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#366 of 491 1996 Volvo 850 Turbo Wagon by brian18 Jul 20, 2005 (2:50 pm)
I recently purchased this vehicle. I love the car and the sporty ride it provides. I do have a problem with a very musty odor that appears after the car sits in the heat and humidity closed up. I feel like it may be related to the air conditioning. It disappears quickly once we are on the road. Does anyone have any ideas of how to approach the problem? Replies to this message: koan (Sep 26, 2005 7:24 pm)
#367 of 491 Re: 1996 Volvo 850 Turbo Wagon [brian18] by koan Sep 26, 2005 (7:24 pm)
Replying to: brian18 (Jul 20, 2005 2:50 pm) Hi - I think I may know what this is. check the seal in the back roof area of the hatch - it may have to be re-glued - solved my musty odor issue
#368 of 491 Possible purchase of '96 850 Turbo Wagon by maxillo Oct 26, 2005 (5:23 pm)
Hello folks,   I've been lurking on this forum for a couple of days b/c I am considering getting an 850 Turbo. I'm going to take a look at a '96 wagon with 100K on Friday.   I know about the ABS module issue, the reports of tranny problems, and fluid leaks.   Are there any signs and symptoms I should look for to diagnose these problems? the car is being sold by a reputable used car dealer, with a clean CarFax report (3 owners), and is cosmetically is very good shape.   I obviously like these cars and can afford to put $1-2K into repairs, but would prefer to avoid that. Also, I will only need this car to get me through the next 18 months / 15K miles or so before I move out of state and likely have to sell it.   Cheers.   Any advice is appreciated.   MIKE
#369 of 491 free 850... sort of. by rallychef Oct 31, 2005 (12:48 pm)
My sister has offered her '96 850 turbo wagon to me. She says it needs $3000 worth of work so it is NOT really free, ha ha.   The most costly ( $1500) and most mandatory fix is the replacement of the turbo. She says it burns oil and that a shop said she needed a new turbo. Does this sound right?   Other issues are: sunroof "issues", rear hatch struts, controls on electric seats, radio, cv boot.   I am willing to put this amount of cash into this car as it only has 130k on the clock and is in otherwise decent condition.   Any comments are welcome. Is this a http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/townhall/webxicons/emotorcons- /emo_lemon.gif lemon???   Thanks!!! Roger Replies to this message: volvomax (Nov 01, 2005 9:44 am)
#370 of 491 Re: free 850... sort of. [rallychef] by volvomax Nov 01, 2005 (9:44 am)
Replying to: rallychef (Oct 31, 2005 12:48 pm) Sounds like your sis cooked the turbo.   Sorry, but ANY car w/ 130k cannot be a lemon. that term refers to new cars that develop issues that cannot be resolved. Hatch struts and cv boots are wear items. Personally, I'd pass on the car. Cooking a turbo on an 850 takes work, most of the time it stems from not changing the oil often enough or racing the engine and not letting the turbo cool.
#371 of 491 question - new volvo owner by 3boys1dog Nov 01, 2005 (12:55 pm)
Hi - I just purchased a '95 850 GLT with 107k miles. I am "downsizing" from a mini van. Love the car - it almost drives itself. Please could you answer a few questions as I am not familiar with these vehicles (our other car is a suburban). When it shifts into first you can almost hear it go clunk. It is very subtle, but a noticible shift. Higher gears are fine. It seems louder than my other cars, but not like it needs a new muffler. It smells a little like gasoline, not strong, but could this indicate a problem? And.. how much $$ to replace rear hatch struts? The hatch has a hard time staying up on its own. THANKS!!! Oh, and I'm Swedish and my grandfather worked for volvo way back when! About time I bought one.   JO
#372 of 491 question - verifying above.... by 3boys1dog Nov 01, 2005 (7:19 pm)
My post made it sound like perhaps it was a manual, which it is not. It is an automatic. It really is not a *clunk* just a very noticible and not very smooth shift into first. Thanks again. (The dealer thought it was just a volvo thing -he used to sell Mercedes and said they did the same thing) Again, once you're up to 30mph it's very smooth. JO Replies to this message: volvomax (Nov 02, 2005 10:21 am)
#373 of 491 Re: question - verifying above.... [3boys1dog] by volvomax Nov 02, 2005 (10:21 am)
Replying to: 3boys1dog (Nov 01, 2005 7:19 pm) The clunk is a volvo thing.
#374 of 491 Turbo or no? by wphillymatt Nov 10, 2005 (1:11 pm)
I've started to look for a replacement for my 91 240 wagon ('I'm not dead yet!'), most likely an 850 wagon. I'd love to get a turbo version, but wonder if our driving style (short, stop-and-go trips, usually non-highway) would be asking for trouble? Would I be better off looking for a non-turbo? I think we averaged 3,000 miles per year over the four years we owned the 240.   Thanks, Matt Replies to this message: volvomax (Nov 11, 2005 10:24 am)
#375 of 491 Re: Turbo or no? [wphillymatt] by volvomax Nov 11, 2005 (10:24 am)
Replying to: wphillymatt (Nov 10, 2005 1:11 pm) Won't make a bit of difference.

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