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Reliability of the 850 850

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posted by  NBZ on  Fri Dec 14 04:17 CST 2007
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Hey Curious,
We've had our 850T for over 3 years now and to date nothing major in repairs.
Yes, there have been a few things that should not wear out go on it, but these were relatively inexpensive to fix. If you're handly, given the age these cars are getting to there should be more used parts available.
I wouldn't hesitate to recommend an 850 to anyone with basic wrench turning abilities. Do your research regarding routine maintenance. As for repairs, in addition to this great site there are quite a few others (ie: Bay 13) that have great step-by-step instructions with photo's. Another thing about the car which I could also say about our 760 is that they make sense in their design and engineering which makes things a lot easier when digging around to make a repair. Given a choice between the 760 we retired 3 years ago and the 850 we now drive I would give the 760 a slight edge in reliability, but give the 850 a large advantage in performance.
(Just make sure you buy one that hasn't had the s**t driven out of it.)
NBZ
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