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Car Forum / Volvo Cars / March 20051999 S80 T6 Buy or Stay Away ??
Good day, My wife wants to upgrade her 850 T5 and the car that comes closest to this ride quality is iether a BMW 540I or the S80 T6. My local Volvo dealer (service manager) says to stay away from this year model 1999. He said he has numerous faults , ranging from heating issues( Head gasket) to turbo's to gearbox issues. He says the 1999 model being the introduction model had these problems. The price range of these cars are in the R120k to R140k ie $ 17k to $ 20K with mileage between 90k miles to 140k miles. Any owners out there that disagree with my local volvo service manager?? Thank you Jay from what i have heard....i would also stay away from the 99 s80's...go w/02 or newer......or got w/the beemer......5 series....imho..... I have a 1999 S80 (though not the turbo). I would agree to stay away from the 99 and get a later model. There are a few issues that I think were corrected in subsequent model years. > Good day, > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Jay RUN!! RUN FAR AWAY!! The later models have vastly improved but the 99 is problematic. >I have a 1999 S80 (though not the turbo). I would agree to stay away from >the 99 and get a later model. There are a few issues that I think were [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >> >> Jay Thank you gentleman , I'm sure your advice has saved me Thousands of $$!!!! Guess its BMW tyre kicking time > RUN!! RUN FAR AWAY!! > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > >> > >> Jay |
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