Looking at Buying

Apr 12th, 2007, 12:56

At present driving a Mitsubishi Delcia and towing ABI Nightstar, single axle (1250kg). Kids no longer interested so looking at changing car, but not van.

Seen a 2001 Volvo V70 140 petrol automatic, 60k for £5995.

Would this be ok towing ?

Any problems/ issues with this model ?

Any recommendations ?

kind regards

Elcid

CTCNetwork · Apr 12th, 2007, 13:48

Hi,

Should be Ok for towing what you have.

Issue: ETM failure. Depending on style of driving (town/motorway) the ETM will likely fail at about 100K miles.

Worth checking the owner for what recalls/upgrades have been installed (free throttle module clean and software update?).

The cost of exchange is coming down to about £250/£300 but can be up to £700
So one a price is agreed - make sure you knock £1k off for the ETM...
That won't cheer the owner up.

Des. . .

adamsky01 · Apr 14th, 2007, 02:07

i would go for a s or v 90 best towing car to me

gary austin · Apr 14th, 2007, 19:46

hi i used to tow with a v70 auto 140 it was fine but i would prefer the manual for better control if you buy the auto you will have to get an aditional oil cooler fitted which helps cool the gearbox oil as the standard one isnt good enough if you tow cheers gary

Apr 12th, 2007, 12:56	#1
elcid Guest Location:	Looking at Buying At present driving a Mitsubishi Delcia and towing ABI Nightstar, single axle (1250kg). Kids no longer interested so looking at changing car, but not van. Seen a 2001 Volvo V70 140 petrol automatic, 60k for £5995. Would this be ok towing ? Any problems/ issues with this model ? Any recommendations ? kind regards Elcid

Apr 12th, 2007, 13:48	#2
CTCNetwork Forum Support Team Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Liège, Belgium View Photos By: CTCNetwork	Hi, Should be Ok for towing what you have. Issue: ETM failure. Depending on style of driving (town/motorway) the ETM will likely fail at about 100K miles. Worth checking the owner for what recalls/upgrades have been installed (free throttle module clean and software update?). The cost of exchange is coming down to about £250/£300 but can be up to £700 So one a price is agreed - make sure you knock £1k off for the ETM... That won't cheer the owner up. Des. . . __________________ Density:- Not just a measurement ~ It's a whole way of Life.! ! ! I drive a Volvo, Please Don't Get In My Way! OldVolvos4Ever He shows up. People die. He vanishes. People should not be afraid of their governments. "He'll deliver more justice in a weekend than 10 years of your Governments should be afraid of their people... "V" courts & tribunals. Just stay out of his way." "I plan to." Last edited by CTCNetwork; Apr 12th, 2007 at 13:50.

Apr 14th, 2007, 19:46	#4
gary austin senior member Last Online: Feb 6th, 2024 16:57 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: kelty fife	tow car hi i used to tow with a v70 auto 140 it was fine but i would prefer the manual for better control if you buy the auto you will have to get an aditional oil cooler fitted which helps cool the gearbox oil as the standard one isnt good enough if you tow cheers gary

Apr 14th, 2007, 02:07	#3
adamsky01 back for now Last Online: Aug 17th, 2016 21:48 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: gone	i would go for a s or v 90 best towing car to me

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