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#322 of 491 Leaving the Volvo family by fitzy2 Mar 07, 2004 (12:19 pm)
I am getting ready to sell my '95. 850 wagon. I have had a good experience and just wanted to wish all you Volvo people the best of wishes and happy driving. Regards.....Irish
#323 of 491 fitzy2 by Sylvia STAFF Mar 07, 2004 (5:00 pm)
Sorry to see you leave the Volvo discussions...glad to see you in the Subaru ones though!
#324 of 491 Need Help by zake Mar 10, 2004 (7:23 pm)
I am thinking of purchasing a 1995 850 turbo wagon. I don't know much about Volvo's, I have always owed VW' s. Can anyone please give advice at what to look for and how strong are the turbo on this year. Mileage is 112,000
#325 of 491 1997 850 Wagon 5 cyl by awd2003 Mar 21, 2004 (8:09 pm)
My non-turbo wagon has 100,000 miles. Whenever I hit bumps in the road the driver's seat moves by itself. Since it is a power seat, could it be the switch? How difficult or expensive is it to replace the rear seal on the engine? I have an oil leak. The last question is about the transmission. How many miles will I get from the auto tranny? I still get 25MPG.
#326 of 491 awd2003 by 600kgolfgt Mar 31, 2004 (11:19 am)
A good friend of mine has a 1997 850 GLT that just went over the 200,000 mile mark. Still has the original engine, automatic transmission and turbo (he uses Mobil 1 synthetic and periodically treats the engine with Slick 50). I've ridden in it recently and it is still going strong. I don't think he had the rear seal replaced yet, but I'll ask him anyway.   He gets around 28 mpg on the highway, and around 22-25 around town.
#327 of 491 95 Wagon Turbo by gavin May 23, 2004 (4:53 pm)
Hello Volvo Fans,   I am interested in purchasing a '95 Volvo Turbo Wagon that has 114K miles on it. I drove, and it seems to drive fine, no noises, very firm solid driving car. I enjoyed it from the start. Guy wants $6500, probably can get down to $5500-6000. The mileage is obviously my concern, but I think it has a bunch more miles in it. What do you guys think? Any serious concerns? I would be purchasing it from a private seller, and will be taking it to my mechanic prior to purchasing it. Let me know what you think. Thanks Replies to this message: Sylvia (May 24, 2004 9:26 am) gavin (May 24, 2004 11:44 am) Sylvia (May 24, 2004 12:27 pm) zake (Jun 27, 2004 12:59 pm)
#328 of 491 95 turbo by volvomax May 24, 2004 (8:27 am)
check his maintenance records. If the car was well maintained then it has alot of miles left in it. If memory serves the timing belt interval on those cars was every 60k, so have your mechanic check it out. overall the 940's were pretty bulletproof.
#329 of 491 Re: 95 Wagon Turbo [gavin #327] by Sylvia STAFF May 24, 2004 (9:26 am)
Replying to: gavin (May 23, 2004 4:53 pm) I agree with volvomax. So long as the maintenance records look good, this is a fine car. I have a 1991 940 SE turbo with over 150,000 miles on it. We have kept up on the maintenance and still love the car. We could have sold it a few times and bought new, but chose to keep it. I shudder at the thought of getting rid of it. It really is a great car. Replies to this message: gavin (May 24, 2004 11:44 am) Sylvia (May 24, 2004 12:27 pm)
#330 of 491 Re: 95 Wagon Turbo [Sylvia #329] by gavin May 24, 2004 (11:44 am)
Replying to: Sylvia (May 24, 2004 9:26 am) The car I am looking at is a '95 850 Turbo Wagon, not the 940 SE. Does this change your opinion? Also any thoughts on cost for replacing the turbo, my mechanic said that may be necessary soon. Thanks Replies to this message: Sylvia (May 24, 2004 12:27 pm)
#331 of 491 Re: 95 Wagon Turbo [gavin #330] by Sylvia STAFF May 24, 2004 (12:27 pm)
Replying to: gavin (May 24, 2004 11:44 am) My sister-in-law has the 850 - loves it. I'll be honest, I've never heard of the turbo having to be replaced. I would check with another mechanic and get a second opinion. Replacing the turbo is not cheap.   We had a similar experience with Toyota Supra Turbo...mechanic said it would need to be replaced ($3000) and another mechanic said in all the years he had worked on them he had never had to replace one. We ended up with the second mechanic, did not replace the turbo and the car lasted another year before we sold it for a more family-friendly (read 2 car seats) vehicle.

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