Well apparently they are being honest when they say 4 cylinders.........maybe that is all that work? Like the wrinkly rubber strips on the roof!
Reminds me of my parents last car.
Neil.
Volvo Findings! (What have you found on FB/Craiglist/Kijiii/other)?
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Re: Volvo Findings! (What have you found on Craigslist?)
2006 V70 2.5T AWD Polestar tune
2000 V70 R - still being an endless PITA
2006 XC70 - Our son now has this and still parked in our garage
2003 Toyota 4Runner V8 Limited
2015 Kia Sportage EX-L - Sold
1993 850 GLT -Sold
1998 V70 XC - Sold
1997 Volvo 850 SE NA - Went to niece in California - Sold
2000 V70 SE NA - Sold
2000 V70 R - still being an endless PITA
2006 XC70 - Our son now has this and still parked in our garage
2003 Toyota 4Runner V8 Limited
2015 Kia Sportage EX-L - Sold
1993 850 GLT -Sold
1998 V70 XC - Sold
1997 Volvo 850 SE NA - Went to niece in California - Sold
2000 V70 SE NA - Sold
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He forgot to take off the transit plate in one photo. Probably a$500 flipfoggydogg wrote: ↑02 Aug 2022, 15:13 '95 850 base wagon, slick top, Baltimore
https://baltimore.craigslist.org/cto/d/ ... 71447.html
Very sketchy yellow crayon on the back glass,
95 850 wagon.jpg
I smell Auction flipper
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Here's a gorgeous looking light pressure turbo '97 GLT sedan:
https://raleigh.craigslist.org/cto/d/ca ... 91518.html ""Up for sale is a nice looking Volvo turbo. Always garage kept. AC is ice cold and heat works great. Great fun car to drive around. Offers smooth and silky ride. New front struts. Has all four new tires. Brakes are in good condition. Leather interior. Front heated seats. Power windows and door locks. Sunroof. Alloy wheels. Well kept for it’s age. Volvo is known to last for a long time. Contact for details.""
https://raleigh.craigslist.org/cto/d/ca ... 91518.html ""Up for sale is a nice looking Volvo turbo. Always garage kept. AC is ice cold and heat works great. Great fun car to drive around. Offers smooth and silky ride. New front struts. Has all four new tires. Brakes are in good condition. Leather interior. Front heated seats. Power windows and door locks. Sunroof. Alloy wheels. Well kept for it’s age. Volvo is known to last for a long time. Contact for details.""
1997 855 GLT (Light Pressure Turbo) still going strong. Previous: 1986 240 GL rusted out in '06, 1985 Saab 900T rusted out in '95, 1975 Saab 99 rusted out in '95, 1973 Saab 99 rusted out in '94
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Ooof! $5500 for a 1997 with 190k?jreed wrote: ↑05 Aug 2022, 05:00 Here's a gorgeous looking light pressure turbo '97 GLT sedan:
https://raleigh.craigslist.org/cto/d/ca ... 91518.html
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""Up for sale is a nice looking Volvo turbo. Always garage kept. AC is ice cold and heat works great. Great fun car to drive around. Offers smooth and silky ride. New front struts. Has all four new tires. Brakes are in good condition. Leather interior. Front heated seats. Power windows and door locks. Sunroof. Alloy wheels. Well kept for it’s age. Volvo is known to last for a long time. Contact for details.""
Empty Nester
A Captain in a Sea of Estrogen
1999-V70-T5M56 2005-V70-M56 1999-S70 VW T4 XC90-in-Red
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A Captain in a Sea of Estrogen
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That's a really clean car though. He probably won't have too hard of a time getting somewhat close to his asking.
00 V70R Venetian Red/Charcoal M56 Swapped 214k
07 XC90 V8 AWD Sport Titanium Grey/Black 220k
92 245 White/Beige 249k
91 944 Turbo 175k
…and a bunch of other stuff
Sold-
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00 S70 GLT
98 V70 GLT
93 944
98 S90
95 850 GLT
01 S60 2.4T
05 S60R M66
08 S40 2.4i
88 744 Turbo M46
07 XC90 V8 AWD Sport Titanium Grey/Black 220k
92 245 White/Beige 249k
91 944 Turbo 175k
…and a bunch of other stuff
Sold-
03 S60 2.4T
00 S70 GLT
98 V70 GLT
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Just ran across this. '81 242 turbo black. DC area. Apparently it was on BaT a while ago (?)
https://jalopnik.com/at-25-000-is-this- ... 1849370465
https://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva ... 84522.html
https://jalopnik.com/at-25-000-is-this- ... 1849370465
https://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva ... 84522.html
ex-1984 245T wagon
1994 850T5 wagon
2004 XC70 wagon BlackBetty
1994 850T5 wagon
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Well done , seller. You could probably find that car up here for 2-2.5k ish if you were patient. Dirk would find it for $200bmdubya1198 wrote: ↑05 Aug 2022, 09:18 That's a really clean car though. He probably won't have too hard of a time getting somewhat close to his asking.
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You probably could if you wait for it. I still see them for reasonably cheap around here, but they're getting less and less common. I miss the days of clean $300 P80s.
00 V70R Venetian Red/Charcoal M56 Swapped 214k
07 XC90 V8 AWD Sport Titanium Grey/Black 220k
92 245 White/Beige 249k
91 944 Turbo 175k
…and a bunch of other stuff
Sold-
03 S60 2.4T
00 S70 GLT
98 V70 GLT
93 944
98 S90
95 850 GLT
01 S60 2.4T
05 S60R M66
08 S40 2.4i
88 744 Turbo M46
07 XC90 V8 AWD Sport Titanium Grey/Black 220k
92 245 White/Beige 249k
91 944 Turbo 175k
…and a bunch of other stuff
Sold-
03 S60 2.4T
00 S70 GLT
98 V70 GLT
93 944
98 S90
95 850 GLT
01 S60 2.4T
05 S60R M66
08 S40 2.4i
88 744 Turbo M46
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Spotted that one on C/L earlier, but decided to not use up Matts bandwidth to start a lively discussion about mental illness.BlackBart wrote: ↑05 Aug 2022, 13:17 Just ran across this. '81 242 turbo black. DC area. Apparently it was on BaT a while ago (?)
https://jalopnik.com/at-25-000-is-this- ... 1849370465
https://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva ... 84522.html
e8881add2fa1c7f1d9c21f28e2405675.jpg
69 1800s, @500k Death by Rust
94 850 Turbo, T-boned, ambulance for me, crusher for it
97 855 T5, 855 R projects
98 V70R x2, Silver Junkyard rescue, Coral Red
98 V70GLT x2, parts cars
00 V70xc x2, both now dead
62 122s, gone to live in Richmond
56 445 Duett basket project
1950 Studebaker 2R10 flatbed, T9 crashbox
94 850 Turbo, T-boned, ambulance for me, crusher for it
97 855 T5, 855 R projects
98 V70R x2, Silver Junkyard rescue, Coral Red
98 V70GLT x2, parts cars
00 V70xc x2, both now dead
62 122s, gone to live in Richmond
56 445 Duett basket project
1950 Studebaker 2R10 flatbed, T9 crashbox
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69 1800s, @500k Death by Rust
94 850 Turbo, T-boned, ambulance for me, crusher for it
97 855 T5, 855 R projects
98 V70R x2, Silver Junkyard rescue, Coral Red
98 V70GLT x2, parts cars
00 V70xc x2, both now dead
62 122s, gone to live in Richmond
56 445 Duett basket project
1950 Studebaker 2R10 flatbed, T9 crashbox
94 850 Turbo, T-boned, ambulance for me, crusher for it
97 855 T5, 855 R projects
98 V70R x2, Silver Junkyard rescue, Coral Red
98 V70GLT x2, parts cars
00 V70xc x2, both now dead
62 122s, gone to live in Richmond
56 445 Duett basket project
1950 Studebaker 2R10 flatbed, T9 crashbox






