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Car Forum / Volvo Cars / July 2005Question about wagons
I'm looking to buy a new used car and I'm giving the Volvo wagon some serious thought. I was hoping someone could give me a list of all the model id's for the wagons. BTW--I'm looking for a model no older than ten years and plan to spend between 8k to 10k Canadian. Thanks, Paul R. > BTW--I'm looking for a model no older than ten years and plan to spend > between 8k to 10k Canadian. No more than 10 years old would limit you to the 850 wagon (855), the 960 wagon (965), the V70, the V90, V50 and XC70. Earlier models would include the 240 wagon, the 740 wagon and 760 wagon. Beverly  SignatureMany a smale maketh a grate -- Geoffrey Chaucer Howdy folks > No more than 10 years old would limit you to the 850 wagon (855), the > 960 wagon (965), the V70, the V90, V50 and XC70. > > Earlier models would include the 240 wagon, the 740 wagon and 760 wagon. Wasn't the 940 wagon (945) sold in Canada? Up till around 1994, the 940 and 960 looked the same. After that the 960 looked more sleek. The V90 is a rebadged 965. CU Mathy > Howdy folks > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Up till around 1994, the 940 and 960 looked the same. After that the > 960 looked more sleek. The V90 is a rebadged 965. And to provide more info, the 940 has the bulletproof 4 cylinder inline engine, the 960 has the substantially more powerful and also quite reliable inline 6 cylinder, it's much less forgiving to poor maintenance but it's still a very good motor. > > Howdy folks > > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > inline 6 cylinder, it's much less forgiving to poor maintenance but it's > still a very good motor. Just out of curiousity, what is the real world MPG's of the 7/940 vs the 7/960? Thanks Steve >Just out of curiousity, what is the real world MPG's of the 7/940 vs the >7/960? 1993 960. With little city driving, but a lot of up and down (we live in the mountains) and mostly at 50-60mph, it gets about 20. Haven't had it on the highway for long stretches to know, but it has gotten 22-23 at 70+ with the air on. That's on Claifornia gas, which is only gasoline by name... __ __ Randy & \ \/ /alerie's \__/olvo '93 960 Estate Howdy folks > > > No more than 10 years old would limit you to the 850 wagon (855), the > > > 960 wagon (965), the V70, the V90, V50 and XC70. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > inline 6 cylinder, it's much less forgiving to poor maintenance but it's > still a very good motor. The 740/940 with the diesel engine (a VW rabbit diesel engine with two cilinders added) have 6 cilinders, while the 760/960 with Turbo (but not the Turbodiesel) had 4 cilinders. CU Mathy PS manual gearboxes are much more common here in Europe as compared to the US or Canada. > Howdy folks > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > cilinders added) have 6 cilinders, while the 760/960 with Turbo (but not > the Turbodiesel) had 4 cilinders. That shouldn't be an issue of it's in north america, we never got 900 Diesels and the 700's with that engine are extremely rare, they were only sold for a few years intil '86. I'd be shocked if he even found one for sale that wasn't dead. >> Howdy folks >> [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] >sold for a few years intil '86. I'd be shocked if he even found one for sale >that wasn't dead. That was the V-6, no? I can't remember reading one good word about those motors. __ __ Randy & \ \/ /alerie's \__/olvo '93 960 Estate > That was the V-6, no? I can't remember reading one good word about > those motors. No the V6 was gasoline, they sold those a bit longer but they're still fairly rare these days. The Diesel was a 6 cylinder inline from Volkswagon. Both have earned very bad reputations and it's difficult to find someone who knows how to work on either one. >> That was the V-6, no? I can't remember reading one good word about >> those motors. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >Both have earned very bad reputations and it's difficult to find someone who >knows how to work on either one. Back then there was little need for diesel cars in the US so there were few sold and very few remain from what I can see, other than an ocassional Mercedes Diesel. Diesel Rabbit.. tee hee When I was in Germany at the Nurburgring museum they had the VW experimental diesel that Keekee Rossburg (sp?) drove and set all sort of records for diesels (MPG, sustained speed, etc.). Looked sort of like a big, white door wedge. __ __ Randy & \ \/ /alerie's \__/olvo '93 960 Estate > Back then there was little need for diesel cars in the US so there > were few sold and very few remain from what I can see, other than an > ocassional Mercedes Diesel. Diesel Rabbit.. tee hee More so than that the Diesel cars we got here at the time were mostly crap, you only get one chance at a first impression and the automakers screwed up. There's some great ones in Europe now but not much is offered here beyond a few VWs. >> That was the V-6, no? I can't remember reading one good word about >> those motors. > No the V6 was gasoline, they sold those a bit longer but they're still > fairly rare these days. The Diesel was a 6 cylinder inline from Volkswagon. > Both have earned very bad reputations and it's difficult to find someone who > knows how to work on either one. The ultimate irony is that generally, the 6-cyl models were supposed to be the "upmarket" or "luxury" models, so a 6-cyl (regardless of whether it's a PRV V6 or a VW diesel L6) car is generally the best starting point for a V8 engine conversion - cheap and well equipped. :-) SignatureAthol <http://cust.idl.com.au/athol> Linux Registered User # 254000 The state of infrastructure in New South Wales is a disgrace. I'm a Libran Engineer. I don't argue, I discuss. Thanks everyone for the info. I forgot to mention in my OP that I also preferred an auto over a manual transmission. Do the wagons come exclusively one, or the other? Thanks, Paul R. > I'm looking to buy a new used car and I'm giving the Volvo wagon some > serious thought. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Thanks, > Paul R. > Thanks everyone for the info. I forgot to mention in my OP that I also > preferred an auto over a manual transmission. Do the wagons come > exclusively one, or the other? > > Thanks, > Paul R. All models were available with automatic and most of the ones you'll see will have one. 5-speeds were available on most (all?) of the models listed but will not be common. Chip C Toronto > Thanks everyone for the info. I forgot to mention in my OP that I also > preferred an auto over a manual transmission. Do the wagons come > exclusively one, or the other? > > Thanks, > Paul R. Most anything in your age range will be auto, which personally is dissapointing since those of us who demand a manual gearbox have a much harder time finding one. I bought a used 1994 850 wagon with 125,000 miles on it last summer and I just love it. The 5 cyl engine is plenty powerful, I get about 22mpg, and it is both comfortable, reliable and handles like a small car (great turning radius and handling). There are plenty of parts and accessories for it available so I have no problem fixing it, and truthfully, after an initial expensive fix-up the car has been rock-solid. I purchased it for $1800 US and put about $3000 into the car (new tires, brakes, rotors, tune up, replaced front power seat cable, new A/C evaporator, new radiator, new thermostat, new hoses, new heater core plus many accessories which included euro-rails, roof rack load bars w/ locks, floor mats, cargo cover, trailer hitch w/ platform, etc.). The best thing is that the engine (and the rest of the car, for that matter) is pretty easy to work on and there is plenty of information and help available. If you find a good one at a reasonable price you'd be hard pressed to find a better car. Chuck > I'm looking to buy a new used car and I'm giving the Volvo wagon some > serious thought. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Thanks, > Paul R. > I bought a used 1994 850 wagon with 125,000 miles on it last summer and I > just love it. The 5 cyl engine is plenty powerful, I get about 22mpg, and [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Chuck 22 mpg sounds a bit low for an 850, is it a turbo? Most of the time people seem to get around 30 mpg. > 22 mpg sounds a bit low for an 850, is it a turbo? Most of the time people > seem to get around 30 mpg. Sounds about right to me, I get 28mpg (imp) from a 2.0 850 estate. I drive it hard, and it is almost all stop and go city driving. It is not a turbo. Chuck >> I bought a used 1994 850 wagon with 125,000 miles on it last summer and >> I [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > 22 mpg sounds a bit low for an 850, is it a turbo? Most of the time people > seem to get around 30 mpg. > I drive it hard, and it is almost all stop and go city driving. It is not a > turbo. > > Chuck Ah, that sounds about right then. I tried that once in my 240 Turbo and got 13 mpg! I drive it with a much lighter foot most of the time now. |
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