Goodbye to a great car. Thanks for all your help here.

volvo_boy_88 · Post by **volvo_boy_88** » 05 May 2011, 13:43

Hi guys,

Unfortunately I was in an accident yesterday and my 94 Volvo 850 was totaled. It had a great run and you guys helped me to keep it up and running as best as I could. I wanted to run it into the ground (not through an accident of course) but to take it as far as I could, and it ended yesterday.

Thankfully I got out of the car catching fire as the inspectors mentioned that if it had gone another inch into the car it would have been a gas line (YIKES!) Thank you for all of your help and I hope you all take care of your cars that are as old as mine (maybe even older for some of you).

Post by **jblackburn** » 05 May 2011, 13:46

Bummer, a sad day indeed.

But I'm glad the car did its job in protecting you and let you walk away from the crash!

volvo_boy_88 · Post by **volvo_boy_88** » 05 May 2011, 14:52

Yes it is =( I'll miss that car but it did a great job in protecting me and well worth the time that I have kept it

Post by **Fish stick88** » 05 May 2011, 14:56

Thats too bad, Thank God you're ok though. How Fast were you going and do you have any pictures?

volvo_boy_88 · Post by **volvo_boy_88** » 05 May 2011, 15:26

I was going about 30-35 but even that made a pretty good impact. I'll post pictures to see later. I'm still dealing with all the other stuff right now.

Post by **vjaneczko** » 08 May 2011, 20:23

Are you looking for another 850 or V70 to take it's place?

Colonialgirl · Post by **Colonialgirl** » 08 May 2011, 21:37

Yeah, I lost my 850 to an accident about 5 years ago; Some old duffer (83) suffered some sort of stroke, and at 45 mph rammed a pickup which was driven into the back end of my car. I'd only had it about 3 months, bought from the original owner, always on synthetic oil and ALL the required maintenance and only 80K miles; had a brand a new timing belt too.
It drove the right rear corner in about 6 inches including the frame (I've still got a stiff neck). We were sitting at a traffic light waiting for the green. The insurance company totaled it as repairs would have been about $6000.

MatDesign84 · Post by **MatDesign84** » 08 May 2011, 23:49

Sad news about you and the car, but glad it protected you, this is why we have two Volvo's now instead of 1 and a BMW. I hope you will stick around and get another Volvo to "run in to the ground"! Glad you're okay.