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Slhould I Buy a 2000 S70 or Keep My 850 850

posted by  someone claiming to be Keith on  Sat May 29 06:25 CST 2004 [RELATED]

Should I keep my 1994 manual 850 with 134,000 miles. It is running OK now, but will be coming up on the 140,000 mile belt change and other stuff. My rear oil seal hasn't gone yet but of course my evaporator leaks (which I refill myself once or twice a summer). Should I look for a 2000 S70 which will probably have 50-65,000 and cost about $11-13,000. Do people like the newer S70's or not. I know they have more electronic stuff on them and that kind of scares me. Volvo is not great on those things. Any thoughts.








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    Slhould I Buy a 2000 S70 or Keep My 850 850

    posted by  tonyg on  Sat May 29 11:46 CST 2004
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    I'm keeping my 850 and waiting to add a S60 in the near future. 850's were special in my mind along with the 240's and 1800's in the big picture of all things Volvo! The 850 basically saved Volvo's A** from going under and as previously posted, has more performance feel then the S70. Volvo then took it to the next level and produced the S60. The S70 in my mind was an idle model during the years Volvo restructured with Ford and Engineers sat around and decided what to do next. Plus the 850 looks better! IMHO
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    Slhould I Buy a 2000 S70 or Keep My 850 850

    posted by  Forsythe99x on  Sat May 29 08:01 CST 2004
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    I have a '95 850 and a '99 S70. Both are fun cars but the s70's ride is softer and the steering isn't as tight. Repair wise the S70 has been about the same as the 850. If you can afford to keep the 850 for the days you want to get out and really drive the car and buy the S70 for the times when you don't and want a softer ride and easy car to drive but it. I can actually go 100 miles further on a tank of gas in my S70. Nice soft seats too.







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