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2003 Volvo V70 D5 AWD - to scrap or to repair?Views : 1253 Replies : 12Users Viewing This Thread : |
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Oct 9th, 2020, 12:10 | #11 |
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Personally i would bin it, sounds like an impending money pit. Put the money into another bangernomics car with full MOT. Unless you are wedded to Volvo or a specific brand then something like a Mondeo or Avensis could give you a couple of years with little expense beyond and usual insurance/RFL. At the end of the day its an old car that will not be a classic/collectors car anytime soon.
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Oct 9th, 2020, 17:25 | #12 |
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Is it definitely the core seal and not the turbo return pipe seal? You need to be able to get under the car clean all the oil off and re examine after a run.
I originally thought my seal had gone untill I got it up in the air and had a good look, turned out it was the turbo return pipe. |
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Oct 9th, 2020, 19:28 | #13 | |
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The way I would look at it is this: You could spend £1000 on repairing it and get another 2 years out of it. Or, you could spend the same or more on another vehicle - with who knows what faults? You KNOW this car, you dont know the next 2nd hand car.... I have a transit van which is worth about £800 now, but I have spent that in the last two years keeping it on the road - why? Because it will cost me at least 2-3k to get a new one - with its hidden problems - at least I know the good bad and ugly with this one... Last edited by oilit; Oct 9th, 2020 at 19:31. |
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