I’ve painfully decided to get rid of my two neglected babies. I’ve had the best intentions for them, but life finds a way to get in the way. And I don’t foresee a time in the near future when I’ll have the bandwidth to get them back out there. So I’m wondering if yous could give me some input on what I might be able to get for them, and if anyone here is interested in them. I’d very much love to see them go to fellow Volvophile (probably no one else would be interested in them anyway
.One is a ‘95 gul 854 T5-R, and the other is a ‘99 laser blue V70R. Both have some goodies on ‘em, but neither is operational at the moment. Here are some more details about them:The T5-R aka Bananaburger
The interior is in decent shape (with the exception of the ubiquitous P80 sagging headliner), the exterior isn’t really. Transmission is shot, which is why it hasn’t been driven in 5 years. Glovebox is out because I was tracking down a blower issue but tranny went out before I fixed it. I still have the glovebox and it will be included. I also have a spare power steering pump I was meaning to install that will be included, although if I remember correctly, I had come to the conclusion that I didn’t need it. The stock stereo had been replaced when I got it, and I do have a double DIN unit that will work in it (I filed down the rails that get in the way already) but is not installed. No original floormats unfortunately, but I do have the alcantara covered manual
Odo stopped forever ago. One of the titans is bent which is why there are canistos on it. I have all 4 titans and two extra canistos that will come with it as well. Koni yellows and Eibach springs (I believe, can’t remember at the moment) along with new hardware were installed shortly before tranny failed so should have plenty of life on ‘em still. I feel prodigious shame that I never got around to fixing her up. I don’t need to tell anyone here what a unicorn she is; does anyone actually know how many T5-Rs, let alone gul T5-Rs, are still on US roads? But she obviously needs tons of work, so I just have no idea what she’s worth.
The V70R aka Blue Blazer
I picked this one up when the gul’s tranny died. The previous owner’s family was friends with a dealer’s family. This was that dealer’s wife’s car, then the person’s I bought it from. It has around 176k on it if I remember correctly. I bought it with ipd exhaust, then put in an ipd chip, got a rear spoiler painted and installed that, put in a Pioneer touchscreen double din head unit, and replaced the stock grill with the blue emblem egg crate style one from the XC. I still have the stock grill, and that will be included. Did some badge rearranging and still have the original badges that didn’t make it back on. Exterior and interior are in decent shape for her age. I replaced the timing belt and water pump, then the belt jumped on a little piece of rubber under the cam gear that got stuck between the belt and gear, and she hasn’t started since. I believe the valves are bent after the jumped timing, but I haven’t taken the head off to investigate further. I tried a lot of different things and that was the conclusion I came to 5 or 6 months ago when it happened. A few weeks before that happened, someone clipped the driver’s side mirror and broke it. I do have a replacement mirror and was in the midst of taking the shell off the old one and putting it on the new one. AWD system of course failed a few years ago, so I removed the prop shaft, but still have it and I believe all the hardware that will be included.
She’s not quite the unicorn the gul is, but she is rare and fun and in decent shape other than the motor issues. Again, no idea what she’s worth.
So I’m hoping yous could help me figure out what to ask for them. And if anyone’s interested, please let me know! Location is El Dorado County, California, which I guess is good info to know since you’ll need to tow ‘em.
Thanks so much for your time, all! I hope they’ll go to good homes.
P.S. I posted this here because I’m primarily looking for advice on what to ask for them, but if it makes more sense to post it in the classifieds, I can of course do that there. I just didn’t want to spam multiple forums.
