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4.88 out of 5 stars

Thatr

LUVTHATR, 06/16/2005
1996 Volvo 850 R Turbo 4dr Sedan
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Fastest/safest most reliable car i've ever owned,, at 156,000 it still "cruises" at 135 mph.. Ac dumped at 150,00 pirelli p zero' 17" hold the road like a custom glove.. If the abs/trac lights goes on/off it's the ignition key switch.. See one,, buy it !!! 25Mpg even at demon speed..Oh ,.. And the cd stereo ,,sounds like heaven and this is an 850 turbo "r" with the spoiler on the trunk and spoiler under front bumper

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3.88 out of 5 stars

Solid & Reliable

Brian, 05/09/2005
1996 Volvo 850 4dr Sedan
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Solid, reliable car with no perks. It's never quit on me, but that darn check engine light has been on nearly the whole time I've had the car. Apparently I'm not the only one this happens to. Timeless, classic style holds up well, and the 10yr old interior still looks like new. Nice trunk space and good room for 4 Americans(I think you know what I mean). It's not called "The Brick" for nothing.

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5 out of 5 stars

the ultimate sleeper

volvoville, 10/16/2010
1996 Volvo 850 Turbo 4dr Sedan
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

I bought mine from a coworker 2 years ago with 137000 miles on it..after tune up, replacing oil trap and new set of tires, now i own extremely reliable and fun car to drive..never gave me any problems, and i run 13 pounds of boost all day long via mbc..very fast..

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4.13 out of 5 stars

Volvo 850R Wagon

fezzik, 11/26/2002
1996 Volvo 850 R Turbo 4dr Wagon
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

We bought our R Wagon used with 49K miles. After looking for Volvo turbo and non wagons, the R was a find. I figured if we were going to drive a wagon, it would be a bad ass one. Only complaint are amount of rattles which cannot completely be blamed on wheel and tire package as other Volvo's in our family were known to rattle. It's blast to drive around and a great highway cruiser. Passes at the blip of the throttle, brakes are strong and handles like it's smaller and lighter than it is.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

Volvo 850R best auto ever made

casperjim, 11/20/2007
1996 Volvo 850 R Turbo 4dr Wagon
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

It is the best car that I have ever owned. No complaints. I now have 150,000, bought the car when it had 104,000.

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