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Ridiculous R for sale while browsing

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850 LPT
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Re: Ridiculous R for sale while browsing

Post by 850 LPT »

What a nice R!

Honestly, I have more than their asking price in my XC :shock:

Question is what would one do with this car if purchased. If you plan on driving it, as most people would, you are looking at the following: At this mileage a full suspension redo is in order in the near future. The AWD components are going to fail soon. If you are lucky and the original owner was careful with even tread wear on the tires, then at least the angle gear will last a little while longer. Then comes the ETM and possibly tranny issues, etc.

No matter how you slice it, these cars are expensive to maintain, and the purchase price is only one piece of the puzzle.

Still I would be crazy enough to buy it....

Somebody slap me please!
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Post by Clemens »

Shouldn´t the R have an R front bumper? This Looks like a standard V70 bumper.
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Post by abscate »

850 LPT wrote:What a nice R!

Honestly, I have more than their asking price in my XC :shock:

Question is what would one do with this car if purchased. If you plan on driving it, as most people would, you are looking at the following: At this mileage a full suspension redo is in order in the near future. The AWD components are going to fail soon. If you are lucky and the original owner was careful with even tread wear on the tires, then at least the angle gear will last a little while longer. Then comes the ETM and possibly tranny issues, etc.

No matter how you slice it, these cars are expensive to maintain, and the purchase price is only one piece of the puzzle.

Still I would be crazy enough to buy it....

Somebody slap me please!
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Post by 850 LPT »

I know, thanks for discouraging me :lol:
98' S70, base, 5-speed manual, pewter/ tan, 145k miles
99' S70, base, 5-speed manual, nautic blue/ tan, 225k miles, currently inop
06' V70, auto, willow green/ charcoal, 147k miles
79' Ford Capri S, Euro Spec 2.8 V6, T9 5-speed manual, owned since 1986
58' Porsche Diesel Junior
13' Honda Odyssey :oops:
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Post by beigg »

What's that one black round part called located on the bulk head, rear of the turbocharger charge tube, right above the torque mount bracket? It has the one white-ish connector going to it.

If it was a manual and had it's timing components all serviced recently by a certified Volvo shop, it'd be highly considered!
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Post by BEJinFbk »

The alarm horn.
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Post by beigg »

What or how will the security system do/react to that being physically disconnected?
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Post by bmdubya1198 »

Wow... that thing is MINT. I love that these cars go for a bit less than E39 BMWs. I'm not the kind of guy that wants to have a car that just sits in the garage, but if I had the money, I'd buy that.
That red P2 looks pretty damn nice too! I love the caramel interior... not a color you see much, especially on Volvos.
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I think I'm pretty good at it. Pictures of my Z31 look pretty good, and that thing's a mess.
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Post by Clemens »

@beigg: on my 96 850 the alarm horn is unplugged. No issues. Don't know about the later models that have the canbus
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Post by beigg »

Ok. Thanks Clemens. I might remove the the one out of the 97 Wagon.
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