When it looks too good to be true, Craigslist.com had an 854T for $2250 and only 83.5K miles on the odometer. I drove 150 miles RT and had a good look. Very nice and honest owner. He had only had the car for a few months, the ABS/tracks lights were on, and the turbo didn't fully boost. Minor problems.

But the car just didn't look right. I took it for a short drive, it tracked fairly straight. There was a definite lack of boost, the engine ran super rich, but nothing not repairable. The door hinge weld was cracked, the window guides needed to be replaced, it was parked outside in the sun for a very long time, the leather seats were dried and cracked in front. The roof rails had the black plastic/paint removed.

While checking the engine, I noticed a timing belt sticker. All of the ink was worn off, but the aluminum backing stuck to the computer box had the etched/indented miles and date on it: 157,000 in 2000. Ooops! So I looked at A-7 and pushed in 1-1-2 and got 278! That is 278K miles. That explaind a lot!

The poor owner was clueless. I felt sorry for him. He just put 4 brand new tires on it in November. I wish I knew who sold it to him! People like that deserve to wind up in small claims court.

BEWARE 850 buyers! Check the computer for odo readings befor buying.

Klaus
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Volvoless. Sold the R. There is now a void...