I own a 90' 240 and a 90' 740. After 3-4 years I just got use to these beasts and now we are considering a 96' 850 sedan with 76k mileage. The asking price is $10,995, which I believe is a bit high but that's where we are starting. The car is a 1 owner (woman) and dealer serviced vehicle and in excellent shape in appearance. I want to bring it home and crawl all through the car to check everything out in my garage. What would be the top 10-15 things I should really look into? Thanks and if you have a list e-mail if you like.

Regards,
bigbluebox

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Gerald C

I have my dealer check possible purchases. They are willing to run the car through their certification check for two hours labor - add an hour for a compresion check.

I get a two page report on weither or not everything works properly.

Last month I had a '95 BMW 525iT (station wagon) checked by a dealer - cost me $160 - they wanted $200 more for a compression check (which I passed on).

The result? The car needs $2400 in parts and $4000 in labor to bring it up to snuff. No buy. Money well spent IMHO.

Dealer or indie, you need a mechanic you trust, have him check it out.

I think that most Volvo repairs are big!
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3 8s & 2 7s 725,000 miles total