Real or not? 2002 XC70 Manual Transmission...

[matthew1]

Spotted in a Craigslist ad:

2002 Volvo XC70 AWD 2.4L 5 SPEED MANUAL - Great Vehicle - $6995 (Denver)

from that ad:


for comparison, a photo of a 2002 XC70 automatic:


Shifters look the same to me. In the manual P2 R cars the shifters are the infamous large round "baseball" tops.

[precopster]

Looks like they forgot to fit the clutch pedal at the factory.

[matthew1]

Of course... no pedal in the photo.

Dealers

[precopster]

I have considered changing my '01 XC to manual. Not yet convinced I can pull it off at the right price given the gearboxes are rare here. The other thing I don't yet know about is whether the clutch operation is light enough for traffic snarls without leaving you wanting for a Red Bull after 20 minutes of clutch shuffling.

That's another topic though

[abscate]

The pedal is there, it came with a cloaking device that year.....

Dealer FAIL!!

[precopster]

Perhaps the TCM's faulty and needs to be manually shifted with the geartronic. That qualifies it as being manual doesn't it?? ......after all this car IS from a dealer. ( no offense meant to the reputable ones of course)

[JRL]

NEW Volvo clutches are very light and easy to engage
As they get older and self adjust, the effort becomes harder

[precopster]

Thanks JRL. I drove a S60 T5 manual that a friend owns with only about 80k miles (original clutch) and it wasn't feather light for me so I was wondering if this is typical. However it was lighter than my manual Mitsubishi Magna (Diamante) from afew years back which was a cable clutch.

[darrylrobert]

This is sports manual, its developed for racing car drivers.