1998 Volvo S70 User Reviews

Excellent All Around Sedan, Inexpemsive To Maintain, 26mpg + Power! — This and other Volvo's are often looked over as they are assumed to be heavy, slow, expensive to maintain, and boxy in looks. This car weighs jut over 3000 pounds, and is powered by a 2.3L inline five cylinder engine producing near 240 horse power and 270 ft lbs of torque as LOW AS 1250 rpms. 0-60 times are between 5 and 6 seconds, and the stock quarter mile is 14 seconds. Not bad for a 11 year old vehicle, eh? My 1998 S70 T5 currently has 123,000 miles and has only needed a brake caliper and an AC condenser (under $500 in repairs in 11 years!). this S70 has always been a Jersey and New York car, and still has absolutely no on its underside. It is built like a tank! I hit a dear dead on at 50mph and was able to drive home with just a slightly bent hood and shattered headlights. The interior is plain and straightforward, the steering wheel tilts, and telescopes(goes in and out, for those that sit really close or far away from the seat.) And the seats are one of the most comfortable seats you will sit on, a d also contain a whiplash protection system that coddles your body when you are in an accident, and prevents whiplash. The seat belts have explosive tensioners that will snug you into the seat in the event of an accident, the front air bags are almost not even needed. The side airbags are mechanically set off by steel poles in the sides of the seats, when you are hit in the side and one of these poles is hit, the airbag will go off. Between these steel poles is an iron block that turns the seats into part of the car in the event you are hit in the side to avoid the sides of the car from caving in. These cars are still used in Europe today in the police force because of the quickness, reliability, and there durability. I would buy another one in a heartbeat, this has to be one of the best overall vehicles I have ever owned. I am glad I chose this car over The Subaru's, BMW's, and Mercedes I had looked at... the price for parts and maintenance is as cheap as an American car. Try buying a brake rotor for a BMW for less than $60!, Try changing the brake pads on your Mercedes! oh wait you cant do it without hooking it to a Mercedes computer!

Primary Use: Commuting to work

Turbo S70 — The 98 turbo volvo s70 glt is the whole package. It's quick, smooth acceleration and shifts. Stops on a dime and great for the highway. Its built like a tank can't kill this car. Still looks great for being 13 years old beautiful paint and leather interior. 25 mpg highway and it;s a blast to drive fast or slow. The police don't second look at it either

Primary Use: Commuting to work

A Beautiful, Reliable, Safe Car — Though it sounds corny, my 1998 Volvo S70 saved my life. I bought my black 1998 Volvo S70 used in 2005 and would still be driving it now if I hadn't totalled it about a week ago on the highway on the way to work. A mini van in the breakdown lane was on fire, belching out thick black smoke. Blinded, I came through the smoke doing about 45 and smashed directly into the back of a Dodge Ram pick-up that had stopped suddenly. The entire front end of my car was smashed, and I veered into the guardrail, where my car got wedged. The airbags deployed, the windshield cracked, and the hood peeled up and back like an accordian. But I only had a scratch on my leg, some bruises on my arms and knees, and a bruise across my collarbone where the seatbelt held me. Everyone who has seen my car after the wreck can't believe I just walked away from the accident. As for reliability...other than a couple of repairs(front exhaust manifold after 120,000 miles) and the replacement of the fuel pump, which wasn't broken but needed to be replaced to prevent a serious problem down the road, the car was very reliable and ran great. I bought the car with 92,000 miles and it was going strong up until last week with 149,000+ miles. If it weren't for the average age of the S70s and the tendency for a lot of used ones to have high miles, I'd buy another in a snap. However, I just purchased a 2004 S60, so I'll let you know how it goes.

Owner for 2 years, 10 months

Miles Driven per Year:19,000

Very Reliable And Comfortable Car. — I love the ride that my Volvo provides, and fairly decent performance coming from the 168-hp 5 cylinder engine, not as much performance as i would like though. Turbo model would've been better. The build quality is outstanding, only thing I've had to repair is the AC compressor, along with standard maintenance. Gas mileage is a little bad, but considering it's a 4400lb car it's reasonable. Going back to what I said about performance, it's fun to drive, but if it had a turbo it would be so much better.

Primary Use: Commuting to work

Volvo S70 — even with 321 000 km my volvo is still running strong exeptionnal assembly i bought it 800$ and there was nothing i had to do the car is a pleasure to drive id travel anytime in my volvo rather than my old sentra

Primary Use: Commuting to work