Volvo V70 T5 - For sale - blown head gasket

[mike2drummond]

I have a 1998 (T reg) Volvo V70 T5 for sale. MOT to Nov, Taxed to Dec. The car was used daily but recently blew the head gasket and the repair is not economical as the head has warped.

The car has done about 130k, is metallic red, and was regularly serviced. Bodily it has a few supermarket dings as my wife used it as her daily car. Other than that it was in good condition.

The car is sitting in the repair garage in Glasgow and currently has the head disassembled.

I have a picture of the car in the repair workshop but currently can't get it to upload here.

Offers?

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[NI_Volvo_Nut]

I assume a couple of hundred quid aint going to buy this, it would cost me £300 probably to get it home, as i'm in northern ireland

[Lmason]

thought my s80 t6 with autobox stuck in first gear was a b***er.
it may be worth your while getting it repaired.
heads can be skimmed, for you to get your money back.

if its any help;
northern rebore services in newcastle upon tyne are good vehicle engineers.

im in northumberland, near alnwick, approx 2 and a half hours drive from glasgow, but i aint got any spare cash to transport.

ive got a spare £250 my mother would lend me.
cant get anymore funds, all my dosh has gone on my s80 t6

[mike2drummond]

The head is supposedly too warped to skim. I trust the garage as it is a small independent one I have gone to for years and we have skimmed heads in the past.

I put the car on ebay starting at £200 with no reserve so I will just sell it for whatever it fetches. It has never been the best car. Compared to the previous 740 which we have kept on which is a tank and just runs forever ( now 210k miles and still going strong) it has needed quite a bit to keep it going, mainly suspension, brakes, tyres but also and ECU fault and coil packs.

I have now bought an RS6 but it is just too thirsty for daily use so I might revert back to running the 740 again!

[Lmason]

hi,
i got a bit confused when replying. i misread that you lived in ireland and your car was in a garage in scotland.



whilst im emailing, what are the 740`s like for body? i mean are they galvanised type similar to the 850/s70/v70 or are they rust buckets?

im looking for another car once ive got rid of my s80 t6. cos all my life savings have gone in my s80.

[NI_Volvo_Nut]

Originally Posted by Lmason

hi,
i got a bit confused when replying. i misread that you lived in ireland and your car was in a garage in scotland.



whilst im emailing, what are the 740`s like for body? i mean are they galvanised type similar to the 850/s70/v70 or are they rust buckets?

im looking for another car once ive got rid of my s80 t6. cos all my life savings have gone in my s80.

I work in the MOT centres over here, and i can honestly say that my 740 would put alot of newer 850's and S70's to shame as regauds body condition. Only place i've seen 7's or 9's rotting is the battery box, mainly due to acid errossion, and for some reason more so on 9's. My 740 is 1989, and has 2 small patches of rust on the bonnet, caused by stone chips which were never treated, there's a small stone chip on the wing, down to metal, but has never rusted in 4 or 5 years, so they must have galvanised bodies. So i gues, as any car, if cared for they wont rust, that said, other cars seem to require more care lol

[Lmason]

thanks.
couldnt find the "thanks" button !!!