I Would Consider Doing a Day Trip to See This

Kinja'd!!! "Jack Does Cars" (jackdoescars)
03/13/2016 at 12:10 • Filed to: VOLVO

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‘04 V70R, 230,000 miles, $3,995. Looks clean. Here’s a link:

http://www.eastendauto.com/windowsticker.…


DISCUSSION (19)


Kinja'd!!! Steve in Manhattan > Jack Does Cars
03/13/2016 at 12:18

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10K more and it’ll have made it to the moon. I’d get a mechanic you hire to evaluate it before purchase. But it’s a handsome beast.


Kinja'd!!! jkm7680 > Jack Does Cars
03/13/2016 at 12:19

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230,000 miles NOPE NOPE NOPE.

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Kinja'd!!! Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Jack Does Cars
03/13/2016 at 12:28

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It looks clean, but that mileage is scary.


Kinja'd!!! Amoore100 > jkm7680
03/13/2016 at 12:29

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Naaa, at that mileage it’s just getting started since most major things should hopefully have been replaced by then. If not, then yes, run far away.


Kinja'd!!! Jack Does Cars > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
03/13/2016 at 12:36

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It is. But it’s really clean in the photos.


Kinja'd!!! Jack Does Cars > Steve in Manhattan
03/13/2016 at 12:37

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I bet there’s a Volvo mechanic in Richmond, VA that could take a look...


Kinja'd!!! Jack Does Cars > Amoore100
03/13/2016 at 12:38

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That’s my thought process.


Kinja'd!!! Jack Does Cars > jkm7680
03/13/2016 at 12:40

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Can’t be *THAT* bad.

Oh, so the passenger headlight went out on our ‘06 A3 3.2. It’s $499 for a replacement.


Kinja'd!!! Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Jack Does Cars
03/13/2016 at 12:43

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It does look very clean, but that mileage would scare me with any car.


Kinja'd!!! Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Jack Does Cars
03/13/2016 at 13:10

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I’ve purchased 3 cars with more mileage. Just make sure you do your homework and look over any service records.


Kinja'd!!! Steve in Manhattan > Jack Does Cars
03/13/2016 at 13:23

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Yeah, or hit the Car Guy’s site’s Mechanix Files - punch in a ZIP and find an expert.


Kinja'd!!! jkm7680 > Jack Does Cars
03/13/2016 at 13:30

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Don't go through the dealer!


Kinja'd!!! jkm7680 > Amoore100
03/13/2016 at 13:31

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Mmmm depends.....

High mileage cars constantly break with age and mileage and the V70R wasn’t exactly a reliable beast.


Kinja'd!!! Jack Does Cars > jkm7680
03/13/2016 at 13:45

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Oh, never. The 3.2 had the xexon lights, that cost a million dollars, though.


Kinja'd!!! ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper > jkm7680
03/13/2016 at 16:27

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lol, I picked up my avant with 260k.


Kinja'd!!! Amoore100 > jkm7680
03/13/2016 at 16:56

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Hard to say because my dad’s T5 (FWD, less powerful R) has 207K miles and runs like a sewing machine thus far, but I’m not sure how AWD and +53 horsepower would affect reliability as well as the complex electronics.


Kinja'd!!! jkm7680 > ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper
03/13/2016 at 17:11

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Holy shit! How many miles are on it now?


Kinja'd!!! ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper > jkm7680
03/13/2016 at 17:32

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273k, still cranks like a champ! lol But cars were made differently back then.


Kinja'd!!! jkm7680 > ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper
03/13/2016 at 17:41

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Tis true.

How many miles do you want to put on her?