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Which Volvo Should I Sell? 850 1994

posted by  Steve T on  Wed Feb 19 09:34 CST 2003
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(As part of a psuedo-scientific survey, I've posted the same message on the 740 forum.)

I'm in a quandary as to which Volvo I should sell. I purchased a low milage used wagon for my wife made by one of those German car manufacturers who use an acronym for their name - I went with the other brand because I wasn't too thrilled with the new V70. Anyway, I plan to part with one of my Volvos.

The original plan was for me to inherit my wife's 94' 850 GTAS sedan (93k miles) and sell my 90' 740 wagon (139k), but I'm having second thoughts about parting with the 740 wagon. The 850 is in pretty good shape: it's always been garage kept, it's got lower milage, handles better, plus it's a safer car. It's been fairly reliable, but I expect sooner or later -like all 850s- the AC evaporator will go and the ABS module will probably crap out, plus it needs new front struts.

As for the 740, I solved the intermittent it had (bad IAC valve), so it's finally running like a champ. Of course, it shows all the wear and tear you'd expect with a 13 year old wagon (headliner falling apart, trim falling off, etc), but I don't really care what it looks like. The resale value for the 850 is $4k-$5k more than the wagon, but I would think that I could get another 60k to 100k out of the 740, which has got to mean something. Best of all, the wagon is a WAGON, not sedan with a teeny-tiny trunk.

Any suggestions as to which one to sell? Or have I already answered my question?

Thanks in advance,
Steve T






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