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posted by  sritzau on  Sat Dec 27 11:47 CST 2003
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I would say overall reliability is good, but the reliability of the subsystems is in serious need of improvement. With "little things" not behaving as planned and costing hundreds of dollars to replace, you end up with a vehicle that is not keeping up with the best cars. Other manufacturers are improving faster than Volvo, particularly in the electrical systems. Even though Volvo is now marketed as a "near-luxury" car, I think the wiser way to buy them and run them is with as few bells and whistles as possible. The basics of the 850 are bulletproof.

Steve.






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