Quick hello from a new 850 Estate owner

[Mistericeman]

Thought I'd better post a quick hello ,

I've recently dug out my late father's 850 Estate from his garage,
Dad sadly passed away just before the whole covid thing (not covid related )
And his Volvo had been parked since untouched .
Even after all this time (battery still had enough life to light the,dash but not start as dad always,kept it disconnected )

4 gallons of fresh petrol and a lithium jump pack it started and ran pretty well .

After digging it out and inflating the tyres ....it went straight through its MOT with advisory on a corroded Damper shroud and a missing exhaust hanger ....

Drives lovely too

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[foggydogg]

Sad you lost your Dad, but at least you have a nice car to go along with your memories. The condition of your dash pad is astonishing, over here at that age the sun and time would have turned it crispy around the edges.
Welcome to our little Tribe.

[Mistericeman]

Cheers ....

Dad would've only been upset its taken me so long to dig it out ...
It was his pride and joy even though it only usually did a couple of thousand miles between mots ....

It drives much younger than its 140 odd thousand miles ...
It's a dream

[matthew1]

MIM, welcome and thanks for joining. Good looking 850 you’ve got there.

[abscate]

That’s a beautiful car and Dad will be proud of you.

Are a United Fan or a City Wanker?

[Mistericeman]

That’s a beautiful car and Dad will be proud of you.

Are a United Fan or a City Wanker?

Neither ...watching grown men run around in shorts just isn't my thang .....

[duke1]

Thought I'd better post a quick hello ,

I've recently dug out my late father's 850 Estate from his garage,
Dad sadly passed away just before the whole covid thing (not covid related )
And his Volvo had been parked since untouched .
Even after all this time (battery still had enough life to light the,dash but not start as dad always,kept it disconnected )

4 gallons of fresh petrol and a lithium jump pack it started and ran pretty well .

After digging it out and inflating the tyres ....it went straight through its MOT with advisory on a corroded Damper shroud and a missing exhaust hanger ....

Drives lovely too 20230106_140710.jpg

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hello fellow englander! im sure your dad would just be happy looking in and hearing that 5pot roar again!theres a very special sound they make that i just love,and you can fit sooooo muchhhh stuff in there,you should see mine with the daughter 3 grandsons a huge buggy and shitloads of suitcases,bags computers you name it,enjoy and thanks for sharing it looks a nice car.

[Oly850]

I’m so sorry to hear about your Dad, I lost mine a year ago and it’s not great. Your wagon though is spectacular, my sons and I have always preferred the more square look of the 1992-2000 850 Wagon, each of us has had a 850 Sedan. Soon, wife willing, I shall have another, probably a 2001-2007 type. Most importantly, wagons are cool and great for trips to the hardware store. Keep it up & send more pics!

TF