Is the 850 becoming a classic?

[SomeGuy537]

Harder to drift a FWD car? We know how you Finns like to rally cars!!!

Neil.

That might just be it lol. The RWD Volvos are extremely popular among youngsters over here and hence a lot of them are, well.. Ruined. That could be why nice ones are expensive. The 850 might become the next popular volvo among the youth though.

I don't know, FWD will always be less fun than RWD. And at the same time, these metrosexual young vegan urban dorks really don't do that whole car thing no more...

Here in Austria the prices for decent 850ies have gone up over the last 3 years, the low point was between 2017 and 2019, I'd say. Back then you could buy running T5s for under a grand, now they are back up at around 5 grand (if they are roadworthy). Base models, of course, are way cheaper, althoug the 10V really has the bedt sounding motor of all P80s. The 20V and Turbos don't even come close.

Is there really a sound difference between the 10V and 20V? Not just placebo? I know the turbos sound a bit more dampened than the NA's though. Gotta check out some videos of that. I have the rather lazy 2.0 20V myself but i pride myself in atleast having the highest revving engine version lol.

[Clemens]

I'm quite sure the sound difference is a real thing. The 20V is less grunty, just like the Turbos.

[Nevada1906]

and Dusters would ever be valuable? They were the cars you didn't REALLY want, but fell into because you couldn't afford the big-block.

If you where not all caught up in the notion bigger is better or trying to over compensate for something and wanted something reliable, you got a Chrysler Slant-6. Like the Volvo Red Block ( Slant-4 ) they just keep going and going.

One does not need 200+ hp to commute to work or for a milk run.

Don't need more than 200 horsepower?! You're 'avin' a turkish, ain'tcha?

Don't you know the liquor store closes in five minutes?

[RickHaleParker]

You're 'avin' a turkish, ain'tcha?

That is mighty Xenophobic. Clearly an attempt to belittle Turks, Muslims or anybody that does not worship C₂H₅OH.

Don't you know the liquor store closes in five minutes?

Drunks need zero horsepower because, they should not be driving and endangering others.

[BlackBart]

717,000 850s made +/-

https://www.volvoclub.org.uk/history/85 ... arch.shtml

[SomeGuy537]

717,000 850s made +/-

https://www.volvoclub.org.uk/history/85 ... arch.shtml

And roughly 33,000 left in Sweden. And 57,000 of the 200-series cars are left in Sweden even though they seem less common than 850's

[volvolugnut]

717,000 850s made +/-

https://www.volvoclub.org.uk/history/85 ... arch.shtml

And roughly 33,000 left in Sweden. And 57,000 of the 200-series cars are left in Sweden even though they seem less common than 850's

The Swedish 240s may be like my 240s. Still on the state tag registration rolls, but have not been on the road in years.

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