Just how rare is your Volvo

Post by **theWIFES_S70** » 14 Oct 2015, 13:13

Are there any figures for how many manual's were made in the 90s? My wife's S70 (98, late model with mechanical tensioner) is a manual and when I purchased it for her, I didn't think it was rare at all. (I had only been looking for a couple of weeks). But now that it's time for me to get my own, I can't seem to find a manual one. And I've been looking for months. And the only manuals that are available are grossly overpriced... Sadly, I'm starting to think about getting myself a Saab because there seem to be a lot more manuals out there. Is there a place in the US where one is more likely to find a manual P80? Should I be doing that before getting a Saab?

Post by **matthew1** » 14 Oct 2015, 13:27

theWIFES_S70 wrote:Is there a place in the US where one is more likely to find a manual P80?

Yea, Canada

. I don't know what your state says about importing Canadian cars, but there are more manual Volvo P80 cars there.

Post by **theWIFES_S70** » 14 Oct 2015, 13:55

I always liked Canada! Thanks for the headsup!

Post by **abscate** » 14 Oct 2015, 15:22

I've had walk up offers of 3500 for my T5 M with 170k.

There have been several NA manual P80s here for 1000 ish with fixable problems though.

Post by **scot850** » 14 Oct 2015, 17:07

I thought that 850 AWD's only came in manual/stick shift?

Neil.

Post by **j-dawg** » 14 Oct 2015, 19:37

scot850 wrote:I thought that 850 AWD's only came in manual/stick shift?

Neil.

In the USA we didn't get any AWD 850s.

As far as manual P80s, I saw several in Chicago over the few months before I found mine (in Indianapolis), but I was looking strictly for wagons. Two manual wagons popped up in Michigan but I didn't want either, and I was talking with a seller in Wisconsin but he decided not to sell.

If you're willing to travel a bit, it'll help. The Northeast is a lot denser than the Midwest. Keep an eye out on Volvo forums, as the cars will be better cared-for and more worth traveling for.

Post by **850 LPT** » 15 Oct 2015, 07:08

I just bought an 05' V70 with 5-speed manual.

It's basically a base model (no turbo or awd), but loaded with neat options:

Leather
Sunroof
Alloys
Automatic Climate Control
2nd seat boosters
headlight washers
12v outlet in the cargo area
rear park assist

I've been searching for a long time, but all the base models I've seen were just that. Most of them had no options. So I think this is kind of rare.

Post by **RussB** » 15 Oct 2015, 07:47

There were 75 2000 S70 T-5M's imported to the US. I have one

Post by **mecheng** » 15 Oct 2015, 13:11

Does anybody know, how many 98s came with the T5 engine? They are kinda rare, most are the LPT.

And further, is there a list with those that are labelled as SE: wood trim and alcantera seats?

TrstnBrtt · Post by **TrstnBrtt** » 19 Oct 2015, 13:24

I have a '98 T5 SE auto, the only manual's I could find here in Western Canada when I was looking were NA's. I sold my 99 5 Speed NA for the T5