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Reliability of the 850 850

posted by  KlausC on  Sat Dec 8 05:07 CST 2007
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The 850 needs to be maintained. And if you expect the dealer to do it, you are wrong. I have seen cars with oil coming out of the oil cap, and the dealer just puts a new seal on it! That will cause the RMS to leak and other seals to blow. But they don't want to do little things like vacuum lines or oil breather lines.
If you are maintaining an 850 yourself, or have a very good indie, then you have a good reliable car for a few hundred thousand miles.
At least it isn't a BMW! Their water pumps are only good for 40K, the trannies for 120K and engines for 150K miles. Mercedes has problems with all of the bushings, and gobbs of money for a new head gasket.

Buying used requires a lot of trust in the sellers words, and service documentation is worth a lot of money.

Klaus
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The 164 has a new home, all I am left with are a 95 854T and a 98 V70R :)






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