Today’s Nice Price or No Dice Volvo affords a turbocharged five-cylinder beneath its brick-like physique for some respectable scoot. Let’s see if its worth isn’t an excessive amount of loot.
Here’s a enjoyable reality: the wiring harness within the Bentley Bentayga weighs in at a portly 110 kilos. That burden is owed to the automobile’s complexity and the necessity for the loom to interconnect all that complexity, from the brake lamps to the out there Champagne cooler. Sheesh, the issues wealthy individuals must put up with. In stark distinction, the 1995 Bentley Continental R Turbo we checked out final Friday is a a lot easier automobile. Well, it’s so simple as any Bentley might presumably be. That large coupe nonetheless provided a full-on lap dance of luxurious, however at $35,500, it was way more attainable than even the skeeviest of Bentaygas. That was a reality not misplaced on all of you, as evidenced within the feedback and the 60 p.c Nice Price win the Continental Turbo loved.
Sweden has by no means actually provided a automobile of the Bentley’s stature. In trendy parlance, the closest factor to a giant Bentley coupe is Koenigsegg’s oddball Gemera four-seater, a automobile the small firm touts as a “Mega GT” and which prices a number of treasured organs to personal.
For these of us who jones for a little bit of Swedish aptitude however like our innards the place they belong, there are vehicles like this 1998 Volvo V70 GLT. A good-looking brick with turbo five-cylinder energy and an ethereal, sensible cabin, this wagon ought to show of curiosity even to people disinterested in its nation of origin.
The V70 is, in fact, a derivation of the sooner 850, the mannequin that changed the long-running and nonetheless beloved to at the present time 200 collection. Volvo made the swap to FWD for this automobile, and imbued it with a number of 4 and five-cylinder multi-valve engines and the selection of handbook, or as on this automobile’s case, Aisin four-speed computerized transmissions.
Both the 850 and its renamed S70 and V70 follow-ups proved in style for Volvo, nevertheless it appears lately that almost all house owners of the fashions have crushed all of them to heck and again. It’s uncommon to see any Volvo from this period with out substantial scrapes on the bumpers and a dent or two within the bodywork.
This explicit V70 stands out as there may be nothing apparent marring its look. The Arctic White paint will not be probably the most thrilling colour risk, however not less than the highest coat nonetheless appears to carry a shine, and there’s no proof of unrepaired or poorly repaired accident harm wherever on the automobile. On the draw back, the nonetheless good-looking five-spoke alloy wheels do present some curbing.
The cabin is fairly stable as effectively, though what’s happening with the entrance seat upholstery underneath these covers is anyone’s guess. The crazing within the leather-based on the again bench is a clue, and Volvo leather-based from this period doesn’t have the perfect status, so don’t count on any nice surprises upon deeper investigation. The remainder of the inside seems to be in completely serviceable form, though the typical-for-the-era de-lamination of the vinyl on the door playing cards ought to be famous.
According to the advert, the automobile rocks 195,000 miles however nonetheless works because it ought to and has handed its smog check. The vendor additionally touts the low put on of the automobile’s tires and a clear Carfax. The title can also be clear, and the automobile comes with a $3,785 price ticket.
Now, that’s a reasonably bizarre worth level to choose for the automobile. I imply, why not $3,600 or $3,700? Maybe the current proprietor concocted that odd quantity upon the recommendation of a seer or a extremely sketchy monetary planner they as soon as met.
Whatever the rationale, we now want to present each that $3,685 worth and the automobile a radical and thought of analysis. What do you suppose? Is this V70 price that bizarre worth because it sits? Or do the excessive miles and people unlucky seat covers demand a decrease and fewer random asking?
You determine!
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