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Offline EV-Light

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Volvo 850R wagon review
« on: May 24, 2017, 10:58:34 pm »
Thought you guys would love this video...for the record I was a huge fan of the 850R!

https://youtu.be/G-jYJVfEERs
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Re: Volvo 850R wagon review
« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2017, 11:33:22 pm »
My Volvo mechanic when I had the '93 850 had a cream yellow T-5R wagon.
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Re: Volvo 850R wagon review
« Reply #2 on: May 25, 2017, 01:13:37 am »
one of my dream cars - I want one bad. Would be the perfect compliment to my Alfa 155. BTCC racing of the era was amazing, some of the best and closest racing ever. Lammers, Rydell in the Volvos were fantastic. 850R almost won in 95 and 96...stupid fast machines.





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Re: Volvo 850R wagon review
« Reply #3 on: May 25, 2017, 08:43:53 am »
US$40,000 in 1993  :o

Still remember when these came out and some of the ads they ran.  Look at all the room in the trunk.
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Re: Volvo 850R wagon review
« Reply #4 on: May 25, 2017, 11:30:14 am »
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on May 25, 2017, 01:13:37 am
one of my dream cars - I want one bad. Would be the perfect compliment to my Alfa 155. BTCC racing of the era was amazing, some of the best and closest racing ever. Lammers, Rydell in the Volvos were fantastic. 850R almost won in 95 and 96...stupid fast machines.

My favourites were the Nissan Primeras.  It's what made me get an early gen Infiniti G20.  Loved that SR20 engine..
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Re: Volvo 850R wagon review
« Reply #5 on: May 25, 2017, 11:37:54 am »
Quote from: JG20 on May 25, 2017, 11:30:14 am
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on May 25, 2017, 01:13:37 am
one of my dream cars - I want one bad. Would be the perfect compliment to my Alfa 155. BTCC racing of the era was amazing, some of the best and closest racing ever. Lammers, Rydell in the Volvos were fantastic. 850R almost won in 95 and 96...stupid fast machines.

My favourites were the Nissan Primeras.  It's what made me get an early gen Infiniti G20.  Loved that SR20 engine..

yeah they were quick. David Leslie [RIP] did well in them IIRC. The Alfas in 94, and in DTM in 93, were the reason I bought my 155.
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Re: Volvo 850R wagon review
« Reply #6 on: May 25, 2017, 12:23:21 pm »
You like Alfas?
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Re: Volvo 850R wagon review
« Reply #7 on: May 25, 2017, 12:45:03 pm »
Quote from: lebowski on May 25, 2017, 12:23:21 pm
You like Alfas?

I was flabbergasted as well  :P
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Re: Volvo 850R wagon review
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Re: Volvo 850R wagon review
« Reply #9 on: May 25, 2017, 01:07:55 pm »
The 850R was automatic only in the U.S. but in Canada it was offered with a manual. They're very rare though.
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Re: Volvo 850R wagon review
« Reply #10 on: May 26, 2017, 01:37:12 pm »
Years ago I passed a 850R on a four lane highway while driving my 1990 Miata.
To my surprise the guy driving the Volvo accelerated and started to pull ahead (he was in the slow lane).
I gave my Miata more gas and matched his speed.  He then floored it and started to pull away at a rapid pace.  There weren't any other vehicles on the road, so I thought, "What the hell", and gave chase.
I knew these 850Rs were pretty quick, but I easily caught him and pulled away.

I guess he thought a Miata would be easy to beat and he'd be right, except mine had a V8 under the hood.  ;D

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Re: Volvo 850R wagon review
« Reply #11 on: May 26, 2017, 02:00:57 pm »
Quote from: 84im on May 26, 2017, 01:37:12 pm
I guess he thought a Miata would be easy to beat and he'd be right, except mine had a V8 under the hood.  ;D



Very nice!  :D
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Re: Volvo 850R wagon review
« Reply #12 on: May 26, 2017, 11:28:44 pm »
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on May 25, 2017, 01:13:37 am
one of my dream cars - I want one bad. Would be the perfect compliment to my Alfa 155. BTCC racing of the era was amazing, some of the best and closest racing ever. Lammers, Rydell in the Volvos were fantastic. 850R almost won in 95 and 96...stupid fast machines.





Love how slammed these race cars are, tucking rim!
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Re: Volvo 850R wagon review
« Reply #13 on: May 27, 2017, 12:20:40 am »
that is because they are race cars - low and with heavy negative camber lets you corner better

on ordinary roads they would be undrivable. The trend of slamming and tucking in street cars is...well...not appropriate. Especially if they have any sporting pretensions other that posing in a Timmies parking lot.
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