The car is a white 1995 850 Turbo with 133,500 original miles. The body is in great condition. I have been working on this car replacing everything that needed attention. This car was really working well but recently it overheated and I suspect that the engine is toast. It does run however. I don't have the time to mess with it so I'm hoping someone will want to drop in a replacement engine and get this car back on the road.
The good:
The car looks great, the paint is in excellent condition
The tires are brand new
Literally everything on this car works except the driver's seat power recline cable needs to be replaced. The climate control works, the AC, cruise control, moonroof, ABS, all lighting, etc.
Passed recent CA smog test, registered until Mar 2013, I hold the title
I have the maintenance history back to 65,000 miles. The climate control (ECC) is new ($1200), struts were replaced around 65,000 miles, it has had very consistent fluid changes and the transmission was serviced often. I recently replaced the transmission fluid again and the AW50 auto shifts perfectly with no issues. This is a solid transmission. Turbo pulls well with no smoking. Complete PCV system changed 1,000 miles ago. New plugs, wires, cap & rotor.
Adult owned, never raced or driven hard, garaged.
The interior is clean, all carpets shampoo'd and I just spent 7 hours using Leatherique on the leather. That said there is a tear in the passenger's seat that is repairable (I was getting ready to fix it) and I was planning to replace the driver's seat bottom with a new $180 leather insert from elwood industries. Carpets are clean as are the floormats.
My "build thread" was located here to chronicle the work I have done to the car:
www.matthewsvolvosite.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=45672
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