Haste makes waste...I love my 850 t5 sedan so much I got another 850 Platinum Wagon for my Father...Volvo now has one other fan!!!!
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850 Turbo1
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- Year and Model: 1996 Volvo 850
- Location: Toronto (Mississauga) ,Canada
- misha
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- Year and Model: '97 850 2.5 20v
- Location: Serbia
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People do that "thanks" to the Volvo "stealerships".Thanks to them,parts for our cars costs triple,not double,triple than they really cost.polskamafia mjl wrote:...I don't see why people are so hasty to get rid of their 850's and buy Audi's and such.
02 sensor in my "stealership" costs 200eur(300$)....if you buy it at Bosch it costs 110eur(166$)...i'm talking about europe prices.
'97 850 2.5 20v / fully equipped / Motronic 4.4 from the factory / upgraded with S,V,C,XC70 instrument cluster / polar white wagon
History of Volvos in the family:
'71 144 S
'73 144 De Luxe
'78 244 DL
'78 244 DL
'79 244 GLE
'85 340 GLS
History of Volvos in the family:
'71 144 S
'73 144 De Luxe
'78 244 DL
'78 244 DL
'79 244 GLE
'85 340 GLS
- RobTheModd
- Posts: 1104
- Joined: 20 August 2009
- Year and Model: 98 S70T5M
- Location: Florida
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Misha! DANG!!! the auto shop by me had them for 80 USD
- misha
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- Joined: 7 December 2008
- Year and Model: '97 850 2.5 20v
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Well....i live in Serbia!
1 liter(1.05 us quart) of gasoline in Serbia costs 1.7$.
Can you believe that???
1 liter(1.05 us quart) of gasoline in Serbia costs 1.7$.
Can you believe that???
'97 850 2.5 20v / fully equipped / Motronic 4.4 from the factory / upgraded with S,V,C,XC70 instrument cluster / polar white wagon
History of Volvos in the family:
'71 144 S
'73 144 De Luxe
'78 244 DL
'78 244 DL
'79 244 GLE
'85 340 GLS
History of Volvos in the family:
'71 144 S
'73 144 De Luxe
'78 244 DL
'78 244 DL
'79 244 GLE
'85 340 GLS
- RobTheModd
- Posts: 1104
- Joined: 20 August 2009
- Year and Model: 98 S70T5M
- Location: Florida
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DANG!! Gas is cheaper here! well assuming that the 1.7 is USDmisha wrote:Well....i live in Serbia!
1 liter(1.05 us quart) of gasoline in Serbia costs 1.7$.
Can you believe that???
I paid 2.70 for a gallon today on way home since i was on E, usuall i fill up for 2.30 near my hourse.
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marginal
- Posts: 320
- Joined: 23 September 2009
- Year and Model: V70 D5 2003
- Location: Ladarevo
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Aren't there scap yards in Europe?misha wrote:People do that "thanks" to the Volvo "stealerships".Thanks to them,parts for our cars costs triple,not double,triple than they really cost.polskamafia mjl wrote:...I don't see why people are so hasty to get rid of their 850's and buy Audi's and such.
02 sensor in my "stealership" costs 200eur(300$)....if you buy it at Bosch it costs 110eur(166$)...i'm talking about europe prices.
Distances are so short out there ...
- misha
- Posts: 5379
- Joined: 7 December 2008
- Year and Model: '97 850 2.5 20v
- Location: Serbia
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Yep...i was talking about 1.7 USD!RobTheModd wrote:...well assuming that the 1.7 is USD
Gas in u.s is almost triple cheaper than in Serbia.
Oh man....i wish i live there!
'97 850 2.5 20v / fully equipped / Motronic 4.4 from the factory / upgraded with S,V,C,XC70 instrument cluster / polar white wagon
History of Volvos in the family:
'71 144 S
'73 144 De Luxe
'78 244 DL
'78 244 DL
'79 244 GLE
'85 340 GLS
History of Volvos in the family:
'71 144 S
'73 144 De Luxe
'78 244 DL
'78 244 DL
'79 244 GLE
'85 340 GLS
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xb corp
- Posts: 131
- Joined: 19 October 2009
- Year and Model: 855GT5 '96
- Location: Johor Bahru, Malaysia
in Malaysia (an oil producing country tho...) we are paying
USD2.217/gal (3.78L) for RON97
USD1.950/gal (3.78L) for RON95
in Singapore it is
USD4.123/gal for RON98
in Brunei it is
USD1.476/gal for RON97
USD2.217/gal (3.78L) for RON97
USD1.950/gal (3.78L) for RON95
in Singapore it is
USD4.123/gal for RON98
in Brunei it is
USD1.476/gal for RON97
'96 855GT5 324hp 386lb-ft
Nissan 16V turbo, HKS w/g, SS 2.5" d/p+FGK 3" exh, HKS Evo9 FMIC+2.5" piping, K&N, Apexi BOV, NA cams & t/b, portd head, 5 sub-injctrs, Mocal coolers, AMG 4pot 325mm, AVS 18", Bilstein B6/Vogtland
Nissan 16V turbo, HKS w/g, SS 2.5" d/p+FGK 3" exh, HKS Evo9 FMIC+2.5" piping, K&N, Apexi BOV, NA cams & t/b, portd head, 5 sub-injctrs, Mocal coolers, AMG 4pot 325mm, AVS 18", Bilstein B6/Vogtland
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