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97 850 T-5 Should I? 850 1997

posted by  sok45 on  Thu May 22 10:31 CST 2003
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I am looking at a 850 T-5 97 with 150k miles on it at the volvo dealer in our town. Its a 1 owner and looks to be in great shape. My thinking is anything that would probably have broken down would haev done so by now. The car will be driven basically in town from work to home avg about 8k miles a year... I am looking for 3 years of use max probably... antying I should look for?








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    97 850 T-5 Should I? 850 1997

    posted by  someone claiming to be Punxsutawney Phil on  Thu May 22 10:53 CST 2003 [RELATED]

    I'm at 118,000 miles and the problem with your strategy is that I've observed that some things are breaking for the second and third time now. I'd be particularly interested in the condition of the AC system especially the evaporator. Make sure everything works, all the power gizmos, the sunroof, radio CD player, seats, everything. Can you get all the service records out of the dealer's computer? DO have it checked out completely by a good Volvo tech!

    The sane answer is "No, you should look for a nice Camry or Accord." but I haven't followed my own advice either. Yet.

    -Punxsutawney Phil







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