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Sorry to hear your car got nailed.
If you haven't already done so, open all the doors at the same time. If they all shut normally with the same gap, then you're probably all right. Sometimes when they're all opened at the same time, a kink forms in the rear quarter.
Engine and transmission mounts are a big factor. The engine mounts often shear off when something like that happens. The 700 series mounts are better, and shear less frequently than the 200 mounts, but they'll sometimes go flat and then you'll get vibration from the driveline.
That's a pretty big hit. The offending car usually gets it much worse, but yours probably has a fair amount of hidden damage, which can sometimes be seen by lifting the rear floor cargo area and carefully looking at the frame members.
Being shoved forwards in park shouldn't harm the transmission. Worse things happen with no ill effects. The biggest one would be the transmission mount, since there's a lot of stress on it at that point.
If the other person is insured (or if you have a no-fault insurance policy in that state) get the car to a body shop that specializes in foreign makes. There's always a Volvo specialty place if you look around. They should measure the frame and make sure everything is straightened. Volvo frames bend easily (they're supposed to) and they straighten out very well. But as a result, a hit like that can skew the body of the car much more than you'd see at a first glance.
Good luck with the fix. Hope it all works out.
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chris herbst, five volvos.
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