BenW Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 AS a result of my recent accident My Totalled 850R WagonI am looking for a replacement. A newer V70 T5 comes to mind.Looking for some general opinions on a 2001 or newer model.What turbo is standard?Chippable?Performance relative to the standard 850R?Any comments welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the underlørd Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 AS a result of my recent accident My Totalled 850R WagonI am looking for a replacement. A newer V70 T5 comes to mind.Looking for some general opinions on a 2001 or newer model.What turbo is standard?Chippable?Performance relative to the standard 850R?Any comments welcome.←get the newest model V70 T5 you can afford. or...why not look at the 98 or 00? ETS problems aside, good cars with plenty of aftermarket-ability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickster151 Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 My buddy Allan had a 2001 V70 T5 manual. It was an ex-iPD car, it had TME ECU, 3'' down pipe, Catback and K&N. That car freaking hauled jerk! Very fast. Dyno'ed like 240 to the wheels and around 300 ft/lbs with those mods alone.Like Kevin mentioned, the 98-00 V70's had plenty of aftermarket, but what you can get for a 98-00' you can also get for an 01+. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludman Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 Are you looking for a manual transmission or automatic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenW Posted July 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 Of course I want a manual. And i found ONE in Kentucky, it's black.But since the car will be Jessica's I would settle for an Auto. These are more plentiful. I have already found a few within two hours's drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howardc64 Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 Of course I want a manual. And i found ONE in Kentucky, it's black.But since the car will be Jessica's I would settle for an Auto. These are more plentiful. I have already found a few within two hours's drive.←Mine is unmodified, strong torque kicks in at around 2400 RPM but the auto transmission shift points are at or before this. Car can feel a little sluggish in auto mode. I think T5s auto are all geartronic so if you can adapt to manual shift, it is much sportier. The downside of manual shift on geartronic is you have to "count" during downshift instead of by position feel of a true manual. This takes a little getting use to. I didn't like it at first but have now adjusted to it. But I still find myself looking at the gear number + counting when downshifting coming out of a corner. I sometimes just flip it back to auto going into a turn and flip it back to manual coming out of the turn to avoid looking and counting.The geartronic is a good compromise between me and the wife. She only drive auto. I wishing I had manual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenW Posted August 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 Pulled the cord and purchased an '01 Moondust V70 T5.Leather60K milesNeeds a new rear view mirror, and a driver side fog light.Oh yeah, and a chip, and a rear spoiler, and an exhaust, and ipod integration, and 9000 hp and jet engines, and carbon fiber everything.Pics in show room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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