Yea I mean that car has quite a lot of provenance. The thing I've been struggling with is it seems like a lot of p80 owners don't understand how expensive paint work is these days. Maybe it has to do with the demographic of owners being older and remembering cheaper times or something. A full repain...

Bump - still looking.

Well I test drove a n/a 1996 volvo 850 manual. I quite enjoyed it but definitely found it a bit slow for the purposes I want it for. i think I'm still on the hunt for an 850 turbo or v70 t5. Really hoping to avoid the tan/beige interior which is really limiting me haha.

Argh I would be if it was closer. Probably not a good idea to drive all the way to philadelphia lol

Well in terms of cams for turbo cars my understanding is the 2.4 cam is a power upgrade in the 2.3 turbo cars for an OE+ power mod.

As I'm continuing to shop for an 850 I've come across a few videos of naturally aspirated 850 2.4L that have high performance camshafts but I can't seem to find them for sale. Do they still exist? And how do you all think reliability would compare for a cammed 2.4L vs a stock 850 turbo/t5? I've been...

I have a general question if anyone is still paying attention: How is the foot space in manual 850 / v70s? (p80). I have size 13 feet, and in my 2000 passat I had to wear narrow shoes because the pedals were kinda close together. Conversely, when I test drove a p1 V50 m66, I actually noticed the tip...

two_240s wrote: ↑14 Mar 2025, 20:13 I’m in Westminster MD. My neighbor John is selling a 850 turbo auto. Could probably be had less than $850. (Don’t tell him i said that )
His contact info is
John Martin
443-889-1137

Tell him Miguel referred you.

Will do - do you happen to know what the condition is like?

All above is fair. I think we have seen about 4 turbo sticks go through Cap I last couple years, and I think Firefox got the only gem. He still had to tow it home. A decent number of NA 100k cars pop up at the $2000 mark all in, still need towing, and it’s a roll of a crooked dice at best Thanks fo...

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