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1998 s70 S70 1998

posted by  Danny1212 on  Tue Feb 1 02:20 CST 2005
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Need Help on buying a ,1998, s70 glt 82500 miles, body and interior primo shape, meet with seller today he wants 7650.00 He also is the only owner of the car.What should I look for or what should I ask about?? Not real familiar with Volvos except that I know they can be a car that can last a lifetime. I also know locally a 90k maintenance scheduled service is approx 650 bux plus inspection is 80.00 should I negotiate these also?? the tires I have not inspected yet or the maintenance records of this vehicle. From the pictures I see very little flaws...but they are pictures so.....Please HELP LOOKING FOR ADVICE.








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    1998 s70 S70 1998

    posted by  joe knows on  Wed Feb 9 14:49 CST 2005
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    one more thing to consider,these cars have heater core and a/c evap.problems they are prone to early failure,that is a 1000.00 repair.but ive seen this happen to nice one owner cars to.good luck








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    1998 s70 S70 1998

    posted by  KlausC on  Tue Feb 1 04:10 CST 2005
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    Getting a car inspected before purchase is YOUR cost. With over 5K to go before scheduled maint, that too should be your cost. Check the maintenance records and see when the brakes were last done, and the AC. Look for a tranny flush or check the fluid color yourself.
    Sounds pretty good for the miles. But we cannot be held responsible for something we have never seen or driven, that is still up to you. Have fun.

    Klaus
    --
    98 V70Rawd(101Kmi), 95 854T(85K mi), 75 164E(173K mi)








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    1998 s70 S70 1998

    posted by  jda2000 on  Tue Feb 1 02:44 CST 2005
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    If indeed this is a one owner car, with an owner that did the rec maintenance, the price is a great price.

    Make sure the t-belt was changed at 70K miles. If it was, then that's another indication that the car was taken care of.

    One of the major nuisances of the '96-'98 MY is the common ABS module failure, not a big deal. A problem that can be fixed for about $150.

    Don't haggle too much, or you may piss off the owner and end up loosing this car.

    Low mileage, one owner, well maintained used volvos at a great price is the only way to buy a used volvo. GO FOR IT.
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    '88 240, '92 745, '98 v70 John, Tampa Bay








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      1998 s70 S70 1998

      posted by  Danny1212 on  Tue Feb 1 06:27 CST 2005
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      thank you for the advice....

      I met with the owner he said he recvd the car from his mo inlaw 2 years ago. He did not complete the 70k sched maint. no timing belt change. no maint records available and he said he would get the info asap. car looks and runs great, minor scrathes and dings. I am scepticle tho, I called and asked the closest volvo dealer to look up the owner and gave him the vin and the service manager said he hadn't seen the car since 2001 when a sched maint of 35k was done by him. other than that it has no other records....??????

      ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS

      He is holding his offer at 7600.00 with now 83k miles
      I want to counter Offer at 6800.00 with all maint records available








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        1998 s70 1998

        posted by  66Satellite on  Tue Feb 1 06:53 CST 2005
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        Don't buy Volvos from idiots who treat them like Honduhs. Sounds like the kind of guy who maybe takes his car to Jiffy Lube every six months and considers that good enough. I'd either low ball him or walk at this point. If you plan to keep the car for a while I'd just be very patient and find a one owner car with records.








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        I changed my mind, because... S70 1998

        posted by  jda2000 on  Tue Feb 1 06:45 CST 2005
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        the present owner has had the car for 2 years, and I would like to know what maintenance has he done to the car.

        If he skipped the 70k miles t-belt change then that engine is on borrowed time. If the t-belt brakes, major engine damage to the tune of $3000+. I would be very careful, because skipping the t-belt change at the rec interval, tells me this guy didn't take care of the car this past 2 years. So, I would pass.

        But if you really like the car, spend $100 to have the car looked over by a volvo specialist. If it gets a good report, haggle him down $500, the cost of a new t-belt, new tensioner and serpentine belt plus labor.
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        '88 240, '92 745, '98 v70 John, Tampa Bay








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        1998 s70 S70 1998

        posted by  HD on  Tue Feb 1 06:39 CST 2005
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        I have bought 7 bricks in the last 17 years. I currently own a 97 850/86K and the little lady has a 98 S70 with 84K. The 850 I bought last May with 76k and the S70 I just got it in October with 80k. I've had a 240, 260, 2-740's and a 940. I've put hundreds of thousands of miles on those. But the point I would like to make is that all of those I was the second owner and they had all the records. I've had no major problems with any of them!!! My motto is, no records, no buy!!

        Good Luck!!

        Henry

        84-240/279k, 82-260gle, 85-740(in Central America, odo broke at 289k),91-740/178k (my dad drives it), 92-940/233k(younger brother has it).







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