Bon jour, Hadrien! Easy things first The sway bar links on these cars usually make the metal noise in front The timinh belt job due should include a new Volvo brand water pump at your mileage. If you like the Autobahn speeds, I would use Volvo parts only. For the PCV, the non Volvo rubber lasts abou...

So, thing is: An R model, because of the stiff suspension, will rattle way more at 200.000 km or miles than a stock suspension Volvo. It's a fact. I have 3 cars to back up that theory. you might have broken dashboard mounts. this causes bad rattling. An important factor with the 17 inch wheels and t...

as for the catback: i am going to install a tme exhaust one of these days. this one is said to be quite quiet with a TÜV certified reduction of back pressure by 75 percent. these cars, like most older older Turbos, have a significant turbo lag and really get going above 4000 rpm. but, the stick shif...