I'm curious, what is the median age range of Volvo 850 owners? No offense to anyone, but I bet its around 50-55.

Anyways, participate in the poll above to find out!

 

Well im 33 now but I got my first 850 from my dad at 16.
then I bought a 244
the an NEW 854 which I still have
a nother 854
a 855
another 854
and my t-5r

thats just the volvos.. LOL there were tuns in between

 

That's a tough one. Most cars over 15 years old are hand-me-downs so my guess would be that 50% of the owners are around 20. After than you have the older group that really don't need to impress women any longer because they are either to broke to do so or have been married for 20+ years. LOL

On my last road trip, my wife advised me to look behind me and try to remember that I "am" driving a station wagon. LOL I sometimes fold the rear seats down and tell her that we are in our 2 seater sports car.

 

I'm 33, so I fall in the 26-35 age group.

I'm married, have 3 kids and don't believe in car payments. So, I have nobody to impress, and I enjoy unusual cars that I can do at least some of the maintenance work on - and I like to tinker.

 

I tried to vote for 2 of my buddies but it would not let me. The website knows my devices.

One is 44 the other is 54.

 

I don't believe in car payments, either. The exception would be if I plan on keeping the car until I die. Then again, they don't make cars like they used to, so I think I'll always stick with solid used cars. Also, a lot of people think it is quite impressive to even change the oil on your own, let alone suspension work, pcv stuff, etc...

 

I'm with John. I hate car payments, would rather invest that money into maintenance or mods that I can enjoy. As far as impressing anyone, my wife drives a sedan virtually identical to my wagon, so that's all I care about. 35 here, wife is 33.

 

I don't do car payments...house payments are bad enough...plus, it's a great reliable car that's both safe and fast. Plus, i can treat my wagon like a pickup truck.

 

whatt?? 16 and loves volvos? thats great. at that age teens will be into hondas, nissan maximas etc.lmao

l thought l was the youngest at 24

 

car payment is giving away free money. l am 24 and my landlord always was in a fight with me for working on my car and finally l moved out. geez. l was always working on my baby. my sis always says to me, bro l will need your car when a bad weather hits us because its safe and fast. my 850R looks sweet with volans, thats enough for me.nobody to impress.lol

 

I'm driving a '97 850R sedan (I'm 43), my wife drives an '03 S40 (she's 40) and my son drives a '97 850 GLT sedan (he's 22). We've had all three of them for probably about 5 years now, if you want to factor that in.

 

Well I am 62 and got my 96 855 T 6 years ago. I finally upgraded from my 88 Audi 90 Quattro sedan. Kids were older and ran out of room to go camping. When we did a test drive of this car, my looked in the back seat and saw the kids and that was it. Since then I have added 97K miles to the clock which sits at 197.

Getting ready to do a major upgrade/maintenance to her. Brake upgrade to 302, Timing belt, Valve stem seals, spoiler Rear and V70 lower front (like that look), maybe XC90 rails (like that look) and I have always wanted a front tow bar and lights (like the build off winner at IPD).

I am also with the others, don't like to give the bank interest. Though they say you either have car payments for repair bills. However, being a DIY car guy, makes it affordable to have those parts get paid off in only a few months.

I plan on keeping my wagon for a long time. Should last past 300k miles.

 

As a mechanic I prefer to work on my own instead of payments. My dad worked as a mechanic then to service writer all the way up to service manager as I grew up. I remember sitting in the 1993 850 when it first arrived to the dealers I was 9. Now I'm 29 and I own a 1996 850 and love it.

 

So do we, so watch it

 

I'm 35 now, have had Volvo's on and off since I got my licence at 18. My first Volvo was a 1978 265GL I loved that car but it was so unreliable! Now have a 1995 855 SE

 

I just turned 64 and this is my 6th Volvo, 3 850 Turbos/R/T5R's. I started with an 85 760 Turbo Diesel, then a 89 760 Intercooler (did not care for this one at all), then a 94 850 Turbo, a 97 850 R, a 98 V70 GLT and lastly my Yellow T5R. Thinking of trading the BMW 330XI in on a S60 R, but not sure yet. I wish they still made something like the 850's.

 

how long did you own your 97 850R, was it very reliable?

 

I'm 52. this is my first Volvo. I just upgraded from a very worn out Civic because my commute went from 2 kms to 55 kms (don't ask). I wanted a larger car that my fellow ride shares would not be afraid to be seen in and was more comfortable. I was originally looking for another Accord but anything that was for sale was pretty well beat. My '96 850 has only 120,000 kms and looks like new. I don't do any of my own work on my wife's Accord because of the huge PITA factor. This Volvo looks much easier to work on and I'm planning to do all the work my self.

 

28- and no payments. Thank goodness. I have Dave Ramsey to thank for that.

I make money on my cars, so usually I buy them anywhere from $500-$1500 and fix them. Usually a broken timing belt or some electrical issue. Fix them up and usually they are worth $3000 to $5000 afterwards. Drive them for a bit until I get the urge to buy another tow-it-home.

Come to think of it...I have towed nearly every car I own right now home. Still, I have had some pretty neat cars in the last 4 years. No one seems to understand it. They think the only way to own a car is to finance it, make payments, and trade it is for 1/10th of the value they paid for it 5-6 years ago. Drives me nuts.

 

Actually of all the Volov's I've owned that is the one I had the most trouble with. Had to replace the Head Gasket at 140K and it went bad again at 220K and I got rid of it. I really liked the looks of it with the R spoiler. I'd still have it though had I not found a yellow T5R.