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Thoughts on a highish mileage car 850

Howdy all y'alls... I gotta say I'm pretty new here. I've never strayed from the vintage RWD forums. I'm a 544/122/1800/140 guy generally.

But, I've recently come across the opportunity to purchase a '94 give or take 850 sedan in good condition. 5 speed manual.. I'd guess its pretty loaded, but I really don't know what was standard, or what was optional. For instance, its got traction control.. was that standard?

Anyhow, its in good shape. Its recently gotten a clean bill of health from a Volvo only mechanic. Everything works fine. Timing belt was done recently, and it just recieved a front wheel bearing and 4 new snow tires.

My only issue with it is the mileage, which is about 210k, and I was hoping to get insights about how well these things hold up after that many miles. The car seems to be priced right at $2500....

Y'all think I should get it or pass and get a new set of wood for the old Jaguar...?

-Matt
'70 145, '66 122 wagon, '65 1800s, '72 164e, and a bunch of other stuff






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