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1119 messages, Last post on Sep 17, 2008 at 7:36 AM
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I found an 1999 White S70 STD with 71000 miles. Pretty much exactly what I am looking. The options above the standard are leather seats, dual power seats, alloy wheels, automatic and power moon roof. The car was well taken care of mechanically they have the complete service records from the Volvo dealership and an independent they use, they are the 2nd owners. but have the service records from the 1st owner. However, the leather on seats is cracking and would need to be reupholstered to get into tip top shape. Also, there are a few stains on the backseat carpet because they have children. Besides those items the car is good shape. For the price they are asking 7,400 and the car is at this place called the Buggy Bank, they are a facilitator to connect buyers with sellers by hosting their cars at a lot, but you do all negotiating with the private seller. According to edmunds the car is worth ~6,650 in good condition and about ~5,500 in fair condition, if buying from a private seller, add a thousand if from a dealer. So, I'd like to make an offer and a fair that is not too high or low and would like an opinion or two. |
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Replying to: liquid_nick (Jan 14, 2008 12:10 am) |
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Replying to: liquid_nick (Jan 14, 2008 12:10 am) At least in private party transactions. the availability of decent cars is very low. Saw the same thing happen w/ the 240 about 10 yrs ago. If it were my car,and it was in good mechanical shape w/ all the records, I'd be holding out for $6000 at least. I probably would have re-covered the seats though. That isn't a lot of money.
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Replying to: volvomax (Jan 14, 2008 10:34 am) Oh, of course. AFTER I sell mine. ;b not alot to reupholster leather? hmmm... dont' know about that. I just did the seat bottoms in my alfa last year and it cost me $450. And that was supposedly a special business-to-business secret handshake deal.
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Replying to: liquid_nick (Jan 14, 2008 12:10 am) Also found a white '98 base model with leather and 86k miles and perfect seats at another dealer for $3995.
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Hello folks, I recently took my car to the mechanic to fix the rack-n-pinion (apologize for the spelling). After he replaced it, all hell broke loose. First, the car started making a sound when moving, second I got a check engine light with a code that, according to the mechanic, was due to a gas leak. So, I took it back to the same mechanic, and he told me that fixed the gas leak, but the noise was coming from the turbo. By the time I got home, the check engine light was back on. So, of course, I took it back. This time the code was diiferent (I believe now it was 1701). The mechanic claimed it was a gas leak from another place, and to fix it, it cost $150. I went for it. Again, by the time I got home, the check engine light was back on, but this time with the same 1701 code. I took it back, and the mechanic claimed that this is caused by the leak in the turbo. And offered to clean it up for free. When I went back to pick up the car a couple of days later, he told me the mass air flow control unit was damaged and needed to be replaced and that the car was not idling correctly. Sure enough, when I started the car on the mechanic's lot, it kept revving up and down like crazy (when sitting at idle). This was never there before. When I dropped the car off the last time, the engine was humming like a bird. My question is, could it be possible that this is a mere coincidence, or is possible that he screwed something up trying to find the origin of the code? Thank you guys for any help that you can offer Jay
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Replying to: qbrozen (Jan 14, 2008 11:45 am) an Alfa huh? Well, you paid the Italian car POS special markup 
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my wife has a 1998 volvo s70 sedan, auto, non-turbo. while driving, the charging system warning lite came on, and after continuing to drive, slowly but surely, the rest of the dashboard warning lights started to come on one at a time-srs, abs, etc(this is how my wife described it to me), until the dash looked like a Christmas tree, and the car finally petered out just as she pulled into a parking spot. any thoughts on what may have caused this? I think it may be the alternator, and hence the battery is probably shot too now. if I jump it, do you think it will make it to the shop? Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated |
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Replying to: jaymoka (Jan 14, 2008 12:31 pm) well, yeah, if everything was fine until a mechanic touched the car, I'd certainly be looking to them as the cause of the problem. what year is your S70?
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Replying to: louiecus (Jan 14, 2008 12:47 pm) It COULD be the battery itself. I've never had a car that was as sensitive to the battery's condition as my S70. If the battery was not in very good working order, the car would not operate (as opposed to most cars wherea dying battery may still allow you to start the car and run off the alternator). |
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