All,

I have had many volvos but they have all been 5 speeds and front wheel drive. Each have been bullet proof. I am thinking about buying a 2001 or 2002 Cross Country AWD. They are becoming very cheap used. Just saw a perfectly maintained one on ebay for 12K. (Bought my last two volvos on ebay so not an issue if it is a trusted seller)

My question is two fold.

1. How good and realiable is the Haldex AWD system used on 2001 and beyond? I have heard nothing bad about them. Any thoughts?

2. How long should these Automatic Transmissions last? I get dissapointed if things don't last 200-300K. I still have the original clutch on my 1994 850 Sedan and it has 210,000 miles on it! (I really wish you could get them in a stick in this country)

Thanks for the advice.

Are you guys sure that the AWD changed over to Haldex for 2001? I thought it wasn't until the start of 2003.
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Mike Sullivan ('95 855T (88k), '98 V70XC (92k), '95 855 NA (135k). Past Volvo's: '85 744 (256k), '86 245 (165k), '86 245 (195k), '88 745 (208k), '91 745 (196k), '93 965 (147k) .

I have a 2001 V70 T5, with 54,000 auto trans. I was just told that I need a new trasmission at 3400.00. My wife does not drive fast or abuse the tranny. I am extremely dissapointed in Volvo.

Is it still under waranty? Get a 2nd opinion.
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Leon Ramseur in NC, 2001 V70XC & 2001 V70T5. 2001 Chevy Tracker.

Is it still under waranty? Get a 2nd opinion.
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Leon Ramseur in NC, 2001 V70XC & 2001 V70T5. 2001 Chevy Tracker.

Buy an '02 over an '01. The Haldex system is fine as long as you keep tires the same tread depth. Don't expect the transmission to last as long as the FWD 70 series but it should still last 200K+ anyway.
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1998 S70 T5 Emarald Green Metallic, 2004 V70 2.5T Ruby Red, Previous Owner of Black '94 850 Turbo Wagon. My cars have been running so well lately they've got me worried.