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850 VS S70 S70

posted by  someone claiming to be Ray N. on  Thu Jun 17 16:34 CST 2004 [RELATED]

I have a 95 855 and 98 S70 in the garage.

Biggest difference is the ride quality of the 70 series is
much improved.

I find the 70 series inerior is better then the 850 (but our 850
sees a lot of time with the kids in it and they are hard on the
inerior). In either case, the interior materials are pretty good
and with a bit of shine they both look good.

The 850 is a wagon and has a lot more rattles -- it also has a much
stiffer suspension that induces the rattles.

Rreliabilty wise I'd say they are about the same. Both have
needed some work and I would not say one is more reliable then
the other (75K on the 95; 83K on the 98).

My choice would be a 98 70 series.






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New 850 VS S70 [S70]
posted by  someone claiming to be Audiman  on Mon Jun 14 08:12 CST 2004 >
  • New 850 VS S70 [S70]
    posted by  someone claiming to be Chrissij  on Tue Jun 15 15:37 CST 2004 >
    • New 850 VS S70 [S70]
      posted by  someone claiming to be Audiman  on Wed Jun 16 13:28 CST 2004 >
      • New 850 VS S70 [S70]
        posted by  someone claiming to be Chrissij  on Wed Jun 16 15:58 CST 2004 >
  • New 850 VS S70 [S70]
    posted by  someone claiming to be guys  on Wed Jun 16 12:56 CST 2004 >
  • New 850 VS S70 [S70]
    posted by  someone claiming to be Ray N.  on Thu Jun 17 16:34 CST 2004 >


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