Houston TX 95 850 turbo parts car available

[w5bvb]

Yes, I read the "read me first" and it did not address the issue but
I am hesitant to post a for sale here....I can use Craig's List for that
but I'd rather the car go to a Volvo enthusiast. My wife hit a curb a
curb at about 40 mph (right front wheel) but since she was driving me
to the hospital emergency room at the time I guess I shouldn't bitch
about it. I replaced the front strut and the bent wheel and ruined tire.
Then I discovered the harder steering and steering wheel neutral
being off by about 45 degrees. I suspect the steering rack has been
seriously compromised. I am a decent mechanic but this job is probably
beyond my abilities and as I just turned 65 I'd rather spend my time
elsewhere especially since there may be yet undiscovered problems.
The car has a nice body (dark green with tan interior) and 170K miles.
The timing belt and water pump were replaced less than 10k miles ago
but I do not have the receipts for that $2k expenditure at the dealer
(I took it in because the radiator fan motor and relays went bad).
It is a turbo and runs great. Auto transmission and air work great.
It does have the SRS light on continuously but a reading of the codes
says the SRS computer module is bad ($20 on eBay last time I looked).
Also, the ABS light comes on occasionally. I've done the odometer gear
repair but I screwed up setting the mileage reading so the digits are
a little skewed but the mileage matches the computer readout.
The tires are either new or less than six months old and the spare is
full-sized rather than donut. The power sun roof works great and it
has a CD radio plus a 6-CD changer in the trunk. BTW, the car does
run and drive okay except for the above mentioned steering problem
and most likely adverse wear on the front tires. I am the second owner
of this car and the first owner is a friend so I know that other than
the curb incident the car has been well maintained. I have only used
Mobil 1 synthetic oil in it and I believe that the first owner did the same.

If you are interested please call Phil at 281-910-2763. This my cell phone
and I turn it off when I do not want calls so you can pretty much call
anytime and leave a message if I do not answer.

I apologize if I've offended anyone with a "commercial" message but
I think this car is too nice to go to the crusher and it can help out a lot
of other Volvos.

thanks, Phil

[jblackburn]

Phil, I moved your ad to the classifieds section - we have a whole section just for that