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Re: Lemon 850 1997

posted by  someone claiming to be Malcolm D on  Mon Apr 16 10:17 CST 2001 [RELATED]

Hi Gino

You have my sympathy I have had a similar experience with a 1994 850 T5 I bought six months ago. The car had 85,000km on the clock at the time of purchase and we have travelled 5000 km in the six months so I would expect some wear and tear.

Here is my list :

Rear Cam seals

Engine mount

Wheel bearing

Catalytic converter

Air con Evaporator

Cam belt

Bonnet catch

Camshaft cover sealer

R/H outer CV boot

Last night the battery light came on when I turned off the ignition. This according to brickboards archives requires an alternator replacement.

Most of these faults have been repaired under an additional warrantee we took out and the car dealer has said he will pay the excess on most of the items.

But you are right about the stress and frustration of dealing with the problems and being concerned every time you take it out of the garage for a run. What is even more frustrating from my point of view is I really love the car. It is a very safe and fast.

Good luck with any future cars.

Malcolm D





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