[Speed_Racer]

Hello everyone, I have never really looked at volvos before (always been a VW enth.) so I had a simple question. My mom wants me to sell my GTI and get a safe car so I thought why not get an 850R. The only problem is them I do not want an automatic. Can these cars be found with manual trans? Thanks for the help,<P>Philippe

 

[Evolvo]

They're available, but pretty rare. They were only sold in Canada. I don't know about 850 T-5s or Turbos though. With the ipd upgrade, it's the same hp as the R I believe, and you might have an easier time finding a manual.<P>Too bad, you just missed an R with manual in Massachusettes a couple of months ago on ebay.

 

[S.R.]

Philippe,<P>You will have an extremely hard time trying to find an 850R with a manual transmission in the United States. The 850R and 850 T5-R with a manual transmission never legally made it to North America.<P>Although, these cars did come to Canada with 250hp and a manual tranmission. There was someone on Ebay recently who was selling a red 850R with a manual transmission and I think that it might have come from Canada. I am not sure what eventually happened to that car though.<P>If you must have a Volvo and a manual transmission, the S70 T5 would be a good way to go in my opinion. A manual shouldn't be too hard to find, plus they can be chipped and tuned just like an 850R.<P>My 02. cents... <IMG SRC="http://www.swedespeed.com/ubb/smile.gif"><P>-Drew

 

[[email protected]]

As much as I loved my R, and it had a lot of toys on it like 17" wheels and a great suspension, the first gen 70-series cars are a little more refined and you can build out a T-5 to look the part of an S70R. That'd be cool.

 

[Me 262]

Here's a couple I found in Canada in case you're seriously looking :<P> <IMG SRC="http://photoserver1.trader.ca/autotrader/photos/large/2001/12-21/tpr/12-21-01tpr03-17.jpeg"> <P>1996 VOLVO 850 120000 km $ 19,888.00 <P> <IMG SRC="http://photoserver1.trader.ca/autotrader/photos/large/2002/03-08/tdw/03-08-02tdw34-19.jpeg"> <P>1996 VOLVO 850 94000 km $ 19,800.00 <P>Prices are in Cdn so divide by 1.6 and divide by 1.649 to convert km's to miles. <P>Last August I "almost" convinced my girlfriend to buy a 95 yellow T5-R sedan with MANUAL transmission and low miles. Oh well, she wanted the reasurrance of a warranty and picked up a brand new 1.8t Golf, still a blast to drive. <P>I bought an AWD Legacy wagon this winter to test out a] how much fun AWD is in winter and b] how much we'd really use a wagon. I think I'm hooked so I may be looking for a Volvo turbo wagon though I'm not sure if they make a high pressure model with AWD .

 

[towerymt]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Me 262:<BR><B>...and divide by 1.649 to convert km's to miles.</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>It's 1.609.<P>

 

[drPheta]

How did you guys find the cars in Canada?<P>I'm really really serious about buying an 850R (since my car was recently totalled from a theft - Acura Integra).<P>Always been a Volvo fan, and always wanted the R. Now's my chance, but I am also a manual driver.<BR>

 

[Spearzy]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by InDy:<BR><B>Philippe,<P>You will have an extremely hard time trying to find an 850R with a manual transmission in the United States. The 850R and 850 T5-R with a manual transmission never legally made it to North America.<P>Although, these cars did come to Canada with 250hp and a manual tranmission. There was someone on Ebay recently who was selling a red 850R with a manual transmission and I think that it might have come from Canada. I am not sure what eventually happened to that car though.<P>If you must have a Volvo and a manual transmission, the S70 T5 would be a good way to go in my opinion. A manual shouldn't be too hard to find, plus they can be chipped and tuned just like an 850R.<P>My 02. cents... <IMG SRC="http://www.swedespeed.com/ubb/smile.gif"><P>-Drew</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><BR>Canada is in North America! <IMG SRC="http://www.swedespeed.com/ubb/wink.gif"><BR><P>

 

[S.R.]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Spearzy:<BR><B> <BR>Canada is in North America! <IMG SRC="http://www.swedespeed.com/ubb/wink.gif"><BR></B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Good catch! Brain melt-down... LOL IRL! <IMG SRC="http://www.swedespeed.com/ubb/wink.gif"><P>-Drew<BR>

 

[Spearzy]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by InDy:<BR><B> Good catch! Brain melt-down... LOL IRL! <IMG SRC="http://www.swedespeed.com/ubb/wink.gif"><P>-Drew</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Haha! no problem, people always seem to forget where Canada is.. Not sure why since the country is very big but still seems to be the forgetable one! Oh, well our stealthyness keeps us out of all the international problems!!! <IMG SRC="http://www.swedespeed.com/ubb/smile.gif"><P>

 

[drPheta]

Just out of curiosity...how much do Manual 850R's go for? R's are pretty rare in themself, wonder if the manuals go for top dollar.<P>Still seriously lookin for one.<P>

 

[Spearzy]

Hard to say if it is worth more or not, less Volvo drivers are actually looking for a manual than the auto, but the ones who are certainly might be willing to fork over top dollar. It seems the manual 850s excluding the R sells for less here. It all depends if the seller can find his target market or I would say they would be of equal value, not more. Not sure how it would be in a market without them originally though.<P>