Manual Volvo Wagon

"m-b-w loves his SUBAROO" (m-b-w)
05/06/2014 at 23:51 • Filed to: None

Just saw this on Ebay. It is pure beauty.

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DISCUSSION (23)

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
05/06/2014 at 23:59

Not a wagon, but a turbo/manual Volvo on Ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Volvo-S70-…

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
05/07/2014 at 00:01

Neat. I've driven a non turbo auto s70, and I enjoyed it. I'm sure a turbo would be awesome.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
05/07/2014 at 00:05

My Mom had a turbo 850. It was so awesome riding in the 3rd seat when my Dad would drive. It was so fast.

PyramidHat > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
05/07/2014 at 00:07

Goddammit that's clean! Admittedly, I did not know that it was possible to get non-leather seating...

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
05/07/2014 at 00:07

I only got to experience that in friends parents cars as a child. My mom always had SUVS, (Ford Explorer, Dodge Durango, 4 Honda Pilots, Ford Flex, and Volvo XC60) Maybe when the XC60 lease is up, I can talk her into a V60.

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > PyramidHat
05/07/2014 at 00:09

The inside looks like it is brand freakin new. It must have been owned by someone wh0 took car care to the extreme.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
05/07/2014 at 00:10

We got rid of it for a then new '05 Impala w/ the 3.4... Don't feel bad about your Mom driving SUV's. The Impala was much, muchhhhh more reliable though. I have good memories with Volvo's though. My Dad's 240 was the first car I ever got sideways.

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
05/07/2014 at 00:11

Oh god. I'm so sorry.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
05/07/2014 at 00:16

We got a '02 Trailblazer not long after that to replace the 240(that is still wasting away in my parents yard). I always chose to drive it when I got my permit and license, until I got my 4Runner. The Impala has been replaced with a sort of fun car though, it's an '09 Vibe GT.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
05/07/2014 at 00:19

I can't say much bad about the Impala though. In the 100k miles we had it, we had to replace the water pump. That was it. It got well over 30 MPG (37 on our way back from the Outer Banks) and it was super comfortable.

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
05/07/2014 at 00:45

Doesn't the vibe gt have the bigger 2.4 from the Camry?

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
05/07/2014 at 00:58

Yep, it's pretty peppy. It handles pretty well for something based off of a Corolla.

Big Bubba Ray > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
05/07/2014 at 01:14

NP? I know close to nothing about these cars other than my grandma's neighbor owned one for a few years haha

Doug DeMuro > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
05/07/2014 at 01:45

Never knew they did this in a stick.

thegregorius > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
05/07/2014 at 07:20

I've said it before, but considering that there are (apparently) so many people over on your side of the Atlantic that appreciates Volvos, please come and take a few of ours! I think that something like 25-30% of all cars I see are Volvos over here, and that makes it very hard to get excited over one. Many of them are manual, as well. Look, I even found you a brown one! Just take it away from us.

http://www.bytbil.com/bilar/volvo/v7… !

edit: If the link works, this should be a list of 254 brown Volvo station wagons with manual gearboxes. Take your pick! We'll throw a gift card from IKEA into the deal. http://www.bytbil.com/bilar/sokresul… !

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > thegregorius
05/07/2014 at 07:57

Well, I guess I can take it off your hands, assuming you are paying for it and shipping to North Carolina.

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > Doug DeMuro
05/07/2014 at 07:59

Neither did I. I especially love the fact that this one is a abosolute barebones model. That plus being a manual probably makes this quite a rare car in the US.

thegregorius > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
05/07/2014 at 08:14

Hmm. What's the rust situation in North Carolina? If it's as good as in California or Texas, we could start a Volvo-Miata exchange program. Or a Volvo-Mercedes program if that's better.

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > thegregorius
05/07/2014 at 09:02

there is not much of a rust problem here.

ruquik > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
05/08/2014 at 00:43

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Volvo-240-…

Gabriel Ward > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
05/09/2014 at 01:07

Very nice! These are some great cars. I''ve had many Volvos, and I love my S60 T5 manual. These cars make superb highway burners

jimthebrit > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
05/09/2014 at 14:37

I drove Dad's 760 turbo through France and back once. The car survived it, the tires did not.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > jimthebrit
05/09/2014 at 14:51

Sadly I never was old enough to drive the 850. It never would run right and the local Volvo specialist or dealer couldn't figure it out, so we got rid of it.