"saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars" (saabstory)
04/02/2015 at 21:47 • Filed to: None
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"saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars" (saabstory)
04/02/2015 at 21:47 • Filed to: None | 0
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Hey Oppo, dump all of your knowledge of early-to-mid-2000s Volvos upon my quiveringly anticipant loins! Or something. Essentially, the parents are considering getting an S80 or S60 from the early-to-mid-2000s and I have not the knowledge to inform them of things to be aware of. Too bad my mom doesn't want another Saab wagon...
Thanks in advance!
bob and john
> saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars
04/02/2015 at 21:54 |
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I've heard the transmissions arent the strongest things out there.
I can personally
recommend a 01-03 V/S40
Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
> saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars
04/02/2015 at 21:57 |
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Avoid the '99-05 S80's with the 4-speed auto. They were notoriously bad, which is no real surprise.
dogisbadob
> bob and john
04/02/2015 at 22:10 |
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The S40/V40 is awesome! I've always liked those cars from some reason
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bob and john
> dogisbadob
04/02/2015 at 22:11 |
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yea. we got 350k MILES out of ours.
God dam i miss that car
For Sweden
> saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars
04/02/2015 at 22:11 |
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Anything with the Polish-made Opel transmission try to avoid.
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dogisbadob
> bob and john
04/02/2015 at 22:13 |
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Wow nice!!!!!
Ike
> saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars
04/02/2015 at 22:13 |
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c30 preface lifts are good fun and cheap, I have owned a 05 v70r for a while and it's been really reliable.
S80's are good fun with the v8, they are a mustang engine and trans as far as I remember so repair cost shouldn't be to outrageous
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For Sweden
> Ike
04/02/2015 at 22:19 |
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Probably not a Mustang trans, as the S80's V8 was transverse mounted.
Nibbles
> Ike
04/02/2015 at 22:26 |
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Volvo 4.4L (B8444s) V8 is Volvo. Built by Yamaha, sharing some telling dimensions with the SHO V8, but not Mustang at all.
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Ike
> Nibbles
04/02/2015 at 23:06 |
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hmm I have been severely misinformed in then. Good to know
RallyWrench
> saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars
04/02/2015 at 23:31 |
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As others have mentioned, transmissions are not a strong point. Beyond that, avoid the T6, they're a pain in the ass & age poorly. The base 2.9 is pretty hard to kill, if not very good at anything. The turbo 5s are good all around, by far the best engines Volvo has done in the last 10-20 years.
Otherwise it's mostly basic used car stuff.
sellphones2493
> saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars
04/03/2015 at 10:14 |
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The transmission hasn't been replaced? You'll need to replace it
The transmission has been replaced? You'll need to replace it