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I'm going to look at a '98 Volvo V70 this weekend that has an out of state title and a check engine light on.
http://raleigh.craigslist.org/cto/3690063266.html

If I were to purchase the car, how long would I have until I would have to get it inspected? I'm in Wake county, so it would have to pass emissions as well.

The last time I bought our Bimmer in VA, we did not have to get it inspected for a full year, but that was before they synced up inspections with registrations.

It would suck to purchase the car and not be able to pass an inspection w/o spending $$$. Understandably this could be the exact reason it is being sold.

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2003 Subaru WRX Sportwagon = daily driver/boost and booster seats
2000 BMW 540iT = wife's kid hauler
2012 Toyota Highlander = the boring reliable vehicle

Chris, it's still a year from the registration date. I bought Tom's e30 a few weeks ago (in Maryland) and was surprised to find out that a car bought from out of state doesn't need to be inspected for the first year when I registered it. -AB

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'14 Toyota Sequoia Platinum 4WD
Super Westerfield Bros - '93 Integra - LeChump Du Jour
STX 93 - Scion FR-S

Excellent news. That would give me a year to try to fix the problem or if it is $$$ to fix sell it on to someone else.

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2003 Subaru WRX Sportwagon = daily driver/boost and booster seats
2000 BMW 540iT = wife's kid hauler
2012 Toyota Highlander = the boring reliable vehicle

I'd borrow a code reader and find out what's wrong before I buy it. That may save you a lot of grief and you don't have to stick someone else with a lemon.

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2004 C5(415whp,390ft/lbs),
1997C5,1997Trans Am, 1986 C4,
1990 Miata, 1976 MGB,1997 Protege, 1989 MR2

I think with a V70 (as Chris well knows as we both currently/have owned '94 855T's) that it's one of three things:

1. Upstream 02 sensor
2. PCV System - which needs an entire replacement about every 100k - no $10 PCV valves for these creative Swedes
3. Vacuum leak

The catalytic converter in these cars rarely go bad. I replaced so many things on my 855T (850 Turbo Wagon for those who don't speak Volvo language) that I felt like I rebuilt the car over the 3+ years of ownership. The funny thing is I still sort of miss it as it was super handy and pretty fast for a 3500# tank. - AB

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'14 Toyota Sequoia Platinum 4WD
Super Westerfield Bros - '93 Integra - LeChump Du Jour
STX 93 - Scion FR-S

I am taking a code reader with me. These are the common faults that I expect as well that could explain the code. I'm hoping for a vacuum leak at the intake manifold which is very common for these cars. Good to know about the cats in these cars. I was concerned that it would be like bimmer cats ($$$). I did the PCV system on our 855T, but I will certainly take the dipstick out while it's running and see if it's sucking air or blowing air. I could do the PCV again, but I'd prefer not to.

Basically I'm just looking for something to replace our 855T as an occasional baby carrier/home depot hauler. The number of issues with the 855T are piling up to the point that I don't want to deal with it anymore.

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2003 Subaru WRX Sportwagon = daily driver/boost and booster seats
2000 BMW 540iT = wife's kid hauler
2012 Toyota Highlander = the boring reliable vehicle