1998 V70 T5 @ 331,000 Time to say goodby :(

obayha · Post by **obayha** » 09 Mar 2015, 14:41

She ran around 2,000 miles on 4 cylinders, but I think she lost another one about two weeks ago and limped home at 70 on the interstate. I would love to tear into it and see what happen, but time will not let me. It's time to remove as many important parts as I can and put her out to pasture.
I have moved up into a '99 V70 NA with 163,900. New ETM, new ABS and a few other things. So far it has driven well. If I can get as many miles out of this one, it should see me into retirement.
I will post up in the parts section at some point, when I start to remove some things. If anyone wants things, just PM me and I will start a list.
Thanks to this forum she ran as long as she did. The cost of maintenance would of put her under many years ago.
I am still here with a new year and a whole bunch of new situations coming your way.
Shane

Post by **misha** » 09 Mar 2015, 15:23

Enjoy your new toy!

Good luck!

Post by **bmdubya1198** » 09 Mar 2015, 15:39

Enjoy the new car! That T5 lasted quite a while!

Post by **abscate** » 09 Mar 2015, 19:27

Nicely done, and as a donor she will live long and prosper....

Post by **Rondo** » 09 Mar 2015, 19:49

You have my sympathy, sir. Hope your "new" one serves you just as well.

obayha · Post by **obayha** » 10 Mar 2015, 06:34

It served me well and have already started changing some of the good stuff over to the 99. The wood grain is in good shape and adds a little bit to the grey dash on the '99. Put pretty good leather seats in, that I had purchased for the '98 a few years back and never got around to doing.They were from a '99, so they had to be completely change due to the year model. I did switch the passenger side bottoms to the drivers side, so the leather would wear opposite. Figured out the hog nose pliers and rings.
In all it is working out good, but this marriage is only a couple of weeks old.
Shane