Volvo 850 Made from 1993 to 1997, this Volvo line was available in both a wagon and a sedan, both with were graced with several trim levels.
View Poll Results: Sedan or Wagon? Pretty straightforward.
Sedan
28.00%
Wagon
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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 12:49 PM
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I think if the rattles are that bad, just get some dynomat to put behind the panels or some extra screws here and there to reduce it. I don't see that as being an issue.
 
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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 07:18 PM
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The reason I chose Wagon is that I had Sedan.
 
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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 07:46 PM
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I like the wagon! The extra sun light is great! I do have both, but each is great in their own ways.
 
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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 07:48 PM
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I did not vote because I like both the same. I own 2 sedans and 1 wagon and like them all the same. The wagon is new but will start the transformation soon so you will know it is a car of mine.
 
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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 07:56 PM
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I officially have both also now
 
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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 08:02 PM
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Gilber33; Having grown up in WS myself, you had better buy plenty of tailgate clip kits. On those cold cold cold days and nights, I can here the plastic crack and creak here in NC every time you slam the tailgate!!!!
 
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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 08:12 PM
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Haha, it will be a while, but I will keep that in mind. Hopefully by the time this is done I'll be starting graduate school and it will be on the east coast where it's not quite as cold as it is here.
 
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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 08:16 PM
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Now your talking, go east young man, go east. Better yet, go south east!!!
 
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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 08:19 PM
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South,South East!!!
 
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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 08:21 PM
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Haha, I'm aiming either for Boston or D.C.. I love the history of the East coast and the fast paced lifestyle, and I want to be close to NYC.
 
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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 08:26 PM
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Better make lots of money, NYC, DC, Boston, and 2 Volvo's ouch!
 
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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 08:29 PM
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I know! I'll need somewhere with a garage. Eventually the sedan is going to be the winter car and the wagon will be my summer car since I'm going to be putting nice wheels on it and it will be lowered.

Actually, there really isn't a winter in that part of the east coast....

huh, looks like the hardest decision of my day then would be to decide which Volvo I want to take to work....
 
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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 08:43 PM
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I currently have an S70 sedan, but I'm looking for an 850 or V70 wagon for use as a general purpose hauler. It needs to have something wrong with it, though, so I can afford it It's truly the best way to buy a car- get a car worth $3-6,000 for under $1000, plus a little sweat equity!
 
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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 08:45 PM
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Exactly what I'm doing with this wagon, I got it for ridiculously cheap, I can pretty much do all the modifications that I want to do for the price of a running car that has the same miles on it as this one will have when I'm done.
 
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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 09:00 PM
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I voted for a Wagon although I have owned about 8 Volvo's, all sedans. Go Figure. I like the sleeper aspect of a FAST WAGON. I also like to fish and haul a lot of stuff like Real Estate signs. I use my wife's jeep right now for the hauling but a wagon would be nice, especially a yellow R. From all the research I have done I belive there were 185 yellow R's. 150 Sedans and 35 wagons.

For real estate business, sedans are more acceptable but the yellow has really blown people away. I have to JUSTIFY driving it. To most people it looks like a KIDS CAR. The black wheels set it over the hill. But I just tell people that I have it because it's my sports car and it's rare.
 
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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 09:10 PM
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Yeah, some people just don't understand. My boss told me the other day, he's like, I was following some pastey yellow car just like yours. I told him how rare they are and your like lucky to have seen one.
 
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Old Aug 27, 2009 | 11:30 AM
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LOVE my wagon,like my p1800 though, wish volvo would come out with a really cool little car like that again.
 
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Old Aug 27, 2009 | 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by gilber33
Yeah, some people just don't understand. My boss told me the other day, he's like, I was following some pastey yellow car just like yours. I told him how rare they are and your like lucky to have seen one.
I only know of one and that's TEChs yellow... Besides that, I have always seen them in pictars..........
 
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Old Aug 27, 2009 | 12:04 PM
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Yeah, we got one floating around the milwaukee area, and it's some chick that owns it and she works at a Pick n' Save right down the street from me (it's always parked in their employee parking) and it's in kind of rough shape, I don't think she knows what she has. Or if she does know what she has, even better. I wonder if she wants to be friends?
 
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Old Aug 27, 2009 | 06:07 PM
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That's a new concept, if you cant buy it, date it!
 
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