Looking at new car has anyone seen this on V70 t5

[Plodmonkey]

Has any one seen this car about as I thinking about buying one soon and this might be a cheap bargin

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classifi...31hl?logcode=p

[M-R-P]

Early P2 mate - be careful. It's not had the DIM done yet, there's also the ETM to think about but the pegs, zorst, £14 ebay air filter and most of the rest of the car are worth a bit so it could be worth £2000+ if broke.

[graemewelch]

if your budget is big enough get the later 2.4. they never fail.

[Plodmonkey]

Early P2 mate - be careful. It's not had the DIM done yet, there's also the ETM to think about but the pegs, zorst, £14 ebay air filter and most of the rest of the car are worth a bit so it could be worth £2000+ if broke.

What is the dim and the etm id put the air filter on from mine and give it a good clean up

[Plodmonkey]

always thought the 2.4s had a smaller turbo on

[M-R-P]

What is the dim and the etm id put the air filter on from mine and give it a good clean up

DIM (drivers information module - speedo) is known to fail on the pre 2004 models. Cost me 732.50 to replace ETM (electronic throttle module) is a known problem on pre-2003 cars causing stalls, rough idle, flat spots etc. Again - expensive to sort. Many early P2 cars get scrapped for these reasons.

always thought the 2.4s had a smaller turbo on

the 2004 - on 2.4 T5 cars have a KKK24 turbo which flows a lot more air than the 16T unit in the older P2 T5 lumps. But they're not without their foibles.

[JamesT5]

if your budget is big enough get the later 2.4. they never fail.

Actually they do, they're just far less likely to fail!

[JamesT5]

Has any one seen this car about as I thinking about buying one soon and this might be a cheap bargin

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classifi...31hl?logcode=p

That's under-priced, considering that I paid £1100 for my T5 back last year and look what I've had to do to mine. It's a bargain, go grab it!

[JamesT5]

Early P2 mate - be careful. It's not had the DIM done yet, there's also the ETM to think about but the pegs, zorst, £14 ebay air filter and most of the rest of the car are worth a bit so it could be worth £2000+ if broke.

So mine must be worth that broke then, given all the money I've spent on it.

[Plodmonkey]

I think im defo going to look at it just would love to no what that red stuff is on the passenger seat

[JamesT5]

I think im defo going to look at it just would love to no what that red stuff is on the passenger seat

Red stuff on the passenger seat? the only red thing I can see if the seat belt clip button....

[JamesT5]

( ETM (electronic throttle module) is a known problem on pre-2003 cars causing stalls, rough idle, flat spots etc. Again - expensive to sort. Many early P2 cars get scrapped for these reasons.

Errrr, I've brought a replacement ETM for £70 and it's a DIY job to fit. I don't know why that would constitute scrapping a car and I wouldn't call it expensive exactly.

Sorry, but in the interests of a balanced discussion I thought I should say......

[JamesT5]

I think im defo going to look at it just would love to no what that red stuff is on the passenger seat

Go quickly then because at that price it won't be around for very long I can tell you. These P2 T5's seem to sell rather quickly even with blown auto boxes and holes in the body work.

They must be popular for some reason....

[Plodmonkey]

well ive messaged him just waiting for a reply now

[M-R-P]

Errrr, I've brought a replacement ETM for £70 and it's a DIY job to fit. I don't know why that would constitute scrapping a car and I wouldn't call it expensive exactly.

Sorry, but in the interests of a balanced discussion I thought I should say......

I'm not saying scrap it if the etm fails but imagine old Doris having trouble with her V70, taking it to a dealer and being quoted some astronomical price to have the ETM changed, or being told £750 for a speedo...

well ive messaged him just waiting for a reply now

Check there's no weird stuff going on with the speedo, have a look at the ETM - look for Bosch printed on it, not Magnetti Marelli, plug a code reader into it if you have one etc, etc.

Personally, I'd leave it well alone but that's just me speaking from bitter (and somewhat expensive) experience.

[Plodmonkey]

I'm not saying scrap it if the etm fails but imagine old Doris having trouble with her V70, taking it to a dealer and being quoted some astronomical price to have the ETM changed, or being told £750 for a speedo...

Check there's no weird stuff going on with the speedo, have a look at the ETM - look for Bosch printed on it, not Magnetti Marelli, plug a code reader into it if you have one etc, etc.

Personally, I'd leave it well alone but that's just me speaking from bitter (and somewhat expensive) experience.

for the price it is im not bothered if it needs replacing as I will put it on the drive to clean up while I still have the c70 an replace parts that need doing

but this is why I am on here for this type of input thanks

[Wobbly Dave]

Don't do it. Why do you want an estate with a turning circle the size of an oil tanker anyway?

If you have to go for the 2004 T5 (with the 2.4 litre lump). It tunes better.

[Plodmonkey]

Don't do it. Why do you want an estate with a turning circle the size of an oil tanker anyway?

If you have to go for the 2004 T5 (with the 2.4 litre lump). It tunes better.

I have a baby and I go up to my dads a lot in Glasgow so I need to transport all the stuff u and down their plus my c70 with the t5r alloys on turns like a oil tanker to plus I prefer them to s60s

[Wobbly Dave]

You think the C70 is bad - just you wait LOL.

Fair enough if you need the space - but really try for the 2004 onwards - less gremlins more power.

[M-R-P]

And there's the comfort and safety you get with the P2 as well.

I'd still avoid that one tho