2000 Volvo S40 Repair Manual Head
I recently had an '00 S40 that was involved in crash (my wife is fine, car was totaled). I found another '00 S40.clean!!!! Car with 165K miles, original owner (has all service paperwork done by Volvo or import garages), all the options/features. So, we've been communicating back and forth this week (nice lady) and she drops the bombshell on me that it was running rough (I drove it on Sunday for a short while, no problems), so after taking to the import garage, she gets leveled with 'It needs a new head gasket and it'll cost $2K to fix'.
I made her a handshake deal on Sunday for $3200 (no money exchanged/no contract signed), and she said she needs to raise the price $1000 to re-coup her costs.I could meet her halfway at best by offering $3700 after repairs. Is this car worth it or do I need to be concerned about a warped engine? Should I shop it out for her to get a better price, or take a 'deal' she could give me by buying it for $2200 (per what she said) and do the repairs myself - what I am looking at as far as time, tools, parts?
2000 Volvo S40 Repair Manual
I'm a novice mechanic, mind you, so I'm not sure what to do. By the way, she did mention that she had been putting coolant in it every so often and that a hose looked weak. Look at www.kbb.com to see the value of the car. Head gasket repairs need to be done right and you would need a a good quality torque wrench instructions and other tools and sockets. A job not to be taken on lightly at home. I would probably suggest finding another car. If a repair shop is going to do the job for the seller tell them you don't want to take any short cuts and advice you if they see other problems when they are doing the job.
Volvo S40 2001 Repair Manual
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