It's time to start bulking up on 850s

Post by **matthew1** » 28 Aug 2021, 10:54

Public Service Announcement

Parts are getting/have been end-of-lifed at the dealer (EOL), and 850s are (alarmingly) hard to find in pick n pulls.

If I had land and a flatbed, I'd be pulling them onto my property like a comic book super villain and his super magnet.

It is, after all, the greatest passenger car ever manufactured.

Post by **matthew1** » 28 Aug 2021, 11:01

I see four stages to any car model:

1) New, available at the dealer
2) Used, widely available but no longer made, inexpensive to buy and maintain
3) Rare, running examples fetch decent money -- "More than they're worth"

, parts EOL and hard to find
4) Rare & Classic, good examples fetch good money, great examples fetch fantastic money, they all turn heads on the street

The Volvo 850 is now in the 3rd stage.

Post by **Clemens** » 28 Aug 2021, 13:36

The sad thing about this is that alot of parts, especially wear and tear items, are still and will be available for quite a while, but with questionable quality.
Fortunatwly I was able to aquire most sensors for my 96R by now, and I just need to order a new MAF. Then it should hopefully be ready for the next 25 years...

Post by **ZionXIX** » 28 Aug 2021, 13:48

I've often thought about what I would do if I couldnt source certain parts such as ECUs or sensors and so forth. I figure worst case scenario I could convert to use a haltech or megasquirt. Adapt some kind of aftermarket sensors. It is after all a lifetime project car. Improvise, adapt, overcome.

Post by **manovlov** » 30 Aug 2021, 05:02

matthew1 wrote: ↑28 Aug 2021, 11:01 I see four stages to any car model:

1) New, available at the dealer
2) Used, widely available but no longer made, inexpensive to buy and maintain
3) Rare, running examples fetch decent money -- "More than they're worth" , parts EOL and hard to find
4) Rare & Classic, good examples fetch good money, great examples fetch fantastic money, they all turn heads on the street

The Volvo 850 is now in the 3rd stage.

...like me !

Post by **matthew1** » 30 Aug 2021, 06:36

me also

Post by **RickHaleParker** » 30 Aug 2021, 06:50

At some point the 850 guys will need to do like the 240 guys have already started for the Tupperware parts ... 3D printing.
For control modules ... single board computers. If somebody take the time to reverse engineer them .

If that takes off, maybe Matthew might consider adding a MVS repository for Volvo 3D print files and DIY control modules source code.

Post by **matthew1** » 30 Aug 2021, 07:10

He might. That's a good suggestion.

Post by **RickHaleParker** » 30 Aug 2021, 07:17

matthew1 wrote: ↑30 Aug 2021, 07:10 He might. That's a good suggestion.

He might try fielding the question: Does anybody have some to share?
Would produce an indication of whether or not it be a worth while endeavour in the now.

Post by **Sveedy** » 30 Aug 2021, 08:18

I think that this will be the solution....eventually.
https://www.greencarcongress.com/2021/0 ... nator.html