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1994 850 NA Wagon purchase questions 850

posted by  someone claiming to be Luke in Iowa on  Fri Oct 13 09:17 CST 2006 [RELATED]

This has probably been asked a million times and I'm digging through the archives, but I found a 1994 850 Wagon (non turbo) with 91k miles that I'd like to consider purchasing.

It's going to replace my 92 960 wagon that has body damage and hopefully become the daily driver.

When I'm at the dealership, what things should I look at as immediate signs of steering clear of buying the car?

The carfax came up clean on it, having only two previous owners and no negative marks.

I just want to get a list of down and dirty things I should look at and/or notice while I'm test driving it to see if it seems to be a good vehicle. The general things I am familar with, like looking for leaks, oil mixxing with coolant, etc...

This is going to be the first front wheel drive Volvo I'll have owned, so I'm totally unfamiliar with them.

Thanks for any quick tips.

-Luke






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