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Car Forum / Volvo Cars / December 2005What year/model wagon should I buy?
I'm looking to buy a used wagon, probably not newer than 2000. I've heard that the post-1998 models are problematic and troublesome due to the computerization of the vehicles. I have also seen folks in this forum complaining about the '96 850s. Does anyone out there have suggestions on what year/model I should buy? Do the AWD models have any particular repair issues? I'm looking for something with low cost of ownership. Would anyone recommend a Subaru Forester over a Volvo wagon? > I'm looking to buy a used wagon, probably not newer than 2000. > I've heard that the post-1998 models are problematic and troublesome [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Would anyone recommend a Subaru Forester over a Volvo wagon? What are you looking for in a car? Do you want power and handling? The best fuel economy you can get? Do you plan to work on the car yourself? I personally have a particular liking for the 240 and 740 Turbo wagons but those, especially the former are getting a bit long in tooth so finding a real nice one for sale is rare. For newer stuff, the 850's are generally regarded as good aside from '93 which had a few issues. People like their 960s but they're a bit more complex, the V90 is essentially the same car. > Would anyone recommend a Subaru Forester over a Volvo wagon? Over the new FWD ones, yes, absolutely. Given the choice between an older RWD model and a Forester, I'd probably take the RWD Volvo (although the Forester does come with a manual tranny and RWD Volvos were auto-only in the US after 1990 or so). -Andrew >>Would anyone recommend a Subaru Forester over a Volvo wagon? > > Over the new FWD ones, yes, absolutely. Given the choice between an older > RWD model and a Forester, I'd probably take the RWD Volvo (although the > Forester does come with a manual tranny and RWD Volvos were auto-only in > the US after 1990 or so). Thankfully that's not too difficult to remedy, after doing a few slushbox to manual conversions I think I could pull it off in a day assuming all the parts were on hand. >I'm looking to buy a used wagon, probably not newer than 2000. >I've heard that the post-1998 models are problematic and troublesome [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >Do the AWD models have any particular repair issues? >I'm looking for something with low cost of ownership. Mechanic we use (volvo only, and independent) likes 2. He likes the 1998 model year and the 2000 model year; we haven't discussed anything earlier. Doesn't like much of anything after 2000. Don't know any more details, ie, awd, etc. Since he gets our 2 cars about every 5k miles for routine maint. i trust his judgement. So if I were to buy another one that's what I'd be looking at. Thanks for all the advice. I found a '96 850 that I'll be taking in for a pre-purchase inspection tomorrow. We'll see how it goes. |
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