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TTT for total update of original post - thanks!

Car is still here, never got notifications that I had valid (& invalid!) PMs. I had forgotten I had posted this here and have been elbows deep in the RR since posting this. Sorry about that!

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2005 XC70 For Sale in CT
Car has 36,950 miles, Barents Blue w/Taupe interior. Options include: Climate Package, Convenience Package, Premium Package,...

Check with Classic Tube/Inline Tube - their website for their certified and tested braided brake lines is www.stopflex.com I have them in my 87 Buick Grand National and for my '05 Suburban. Our...

None of the links to the pad replacement guides are working...Anyone have an updated link? Thanks!

I am a consultant to the pharmaceutical industry in the North East... Been playing with cars for many years, the '05 is our second Volvo - first was an '01 XC70... Wife drives the XC70 every day to...

I agree with all the cautionary advice given previously. That said, we swapped our '01 with 42k miles for an '05 in January and while we never had any complaints with or about the '01, the '05 is a...

Steve -

I had a similar situation to Len when I just returned our '01 XC70 with 42k on it that was due to be up in 8/05... We looked at the XC90 and just didn't think the difference, however...

Our first Volvo was a 2001 XC70 that we just returned to the dealer as we were about out of miles on the lease... We had very few issues with the car, electrical or otherwise. Warranty work...

Has anyone found out the cost of the kit yet?

I put the STRs on our 2001 a little over a year ago and prefer them greatly over the STs. The ST's were quite noisy (almost as loud as the Scorpion ATs on my Suburban at the time) and the STRs are...

Tgrumaj - I have a 2000 BMW 740il which I got in 1/04 with 19k miles on it. The windshield on it is in the same condition as you describe for your XC. I plan on having it replaced under the full...

Sounds like the lever on the latch assembly is dropping down as if it is closed on the latch and preventing the door from closing on the jamb - used to happen on my old '79 Oldsmobile a lot. I'd run...

We have the boosters in our '01 and had the same "no side support" issue. We got a backrest /cushion (NOT a safety seat nor was it pretending to be one) from the One Step Ahead kids stuff catalog,...

As requested, here are the results on my '01 XC70 w/smoky exhaust...

Dropped it off at local dealer Friday AM and got it back Friday PM... Dealer saw no codes stored and was only able to get car...

Mine shattered too - - I was sweeping snow off the roof two winters ago and it let go. Of course the wife and kids were in the car waiting for Dad to clean off the car so we could go to dinner when...

Yep - I can post here if someone tells me how, or I can email them. It's mostly original, straight tin, no holes or welds, side exhaust, and I have the front plow and chains for it for driveway snow...

Ocean 506 - no alerts/lights etc on dash. I haven't sniffed the exhaust (generally a bad idea anyway!) but the smoke is blue/black. I am thinking pcv or something within the fuel injection being...

Hi All - Just found this page and have been impressed by the information and advice found here and thought I'd post re: a problem I just noticed on our '01...

Car is '01 XC70, 38k miles, regular...

'01 XC70, Blue/Tan, moonroof, integrated booster seats, cargo net, and a few other things I can't think of as it is the wife's car. Had it since 8/31/01, has 38k miles on it now...