Unfortunately, somebody beat me to it. I still have the word out to a couple of dealers who go to auctions to keep their eyes open for a T5 with less than 40K miles. Can't beat the price in my opinion for $18-22K. Thanks to all who posted.

I actually purchased a Canadian 1998 S70 T5 in Aug of 2001 in the US. When I purchased the car I had an additional 6 months remaining on the warranty. The first problem I had was the brakes... The brakes and rotors needed to be replaced. I was taken back, first because of the $700 price tag (dealer paid because of safety issue when they sold car), second, the car only had 39,000 miles. Once I got the car out of the shop, the motor mounts went out. Once agin I took the car to the dealership and they replaced the motor mounts under warranty with no questions asked.

The only other problems with the car is various lights have burnt out but, I attribute it to the lights remaining on at all times (Canidan Requiremnt, need to buy new Amercian headlight switch). As far as the conversion goes, I've had no problems...temp and odometer work perfect. I also had to buy new owners manuals, the ones provided were in French.

As far as performance is concerned, the car is very fast and fun to drive. The technician at the dealership even commented that the car has more juice then the it's American Brother.

My suggestion to you would be to have the car checked out and drive the same model in an American version. If the car is pirced right, mechanically sound, and most importantly you like it, I would suggest buying it. Good luck on your decision.

Do not purchase this car unless the seller can produce receipts that show the Canada to US conversion from a Volvo dealer. This would include the instrument cluster AND a software download that is very expensive. (in excess of $1000.00). There are a few unreputable companies that are not converting these cars properly. Will cost big bucks the first time you darken the door of a US dealer if the car you are considering is not done properly.

I got a Canadian T5 (police package) several months ago. Yours will probably have the winter package, and maybe a larger battery , possibly a block heater. If you get tired of the cloth seats (which are really quite durable, just not as easy to wipe spills off as leather), get to a junkyard and swap them. No big deal. Fine cars, and no reason not to buy, if the condition matches the price. Climate control, and even gas gauge, in metric is not a problem--once you set the temp on the climate control, how often do you really need to read it?