95 854 turbo, 266K mi, good motor, bad electrics, $750 MAKE OFFER- Antlers,Oklahoma Topic is solved

Post by **CIK7** » 15 Mar 2026, 17:01

Vehicle summary:
1995 850 4-door Turbo (2.3T) in 214 Dark Grey metallic, ~266k miles. Good mechanical condition; runs and drives. Auto trans 4th gear mostly gone. Complete timing kit/water pump replaced. Fresh oil change. Three keys, 2 fobs. The hitch is NOT included. Lots of good parts including all working window motors.

Issues: Browse my profile for threads on this car.
1. A small issue is a slight coolant leak (o-ring) at the heater core. Now mostly fixed but leaks to 1/2 mark every 700-1000mi.
2. I thought A/C was leaking but is not. However it only runs well for 30min-2hr at a time.
3. The electronics are wonky. Might be the instrument cluster shorting out. I've already tested a lot of parts.

price is $750. Make me an offer.

Post by **CIK7** » 28 Mar 2026, 17:39

GreenVolvoGoldenDog · Post by **GreenVolvoGoldenDog** » 30 Mar 2026, 13:58

PM Sent

Post by **CIK7** » 31 Mar 2026, 11:13

GreenVolvoGoldenDog wrote: 30 Mar 2026, 13:58 PM Sent

Updated ad description with things I remembered.

Post by **CIK7** » 03 Apr 2026, 06:59

Yesterday, Went on yet another 240mile round trip. At the 100 mile mark, spent a moment unable to use gas pedal (Throttle body sensor?). At 195 mile mark, I was pulling out of Aldi in D (Drive). For 5 sec, the car would crawl no matter if I was using gas pedal at 5% pressure or 95% pressure. Turned car off, restarted, drove home as if nothing had happened. The electrical thing seems to be stretching its fingers. I'm assuming it's a shorted pnp sensor, or something to do with an electrical transmission part or speed component.

GreenVolvoGoldenDog · Post by **GreenVolvoGoldenDog** » 03 Apr 2026, 18:39

Bump/Still Available. Interesting opportunity for anyone still browsing who is considering.

I did not buy for personal reasons, seller has been communicative and available throughout the process. Would (will) continue to seek offers from him.

Post by **CIK7** » 05 Apr 2026, 08:12

Summary and pricing updated.

Post by **CIK7** » 26 Apr 2026, 17:19

While I'll leave it on here available for a while, I'm actually considering upgrading this to use as a secondary car. I might swap out the automatic for the 5sp manual and then install a complete cloth seat set and a couple of other things.

Post by **CIK7** » 02 Jun 2026, 10:31