All Torque
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Registered: 17th Nov 05
Location: Milton Keynes Drives: Ford Focus TDCi
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Okay my dad needs a new work horse vehicle as he's had an offer from someone who wants more for his vw caddy than he bought it for.
He wants a volvo estate (newer kind). something like an 840 perhaps.
are they any good? are volvos tough cars?
it cant be a van, it has to be a long car to keep it practical (he'll take the rear seats out).
anything else come to mind? cheers!
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
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T5's are cool
the 20v engines, turbo'd or not are very good and very strong
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mav
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Registered: 19th Jun 01
Location: Scotland
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T4 / T5
are very good cars, fast,strong,safe etc...
I have a T4 saloon and it is solid and fast....
T5 estate though if he is wanting a estate one, can't go wrong.
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James_DT
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Registered: 9th Apr 04
Location: Cambridgeshire
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850 Estate, or the slightly newer but just as good original V70. Can't go wrong, can even get them in TDi form if he wants some extra MPG.
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SVM 286
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Registered: 13th Feb 05
Location: pain
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Old 'E' class estate - like a Panzer 
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Rich H
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Registered: 26th Oct 05
Location: West Sussex Drives: E46 M3
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My 'rents have a 850 AWD (v rare - only made for a year) this was then a V70 AWD - its not a big beast - just the estate with AWD - 2.5 and light pressure turbo, goes like stink!!! And has all the "extras" - leather, air con, alloys, heated seats etc etc. And still returns about 35mpg! He brought it a few years back for bout £10k but you can pick up 850's really cheap now for like £1500 for a mint condition one!!!  We've used ours as a work horse a few times before - moving house etc and with the rear seats down, its just as capable as a van - just more comfortable and quicker!!!
[Edited on 08-01-2006 by hamman]
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SVM 286
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Registered: 13th Feb 05
Location: pain
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Sounds exceptionally 
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