i'm having a similar problem in a car i JUST BOUGHT. i got a 98 s70 on saturday and it ran great. after a few days of driving it though, it started to make some awful noise when i'm easing off the clutch in 1st (it's a manual).

how much did the place tell you it would be to repair it?

I just picked up a manual 1998 s70 this past weekend. First volvo. I'm really excited to have the car, but I've already got an issue with noise coming from the transmission. I took the car to my mechanic this morning and they said it sounds like a bearing in the the transmission has gone bad. If thi...