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What to look for... 850 1996

posted by  sbcstang on  Sun Jan 1 13:38 CST 2006
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Hey all. Its been a while since I visited. I used to own a 1987 740 GLE wagon. Now I'm looking to get into a Volvo again. The used car dealer down the street (who deals in high mileage cars) has a pair of 1996 850s. One is a 850 Wagon Turbo with automatic tranny and all the goodies including heated leather. The other is a 850 base sedan with the 5spd manual tranny and heated cloth seats. Both have 150,000 miles but look to be in real good shape. My old wagon had over 300,000 miles when I had to get rid of it. The frame broke where the front lower control arms mounted.
So my question is what should I look for? Is there anything I should stay away from? My experience is with the old 700 series (mom had a '87 740GLE sedan 5spd). Thanks in advance.

Chris






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