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Wammer · Post by **Wammer** » 23 Feb 2009, 21:00

Hey all - just bought a 2002 xc70 w/77k miles. Only issue I know of was a rear lock assembly wasn't working, but found a used one and should have that taken care of soon. I'm a bit nervous seeing all the issues that can affect the xc70's, but will hope for the best. Thanks to all you moderators who share their expertise w/the rest of us. Cheers!

Post by **Ozark Lee** » 23 Feb 2009, 23:01

Welcome to MVS,

I went ahead and moved the post to a forum where it will get the proper attention.

...Lee

Post by **matthew1** » 23 Feb 2009, 23:03

Welcome, Wammer.

If you're here, you've already begun good maintenance and vigilance. Don't worry about the problems you see here -- people don't come here to post "my Volvo works fine!". If they did, you'd see Volvos with problems are the minority.

jasonaileo · Post by **jasonaileo** » 24 Feb 2009, 10:10

My volvo works fine. I just squeaked in under the wire and had my ETM replaced by Volvo. My ten years are up in May. Lucky me.

'99 V70 non-turbo, 130k

Wammer · Post by **Wammer** » 24 Feb 2009, 12:06

Not too worried about the car, actually - like you said, usually you only hear the issues - there's nothing to report if everything is working fine. It's nice to know that should something go wrong, there's a community of Volvo aficionados to troubleshoot.

I should also mention that I had an '86 240 wagon w/207k miles on the clock before my wife made me get rid of it. Something about the exhaust funneling back inside or something...I never noticed it. Perhaps I overlooked a few minor flaws, as I loved that car.

Thanks for the welcome! Greg