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Back in an 850 again!

Help, Advice and DIY Tutorials on Volvo's P80 platform cars -- Volvo's 1990s "bread and butter" cars -- powered by the ubiquitous and durable Volvo inline 5-cylinder engine.

1992 - 1997 850, including 850 R, 850 T-5R, 850 T-5, 850 GLT
1997 - 2000 S70, S70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70, V70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70-XC
1997 - 2004 C70

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prienzo
Posts: 146
Joined: 21 December 2004
Year and Model: S60R, 2007
Location: New York

Re: Back in an 850 again!

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850 LPT wrote:That car is crying for sway bars. :lol: I was only a mouse click away from it - a few times!!
Hahaha stop it! I just can't justify the price; sways are too expensive and I already have a car to throw into corners if you remember :D

You can put on sways when I give you the car back in 240k miles ;)
1993 850 GLT - Totaled
1998 S70 GLT - Sold
1999 Volvo V70XC - Sold
1997 850 GLT - Daily
2007 S60R - Tastefully modified and now the weekend car :)

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850 LPT
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Year and Model: 96' 850
Location: CT
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Post by 850 LPT »

prienzo wrote:I just can't justify the price; sways are too expensive and I already have a car to throw into corners if you remember
They were on sale just now. Sorry, but had to rub it in :D

See, I need YOU to spend all that money before I buy it back :lol:
98' S70, base, 5-speed manual, pewter/ tan, 145k miles
99' S70, base, 5-speed manual, nautic blue/ tan, 225k miles, currently inop
06' V70, auto, willow green/ charcoal, 147k miles
79' Ford Capri S, Euro Spec 2.8 V6, T9 5-speed manual, owned since 1986
58' Porsche Diesel Junior
13' Honda Odyssey :oops:
84' Mercedes 300 D, gold/ tan, 420k miles (retirement project :D )

prienzo
Posts: 146
Joined: 21 December 2004
Year and Model: S60R, 2007
Location: New York

Post by prienzo »

Can't believe I haven't posted in nearly a year. Car is still running like a champ, though the sunroof is beginning to leak just a bit on very heavy rain :(

Also bought some sways that are going in soon :)
1993 850 GLT - Totaled
1998 S70 GLT - Sold
1999 Volvo V70XC - Sold
1997 850 GLT - Daily
2007 S60R - Tastefully modified and now the weekend car :)

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