Seats are lovely and engine bay needs some cleaning. Great purchase. Take care of it!
Nik's Silver 2000 V70R
Just got a new ride! Picked up a 2000 V70R in Silver today, it was just posted yesterday on craigslist and I found it by chance through a facebook link. Seller had like 10 calls from people who wanted to see the car while we were test driving it alone, it was gonna be gone fast lol. Looks like I finally found the one after looking all summer for a P80R... every one I've seen was in too rough of shape for the price, and there were like 5 of them.
Picked it up for $4100, this car in its current shape is probably worth 6k or more lmao... it was a steal (knock on wood).
Funny thing is that last December in Miami, I test drove another 2000 V70R in silver, with 54k miles, but it was in too rough of shape for me to go after it.... looks like I got a second chance haha.
87k miles, one owner (almost), garage kept and like a new car inside... no rattles at all or headliner issues, seats have almost no wear at all either. Paint is also great overall, just has some scratches around and worn seals as u would expect for a 19 year old car. It's like a dream come true, I cant believe my luck this time and how clean it is inside and out
Previous owner even put in LEDs or HIDs for the headlights! I'm excited to see the nighttime visibility improvement soon.
Just needs a few things... the car has vibration above 50 so the tires probably need rotating/balancing, one of the wheels or something starts to hum around 55 and up, and upon starting the car runs rough for a sec and smooths out, or stalls and needs a second start. There's also a creak at full steering lock, my 850R does the same and I'm assuming its just old suspension or something.
Any insight on the starting issue? I'm either thinking it's the electronic throttlebody module going bad or a MAF sensor acting up, but I'm not sure. I'll try to fix all the stuff this week, as well as some preventative maintenance like a timing belt swap and trans flush + oil change. Took it to a friend of the seller for a pre-purchase inspection, the dude was a mechanic at his own private shop and he said there were no leaks under the car and it passed just fine for the test drive.
I'm really happy with it so far, it's so much nicer than my worn out 850R sedan... speaking of, I gotta sell that one soon.
Gonna use this V70R as a daily commuter to my college campus, as well as a casual project with tasteful mods only.
Looking forward to seeing this thread grow as progress is made... gonna start with some cosmetic mods first like an eggcrate grill with an R emblem, factory painted spoiler, clear headlights, and I'll throw in an IPD intake as well for more of that boosted 5-cylinder music.
Here's some pics of it after I bought it this afternoon and cleaned it up inside! :beer:
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Picked it up for $4100, this car in its current shape is probably worth 6k or more lmao... it was a steal (knock on wood).
Funny thing is that last December in Miami, I test drove another 2000 V70R in silver, with 54k miles, but it was in too rough of shape for me to go after it.... looks like I got a second chance haha.
87k miles, one owner (almost), garage kept and like a new car inside... no rattles at all or headliner issues, seats have almost no wear at all either. Paint is also great overall, just has some scratches around and worn seals as u would expect for a 19 year old car. It's like a dream come true, I cant believe my luck this time and how clean it is inside and out
Previous owner even put in LEDs or HIDs for the headlights! I'm excited to see the nighttime visibility improvement soon.
Just needs a few things... the car has vibration above 50 so the tires probably need rotating/balancing, one of the wheels or something starts to hum around 55 and up, and upon starting the car runs rough for a sec and smooths out, or stalls and needs a second start. There's also a creak at full steering lock, my 850R does the same and I'm assuming its just old suspension or something.
Any insight on the starting issue? I'm either thinking it's the electronic throttlebody module going bad or a MAF sensor acting up, but I'm not sure. I'll try to fix all the stuff this week, as well as some preventative maintenance like a timing belt swap and trans flush + oil change. Took it to a friend of the seller for a pre-purchase inspection, the dude was a mechanic at his own private shop and he said there were no leaks under the car and it passed just fine for the test drive.
I'm really happy with it so far, it's so much nicer than my worn out 850R sedan... speaking of, I gotta sell that one soon.
Gonna use this V70R as a daily commuter to my college campus, as well as a casual project with tasteful mods only.
Looking forward to seeing this thread grow as progress is made... gonna start with some cosmetic mods first like an eggcrate grill with an R emblem, factory painted spoiler, clear headlights, and I'll throw in an IPD intake as well for more of that boosted 5-cylinder music.
Here's some pics of it after I bought it this afternoon and cleaned it up inside! :beer:
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Big thanks to everyone! I can't wait to give it a good refresh soon
It was in really good shape when I looked at it. I happened to be there looking for a parts car for my V70 GLT and noticed that gem. The guy said it had just come in last night and it wasn't ready for the auction. I couldn't grab the mileage at the time (dead battery) but due to how clean the interior and exterior were, I figured it was low. I didn't realize it was <90k low though
I was really interested at the time (~month ago) but I'm still holding out for an 06-07 70R and I was scared of any gremlins that may arise. Excited to see what you do with it :beer:
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It was in really good shape when I looked at it. I happened to be there looking for a parts car for my V70 GLT and noticed that gem. The guy said it had just come in last night and it wasn't ready for the auction. I couldn't grab the mileage at the time (dead battery) but due to how clean the interior and exterior were, I figured it was low. I didn't realize it was <90k low though
Unfortunately the car has no service records except a new alternator and tires... so I have to do quite a bit of preventative maintenance at the moment.
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