For $ 4,500, this Volvo 850 Estate from 1996 has what is needed? – Jalopnik

According to the seller, the great price of today or no dice Volvo, “Rent and Drives and looks like it’s 91k miles.” That would probably not be particularly commendable if it was not that the car actually had 391,000 miles on the clock. Let’s see if there is life on this manually equipped estate and what could be worth such a life.

There are two types of people in the world: those who consider Honda as a maker of motorcycles first and of the car second, and those who imagine the opposite. I think there is a third group who, when the Honda is raised, thinks ‘lawn mowers’, but they are just annoying magisterial hipsters.

Those of us who considered the Acura legend L Sedan from 1992 in 1992 have probably not taken the time to worry about what the primary product of the older Honda could be. That’s because we were busy with the seller who had set $ 13,000 as the asking price of the car. Nice as the legend appeared in the advertisement, and despite his considerably low mileage, you all felt that it was way too much for an XXL agreement. When the dust settled, it did not result in a loss of 80% dice.

One of Acura’s attractions last Friday was the low miles. At 86,000 it probably still had whiffs of that “new car scent” that is detectable in the cabin. Today, on the other hand 1996 Volvo 850 (A car, it should be noted, is completely four years newer than the Acura) has had a remarkable 391,000 miles to gather all kinds of interesting and perhaps frustrating non -identifiable scents. What is that, sweat? A collection of common farts pressed in the upholstery? Perhaps it is only decades of fast food and supermarkets that keep the old car with its odor identity. Or maybe it doesn’t smell at all. To be honest, it is hard to say about the Craigslist advertisement.

Anyway, this Volvo looks To be in an amazing form for his age and those impressive kilometers. It also seems to be a poverty-spec edition, at least based on the velor upholstery inside and the plastic full wheel coverings on the outside. The paintwork seems to be original and in a very good Nick, and apart from some sun aging of the black plastic upholstery and part of that is missing in the rear passenger door, it all perfectly usable.

The interior, so must be said, is a bit jankier. The dashboard has gone completely wavy from the sun, and the driver’s seat is wearing poorly fitting coverage, making it look like it is the sloppy sideboard of the family. What is underneath that may be worse, but only for comfort can better cover be justified.

The rest of the interior seems to be in excellent condition. Both the passenger and the rear seat seem clean and the door tickets seem free of every broken finish. There are indications for a leak on the carpet in the loading area, but that is apologetic, because after all, this is a car that has some use. It should be noted that there is not a third row there, which is a bit of a disappointment.

However, no disappointment should be found under the hood. According to the seller, this Volvo drives and drives like a much less well -used car. It is recommended as a cold a/c and to be ‘super reliable and comfortable’.

As we have discussed, this is a low-end 850, so the 2.4-liter inline has to do five under the hood without a turbo compressor. Naturally sucked, the 20-valve engine made a meager 168 hp together with 162 pound-foot torque. That is led to the front wheels by the party piece of this 850, which is the M56 manual five -speed gearbox. That’s right, this is a car with the right size with a stick. For the seller it shifts without a problem and gives good fuel consumption. Other sites here are a new battery, fresh oil and filter and the replacement of both the fuel pump and the filter. The tires are not new, but are claimed that they have sufficient tread. The title is also Celan, so that of Tehre.

Use of the “More ads by this seller”Feature on Craigslist shows that the supplier of this Volvo has three other cars for offer: an old non-running Subaru, an auto-outfit Miata with hail damage, and a janky agreement that needs a new driver’s door window window. It is enough to say, this Volvo is both the best and the most interesting of the party.

The asking price for this 850 is $ 4,500, and the seller advises that they will only do in cash deals, so those who want to trade an old amplifier of their failed band or masseuse services (Happy End Implication) should probably look somewhere else.

It should now be noted that in a different timeline of the multiversum, the high mileage and the age of this Volvo it would at best make a car of $ 2500. However, we do not live in one of that existence, and nowadays it seems that five are the new two.

That said, what is your opinion about this car and that $ 4,500 colored on the Barrelhead-Price-Tag? Does that seem like a deal for a car that is still there to win it? Or do you think this Volvo is enormously too expensive?

You definitely!

Nice price or no dice:

Austin, Texas, CraigslistOr go here when the advertisement disappears.

H/t Phillip G. for the connection!

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