# Reliability **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [January 22, 2011, 11:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/reliability/60331 "2011-01-22T23:23:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![whitefen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/4da419/32.png) [@whitefen](https://community.cartalk.com/u/whitefen)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2011, 11:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/reliability/60331/1 "2011-01-22T23:23:44Z")
I am looking to purchase a used 2000 or 1999 v70. Has anyone had any experience with either year? ---
**Author:** ![jesmed1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jesmed1/32/2097_2.png) [@jesmed1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jesmed1)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2011, 3:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/reliability/60331/2 "2011-01-23T03:49:56Z")
Not a good idea according to many of these owners: > **[Read consumer reviews for Used 2000 Volvo V70s](https://www.edmunds.com/volvo/v70/2000/used/consumer-reviews/)** > > Read what 65 verified drivers of the Used 2000 Volvo V70 had to say about it on Edmunds.com. Or write your own review. Use that Edmunds site to find a different make/model car that does not have a substantial percentage of owners complaining what an unreliable, expensive money pit their used Volvo is… ---
**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ad7895/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan2)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2011, 4:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/reliability/60331/3 "2011-01-23T04:55:19Z")
The V-70 reliability was above average. The year you want to buy is just too old and it can’t be rated. Parts are probably expensive and it gets lousy fuel economy. The chief thing to remember about VOLVO: Very Overpriced, Laughably Very Overpriced. I just made that up and it is not funny. ---
**Author:** ![BustedKnuckles](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bustedknuckles/32/25_2.png) [@BustedKnuckles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BustedKnuckles)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2011, 5:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/reliability/60331/4 "2011-01-23T05:10:16Z")
> …VOLVO: Very Overpriced, Laughably Very Overpriced. I just made that up and it is not funny. But, oh, so true. ---
**Author:** ![bscar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bscar/32/34_2.png) [@bscar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bscar)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2011, 5:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/reliability/60331/5 "2011-01-23T05:46:03Z")
If you have a few grand you can throw at it each year for things going wrong with it, then yeah, go ahead and buy one. If you only have a few grand to spend on a car, then look for something more reliable/cheaper to fix like a Ford Taurus, Chevy Impala, Chevy Malibu or anything that’s not European brand ---
**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2011, 3:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/reliability/60331/6 "2011-01-23T15:44:18Z")
I thought it was funny. ---
**Author:** ![UncleTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e9a140/32.png) [@UncleTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/UncleTurbo)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2011, 3:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/reliability/60331/7 "2011-01-23T15:53:20Z")
You are looking at perhaps the most expensive car to repair, and it needs frequent repairs. I owned a '98 V70XC and it cost over $2,000 a year for repairs. A new fuel pump is $1,000 for the part! Motor and transmission mounts fail often, turbo seals, yadda yadda. The body and seats will look and feel great, but it is a costly nightmare to repair this car. Run away and don’t look back.