seeking advice: ovlov v70r..

[Henry A Harper III]

Don't give up on the B7 dream! I finally found one, 2005.5 manual avant 2.0t
w/nav, for 16.9k @60k mi. Cosmetically not quite perfect but 36mpg on the
first road trip. Allroads are too heavy & too much stuff to break although
my fiance likes the looks of them. Keep digging,
www.themccumbers.com/States.htm is great for mass trawling of craigslist.

Still working on selling the GTI and 200q though...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of thejimrose
> Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 9:08 AM
> To: quattro list
> Subject: seeking advice: ovlov v70r..
>
>
> 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
>