greentime70 Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 total noob here, looking at a 2000 model year car, but have always liked these since i test drove a JRL Car back in 2004, (always leased new before this now have a Co car and only need this for personal use) so here goes....Well i got to the "dealer" (very small with only about 6 cars for sale, most of his business is repair) and saw this 2000 XC SE very nice clean condition (no rust at all, very important in NH) and proceeded to take it for a test drive, i observed the following; Car started and ran well, no overheating, key was stuck in the ignition, and this was a known problem, he had ordered a new shifter pnp switch which will be installed prior to delivery. When taking off from a standstill, the gas pedal felt a little sluggish, and when the turbo kicked in ( it has some lag, I'm not sure what is normal) the whole car would kind of "rise up" and pull slightly to the right, when i released the throttle it would correct "sink back to normal" and track straight, also i noticed some thunking on the right side going over bumps. He offered to fix any probs before delivery, and we talked about a warranty esp for the transmission (bevel gear, AWD system) in addition the car has been sitting for about a month and i noticed the brakes are a little numb (I'm not sure how to describe it, but they feel a little spongy) anyway, it is a one owner,clean carfax, low mile (89K) car and it is cheap (4K), so I'm tempted to take a risk on it, anything i need to check or ask about? sorry for being long winded, i do need a semi reliable DD out of this and do not have a bunch of cash to spend, also sorry I'm asking you to diagnose a problem without seeing the car, just wondered if anyone had experienced these issues before. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beewerks Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 The thunking could be the endlinks or maybe the ball joints. I had the same thing happen on my car. To replace the ball joint you would have to get an entire lower a-arm for that side. Make sure the tires are evenly worn and match, otherwise the AWD system may bust prematurely. Good luck! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keaton85 Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 I would spend that 4k some place else. Look around on CL and pick up either a 98 or 01-02 5spd or 03+ AWD. I mean yeah it's got low miles but it's an 00 AWD! So I guess sone pros and some cons. Keep looking is my opinion for what it's worth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greentime70 Posted August 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 Well, thanks for all the help, i think I did all right, i am taking delivery of an 1998 v70 awd green and charcoal interior, fully serviced, a lot of drive train work, including all new cv/axle shafts (4) new brakes and rotors all around new battery, full flush/fill of tranny and bevel gear, and a 1 year 0% deductible warranty (from the ASC Warranty corp, anyone have any good/bad stories about them) lets see oh yeah only 80K (79,815) one owner $5.5K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripper996 Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 I would spend that 4k some place else. I mean yeah it's got low miles but it's an 00 AWD! What's wrong with 00 XC AWD's? I have one which has 87K. I'm the second owner and it drives perfectly with no problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greekone Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 What's wrong with 00 XC AWD's? I have one which has 87K. I'm the second owner and it drives perfectly with no problems. The awd system, 5 spd auto, ETM, and the list goes on and on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripper996 Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 The awd system, 5 spd auto, ETM, and the list goes on and on. 5 Speed auto? I think we're talking about a different car, unless you're talking about the R version. I had two of them (98 & 00) and never had a problem. Mine has a four speed w/OD. I think all the MY00's did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keaton85 Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 Idono about the 5spd unless you have 1,2,3,4 and D on the shifter? ETM Wideband front O2 Finicky ECU over cat. efficiency AWD VVT I think that's about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greentime70 Posted August 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 i got a 98, thanks mods you can deletei got a 98 awd, nice olive green/charcoal, 80K mods you can delete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRL Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 You have a 4 speed like every single 98-00 AWD/XC on the planet The only GEN 1's that have a 5 speed are 2000 N/A's and 2000 R's All GLT's are 4 speeds until 2001 (P2) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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