Registered: 02/04/01
Posts: 56459
Loc: Nor Cal, Hella hurr durr
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Registered: 07/24/00
Posts: 46248
Loc: East of St. Louis
Originally Posted By: Impulsive
For some reason, I always assumed your Volvo was a wagon.
I'm a wagon man, and that's what I was looking for, but manual gearbox wagons seem to only come in two flavors, thoroughly beaten with red flags or overpriced (though many are swirled with both).
This was a one owner (non-smoking podiatrist), T5, manual, solid condition, not pale gold, an excellent price ($3800) and it was local-ish. It was just too good to pass up (I'd actually been watching the CL ad for it for close to 6 weeks when I bought it).
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Still pissy after all these years...
It is definitely a fun car and has been surprisingly reliable. My only gripes with the Gen 1 were the underdamped rear shocks and improperly balanced PCV. The latter caused the turbo seals to fail prematurely.
Both corrected on the Gen 2.
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09 CWP MS3 01 Echo 5MT 00 EBP Si - Sold - Pics 89 Camaro - Sold CSI. What's your diversion?