1998 Volvo S70 T5 Manual for Sale

Edit November 2022: this was originally posted in 2016, and the Craigslist ad has long since stopped working. I don’t know where the car went and don’t know where it is now. If you do, contact me and let me know and I’ll update this.

This 1998 S70 T5M looks like a winner. For sale in Colorado is a very rare high pressure turbo (T5) manual transmission (M) S70 in red/graphite. Owner is asking $4800. I don’t think that’s unfair. This car is significantly more rare than an R Volvo from the same year.

It’s not mine, I’ve never seen it, and I don’t know the owner. It just looks great over the Internet. I’d give ten tan interiors for one graphite. I love graphite and strongly dislike tan. Just a personal preference.

From the ad:

• condition: good
• cylinders: 5 cylinders
• drive: fwd
• fuel: gas
• odometer: 180000
• paint color: red
• size: mid-size
• title status: clean
• transmission: manual
• type: sedan

This is a rare car. Very few were imported with this exterior and interior color combination, and with the manual transmission. Tasteful upgrades include a cold air intake, HID headlights, window tint, and larger Comet wheels. The heater core is new, and oil changes have been regular and with synthetic. Shifts smoothly, and the turbo spools as it should. The interior leather looks great, and the back seat still looks new. AC blows cold, and everything works. The body is straight, and there is no rust anywhere. While the paint shines, the clear coat is starting to flake in a few spots. Approximately 180k miles, and capable of many more. This is a nice car for the condition and price, and perfect for a Volvo enthusiast. Call or text for more info.

http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/5717118391.html

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Interesting Sidenote: S70 T5M Factory Production Numbers

MVS Contributor forum user foggydogg emailed Volvo to get a breakdown of manual high-pressure turbo S70 build numbers.

foggydogg » Volvo’s Reply to T5M Production#’s

Thank you for taking the time to contact us at Volvo.

For (Imports from mid 1998 to mid 1999) We built 15,610 V70’s.
Of these 517 were T5, of that 101 were T5 with Manual Trans.

Color Break out of the T5 w/ manual trans:

• 019 Black Paint 16
• 189 White Paint 15
• 412 Blue-Green Mt 7
• 417 Nautic Blue Mt 19
• 419 Pewter Slvr Mt 7
• 421 Emer Green Met 11
• 426 Mystic Slvr Mt 14
• 427 Graph Grey Mt 0
• 440 Desert Wind Mt 4
• 441 Laser Blue Met 7
• 601 Red Paint 1

*Most T5Ms were built in 1998. I’m not certain but I’ve heard less than 25 were built in 1999 and only 1-2 built in 2000.”

S70 T5M Discussion Here

Last Updated on May 5, 2019