I don't think you can say that the 850 is a 700 replacement when the 900 was the direct descendent of the 700, although price-wise and as a marketing concept, it could be true. It depends on the context. And I can't imagine that any long time brick owner would care what auto writers have to say. I just take the view that whatever they are raving about in their financially inspired articles, I'll have a good look at it in the junkyard in a couple of years. If there are no good 120 and 240's to pick over, that is