these cars really don't get enough love; AWD -spd manual T5 volvo V50 wagon NMNA

for $10k what box don't they check?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Volvo-V50-T5-AWD-4dr-W-V50-T5-AWD-Sport-Wagon-17-Inch-Alloy-Wheels-Abs-6-Speed-/131354907535?forcerrptr=true&hash=item1e955cd38f&item=131354907535&pt=US_Cars_Trucks

If I had $10K I would be all over that.

I didn't even know that combination existed. I figured a V70R was the only way to get a modern Volvo wagon with AWD and manual.

I was really hoping that would be far away, like in CA.

EvanB wrote: I didn't even know that combination existed. I figured a V70R was the only way to get a modern Volvo wagon with AWD and manual.

Same here. Silver over black is pretty much my least favorite color combo, but I might be able to live with it.

My mother has an '09 V50 but it's FWD and an automatic. I've driven it a few times and it's somewhat uninspriing. However, I have friends with C30's (essentially the same car), so I may need to beg for a test drive.

Too slow. Needs more POWER

That's... not an attractive car.
Normally angry that everything cool is on the other side of the country, not this time.

I love the idea of a manual AWD wagon, but man, $10k for a 10 year old Swedish car with >100k miles? Sounds like a recipe for high cost of ownership to me.

Like the C30 siblings, nothing wrong that a couple more years of depreciation won't fix.

captdownshift wrote: for $10k what box don't they check?

They're something like 3400lbs?

It isn't brown, nor does it have wood paneling. And it drives the wrong wheels. PASS.

Sine_Qua_Non wrote: Too slow. Needs more POWER

It's a T5. More power isn't hard to accomplish.

In reply to volvoclearinghouse: it drives all the wheels (through front first until they slip)

3250lb or so, about the weight of a Subaru sti