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I actually bought a 2006 V70 T5 yesterday. It’s a manual with the space ball shifter and it’s in really good nick. Went up to Stoke with the old man and picked it up and then ran it back down to Barry last night with no issues. It needs a new rear wiper motor by the looks of it and maybe a couple of other bits but she runs really nice. I’ve got a mountain of service records to go through properly this week and I’ll probably give it to a pal of mine to see if there is anything that needs doing immediately.
It goes like shit off a shovel.
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Looked at a load in uk a few year back. Only one I would have personally bought was from a local scrappy. Mechanic there had made a greatest hits car out of every nice one he every saw go through his yard. Replaced engine due to split liners, was one of first people to get a liner brace and bottom end girdle made up, moderate tune and then put new 4c dampers on it. Was dark met blue with the bright orange interior. Should have bought it lol.
Normally would say uk over Japanese import. But with these things, get the absolute best and lowest milage one you can. And then still budget for a moderate engine rebuild in time. They don't rust, they don't habe many gremlins apart from Cem/clock springs going bad, abs system just being an older car (rings go as does various bits of wiring), dash display are apl broken by now. Radio most of them are dead by now. Just replace with a double din alpine android nav job.
The mk1 850 and v70 are starting to actively outlive the mk2 which is crazy lol.
They are fun though, just got to live with 22 to 28 mpg on the real world.