Ive got a '93 850 GLT with about 124,000 miles (the odo broke a month ago...). The tranny fluid hasnt been changed in a while and it needs a new air filter, distributer cap, and rotor. The entire car seems to be running fine... with the exception of a few things that i can live with. The thing is, i drive it fairly hard. Its an auto and i keep it on eco mode because its easier but I typically drive it to 4K RPM about everywhere i go, maybe a lot higher if I need to go fast, you know. I was wondering, with the typical tranny problems in the 850s, if this is too much for the car to handle now. Its been fine so far, only the occassional engine shudder when kicking down at 60. Can this driving cause something to break around this time or is it what the car was made for? Just harmless... Thanks in advance.
~delic

I have a 93 850 GLT manual with 92,000 miles on her. I drive her pretty hard but am nervous about the clutch as I live in S.Francisco. I have been told however, that sometimes clutches can last into the mid 100,000 mark so am a bit less concerned.

I have had no major problems with her at all; she seems to like being driven hard and responds well. Never had an automatic.
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1993 850 GLT 92,000 miles

Hi ya,

I have a manual 94 and it has covered 193k miles. I changed the clutch at 173k and had no other major problems really as i service her regularly myself.

When it comes to auto's if you look after them they will last over the 200k mark but i have read many people failing in the early 100's.

I would get your bit of servicing done though to rule out any other problems.

Mark.
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Mark in the UK.

A friend of mine used to drive like that and his transmission went early (It was a subaru, bought it at 75k and transmission gave up at about 120k). He took care of the car.

I drive gently and my previous automatic went up to 190k with original trans ('85 Honda Prelude, bought it at 125k). If I had a manual shift then my driving nature would have been different. I agree that "It is not what you drive but what drives you" but I would be easy on automatic.

Rough/frequent downshift for fast accleration or high rpm shifts, with an automatic, will shorten the transmission life, no doubt.

Ronjon
'93 850
122k miles, original trans.