Originally Posted by
nathT5
hi all, just joined the forum as i,m looking to buy a 850 T5 estate soon and need some help,
ive never owned a volvo or a turbo but always been interested,
i hope you guys can help me with a few questions,,,
is an auto as quick and strong as a manual? ive never driven an auto but they seem more common,
i,m looking at a cheap (£700) manual ex-police T5 at the moment, a mate of a mates,
it has no history and is quite a dog, needs the interior and rough bodywork sorting,
its showing 205,000 miles, should i be worried about this???
the thing thats attracting me is the performance, ive never been in anything as fast,
adjustable boost controller, a switchable chip, k+n, dump valve and i,m told its got a bigger turbo,
what would you do???
buy this (i like white and the spec) and tidy the interior and give it a full respray,
or, buy a good standard one (but would probably be auto) and modify the engine myself,
also what nasty gremlins should i be looking for when buying???
cheers, nathan...
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