Opinions/Advice needed

[martin_r_smith]

Hi all,

I'm at the stage where I want something new to drive so I'm going to be selling the Tdi and getting something else (850 of course). Obviously a T5 springs to mind but I'm drawn more towards a LPT AWD, am I mad??

Is there much to look for when buying one?

Would appreciate your opinions and advice

Cheers

[M-R-P]

yes... you're mad lol.

costs a bomb to fix and parts are hard to come by.

[p fandango]

personally i wouldn't touch a AWD

[V70 Graham]

I'd try and find a decent T5R but they are becoming rare now.....and Jim buys most of them.

[martin_r_smith]

Hmm thought you might have said that. Don't they all cost a bomb to fix? What normally goes wrong?

[martin_r_smith]

And to be honest I don't want an R, in my opinion they dont warrant the premium price over a normal T5. Anyone here selling a T5 at the moment?

[merc85]

And to be honest I don't want an R, in my opinion they dont warrant the premium price over a normal T5. Anyone here selling a T5 at the moment?

A well sorted t5 or R/t5r's dont come up very often, any 850 you find unless you pay a premium will cost abit to get as it should be imho. There are lots of cheap 850's around mostly auto's but they will all need work. AWD's as pedro has said are not worth the effort.

Good luck on your quest :)

[Saaamon]

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Volvo-850-2-5T-AWD-/350984215400?pt=Automobile&hash=item51b84a1b68

Nice awd 850 here, manual and leather.

[martin_r_smith]

I think I'm going to keep the tdi now as my 30 mile a day commute would get pricey in a T5. I also test drove an awd 850 and my gosh they are slow, nothing compared to the tdi. That 6 extra horses is not noticable but the fact it has 80+ft/lb torque less is very noticable!