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deciding between two 850's 850

posted by  Oliver on  Wed May 10 00:52 CST 2006
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I would lean towards the 95 also, but since the maintenance records only go to 75K I would look for a few things.

The timing belt should have been replaced around 70K. If there is no record of replacement in the manual, look on the timing belt cover for a silver dealer sticker about 2" square that gives the information on the belt change. Expect to replace the timing belt ASAP if replacement is in question. If it breaks while driving, you are looking at really big money.

The second item is the AC, make sure it blows nice and cold. The evaporators on 850's tend to need replacement after 90-100K and it can be quite expensive to have a shop swap it out.


Other than that, it sounds like you have found a pretty nice car at a good price. Try to get the seller down a little bit and buy a car you can really enjoy.... Good luck.

Oliver

Over a million Volvo miles and still smiling.....

64 122S
66 1800S
86 245DL
96 850GLT






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