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What do you love and/or hate about your 850? 850

posted by  someone claiming to be Phil Punxsutawney on  Tue Feb 26 01:04 CST 2002 [RELATED]

V70T5M, 1998 88,000 miles. Not really "unreliable". Mine's left me stranded exactly once when the battery failed. More "maintainance intensive". Lots of rattles, squeaks, and relatively minor, although frequently expensive-to-rectify problems.

It's fun to drive. In fact, if you're looking for a station wagon with a lot of power and a manual transmission, there are only one or two or three others to choose from. If I didn't have it, if it were stolen, wrecked or lost I'd consider a new one. There are also only three manufacturers who are serious about safety, Mercedes doesn't like manual trannies, SAAB has put the pedals so close together that I can't drive them with my size 13s, and that leaves Volvo.

-Phil Punxsutawney






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