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850's reliable??? 850

posted by  NateB on  Fri Dec 24 02:37 CST 2004
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I've owned my 1995 850 turbo sedan since new . I have 89K original miles.

Fun car and solid.

Not a Toyota - this is an expensive car to properly maintain. AC evaporators are common replacement items at between $1,200 and $1,600 USD to replace.

Lots of other little things break. Get a manual and good set of tools and do it yourself to save money.

Find a really good, honest, and reasonable independant Volvo specialist. He will become like the family doctor. Send him Christmas cards and praise him constantly.

I would not recommend the 850 for someone not comfortable in performing the normal maintenance stuff. Get a Toyota.

That said- I will probably keep mine a few more years.








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