Question about wagons

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by Paul Raposo, Jul 18, 2005.

  1. Paul Raposo

    Paul Raposo Guest

    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.
     
    Paul Raposo, Jul 18, 2005
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  2. Paul Raposo

    Bev A. Kupf Guest

    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
     
    Bev A. Kupf, Jul 18, 2005
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  3. 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.

    CU Mathy
     
    Mathy Van Nisselroy, Jul 19, 2005
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  4. Paul Raposo

    James Sweet Guest


    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.
     
    James Sweet, Jul 19, 2005
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  5. Paul Raposo

    Paul Raposo Guest

    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 Raposo, Jul 19, 2005
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  6. Paul Raposo

    Chip C Guest

    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
     
    Chip C, Jul 19, 2005
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  7. Paul Raposo

    Steve Guest

    Just out of curiousity, what is the real world MPG's of the 7/940 vs the
    7/960?

    Thanks

    Steve
     
    Steve, Jul 19, 2005
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  8. Paul Raposo

    Randy G. Guest

    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...

    __ __
    Randy & \ \/ /alerie's
    \__/olvo
    '93 960 Estate
     
    Randy G., Jul 19, 2005
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  9. Paul Raposo

    James Sweet Guest

    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.
     
    James Sweet, Jul 20, 2005
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  10. 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.

    CU Mathy

    PS manual gearboxes are much more common here in Europe as compared to
    the US or Canada.
     
    Mathy Van Nisselroy, Jul 23, 2005
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  11. Paul Raposo

    James Sweet Guest

    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, Jul 23, 2005
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  12. Paul Raposo

    Randy G. Guest

    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
     
    Randy G., Jul 23, 2005
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  13. Paul Raposo

    James Sweet Guest


    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, Jul 23, 2005
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  14. Paul Raposo

    Randy G. Guest

    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
     
    Randy G., Jul 23, 2005
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  15. Paul Raposo

    James Sweet Guest


    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.
     
    James Sweet, Jul 24, 2005
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  16. Paul Raposo

    athol Guest

    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. :)
     
    athol, Jul 24, 2005
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  17. Paul Raposo

    caaron Guest

    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, Jul 24, 2005
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  18. Paul Raposo

    James Sweet Guest


    22 mpg sounds a bit low for an 850, is it a turbo? Most of the time people
    seem to get around 30 mpg.
     
    James Sweet, Jul 24, 2005
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  19. Paul Raposo

    David Taylor Guest

    22 mpg sounds a bit low for an 850, is it a turbo? Most of the time people
    Sounds about right to me, I get 28mpg (imp) from a 2.0 850 estate.
     
    David Taylor, Jul 25, 2005
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  20. Paul Raposo

    caaron Guest

    I drive it hard, and it is almost all stop and go city driving. It is not a
    turbo.

    Chuck
     
    caaron, Jul 25, 2005
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