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Hi all,
New here on the board. Bought my fourth Volvo (6th in the family) about a month ago after having an horrific accident in my mother's E28 BMW.
I am now the proud owner of a white 2001 XC70. She lives alongside my dad's 1999 V70XC (also white) and my mother's white Peugeot 605.
My previous two cars were Peugeot 605, and before that I had a Volvo 245L, 244GLE, and 240GL as well as a Renault 25 and Rover SD1 (3500SE).
Hi,
Welcome, I did not know you could buy Renaults or Peugeots in Australia !!!
I think white is a great color for XC's
Cheers
[quote=PJ810;76457]Hi all,
I am now the proud owner of a white 2001 XC70.
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My condolences , err congratulations :rolleyes: Check your tranny fluid and if the slightest bit dirty, CHANGE IT ASAP!
Yes, we have Peugeot and Renault down under. Peugeot is doing quite well, Renault is imported on an "on and off" basis. However, I owned my R25 when living in Europe for 6 months. My 605 Peugeot is the rarest of Pugs in Australia. Only 49 have ever been officially imported into the country.
I noticed other comments on the board re 2001 model XC. Why/how is this model less desirable and what should I be aware of? I have fully documented service history (not just stamped, but full printout of everything that's ever been done) and have just thrown AU$6,400 at it to make sure all is perfect.
Ostensibly 2001XCs have weaker transmissions and non-Heldex systems. The problem is that no one has any reliable statistics conserning the reliability of these particular production-year-car systems, which makes it quite impossible to truly know how extensive the problems are. I would venture to say that if these cars truly had problems, Volvo would have gotten sued by now in the United States, since our society is so bloody litigious. Think of ETM: There were enough mad Volvo owners that Volvo had to extend warranty on this particular module. Simply put, stop stessing and enjoy the car.Quote:
Originally Posted by PJ810
Ta-ta, janusz
That's not exactly true. There WAS a lawsuit that led to a recall and 200K miles guarantee for the ETM here in the US.Quote:
Originally Posted by philosophicaldreamer
Why there hasn't been one for the bad ABS modules (from 95 thru 2001) is beyond me, same for the transmissions.
2001's are a 1st model year car loaded with problems.
Along with that they are the 2nd year for the 5 speed auto transmission.
Many 2000's have failed but they were not in all the car AND...2001 had this failed little experiment called the stop neutral feature, guaranteed to blow a transmission to kingdom come if not removed by software.
I would say at least 65% of all the 01 trannies have failed, at $3000 to $4500 a pop, not too comforting.
You neglected to say how many miles are on your 01
I have no doubt that 2001 XCs have had greater share of their problems than their following years, even though my car with 70K miles has been perfect so far if we do not count the replacement of the steering fluid reservoir and the upper-engine mount. Anyway, I just cannot imagine that no one would have sued Volvo if they have had 65% failure rate of their transmissions. There are too many lawyers out there waiting for a next class-action suit. I do think, however, JRL that you are correct that one should stay away from 2001 and 2002 XCs. My next XC is going to be 2007, since Volvo must have addressed most of the P2 problems in 2007 version.Quote:
Originally Posted by JRL
Ta-ta, janusz
02's are generally OK and MUCH better than 01's but still have the viscous coupling AWD's
I had an 02 S60 AWD and thAT had Haldex.
It was a very decent car with few problems.
ALL upper torque mounts fail early, poor design.
The latest design (05 and newer) seems to be a bit better (only took them 12 years to change it)!
I guess this is what they mean by Volvo's conservatism: Slow to improve:DQuote:
Originally Posted by JRL
Ta-ta, j.
Swedes are very stubborn people.....same as Japanese car makers.Quote:
I guess this is what they mean by Volvo's conservatism: Slow to improve
Dave.
I can vouch for the slow-to-learn moniker for Toyota. :rolleyes:
We have an '06 Avalon with well documented shift problems (started with the '05 model year). Toyota finally released a new update including the '05 model (much like volvo's VADIS updates) in July 2007. This fixed the problem but the folks with '05 units had to wait nearly 3 years for the fix!
At least Volvo was prompt and courteous with their Vadis upgrades.
John
Mine is sitting on just over 233,900km. I have a printout of the complete maintenance history of the car. Transmission has never been replaced and is very smooth. Just had a software upgrade @ $250. I love the stop-neutral function!
My mechanic explained the weak torque mount issue and they have a $50 solution to the problem that they apply to all XCs which is supposed to last the life of the car, so no complaints there.
I'm thoroughly enjoying the car. It's so smooth, quiet and nice to be in. Feels very tight and is free from rattles. Fingers crossed the next 233,000km will also be problem free.
So far much nicer than our 1999 V70XC which has only 140,000km on the clock.
You are a very confused individual and EXTREAMELY lucky!Quote:
Originally Posted by PJ810