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1992 - 1997 850, including 850 R, 850 T-5R, 850 T-5, 850 GLT
1997 - 2000 S70, S70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70, V70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70-XC
1997 - 2004 C70

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Re: What did you do to your Volvo today?

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Purchased a clean 98' S70 with 5-speed manual. One of those " I can't pass this up" kind of things. This car looks like it really doesn't need much, it was well taken care of. A one owner (Swedish Lady) car until last year! Even the AC works and it has a brand new compressor.

Dirk
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:
84' Mercedes 300 D, gold/ tan, 420k miles (retirement project :D )

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Post by ZionXIX »

That's quite the find
Scarlett: 1996 850 Turbo Wagon in Reagent Red Pearl ~210K mi
Norman: 2012 F150 XLT Crew Cab in Oxford White ~110K mi
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Really jealous of that find! Pictures please!

Neil.
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
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scot850 wrote: 03 Aug 2023, 08:33 Really jealous of that find! Pictures please!

Neil.
Here you go:
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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:
84' Mercedes 300 D, gold/ tan, 420k miles (retirement project :D )

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Post by abscate »

Hmmmph. That parking brake handle it’s up too far. Probably needs an adjustment.

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850 LPT wrote: 03 Aug 2023, 09:31
scot850 wrote: 03 Aug 2023, 08:33 Really jealous of that find! Pictures please!

Neil.
Here you go:

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Wow, very nice. I wish mine still looked like that.
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Post by 850 LPT »

Thank you!

They don't come up for sale that often in a condition like that. Which is why I couldn't resist.
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:
84' Mercedes 300 D, gold/ tan, 420k miles (retirement project :D )

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Oh, those seats! 100% perfect from what I can see, and heated too. How many miles? Where did you find such a deal? What will you do with it considering everything else in your stable?

Seeing the interior makes me convinced that 1998 tan carpet and floor mats faded/discolored differently. The carpets turn a kind of pink while the mats stay tan. I see it on junkyard cars but seeing it on this well kept one confirms it. That didn't really happen on my three 2000's. I planned to combat this discoloration for the rehab of my 98 T5M, but perhaps I won't worry. My hope is that 99-00 unfaded carpets will fit in the 98.
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Blue 1998 V70 T5 manual, "the T5M" - awaiting rehab

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Post by 850 LPT »

Yes, the seats are in really nice shape, even the driver seat has minimal wear. The car has NO sun damage, which leads me to believe it was garaged all it's life until last year, which is when PO bought it.

My 99' S70 is still dead in the water, and I miss having a weekend stick/ backup car. This car will fill the void until the other one is running again. At that point I will re- evaluate.
The V70 is my DD, 850 is daughters car, 240 is other daughters car (3 seasons that is).

Dirk
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:
84' Mercedes 300 D, gold/ tan, 420k miles (retirement project :D )

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Post by scot850 »

What a wonderful find! Glad to see they still turn up every once in a while. It would be hard to let that go unless it is just too nice to use!

Neil.
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

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