFES_S70
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You don't remember those keypads from the 80s/early 90s? You had to punch in a code to get rolling... That certainly "dates" the car for me...crlande wrote:What is with the keypad on dash in image #10 of blue car?
Retired:
1998 Volvo S70, N/A, 5-speed, 187K
2007 Volvo S40, 2.4i, 5-speed, 121K
2015 Volvo S60, T5, 85K
1998 Volvo S70, N/A, 5-speed, 187K
2007 Volvo S40, 2.4i, 5-speed, 121K
2015 Volvo S60, T5, 85K
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precopster
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Sheesh, for the person selling the 55K mile example: how can you not know that your Volvo is a five cylinder? 
My blue V70 2000 wagon also had the totally peeled armrest vinyl; must have been a poor batch of plastic.
I had a Steal Stopper on my 1991 Mitsubishi Colt with the same pinpad. Great idea!!
My blue V70 2000 wagon also had the totally peeled armrest vinyl; must have been a poor batch of plastic.
I had a Steal Stopper on my 1991 Mitsubishi Colt with the same pinpad. Great idea!!
Current cars VW Transporter 2.5TDI, 2010 XC90 D5 R Design
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theWIFES_S70
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Can you believe they still make these???precopster wrote:I had a Steal Stopper on my 1991 Mitsubishi Colt with the same pinpad. Great idea!!
Megatronix - KP20 - Illuminated Digital Keypad Starter Kill Immobilizer Security System
$60 bucks on Amazon...
https://www.amazon.com/Megatronix-Illum ... B000U3HYN8
Retired:
1998 Volvo S70, N/A, 5-speed, 187K
2007 Volvo S40, 2.4i, 5-speed, 121K
2015 Volvo S60, T5, 85K
1998 Volvo S70, N/A, 5-speed, 187K
2007 Volvo S40, 2.4i, 5-speed, 121K
2015 Volvo S60, T5, 85K
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abscate
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That Brooklyn one is the rare
V70 with a cylinder removed..cylinders: 4 cylinders
Empty Nester
A Captain in a Sea of Estrogen
1999-V70-T5M56 2005-V70-M56 1999-S70 VW T4 XC90-in-Red
Link to Maintenance record thread
A Captain in a Sea of Estrogen
1999-V70-T5M56 2005-V70-M56 1999-S70 VW T4 XC90-in-Red
Link to Maintenance record thread
It's the interwebz used car way of politely saying it may have burnt valves and they suspect some cylinders are underperforming.. They are being nice to not offend the new wave millennials.precopster wrote:Sheesh, for the person selling the 55K mile example: how can you not know that your Volvo is a five cylinder?
ugh smh 850 Turbo fridge