Highlights
- Typically boxy Volvo styling
- Blue cloth interior in great condition
- Enormous load carrying capacity
The Appeal
When it was introduced in the early ‘90s, the 850 heralded a new era for Volvo. This brave new world was one of front-wheel drive, five cylinder engines and a Delta-link rear axle.
Thankfully for Volvo’s traditional customer base, it retained the strikingly rectilinear styling they had come to know and love, with its wedge-shaped front end attached to an antique-wardrobe-swallowing cuboid at the rear.
This particular 850 benefits from a long MOT and is finished in white. Its blue cloth interior is a particularly nice feature and it features standard Volvo luxuries such as heated front seats.
The History and Paperwork
- First registered 10th February 1994
- Six former keepers
- MOT valid until October 2023
- Ten old MOT certificates included
- Several servicing invoices
- Stamped Volvo service book
- V5C in vendor’s name
- Volvo document wallet and owner’s manual
- Cambelt replaced in 2016
- Three keys
The Interior
- Cloth seats in good condition
- The seat covers are clean and tidy throughout
- Driver’s seat has been replaced
- Heated front seats
- Blue carpets and door cards in similarly good condition
- Rubber overmats in footwells
- Dashboard well equipped
- Instruments bold and clear
- All gauges working except the rev counter
- Modern stereo/CD player fitted
- The dashboard has warped slightly above the glovebox
- Headlining in good condition, with a few small blemishes
- Sunroof functions correctly
- Extremely spacious boot
- Full size spare wheel, jack and wheel brace
The Exterior
- Classic boxy Volvo styling
- Fetching white paint
- Some chips, scratches and blemishes in the paint
- Corrosion showing on the leading edges of the rear wheel arches
- The vendor informs us that the car has been regularly polished and waxed
- Exterior plastic trim has faded somewhat
- Headlamp wipers fitted
- The lamp lenses look clear and bright
- Some moisture ingress to one of the sidelights
- The underside is showing signs of surface corrosion in places
The Mechanics
- Five-cylinder, 1,984cc engine
- Transverse-mounted, front-wheel drive
- Automatic transmission
- Selectable winter, sport and economy modes
- Cambelt replaced in 2016
- Several invoices for servicing on file
- There are a few MOT advisories for a small oil leak, some play in the steering and a worn brake disc
- The engine bay looks clean and tidy
Summary
In all, this Volvo looks like it could be a very useable and practical car. Volvos of his period have a good reputation for longevity and can carry on going decades of reliable service. And with such a practical load carrying ability, this 850 could make a very useful addition to your fleet.
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