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This V70_GLT a good buy?

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Clemens
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Post by Clemens »

Not all of them, Sveedy. My 95 just came with OBD 1.
1996 855 R,
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Clemens wrote: 25 Nov 2020, 16:38 Not all of them, Sveedy. My 95 just came with OBD 1.
Thanks for that info. Guess that makes sense when your transitioning from one system to the other.
And I messed up thinking that '98my was an 850. 0 for 3 :)
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Sveedy wrote: 23 Nov 2020, 12:47
abscate wrote: 23 Nov 2020, 11:47 Dont you have Plants to go look at?

Did Prince say we are going to party like it's 1998?
:lol: :lol:
But I thought that the '99 model year was a bit of a transition year and as such had more than its fair share of problems. Kind of what might be called a bastard year. Was under the impression that the '98 was the top year for the 850.

Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go make some popcorn...
I thought 850 ended in 97?! Am I missing something? 98 was the last year that plug wire, mechanical throttle were used if I'm not mistaken. Did Volvo transition to electronic seat airbags in 99+ p80? If so, that means Volvo went bananas on the electronics, not my cup of tea. The only electronic thing that changed from my 98 XC to 96 960 were Coil on Plug.
06 Odyssey LX, silver, 127921, current
98 V GLE/SE red, 379k, 5sp, trailer in progress...
95 854 Turbo 258K, auto, sold
09 Rav4 Ltd3.5Fwd, red, 208k/213k, sold
05 CRV EX AWD, Navy, 170K/184k, sold
03 Accord 2dr V6 silver, 196K/232K, 6sp, t-boned, sold
98 S GT white, 175K, 5sp, sold
96 964 silver, 146K, diff&trans/engine self-destr, crushed 😭
98 XC black, 151K, flooded&bent rod, crushed
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^ Yep. '97 was the last of 850's.
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Post by erikv11 »

^^ 98 was the best year for the P80 platform, that is indisputable. The 98 cars are mechanically 850s but cosmetically x70s.
'95 854 T-5R, Motronic 4.4, 185k
'98 V70, T5 tune-injectors-turbo, LPT engine, 304k, daily driver
'06 S60 R, 201k
'07 XC70, black, 205k
'07 XC70, willow green, 223k
gone: '96 NA 850 210k, '98 NA V70 182k, '98 S70 NA 225k, '96 855 NA 169k

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