1996 Volvo 850 CD T5 Manaul

[amazondean]

Originally Posted by Cookeh

The £2k one that Dean is referencing looks, based on what little can see comparing both cars, to be in worse condition.

It has:
- a broken headlight wiper motor
- destroyed headlight blades
- the wrong stereo, in the wrong colour
- appears to have bolster wear
- the rear wiper isn't parking in the correct place
- missing wheel caps
- wheels need a refurb
- glovebox hinge is broken
- wrong exhaust (and indeed it looks smashed).

Added to that, its a lower spec car (GLT with some options missing - like electric rear windows, electric seats vs CD), which has quite a lower spec than the CD trim. Hardly a 'spot on' example and would need at least a few hundred, if not more, to get it 'spot on'. Your price is pretty accurate tbh.

To be honest, I think you are making too many assumptions regarding the ebay car.

The headlight wiper is slightly misaligned.(not necessarily broken)

The headlight wiper blade needs replacing £8

it might be the wrong colour stereo, but at least its the cd player. The black tape players are ten a penny, which is what this car probably had as its an early 1996 model.

The bolster wear looks very minimal, as the rest of the seat and all seats look near perfect with no wear at all

The rear wiper is as near to a perfect position as you can get

I agree, the wheels do look like they could do with a refurb.

The glove box is definitely slightly out of position and stuck, but can be fixed for £20 if you know what your doing.

There is no way of telling from those photos that the exhaust is shot!

You might be right, £2000 for this black one may be a bit too cheap, but £2500 + I believe is nearer the mark. The reason I say this is because the OP has said he was going to remove most of the interior, so I presume this is not as good as the exterior! (I could be wrong) He has only owned it a week. Not a good sign to a prospective purchaser!! The ebay car has only had one owner all its life!