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New 850R owner

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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Danonly55
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Re: New 850R owner

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Welcome to the crowd, Looks good and great price.
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Post by tonyd555 »

Unfortunately the R was too far gone for me to continue the project. The transmission was indeed shot. I have decided to part her out and will list what I have available in the next week or so.

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Post by 850 LPT »

Oh no, what a shame.
98' S70, base, 5-speed manual, pewter/ tan, 145k miles
99' S70, base, 5-speed manual, nautic blue/ tan, 225k miles, currently inop
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Post by abscate »

Get a used trans in for $500 and you have a great car.

Parting these out I see tough love, you have to make money $5 at a time with free shipping.
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Post by tonyd555 »

Not really, I just sold the Volans locally for more than I bought the car for.

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Post by tonyd555 »

Here is the link to my CL ad for the parts. Mods, if this is not allowed I'll remove...

I'm located in Abbotsford, BC. The border crossing at Sumas, WA is 5 minutes from my house for any interested US buyers.

https://vancouver.craigslist.ca/van/pts ... 86001.html

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Post by MDK »

350,000 miles? If you're not a mechanic.
Get ready to pay an arm a leg maybe the other leg ...a second mortgage and your first born.... in my opinion.... unless you got it for 400$ or something... just walk away Renee!!!

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Um, did you read the whole thread?

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Post by MDK »

Yeah... I hear you Tony d ... just trying to save you from financial suicide... I had a 850 R wagon a few years ago... hard to find a good Volvo R anything that hasn't been used and abused. I'm sure another one will come up. Good hunting....

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Post by jtp »

Congrats on the R she’s beautiful!
99 V70R AWD
Almost 155K Miles
Breaking is how I know it’s working

98 S70NA (sold)
95 850 Turbo Wagon (RIP)

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