New member Looking into a 850 Turbo

[Juankiboi]

Hi everybody!
A new here...just find this forum and decided to register....happen that I got my daily driver totaled due to a rear end accident...

So I always liked Volvos and I think now is my time! I've found a 96 850 Turbo with 124K miles in a local dealer, asking $4900. It looks nice, body and paint is nice and shiny, clean engine, good tires and nice wheels. Took it to a test drive and drives nice, good brakes, air etc. Pulls like a beast! The only bad thing I could notice was the leather in the driver seat and in the middle rear.
Any advice in where to look at this cars, known problems? Tips?
Heres the link:
http://my.autorevo.com/revo/layouts/lay ... 959&AID=71

Thanks for your comments!

[dosbricks]

The mileage and price sound about right for a `96. I have heard the high pressure turbos are more reliable than the low pressure because the former has an intercooler.

Looking at the repair how-to section of this site will give you an idea of maintenance areas. Try to find out if the timing belt was replaced on schedule at 70k. There might be a sticker on the T-belt cover denoting that. Best case scenario would be to obtain the maintenance records. When I bought my`96 I looked in the glove box and found a receipt that identified the former owner and called them before buying.

By the way, I had bad front leather in mine. I got some nice leather covers off ebay from a wrecking yard up in MN and changed them out myself. It was a little labor intensive, but the result was great for a total cost of $300.

It would be a good idea to change all fluids if you get it, as people thinking of trading up usually neglect maintenance in the last year. Good luck.