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May 27th, 2019, 14:56 | #1 |
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Volvo 850 AWD 1996
Hi all,
I have just joined the forum and am looking to get a bit more information about the Volvo 850 AWD and it's worth these days. I have one and the head gasket has gone. I am currently fitting a new one and overhauling the entire engine. The car has a little bid of body work damage but over all is solid all round. My question to you guys is. What is the value of a good condition/immaculate 850 AWD and is it worth me spending the time and money on it. I got the car with full service history. Look forward to hearing some more information about the car! Charlie. |
May 28th, 2019, 10:04 | #2 |
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The 850 AWD is quite rare now. This is because the AWD makes the car complicated and has a high failure rate, plus can be expensive to put right. Their really isn't any need for the AWD anyway.
The value for a really nice one may be around £2000 max, but I would suspect a good decent honest example to be more like £1500 max. It would be worth posting some good photos with close ups, showing the true condition of the vehicle to gauge a more realistic value
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Aug 8th, 2019, 12:49 | #3 | |
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Actual number - confirmed by Volvo Sweden
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Okay, as I own one of these 855 AWD models I did research into the model back in 2017 and wrote to Volvo Sweden, who responded fairly quickly to my initial email. Exact breakdown of these cars is as follows: Mfg timeline June 1996 to December 1996 Number of units: 2021 Number of LHD units: 1,712 Number of RHD units: 309 For RHD units:
*Of the 5 that were sold into southern Ireland, mine is the last of the original 5 imported as new still in Ireland. Currently undergoing a bottom up full engine rebuild so am looking forward to having mine on the road again come December when I'll be bringing it to me to southern Germany on a permanent basis from Jan 2020. So as you can see, those numbers are pretty interesting as it shows their rarity, more so as right hand drive models. Hope this helps any future query into this particular model.
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Aug 9th, 2019, 12:29 | #4 |
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Just in case you're interested (and apologies for butting in), but I have a spare manual AWD gearbox & bevel box that has been in the shed for many many years. I was going to do an auto>manual conversion of my old phase 1 V70R AWD - it was described as working perfectly and the bevels looked fine (at the time).
IIRC, it'd suit the 850 AWD and phase 1 V70 AWD. Open to offers for it, but it'll need to be collected from Doncaster. PM me if you're interested
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Dec 30th, 2019, 19:31 | #7 |
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Nope - she’s been slowly worked on as my mechanic mate has been crazy busy so I’ve pushed it out for May when I’m planning to bring it to Bavaria on a permanent basis.
All parts have been sourced so it’s taken a few months to get all I needed. As I’m based in Germany now on a permanent basis I’m using my other car there so I’m happy waiting to get the awd rebuilt correctly and not under rushed conditions. Just a matter of time now before it is back on the road
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