Ex850R
^mine.
egads (she/her)
240;130229 wroteOpinions... what's better to own out of this or a V50 T5 M66?
Really hard choice. Bit better cargo space and wider shoulder space in the V70. V50 has more real life power on my butt dyno, maybe just from driving more shagged out R's. Would happily live with either though (once you eliminate the dash squeaks and rattles).
MarkBoundy
Go the R - very rare, only other manual I've seen, plus comes with an 18T, fill the cutout with a TME twin exhaust
Rogue242gt
Bids closed at $5400
MarkBoundy
A lot of car for $5400, did you bid?
Rogue242gt
Sadly another missed opportunity :(
MarkBoundy
Bugger, contact seller maybe there's a reserve that wasn't reached?
or there's always this one - another rare Volvo but not so cheap
https://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/Volvo-850-1995/SSE-AD-5173943/?Cr=3
Cheers
Mark
Rogue242gt
I’m one of those ‘has to be a wagon’ arseholes :)
Ex850R
Has to be a wagon.
Volvo wagons can fit a club lounge armchair in, a fridge, a side of beef, why would you own a volvo sedan...
MarkBoundy
The 96 yellow 850 T5 R manual isn't a bad a sedan to own but I'm with you on the wagons - I have two of them, 97 V70 T5 and 98 V70 R manual, I love every rattle, clunk and squeak in both of them ;)
ICEDVOVO
"Volvo wagons can fit a club lounge armchair"
Forget the armchair mate, how about a 2 metre long Moran 3 seater Club Lounge into an 850 wagon?
The tailgate was fully closed.
But my gut was squashed over the steering wheel , my face was pressed up against the windscreen and something else was wedged else was up hard against the drive selector
Lucky it was just a 20k trip from David Jones city store, and in 1999 when Sydney's roads were'nt half as crowded..
goodenough
Oh a missed opportunity? Increase your bid mate!! If you really wanted the car you would watch it like a hawk and then sniper them with only 20 seconds remaining. Missed opportunity my arse mate :)
JamesM
Ex850R;130266 wrote^mine.
I was stalking you in a little white work car with ladders on the roof up bell street :)
Ex850R
JamesM;130422 wroteEx850R;130266 wrote^mine.
I was stalking you in a little white work car with ladders on the roof up bell street :)
I saw that post! Who you work for?
It's a long drag up Bell Street that time of day.... Glad I have auto box!
New wheels imminent..
ICEDVOVO
My Mechanical Engineer son Nick bought it. And yes it was the v70r from Berry Motors. Josh (also an Engjneer) bought it from Mark and it stayed unregistered for 3 years , it has only been registered for 1 year on NSW. Service record is excellent, we can only assume the only reason Berry aquired it & flicked it on at 4k was due to a fully disabled AWD. Not sure if my son is interested in fixing that, he is happy to leave it as FWD for the moment as it feels great to drive and that is coming ftom someone who has only ever driven Mr2's. Car is in very good condition and well detailed; there are a few minor scuffs and 1 tiny door ding but I am sure we will find more gremlins other than just the ABS & tracs errors. The clearcoat on the roof & bonnet is starting to fade and there is an white area of delamination on bonnet. But still looks amazing in all its blackness. Interior is beautiful, no issues there other than broken plastic finger lift on console lid and a tiny plastic tail trim at the base of the weather seal on the back door that fell off when we got the car home this afternoon. There is nice sublty to the exhaust note and a lovely growl inside the cabin when giving it some juice in 2nd. We are grateful for josh keeping his word on this sale as we understand lots of ppl have since offered a lot more for it. We only went down to the gong to place a deposit and make sure there was nothing majorly wrong with it other than the AWD before rego expires tomorrow. Josh was supposed to get us a pink slip tomorrow but after we came back from a test drive he put us on the spot by saying he wanted it fully paid for today or another guy
would be taking it at 8. We only had 500 on us but managed to wrangle a cash transfer to seal its fate. Just hope it passes pink slip tomorrow as it definately needs new front tyres and will soon need rears as well. Sorry we missed the meet at Pie in the Sky today. We will try to make it next time as its just up the road.
-Wayne.
Ex850R
Wow, paying 8k for this would be way overpriced especially with its issues. That money is getting you into a 2004 model v70r even...
goodenough
In good hands
ICEDVOVO
The intrinsic value of that car is in its uniqueness.
V70R Wagon, Manual, Black on Black.
They just dont grow on trees like that in that perfect combination.
Its hard enough to find a decent V70r auto let alone a manual one. There are hardly any ordinary manual 850 or s60 out there either.
At 5400 its a no brainer.
I've looked at many 2003/4 v70r, all around 23k with 150 to 200k but all auto. At 23k too much for a car that is only an auto. Those geartronic boxes can be a Pita and cant be bothered with remapping to be reliant on solenoids to make the changes for me. My geartronic was herky jerky from day one and none of volvos updates helped.
Only v70r manual I have seen was a 300k blue one 6 years ago, owned by a wine rep and I think Mark from Berry had a good one that might have been manual that went for 18. A few manual 850r & T5 sedans& a few 2003 s60r have been sold for between 10 & 18k. Maybe I missed one but I've been a regular scout for a manual 850r wagon or v70r for past 7 years. I think that black 850r in ViC at 25k was from tassie where it sold for 10.
Ex850R
Haven't seen a later R for more than 10 or 12k for a long time.
Mark just sold one for around 6k.
egads (she/her)
Congrats, is a unicorn combo of colours and options that I am sure will make everyone smile for miles
