Posted: 11/26/2011 11:25:08 AM EDT
| I've been looking at Volvos in the late 90's to early 2000's for another family vehicle. As far as i can remember they have been known for safety a reliability. Is that the case in these years? Any to avoid? |
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Had a 97 850 T5.
Turbo'ed automatic. Was the smoothest running car I have ever owned.... when it wanted to run. I called it the "$600 car", 'cause everytime I had a breakdown, it cost me $600 to fix. Owned it for nearly two years (in the shop 5X) and was happy to off it as the evap let loose as I was lookng at cars at a Dealership (not Volvo). Much Luck! |
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My fiancee and I both have 2001 Volvos(a s60 T5 and a V70 T5). We both like them and haven't had much as far as problems go. When they do break volvo parts do cost a bit and some services do have to be done at the dealer(but that is just the nature of newer cars).
The only real problem we have had was the siren for the alarm system in the s60 went(a common problem) and it cost about $350 to replace(had to be done by the dealer). In my opinion they are a good balance of luxury, performance(in the T5 and R models), and safety. The gas mileage leaves something to be desired though. The newer ones(2001 and up) probably aren't as reliable as the older ones, but they are still good cars. |
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I would probably avoid the V70 series wagon with all wheel drive and others that share the drivetrain. I've seen too many fail at the rear drive output, usually trashing the bearing and destroying it to a point where it can't be repaired. Also in the mid- late 90s timing belt failure on the dohc straight six was common, and they are interference motors.
The only way to keep this from happening is to do the timing belt service much sooner than the manual recommends. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |