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  1. #1
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    Default OMG! What Have I Done Now!

    I'm afraid that once again I've been bitten by the R monster. Just agreed to buy a friend's '05 V70R to add to my current "collection". Magic Blue (467) over Gobi, it is a US car with auto (boo!!) and pretty much standard R kit beyond that. Currently sits at around 106K miles so nearly new compared to the two XCs. Pick it up tomorrow so the work toward a decent Stage 0 begins next week if I can get to it.

    The '02 XC goes into the body shop next week to have a rust hole in the drivers side rocker fixed so the car can past its next provincial inspection. After I see how that work goes, I'll begin the massive task of evaluating which of the three will have to go as I really don't need 3 station wagons. Might come down that both XCs go if this R is as fun to drive as my 850R was despite the auto box.

    Anyway, so excited I had to tell the forum.

    Cheers,

    Bill
    Last edited by billr99; 08-25-2016 at 01:16 AM.
    Western Head, NS CDN

    '08 BMW 750i (Black Sapphire)-204K kms to-date
    '05 XC70 (Lava Sand)-296K kms to-date
    '02 V70XC-gone @393K kms
    '05 V70R (Magic Blue)-120K mi to-date - gone
    '96 854R (Red)-real CDN-spec 5-speed R - gone @270k kms
    And other Volvos and misc. Euro stuff

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    Looking forward to hearing how your work on this proceeds....
    Bill
    63 PV544 (attempted restoration)
    83 245 DL OSD (transferred to son)
    85 240 GL OSD (transferred to son)
    03 XC70 OSD (traded-in 4/12)
    05 AWD S80 OSD (transferred to son)
    12 XC70 T6
    16 S60 T5 Drive-E (FWD)

  3. #3
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    Pictures or it didn't happen..
    PDX-Vancouver, USA

    2005 XC70 140,000

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    Quote Originally Posted by Scopeman View Post
    Pictures or it didn't happen..
    +1

    Magic Blue is a nice colour!
    2005 XC70 Crystal Green | Hilton | 16T | Bad Swede | 130k miles

  5. #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by Scopeman View Post
    Pictures or it didn't happen..
    I was hoping to get some pics on Sunday, but we are supposed to get rain that day. If we manage to miss the rain, pics will be coming.

    Cheers,

    Bill
    Western Head, NS CDN

    '08 BMW 750i (Black Sapphire)-204K kms to-date
    '05 XC70 (Lava Sand)-296K kms to-date
    '02 V70XC-gone @393K kms
    '05 V70R (Magic Blue)-120K mi to-date - gone
    '96 854R (Red)-real CDN-spec 5-speed R - gone @270k kms
    And other Volvos and misc. Euro stuff

  6. #6
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    So you bought almost the same R as mine (which is for sale)
    You know mine needs nothing, I hate to see what this one needs
    Good luck
    All emails please use: jrl1194 (at) aol.com

    2007 V70 2.5T White/Oak, 112K miles. My daily driver and GORGEOUS
    2000 V70R wife's. Won't sell, now at 148K miles !! and still (almost) perfect.
    2000 S70 GLT SE with 29,000 miles!!! A time capsule, V70R front bumper, Volans, etc. SOLD!!! (I Will regret selling this!)

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    I love how jrl comes in all offended that you didn't buy "his" and basically calls yours crap. LOL

    Congrats Bill! You are going to love it.
    2005 XC70 Ruby Red
    2007 V70R GT 477/Nordkap

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    I'm sure it's very nice but no one does as much as I do before I sell a Volvo.
    I told you before, shut your stupid mouth up and do NOT respond to any of my posts.
    I wish you were near me, I would close your stupid, obnoxious mouth permanently.

    Bill, good luck with your R
    All emails please use: jrl1194 (at) aol.com

    2007 V70 2.5T White/Oak, 112K miles. My daily driver and GORGEOUS
    2000 V70R wife's. Won't sell, now at 148K miles !! and still (almost) perfect.
    2000 S70 GLT SE with 29,000 miles!!! A time capsule, V70R front bumper, Volans, etc. SOLD!!! (I Will regret selling this!)

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    JRL

    "Make Volvo Great Again"
    2005 XC70 Crystal Green | Hilton | 16T | Bad Swede | 130k miles

  10. #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by JRL View Post
    So you bought almost the same R as mine (which is for sale)
    You know mine needs nothing, I hate to see what this one needs
    Good luck
    JRL:

    If I was still living in the States, you would have been the first guy I would have called when I went looking for another R knowing that it would be top drawer. But the whole cross-border thing just prevents me from doing that. Too much of a hassle despite all that free-trade crap that both governments espouse. As it is, the one I got hold of isn't perfect but at just over 100K miles, it isn't bad. Hell, if I had bought one from you I would have had nothing to do to sort it to my liking. My buddy is a car freak from way back with mostly Volvos, SAABs, and the odd English antique. Right now he has a nice Gen 1 SAAB 900 convertible, a V50 T5 and a C30 T5 and he is restoring what may be the only '23 Citroen Type C in Canada, perhaps North America. In any event, he took decent care of the R as second owner and the car has full records for the last 80K of use so I think I'll be OK once I have the chance to bring it up to my standards.

    Thanks,

    Bill
    Western Head, NS CDN

    '08 BMW 750i (Black Sapphire)-204K kms to-date
    '05 XC70 (Lava Sand)-296K kms to-date
    '02 V70XC-gone @393K kms
    '05 V70R (Magic Blue)-120K mi to-date - gone
    '96 854R (Red)-real CDN-spec 5-speed R - gone @270k kms
    And other Volvos and misc. Euro stuff

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