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Exit an 850 850 1996

posted by  The Bear on  Mon Mar 27 00:37 CST 2006
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Finally decided to bite the bullet! Couldn't take any more of my money-pit 850 turbo, and traded it for a nice new Subaru Impreza. Got fed up with the little things taht kept breaking or failing or both!
However will still be looking at this site while my wife keeps her beloved V70! After having been in a wreck with her 940 a year and a half ago, (she got rearende at a stopped at a red light)she is a more than confirmed Volvo owner - I don't think she'll ever change. So, thanks everyone for the excellent advice I received while I owned the 850.
The Bear








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    Exit an 850 850 1996

    posted by  compucat on  Wed Mar 29 11:52 CST 2006
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    well good luck with your subaru, My friend has a outback and loves it, I have driven in it its ok. I feel your pain but compared to a car payment I will drive my volvo till it dies, I have replaced everything on it that usually goes wrong and have maintained it well. im on a free ride now. after being in a accident in a volvo I will never drive anything else. kelly








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    Exit an 850 850 1996

    posted by  someone claiming to be volvo deb on  Tue Mar 28 01:00 CST 2006 [RELATED]

    I feel your pain! I know I should think about giving up my 850, but I just can't give up the comfort of the seats! Drove a rental car for business last week and realized (yet again) how comfortable the Volvo seats are...makes it all worthwhile!








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    Exit an 850 850 1996

    posted by  someone claiming to be Asian favorite on  Mon Mar 27 12:20 CST 2006 [RELATED]

    Congrats!

    You'll never beat the plain reliability of the asian cars. I'm a beleiver most things that fail/last do so LONG before the first part is machined.
    My old Volvo will be gone in about a month.....providing it runs that long to sell it!!

    It's not that it takes alot of $$$ - which it does. It's that I have to drop it off at the service center and get a ride from there to work, and back. DO that every 3-4 months to keep me humble........NOT!

    ....put a price on "Pain in my Arse!"







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    Volvonomics 850 1996

    posted by  bill d cat on  Mon Mar 27 03:45 CST 2006
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    I saw Subaru is offering a $0 down 48 month lease on the Imprezza for $199/month -- I'd be surprised if you could maintain any 10-year old Eurocar for less than that. I'm sure it makes an infinite amount of economic sense, but I betcha you'll miss the Volvo seats!

    Good luck!

    -BTC

    '98 V70 T5 5-speed, 167k mi, velour cloth seats, front IPD stabilizer bar, rear factory HD bar, Bilstein HD, Volvo strut tower brace and skidplate, E-codes, XC grill, Lidatek LE30, V-1, Mobil-1 since new

    "The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair." -- Douglas Noel Adams (1952-2001)







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    Exit an 850 850 1996

    posted by  MadeInJapan on  Mon Mar 27 02:15 CST 2006
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    You should enjoy the Subaru....good car!
    --
    1998 S70 T5 Emarald Green Metallic, 2004 V70 2.5T Ruby Red, Previous Owner of Black '94 850 Turbo Wagon. My cars have been running so well lately they've got me worried.








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      Exit an 850 850 1996

      posted by  tonyg on  Mon Mar 27 05:29 CST 2006
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      Nice choice. Have you seen the TV commercial by Subaru that boasts about their highest safety rating, poking fun at the Volvo S40 among other makes....







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