Question about wagons

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Paul Raposo

I'm looking to buy a new used car and I'm giving the Volvo wagon some
serious thought.

I was hoping someone could give me a list of all the model id's for the
wagons.

BTW--I'm looking for a model no older than ten years and plan to spend
between 8k to 10k Canadian.

Thanks,
Paul R.
 
BTW--I'm looking for a model no older than ten years and plan to spend
between 8k to 10k Canadian.
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No more than 10 years old would limit you to the 850 wagon (855), the
960 wagon (965), the V70, the V90, V50 and XC70.

Earlier models would include the 240 wagon, the 740 wagon and 760 wagon.

Beverly
 
Howdy folks
No more than 10 years old would limit you to the 850 wagon (855), the
960 wagon (965), the V70, the V90, V50 and XC70.

Earlier models would include the 240 wagon, the 740 wagon and 760 wagon.
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Wasn't the 940 wagon (945) sold in Canada?

Up till around 1994, the 940 and 960 looked the same. After that the
960 looked more sleek. The V90 is a rebadged 965.

CU Mathy
 
Mathy Van Nisselroy said:
Howdy folks


Wasn't the 940 wagon (945) sold in Canada?

Up till around 1994, the 940 and 960 looked the same. After that the
960 looked more sleek. The V90 is a rebadged 965.
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And to provide more info, the 940 has the bulletproof 4 cylinder inline
engine, the 960 has the substantially more powerful and also quite reliable
inline 6 cylinder, it's much less forgiving to poor maintenance but it's
still a very good motor.
 
Thanks everyone for the info. I forgot to mention in my OP that I also
preferred an auto over a manual transmission. Do the wagons come
exclusively one, or the other?

Thanks,
Paul R.
 
Paul said:
Thanks everyone for the info. I forgot to mention in my OP that I also
preferred an auto over a manual transmission. Do the wagons come
exclusively one, or the other?

Thanks,
Paul R.
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All models were available with automatic and most of the ones you'll
see will have one. 5-speeds were available on most (all?) of the models
listed but will not be common.

Chip C
Toronto
 
James Sweet said:
And to provide more info, the 940 has the bulletproof 4 cylinder inline
engine, the 960 has the substantially more powerful and also quite reliable
inline 6 cylinder, it's much less forgiving to poor maintenance but it's
still a very good motor.
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Just out of curiousity, what is the real world MPG's of the 7/940 vs the
7/960?

Thanks

Steve
 
Steve said:
Just out of curiousity, what is the real world MPG's of the 7/940 vs the
7/960?
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1993 960. With little city driving, but a lot of up and down (we live
in the mountains) and mostly at 50-60mph, it gets about 20. Haven't
had it on the highway for long stretches to know, but it has gotten
22-23 at 70+ with the air on. That's on Claifornia gas, which is only
gasoline by name...

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Randy & \ \/ /alerie's
\__/olvo
'93 960 Estate
 
Paul Raposo said:
Thanks everyone for the info. I forgot to mention in my OP that I also
preferred an auto over a manual transmission. Do the wagons come
exclusively one, or the other?

Thanks,
Paul R.
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Most anything in your age range will be auto, which personally is
dissapointing since those of us who demand a manual gearbox have a much
harder time finding one.
 
Howdy folks
And to provide more info, the 940 has the bulletproof 4 cylinder inline
engine, the 960 has the substantially more powerful and also quite reliable
inline 6 cylinder, it's much less forgiving to poor maintenance but it's
still a very good motor.
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The 740/940 with the diesel engine (a VW rabbit diesel engine with two
cilinders added) have 6 cilinders, while the 760/960 with Turbo (but not
the Turbodiesel) had 4 cilinders.

CU Mathy

PS manual gearboxes are much more common here in Europe as compared to
the US or Canada.
 
Mathy Van Nisselroy said:
Howdy folks


The 740/940 with the diesel engine (a VW rabbit diesel engine with two
cilinders added) have 6 cilinders, while the 760/960 with Turbo (but not
the Turbodiesel) had 4 cilinders.
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That shouldn't be an issue of it's in north america, we never got 900
Diesels and the 700's with that engine are extremely rare, they were only
sold for a few years intil '86. I'd be shocked if he even found one for sale
that wasn't dead.
 
James Sweet said:
That shouldn't be an issue of it's in north america, we never got 900
Diesels and the 700's with that engine are extremely rare, they were only
sold for a few years intil '86. I'd be shocked if he even found one for sale
that wasn't dead.
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That was the V-6, no? I can't remember reading one good word about
those motors.


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Randy & \ \/ /alerie's
\__/olvo
'93 960 Estate
 
That was the V-6, no? I can't remember reading one good word about
those motors.
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No the V6 was gasoline, they sold those a bit longer but they're still
fairly rare these days. The Diesel was a 6 cylinder inline from Volkswagon.
Both have earned very bad reputations and it's difficult to find someone who
knows how to work on either one.
 
James Sweet said:
No the V6 was gasoline, they sold those a bit longer but they're still
fairly rare these days. The Diesel was a 6 cylinder inline from Volkswagon.
Both have earned very bad reputations and it's difficult to find someone who
knows how to work on either one.
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Back then there was little need for diesel cars in the US so there
were few sold and very few remain from what I can see, other than an
ocassional Mercedes Diesel. Diesel Rabbit.. tee hee

When I was in Germany at the Nurburgring museum they had the VW
experimental diesel that Keekee Rossburg (sp?) drove and set all sort
of records for diesels (MPG, sustained speed, etc.). Looked sort of
like a big, white door wedge.


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Randy & \ \/ /alerie's
\__/olvo
'93 960 Estate
 
Back then there was little need for diesel cars in the US so there
were few sold and very few remain from what I can see, other than an
ocassional Mercedes Diesel. Diesel Rabbit.. tee hee
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More so than that the Diesel cars we got here at the time were mostly crap,
you only get one chance at a first impression and the automakers screwed up.
There's some great ones in Europe now but not much is offered here beyond a
few VWs.
 
No the V6 was gasoline, they sold those a bit longer but they're still
fairly rare these days. The Diesel was a 6 cylinder inline from Volkswagon.
Both have earned very bad reputations and it's difficult to find someone who
knows how to work on either one.
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The ultimate irony is that generally, the 6-cyl models were supposed to be
the "upmarket" or "luxury" models, so a 6-cyl (regardless of whether it's a
PRV V6 or a VW diesel L6) car is generally the best starting point for a V8
engine conversion - cheap and well equipped. :-)
 
I bought a used 1994 850 wagon with 125,000 miles on it last summer and I
just love it. The 5 cyl engine is plenty powerful, I get about 22mpg, and
it is both comfortable, reliable and handles like a small car (great turning
radius and handling). There are plenty of parts and accessories for it
available so I have no problem fixing it, and truthfully, after an initial
expensive fix-up the car has been rock-solid. I purchased it for $1800 US
and put about $3000 into the car (new tires, brakes, rotors, tune up,
replaced front power seat cable, new A/C evaporator, new radiator, new
thermostat, new hoses, new heater core plus many accessories which included
euro-rails, roof rack load bars w/ locks, floor mats, cargo cover, trailer
hitch w/ platform, etc.). The best thing is that the engine (and the rest
of the car, for that matter) is pretty easy to work on and there is plenty
of information and help available.

If you find a good one at a reasonable price you'd be hard pressed to find a
better car.

Chuck
 
caaron said:
I bought a used 1994 850 wagon with 125,000 miles on it last summer and I
just love it. The 5 cyl engine is plenty powerful, I get about 22mpg, and
it is both comfortable, reliable and handles like a small car (great turning
radius and handling). There are plenty of parts and accessories for it
available so I have no problem fixing it, and truthfully, after an initial
expensive fix-up the car has been rock-solid. I purchased it for $1800 US
and put about $3000 into the car (new tires, brakes, rotors, tune up,
replaced front power seat cable, new A/C evaporator, new radiator, new
thermostat, new hoses, new heater core plus many accessories which included
euro-rails, roof rack load bars w/ locks, floor mats, cargo cover, trailer
hitch w/ platform, etc.). The best thing is that the engine (and the rest
of the car, for that matter) is pretty easy to work on and there is plenty
of information and help available.

If you find a good one at a reasonable price you'd be hard pressed to find a
better car.

Chuck
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22 mpg sounds a bit low for an 850, is it a turbo? Most of the time people
seem to get around 30 mpg.
 
22 mpg sounds a bit low for an 850, is it a turbo? Most of the time people
seem to get around 30 mpg.
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Sounds about right to me, I get 28mpg (imp) from a 2.0 850 estate.
 
I drive it hard, and it is almost all stop and go city driving. It is not a
turbo.

Chuck
 
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