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posted by  someone claiming to be Sailorboy on  Tue May 18 06:38 CST 2004 [RELATED]

Good Morning

Needing a little advice wrt the V70. I am contemplating either purchasing a 2002 V70 with 54000 kms or a 2001 V70 2.4T with 64000 KMs. Both have full maintenance records and are local cars up here in BC. I am torn over the power issue. Any comments would be appreciated.

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posted by  someone claiming to be tnoyes on  Wed May 19 09:57 CST 2004 [RELATED]

Really more of a personal decision... but I have owned turbo and non-turbo. Maybe I'm just not a "race car" driver, but I don't find anything missing from the performance of my non-turbo. And turbos are expensive to repair when/if they break! So personally I would go for the newer & lower milage non-turbo. But I bet either car will be great.








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posted by  geo1 on  Tue May 18 12:00 CST 2004
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I like the thought of a 2002 over a 2001 but being the owner of 01 non-turbo I might go for the turbo if I was in your shoes.

Geo1

98 S70 2001 V70








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posted by  someone claiming to be Riverside V70 guy on  Tue May 18 08:37 CST 2004 [RELATED]

IMO newer is better, so I would go with the 2002 as long as you are satisfied with the power of the na engine.








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posted by  jda2000 on  Tue May 18 07:39 CST 2004
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If the price is about the same, I would go for the turbo.

The nonturbo engine is powerful enough, but you'll regret not getting a turbo.

Did you feel the difference in power when you drove the NA vs turbo.
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'88 240, '92 745, '98 v70 John, Tampa Bay








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posted by  someone claiming to be Stormin Norman on  Tue May 18 09:05 CST 2004 [RELATED]

Get the turbo! When the foot is fat, that's where it's at. They really are very versatile engines. Drive them easy and get very good mileage. Push the pedal down and leave now. Even my wife appreciates the difference when merging into traffic.


Besides, you will stun the souped up rice rockets that you pass.








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posted by  someone claiming to be Stormin Norman on  Tue May 18 09:05 CST 2004 [RELATED]

Get the turbo! When the foot is fat, that's where it's at. They really are very versatile engines. Drive them easy and get very good mileage. Push the pedal down and leave now. Even my wife appreciates the difference when merging into traffic.


Besides, you will stun the souped up rice rockets that you pass.








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posted by  someone claiming to be cuttyhunk30 on  Fri May 21 04:20 CST 2004 [RELATED]

stormin normin sez it all y'all. and them there turbos don't break as much as they used to







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