seeking advice: ovlov v70r..

[Mark Rosenkrantz]

Brett Dikeman has one.  You could ask Brett about the issues and "go-to"
websites for them.

Mark Rosenkrantz

On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 11:08 AM, thejimrose <thejimrose at gmail.com> wrote:

> hey boys n girls. need to replace the ol b5 a4 soon and wanted to see if
> anyone in my favorite collection of carnuts had any thoughts / experience
> with the volvo v series wagons?
>
> i want to spend about 20-25k. ideally would get a b7 a4 manual wagon but no
> luck finding one for less than 30k. i've considered bmw, merc, subaru, etc
> etc but don't jive w/ any of them. want something over 20mpg, practical,
> somewhat fun to drive, well built, etc. another ideal would be a 2.7t
> allroad manual w/ none of the offroad nonsense [normal suspension, single
> body color, etc].
>
> tangent: had a customer at stasis w/ an AR setup just like that - ohlins
> c/o's, alcons, stage 3+, short ratio gearbox, body cladding repainted, etc
> etc. favorite car ever..
>
> anyway i've found a really nice 06 v70r locally. 50k for 22k. looks really
> well kept. always loved the look of that car, reviews / forums seem to say
> they're a bit dodgy in build. reviews say ride quality is dismal. wonder if
> that can be remedied? looks like they use active dampers - anyone know if
> the suspension is replaceable w/ standard aftermarket stuff [doesn't really
> look like it].
>
> any other thoughts / experiences w/ these would be much appreciated!
>
> thx!
> jim
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