Yep, a lot of these water pumps are like that. No idea why, but it's normal. The car doesn't look too bad! Definitely needs some interior parts, but nothing crazy. That stuff shouldn't be TOO hard to source, but it won't be too easy to remove all the plastic without it shattering into a million piec...

Right, I've never seen a P80 that didn't have them. Check your hinges, you should have these tabs that you can rotate.

Most likely cruise control, the motor sits under the battery tray.

10 years is about the service life of the timing belt. I wouldn't consider it extremely urgent, but I would recommend putting it on the list.

Plus one on the belt, Robert uses ten years as his benchmark as well. He only replaces the water pump every second belt job on his fleet - I think his Driver has north of 450k on it now. Take a hard look at the repair ticket, make sure the tensioner and roller were quality parts back then. Yup, thi...

thrich wrote: ↑11 Feb 2023, 18:31 '98 S70 T5 Manual on Austin Craigslist. Needs clutch work and some cosmetics but looks like a good project car in the photos.
https://austin.craigslist.org/cto/d/aus ... 53902.html

Great price for that car!

Dallas Craigslist has a beautiful 1987 740 GLE 192K white with black leather interior. I can't figure out how to find the screen shot button on the updated Android. Otherwise I would post a picture. At under $5,000 it might be worth a look. June Long time no see, hope you've been well! Would this b...

CIK7 wrote: ↑14 Feb 2023, 05:26 I love that you put a 960 steering wheel on your 855 like I put one on my v70. Much better!

The European market 850s got the 960 steering wheel. I wish they did it that way here in the States too, I much prefer that steering wheel!

I have the Koni STR.T struts on my V70R, and the ride isn't excessively harsh. That said, I also have iPd springs on my car, so the ride is certainly more stiff due to those. With stock springs, they should be comfortable from what I've read. That Koni number appears to be for yellow sports, which w...

Hey, if it works, go for it! Sometimes you just need to keep the car going until you have the time to fix it right. I never recommend these snake oil solutions, but occasionally they do the job without causing further damage.
Sorry to hear about your cat!