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HankScorpio · Jul 14th, 2020, 19:39

Just checked back in on this.

My V70r is a jap import. With exception of aircon, it's close to mint. Very well looked after car (before I got it)

willi · Jul 14th, 2020, 20:20

[QUOTE=Danny2;2645969]Interesting market at the moment with these.
Prices have inflated and cars seem to stick around for a long time too, coming on and off sale.
Saw a very similar red R to this go at auction for a lot less than advertised here (could been the same car) not sure from the one photo.

A gul saloon sold at auction at the weekend for £10000. Looked nice with a little bit of work to do on it.

Im still trying to get money off the northern Ireland saloon. Still very much like that car. He did say he would replace the brain box pipe, and buy an original electric aerial.

Richard Volvo T5R · Jul 14th, 2020, 23:41

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Originally Posted by Danny2

Interesting market at the moment with these.
Prices have inflated and cars seem to stick around for a long time too, coming on and off sale.
Saw a very similar red R to this go at auction for a lot less than advertised here (could been the same car) not sure from the one photo.

A gul saloon sold at auction at the weekend for £10000. Looked nice with a little bit of work to do on it.

Im still trying to get money off the northern Ireland saloon. Still very much like that car. He did say he would replace the brain box pipe, and buy an original electric aerial.

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The gul saloon that was on eBay has gone to a very well known guy in Volvo circles who quotes “I have owned over 100 t5r’s” (believe what you like) it will be returning for sale again very shortly at an inflated price.

Danny2 · Jul 15th, 2020, 21:54

[QUOTE=Richard Volvo T5R;2647475]

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The gul saloon that was on eBay has gone to a very well known guy in Volvo circles who quotes “I have owned over 100 t5r’s” (believe what you like) it will be returning for sale again very shortly at an inflated price.

East Midlands area?

RollingThunder · Jul 16th, 2020, 09:11

Jap imports are usually in exceptional condition. Really. I have a Jap import Discovery, a car which is renowned for serious rust on the rear chassis - mine has absolutely none whatsoever. Its like new and still has its original paint. Old cars are very expensive to run in Japan, so they tend to be owned by the well heeled, and they look after them very well.

Having said that, the heat is fierce in Japan and the plastics do get affected - bumpers get brittle, leather goes hard, the convoluted tubing covering engine wiring goes to dust, and most annoying, the window seals degrade resulting in black streaks down the bodywork when it rains - and these are very stubborn and hard to clean off. One thing that most people don't realise is that Japanese tyre compounds are much harder than European tyres, again presumably due to the heat over there - so they're lethal in the wet. One of the first jobs I had to do was to get a set of new tyres!

Otherwise, they tend to be very good buys. I haven't found insurance to be an issue either.

willi · Jul 17th, 2020, 12:47

[QUOTE=Richard Volvo T5R;2647475]

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Originally Posted by willi

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The gul saloon that was on eBay has gone to a very well known guy in Volvo circles who quotes “I have owned over 100 t5r’s” (believe what you like) it will be returning for sale again very shortly at an inflated price.

You are right.. Its the guy in Birmingham.
Strange though, I was told it sold for near enough £10000. However, its now up for £8500.

Richard Volvo T5R · Jul 17th, 2020, 18:15

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You are right.. Its the guy in Birmingham.
Strange though, I was told it sold for near enough £10000. However, its now up for £8500.

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Can’t imagine it was sold for much less than 10k, I had offered over 8k for it which was declined. Would of even swapped one of my estates for it as always fancied a saloon.

Diego67 · Jul 19th, 2020, 18:00

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Originally Posted by Richard Volvo T5R

East Midlands area?

Birmingham I believe ! Is up for sale now no price though 🤷*♂️

willi · Jul 19th, 2020, 19:02

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Originally Posted by Richard Volvo T5R

You are right.. Its the guy in Birmingham.
Strange though, I was told it sold for near enough £10000. However, its now up for £8500.

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Can’t imagine it was sold for much less than 10k, I had offered over 8k for it which was declined. Would of even swapped one of my estates for it as always fancied a saloon.

Can't believe it. He's dropped it to£7500 already. Is there something wrong with it we don't know about??

willi · Jul 20th, 2020, 01:08

[QUOTE=willi;2648677][QUOTE=Richard Volvo T5R;2648162]

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Originally Posted by willi

Can't believe it. He's dropped it to£7500 already. Is there something wrong with it we don't know about??

The add has now been taken down..

Jul 14th, 2020, 20:20	#12
willi Senior Member Last Online: Apr 16th, 2024 19:13 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Weymouth	[QUOTE=Danny2;2645969]Interesting market at the moment with these. Prices have inflated and cars seem to stick around for a long time too, coming on and off sale. Saw a very similar red R to this go at auction for a lot less than advertised here (could been the same car) not sure from the one photo. A gul saloon sold at auction at the weekend for £10000. Looked nice with a little bit of work to do on it. Im still trying to get money off the northern Ireland saloon. Still very much like that car. He did say he would replace the brain box pipe, and buy an original electric aerial. __________________

Jul 16th, 2020, 09:11	#15
RollingThunder Grumpy Old Git Last Online: Today 09:16 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: South Yorkshire View Photos By: RollingThunder	Jap imports are usually in exceptional condition. Really. I have a Jap import Discovery, a car which is renowned for serious rust on the rear chassis - mine has absolutely none whatsoever. Its like new and still has its original paint. Old cars are very expensive to run in Japan, so they tend to be owned by the well heeled, and they look after them very well. Having said that, the heat is fierce in Japan and the plastics do get affected - bumpers get brittle, leather goes hard, the convoluted tubing covering engine wiring goes to dust, and most annoying, the window seals degrade resulting in black streaks down the bodywork when it rains - and these are very stubborn and hard to clean off. One thing that most people don't realise is that Japanese tyre compounds are much harder than European tyres, again presumably due to the heat over there - so they're lethal in the wet. One of the first jobs I had to do was to get a set of new tyres! Otherwise, they tend to be very good buys. I haven't found insurance to be an issue either. __________________ S40 2.4i '07 Japanese import '96 850R - https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=312484 Ex Danish Embassy '96 940 GLE LPT - https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=326071

Jul 17th, 2020, 18:15	#17
Richard Volvo T5R Junior Member Last Online: Oct 20th, 2021 19:27 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Leeds	[QUOTE=willi;2648073][QUOTE=Richard Volvo T5R;2647475] You are right.. Its the guy in Birmingham. Strange though, I was told it sold for near enough £10000. However, its now up for £8500.[/QUOTE ——————————————————————————————————— Can’t imagine it was sold for much less than 10k, I had offered over 8k for it which was declined. Would of even swapped one of my estates for it as always fancied a saloon.

Jul 14th, 2020, 19:39	#11
HankScorpio Floppy member Last Online: Jun 17th, 2021 22:13 Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: So far in the countryside, I can hear banjos	Just checked back in on this. My V70r is a jap import. With exception of aircon, it's close to mint. Very well looked after car (before I got it)

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