seeking advice: ovlov v70r..

[Hayes Myers]

I'm going to do the B7 Avant myself when i'm through with my B6 as d/d...it
will hopefully be a track machine at that point...we shall see.  The 2.0 is
a fun engine ...gobs of tq where you need it and power made on top end as
well.

Good luck!

On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 11:27 AM, thejimrose <thejimrose at gmail.com> wrote:

> oh for mass CL searches i like crazedlist for FF
>
> On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 8:21 AM, Henry A Harper III <hah at alumni.rice.edu
> >wrote:
>
> > 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
> > >
> >
> >
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