Re: [MBZ] volvo 850 wagon

2014-06-11 Thread Mitch Haley

Rick Hawkins Java wrote:

i would think there should be some market for it  a car with no 
reverse is better than no car at all


But what year was it, a 1994?
the market is almost surely three digits.
A while back, Brianna and I bought (with my money) a $600 Taurus that goes from 
2nd to neutral when you slow down, unless you move the lever from D to 3 while 
you're still going more than 15mph. If you get that wrong, you have to put it in 
R, wait for reverse to engage, and then select a forward gear again to go again.


Nice running, nice looking car, good AC.
All gears work, just not the hydraulics. Ford valve bodies with pump and 
solenoids included are readily available for $50-100.
That's a $600 car here in Michigan. Offer me $700 and I'll throw in an oil 
change, a used valve body, and a new mcpherson strut. (some assemply required)


Bought it at the end of April, and haven't received a single payment on it yet, 
so I'll be swapping valve bodies, replacing a strut, and trying to sell it for 
$1000-1200. Bri can buy her own car when she's matured enough to save up the 
money for it.


Mitch.

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[MBZ] volvo 850 wagon

2014-06-10 Thread Rick Hawkins Java
I don't think the car has that much charm, but it IS smooth and seems  
fairly powerful to me used to 123 diesels.


It does not look particularly easy to repair

i would think there should be some market for it  a car with no  
reverse is better than no car at all


xx r
On Jun 10, 2014, at 4:49 PM, mercedes-requ...@okiebenz.com wrote:



What an utterly unlovable vehicle.  No curb appeal whatsoever!


On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 9:32 AM, Rich Thomas 
richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:


Put down that crack pipe and step away from the computer

--R


On 6/10/14 2:11 AM, Rick Hawkins Java wrote:

This is a little off topic. There was a 1994 white volvo 850 turbo  
parked


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