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Reliability of the 850 850

posted by  jwalker on  Sat Dec 8 13:42 CST 2007
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So far so good with my 93 GLT. Bought mine almost a year ago.

After reading all the negative comments on the RWD forum, I was somewhat scared of the 850.

Just did new rear brake pads, have done tie rod ends and will need a new A/C drier before next summer. Could use new struts, but I'll hold off on that for now...

This car was well maintained by an old lady. Not pretty, but not too bad either. However, she runs like a champ!

Just read on the RWD forum where a guy paid $1700 for a 240 with 226K on the clock. Why? Good 93-95 850's can be found for similiar money.

IMO - drive a lot of 850's first before buying one. After a little while you'll be able to tell a well-maintained car from a NOT well-maintained one. My 93 is faster and drives better than any NA car I've driven. Maintenance is even more important on a turbo. Records are key, of course :)


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93 850GLT 100k - my new daily driver - former little old lady's car :) 90 244DL 278k






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