Volvo 850 for first car ?

[shr0olvl]

Well I was thinking about getting a trans am or 3000gt until i found out how much the insurance was, so i said i wasnt even going to go there, but now i think I will go with the volvo 850, but im not sure which one and which year.
So if you guys could tell me a little bit more about this car and the specs of some of them that wud be great, Id also like to know on like which year wud be the best to get and how well it does in the 0-60, this i what i got,

1992 Volvo 850 GLT 9.1 16.6
1993 Volvo 850 GLT 9.4 17.3
1994 Volvo 850 Turbo Sedan 7.1 15.3
1994 Volvo 850 Sportwagon Turbo 7.4 15.5
1995 Volvo 850 T-5R 6.6 15.0
1996 Volvo 850 GLT 8.8 16.6
1996 Volvo 850 R 6.9 15.3

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[Coventrysucks]

and check out this shite volvo ! http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/225729

I'd rather not if its all the same to you.

850; the one to go for has (at least) the letter 'T' and the numeral '5' in conjunction somewhere upon the rear of the car.

Buy one, remove aforementioned signage, resist the urge to attach crappy body kits to it, and you have one hell of a Q car.

UK owners had the added bonus in the fact that the police used to have Volvo 850 T5s as rapid response cars. So if you bought a white one, everyone thought you were trafpol.

Being quite a while since I read a review of one, I seem to remember that the lesser models were bland to adequate.

[Coventrysucks]

Added kudos in the form of the 1994 BTCC Volvo 850
Coolest touring car ever.

[Sweeney921]

well, as you might know already, i have a volvo 850 glt. it's also my first car! it's a very very nice choice, because it's fast, and has room for friends/stuff. for choosing which one, buy the best one you can find (aka, the fastest). the price difference isnt very large, it's just it's very hard to find a T-5. i like it so much, here it is breaking 100000 miles! (ive only put about 10000 on it, though). bottom line, the volvo 850 glt is a sweet car. i have to admit that it doesnt have the best styling, though. however, it still beats the crap outa most stock passenger cars it can even hold it's own with the rx-7

[SPN:DOC]

The 850’s are great cars, my dad had a white 850se not as fast as the 850R or the LM edition T5-R (most powerful production FWD), the car is also responsible for my dad buying the S80 Volvo For Life..

[shr0olvl]

yea, i really want to get the 850T-5 but they dont have any for sell in Texass I dont really want a GLT but i dont think i have a choice, I hear that you cant really fix up the GLTs because they make all the stuff for the turbo, is this true or wat ?

[shr0olvl]

Also, is a 850 Turbo the same as a 850 T-5 or is the T-5 better and how much better

http://autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?ca...or=&cardist=12

[Ferrari Tifosi]

Added kudos in the form of the 1994 BTCC Volvo 850
Coolest touring car ever.

That's awesome, Volvo station wagons are great, especially for high speed trips down the dirt road by my parents house.

[shr0olvl]

Also, is a 850 Turbo the same as a 850 T-5 or is the T-5 better and how much better

http://autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?c...lor=&cardist=12

[pimento]

My dad as an 850 SE sedan, auto. It's nice and tractable, it'll rev all the way to the limiter very happily, and it pulls very nicely. I'm one of those who would much rather have a manual, but for an auto, this is a fantastic gearbox. Switch to sport mode and it'll happily drop a gear or two, nice and fast, and you'll be flying along in no time. And this is the NA engine.

[Coventrysucks]

Rather than asking people who don't know a huge ammount about Volvos, have you considered finding a Volvo specific forum?
They'd probably be able to give you more accurate answers, and tell you about any problems you should look out for etc

[SPN:DOC]

Also, is a 850 Turbo the same as a 850 T-5 or is the T-5 better and how much better

http://autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?c...lor=&cardist=12

Same thing T = Turbo, 5= 5 cylinder = T5...

Oh and one more thing, good choice the 850’s have the best automatic transmissions in the world.. not that I drive one.. I mean automatic.. I just happened to know..