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New Car! Yay! 850 1997

posted by  hotch on  Tue Feb 15 14:47 CST 2005
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Well... I took the 850R i was looking at into my shop, and they said there were no oil leaks, the AC worked very well, and everything was perfect... except one cyl only got 50psi while the other 4 got 125. So I talked to the dealer, and he is getting a full valve job done on that cyl, to bring the pressure back up, and I signed the papers for my new car, which I will pick up on Friday!

when i get it all ready and shiny, i will post pictures... hurray!








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    New Car! Yay! 850 1997

    posted by  someone claiming to be 850 RICKY on  Fri Feb 18 06:34 CST 2005 [RELATED]

    congrats dude. your gonna love it. just make sure the maintenence records are all there and intact. 850's are totally the 240 of tomorrow. with the help of the board you will be an expert in no time.








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    New Car! Yay! Something to think about 850 1997

    posted by  james_a_sousa on  Thu Feb 17 15:30 CST 2005
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    hotch, have you thought about what you might ADD to the valve job?

    If your brick was near needing a new timing belt (suppose it had 10,000 miles to go) you should consider a new timing belt (and if it is the car's third belt, a tensioner as well}

    My dealer would add a new belt and tensioner for the cost of parts because they have to come off anyway.

    Talk to the tech who is going to do the job.
    --
    '96 855R, 95 855, '95 854, 90 744TI 377,000 miles on 7 bricks








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    New Car! Yay! 850 1997

    posted by  mnkyhead on  Tue Feb 15 15:29 CST 2005
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    Sweet is is a wagon or sedan?








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      New Car! Yay! 850 1997

      posted by  mnkyhead on  Tue Feb 15 15:34 CST 2005
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      oh I found the prev. message. That is sweet I would like to get a red 850r wagon some day








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        New Car! Yay! 850 1997

        posted by  james_a_sousa on  Wed Feb 16 13:50 CST 2005
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        You mean like this one!!!

        http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/634651

        When you do find one, you'll love it!

        BTW - Any time I go by a lot that has used bricks, if I have time, I stop[ and look. I found this beauty at a time when I had told my wife that we would stay pat for a while and I was not looking for a car. When she sat in it she said "Oh well it IS red at least" (I'm a firefighter) the rest is history!
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        '96 855R, 95 855, '95 854, 90 744TI 377,000 miles on 7 bricks








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          New Car! Yay! 850 1997

          posted by  someone claiming to be cley on  Thu Feb 17 03:53 CST 2005 [RELATED]

          Just wondering, James, how you handle the insurance costs of that many bricks.. Are they all insured?







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