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It's not Ford's Fault 850

posted by Flying Dutchman on Wed Jul 9 08:42 CST 2003
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My 96 850 was an absolute POS. Note: This is before Ford bought Volvo.

The S70 & S80, introduced also before the Ford purchase had some trouble. S70's suffered from electrical gremlins and S80's from expenssive tranny problems. The AWD systems also had their share of Gremlins in the V series and XC's. All before Ford.

I don't want to bash or defend Ford. I've owned a few and they've been cheaper to maintain and broke down less frequently that my 850. I personally have had good luck with them. I know people who haven't. My two Escorts back in school: 1st ran well to 140K, the second to 200K, my Explorer went to 180K. (They were all still running at that point when I sold them) My sister has an Escort with 80K trouble free miles, the one before that ran to 140K before sold, Uncle's Taurus went to 200K, other Uncle's Sable went to 200K, Grandma's Crown Vic is still cranking away at 150K+. Maintenance and repairs were mininal on all of these cars.

However, look at Jaguar pre Ford and post Ford. Look at Mazda reliability, look at Lincoln. All far above Volvo. I don't think Ford is the culprit.

Me... no more Volvo's after Volvo customer servive ignored my cries after two ABS module replacements, Air Cannister, Rear Main Seal, Alternator, Radiator Fan, Stater, Waterpump, blower motor, creaks and rattles, loose trim, peeling door panels, leaky sunroof, etc. etc. etc. This car was babied and well maintained. Every two oil changes, it was another $500-$1000.
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96 850 GLT 5-Speed- Sold due to astronomical repair costs.

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J.D. Powers Report on Reliablity [850]
posted by nashvillestone on Wed Jul 9 05:28 CST 2003 >

J.D. Powers Report on Reliablity [850]
posted by someone claiming to be Nate on Wed Jul 9 05:54 CST 2003 > V

J.D. Powers Report on Reliablity [850]
posted by natneb on Wed Jul 9 06:25 CST 2003 > V
- J.D. Powers Report on Reliablity [850]
  posted by someone claiming to be 93 & 97 850' on Wed Jul 9 08:17 CST 2003 > V

J.D. Powers Report on Reliablity [850]
posted by Moregolf on Wed Jul 9 06:30 CST 2003 > V

J.D. Powers Report on Reliablity [850]
posted by someone claiming to be Punxsutawney Phil on Wed Jul 9 06:45 CST 2003 > V
- J.D. Powers Report on Reliablity [850]
  posted by someone claiming to be Ray N. on Wed Jul 9 17:16 CST 2003 > V

J.D. Powers Report on Reliablity [V70-XC70][2002]
posted by MarkandDolores on Wed Jul 9 07:27 CST 2003 > V

J.D. Powers Report on Reliablity [850][1996]
posted by someone claiming to be Dan in NY on Wed Jul 9 08:23 CST 2003 > V

It's not Ford's Fault [850]
posted by Flying Dutchman on Wed Jul 9 08:42 CST 2003 > V
- It's not Ford's Fault [850]
  posted by optimist on Wed Jul 9 15:56 CST 2003 > V
  - It's not Ford's Fault [850]
    posted by Flying Dutchman on Thu Jul 10 07:00 CST 2003 > V

J.D. Powers Report on Reliablity [850]
posted by someone claiming to be Ronjon on Wed Jul 9 08:43 CST 2003 > V
- J.D. Powers Report on Reliablity [850]
  posted by someone claiming to be 93 & 97 850' on Wed Jul 9 09:09 CST 2003 > V
- I forgot [850]
  posted by someone claiming to be Ronjon on Wed Jul 9 12:17 CST 2003 > V

J.D. Powers Report on Reliablity [850]
posted by Joe V on Wed Jul 9 09:37 CST 2003 > V

J.D. Powers Report on Reliablity [850]
posted by someone claiming to be pflaumstrike on Wed Jul 9 10:34 CST 2003 > V

J.D. Powers Report on Reliablity [850]
posted by uj on Thu Jul 10 05:31 CST 2003 > V

J.D. Powers Report on Reliablity [850]
posted by Ken Temkin on Thu Jul 10 06:35 CST 2003 > V
- J.D. Powers Report on Reliablity [850]
  posted by Flying Dutchman on Thu Jul 10 07:04 CST 2003 > V
  - Is it me or are the 1993's the most reliable [850]
    posted by someone claiming to be Tripsis on Thu Jul 10 07:47 CST 2003 > V
    - Hmmmmmm... [850]
      posted by someone claiming to be Punxsutawney Phil on Thu Jul 10 08:26 CST 2003 > V
      - Hmmmmmm... [850][1993]
        posted by dbhenry1234 on Thu Jul 10 10:09 CST 2003 > V
      - for the record ... AWD [850]
        posted by neil on Fri Jul 11 01:09 CST 2003 > V
- J.D. Powers Report on Reliablity [850]
  posted by Rick850R on Thu Jul 10 10:58 CST 2003 > V

J.D. Powers Report on Reliablity [850][1996]
posted by someone claiming to be geoff on Thu Jul 10 07:58 CST 2003 > V
- J.D. Powers Report on Reliablity [850][1996]
  posted by Flying Dutchman on Thu Jul 10 08:13 CST 2003 > V
  - Volvo standard? What standard? [850]
    posted by someone claiming to be Ronjon on Thu Jul 10 08:50 CST 2003 > V
    - Volvo standard? What standard? [850]
      posted by Flying Dutchman on Thu Jul 10 09:22 CST 2003 > V
  - Yeah, n' we're a buncha motorheads who belong to the Volvo Club of America.... [850][1996]
    posted by someone claiming to be Punxsutawney Phil on Thu Jul 10 09:00 CST 2003 > V
    - Yeah, n' we're a buncha motorheads who belong to the Volvo Club of America.... [850][1996]
      posted by Flying Dutchman on Thu Jul 10 09:21 CST 2003 > V
    - 260k miles on orig. clutch [850][1994]
      posted by someone claiming to be claude on Thu Jul 10 12:31 CST 2003 > V
  - J.D. Powers Report on Reliablity [850][1996]
    posted by someone claiming to be Robert Firestone on Thu Jul 10 19:44 CST 2003 > V
    - J.D. Powers Report on Reliablity [850][1996]
      posted by Flying Dutchman on Fri Jul 11 06:18 CST 2003 > V
      - J.D. Powers Report on Reliablity [850][1996]
        posted by bryan goldberg subscriber on Fri Jul 11 07:31 CST 2003 > V
        
        J.D. Powers Report on Reliablity [850][1996]
        posted by Flying Dutchman on Fri Jul 11 08:57 CST 2003 > V
  - J.D. Powers Report on Reliablity [850][1996]
    posted by someone claiming to be Tripsis on Fri Jul 11 02:16 CST 2003 > V
- J.D. Powers Report on Reliablity [850][1996]
  posted by bryan goldberg subscriber on Thu Jul 10 10:15 CST 2003 > V

J.D. Powers Report on Reliablity [850]
posted by lostmoneyonvolvo850 on Thu Jul 10 11:36 CST 2003 > V
- But what do you really think? [850]
  posted by someone claiming to be undecided on Fri Jul 11 12:05 CST 2003 > V

J.D. Powers Report on Reliablity [850]
posted by Polaris on Thu Jul 10 11:46 CST 2003 > V

J.D. Powers Report on Reliablity [850]
posted by someone claiming to be claude on Thu Jul 10 12:38 CST 2003 > V

Perspective [850]
posted by ScottintheNW on Fri Jul 11 04:38 CST 2003 > V
- Same thing with any other business [850]
  posted by someone claiming to be Ronjon on Fri Jul 11 05:09 CST 2003 > V

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