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My brother is looking to buy an 850... 850

posted by  Volfro on  Tue Jan 3 11:28 CST 2006
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Hello,

My brother's looking to buy an 850 and I wanted to make sure it'd be worth his while.

His budget: $6000 US.

This would be the first FWD Volvo either of us has owned. Coming from the 240, 740, and 760, expectations are pretty high when it comes to reliability/cost of maintenence.

Big questions: How reliable are these cars? What are some major problems with the 97/older models (as it seems those are the only ones as cheap as $6000)? How much can he expect to spend on preventive maintenence? What should he look for when buying?

Thanks all.

volfro






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