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Please help a newbie! 850 or S-70?? 850

posted by  davidm on  Mon Jun 17 06:32 CST 2002
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These are the same car. The 70's have a slightly updated design (rounder nose, a crease in the trunk) and some reconfigured/re-engineered components. The 70 suspension is a softer ride. The consensus on the board is the 97 850 is more reliable than the 98 70's, though I've experienced nothing unusual. There was a recall on 98 headlights and turn signals to fix premature lamp failure. I like the 850 instrumentation better. There will be some minor varation in available horsepower and similar specs due to components used in any given model year and the ECU program.
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(98 S70 T5SE misc mods, mostly lighting) (92 940GLE)






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