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850? 200

posted by  someone claiming to be Skip on  Wed Nov 23 06:16 CST 2005 [RELATED]

We bought one of the first 850's in Dec of 92 after a long run of 240's. It's driven mainly by my wife and has 150K miles. We are the original owners and I change the Mobil 1 diligently at 5K mi. Earlier this month, at its annual inspection, my mechanic passed it easily but let me know he noticed more pressure in the crankcase than normal and feels the engine is showing wear. This matches the gradual loss of power we have seen over the last few years. We have had red block cars with 200-300K miles with no sign of wear. The 850 has had excellent maintainence all its life but is unlikely to match any of my 240's for longevity.
As far as a driver goes, it's been a great car with no major problems.

Skip
'93 850GLT
'83 242TI Flathood






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