im looking to buy a 1996 850 wagon for my fiance within the next couple days from this online seller.

we went to go check it out and he wants $2400 for it...

i guess ill start listing the info about it, and i need your feedback and maybe your opinions and guidance.

the body is completely perfect! not a single dent or anything. for it being a 1996 i would completely agree that it looks just as good as a brand new car. its absolutely gorgeous and the owner has done a well job keeping that maintained. the interior is just flawless. no rips or scratches. power everything

the bad:

engine has 241k on it. i know sometimes that doesnt mean anything in the volvo world, but the engine seemed to run quite well. i think it could use a tune up and some belt tightening, but i dont know much. engine/exhaust was loud but pick up was pretty fine, except when the ac was on. which is usually normal i suppose.

some of the electrical on the inside needs to be fixed. the head light button goes straight in and out loosely and can be a small hassle for it to correctly turn the lights on. it seems like a small short or something. a couple bulbs behind the dash are burned out..

and the last and final issue is the front suspension. it sounds like the bushings bc whenever we go over bumps you can hear it kinda clunk and move around some


and thats about it. the car runs fine and looks absolutely amazing for it being 10 years old... i need some insight from other volvo owners and some experts. were probably going to make the decision tomorrow

 

Sounds like the Headlight switch is bad. They were under Recall years ago. You might want to have the Dealer run Your Vin# and see if there is any recalls on the car.

The Suspension is either bad spring seats or bad Sway Bar links or Both.

Not that bad though.

241K is Mid milage on that enigne. I have seen well over 300,000 already.