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What Volvo is it?
Unless you are paying a lot more money than the value of your 172, it will be high mileage and old. You will have more problems with that compared to your 172.
I had similar sounds, it was my exhaust although it sounded like it was coming from up front.
If it is mounts then the engine will be moving a lot when you change gear.
Give the engine a shake, see if it moves at all. Then boot it in 1st (lol) and do a quick change to 2nd, if it knocks your...
They are love, people would just rather see them driven and used for what a car is meant for than be detailed.
Either way, you do a top job of keeping yours tidy, and I'm sure anyone would rather have your car than one that has been driven hard.