I've noticed or all the cars I've had that now I have to replace 2 wheels because of potholes or other road work. Is this normal? And this dang wheels are hard to find. I ended up having to buy 5 of them as a lot off ebay to justify the cost of buying new ones. I guess its the profile and weight of the car. If I had the 17" wheels I'd have to have a stock pile in the garage of spares!!

What model year is your 850? I had 2 of mine repaired when I owned the 850. This was a common problem with that car. There was a class-action law suit due to this problem and all of us 850 owners (I think it was limited to '93-'95, but don't quote me) got $500 or a set of new tires because of this a few years ago, and Volvo officially changed their recommended size from 205/50/16 to 205/55/16. If you didn't buy the car recently and didn't get the money/tire offer from Volvo, you might want to contact VNA (Volvo of North America) to see if there was a statute of limitations on this...in other words you might have some mulla coming your way. I chose the money and had my wheels repaired at about $125 each and eventually bought new tires from TireRack. With the new tire size I didn't have any more bent rims after that. I've sold that car now, but have one of those Turbo (5 spoke swirl pattern) left that I bought as a spare when I didn't know when the next rim would get bent. Anyone want to buy it or trade it for a Mimas wheel of the same size (6.5x16)?

How much do you want for the 6.5X16 wheel?
TomL77@att.net
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Tom 69-1800S, 72-1800ES, 96-850T

Tom,
I sent you an email

I didnt know anything about a lawsuit but I'll check into and hope its still pending.. Normally you should never have to buy a rim for your car. Or a tire due to damage. The thing is my tires are 55's and still got affected.. But only when they are on the front due to the engine weight. The wheels I bought have 50's on it but I plan on putting the 55's on it since they have more tread (since I just bought them during the summer)