How expensive are Volvos to maintain?

hellocarpeople

So I live in Michigan and everyone is supposed to buy Michigan auto maker cars... I would, except I want a wagon and I found this nice looking 2004 Volvo XC70. My question is this, how expensive is it to maintain a Volvo? Are parts and labor much more costly than say owning a Ford? Will an '04 Volvo at 129,000 miles be reliable?

isellhondas

Volvos have a strong tendency to be both troublesome and expensive to fix.

Anyone buying ANY eleven year old European car with 129,000 miles is taking a HUGE risk.

At the very least, if you really are determined to buy this car, find a TRUSTED shop that specializes in European cars give it a thorough inspection!

Mr_Shiftright

They are fairly expensive, like a BMW, so on a higher mileage car like this, you should figure about $125/$150 a month for basic repairs and maintenance.

hellocarpeople

Thank you. I probably will pass this up since I am worried about getting into something expensive in the long run.

biancar

Fwiw, I have a 2010 Volvo V70 and love it. When we bought it, Volvo was having a promotion that they would pay all routine maintenance for five years. We are just now arriving at that point, so pretty soon we will be paying for our own oil changes. At any rate, we have not had anything go wrong with it at all for these first five years.

That said, 129,000 miles on any car gets you into sort of iffy territory. See if you can find something more along the lines of 50,000 miles or so. We (husband and I) really like this true wagon - plenty of space to haul around our two dogs in their crates, plus suitcases, plus whatever else, and to me, it handles better and feels more comfortable than the various XC offerings.

kyfdx

@biancar‌

How have you been? Nice to see you back in the forums!

biancar

Hi, yes, it's been a while! No particular reason I haven't been around, just busy with "life happens" stuff. I still have my Nissan 350Z that is now 10 years old in car years, 9 years old to me (2005 model, bought new in April 2006), and the 2010 Volvo V70 that we and our dogs love. I haven't been car-shopping for several years now.