I am looking at this Volvo 855 dark green with tan cloth interior wagon that is being sold by our local Volvo Indy shop. This would be the most expensive car that I have ever bought and it is a lot of money for me; our current car is a '89 244 that I bought for $500 a couple years ago. The '89 is the newest volvo I have ever owned. I am partial to Volvo as my wife and kids will be riding in the car quite often. My wife is looking at toyota corolla's because of their longevity, the camry would be larger but they are even more expensive. Will this '97 850 go as far as our 240 which currently is about to turn 300,000?
Is it as safe as the 240 series? I have felt secure in all my volvo's from the 120's 140's and 240's. I have heard that there are some years of the newer Volvo's that are really unreliable and I will be screwed if this is one of those years, I have never paid attention to that info because I never thought I would be owning a newer car any time soon, but alas my wife is insisting. How does the rusting on the 850's compare with the 240 series? I live on the East Coast and most 240's out here have rust issues. Does this car have any resemblance anywhere in it to any of the 240 series; like a B series engine or anything. Is this engine an interferance engine? It looks like the gas tank recall does not affect this year of 850?
Any advice would be very greatly appreciated,
Thank you in advance.