I have the opportunity to purchase a 2001 v70 2.4t that's got 162k miles on it. The car is immaculate, never been in collision and operates well. Although the miles don't scare me away, I don't want to get into a situation where I'm going to have throw a ton of money at the car for known high miles issues. It's going to be a secondary car, doing 15 or 20 miles of driving a day so it won't get a lot of abuse. I believe 2001 is the first year for this new model v70 so that's a bit of the reason for my concern. Specifically I want to know how the engine/turbo are with such miles on them and what a worst case scenario would be. I'll probably be spending under
4,000 dollars for the vehicle so even spending a couple thousands in eventual repairs would still net me a solid car.The typical suspects are in good condition, new tires, new front brakes new brake assist, all electronics are operational and the car has a good service history.
Currently I have a 2000 v40 with 130k miles which I use as my primary vehicle and it's been a solid car with nothing other that usual wear items needing replacement. That's why I'm not scared off but again, I want to find out about what are the "typical" issues.
Thanks in advance.
JC