Part of your ad needs updating, "this WAS a nice fancy car" now its a hoopty.
Look at it this way, if you get $500 you've made 5x your money. For $1100 looking as it does I'd want reverse. A tranny service with a new filter might do it... -Curt Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 09:32:27 -0400 From: Rich Thomas <richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Subject: Re: [MBZ] volvo 805 turbo wagon Message-ID: <539708eb.5080...@constructivity.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Put down that crack pipe and step away from the computer.... --R On 6/10/14 2:11 AM, Rick Hawkins Java wrote: > This is a little off topic. There was a 1994 white volvo 850 turbo > parked by the entrance to our daughter's apartment. It looked a bit > abandoned and irritated her because she had to make her turn wide. I > told her to find the owner, she did and he agreed to sell it to me for > $100 (and had the title and key)! Supposedly it last ran in December > and doesn't go in reverse. > > I bought it yesterday for one C note. I pulled the battery and charged > it overnite. MERCEDES CONTENT: Today my helper and i drove over there > and with a little starting fluid and the hot battery, it started with > a bit of effort. The engine was a couple of quarts low on oil ....car > was for sure under maintained. It runs very smoothly. A/C compressor > turns on but shuts right off ... low freon? I don't care. I drove it > to my shop and it was nice, smooth and powerful. I think it has 150k > miles but the odometer may not work .... the trip one didn't .... but > i think it does have speedo. > > Sure enough, it will only slightly TRY to move in reverse. Trans fluid > is brownish, but it seems full ... it may have a bit of smell, but not > burnt smell. > > You can see it here on CL > > http://athensga.craigslist.org/cto/4510944216.html > > what's it worth? I put $1100, hoping to get maybe $800? > > WE GAVE IT A HALF ASS wash. The driver's windshield wiper didn't move, > so i tightened that up and the wipers work. > > It has a sun/moon glass electric roof that works very smoothly. > > it's transverse turbo engine and FWD > > It seems nice, but i don't want it. > > I can drive it to the junkyard and probably collect 12 cents a pound > ..... > > xx rick hawkins _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
