1997 Volvo 850 User Reviews

Yes-great Fuel Mileage And Its Fun To Drive. A+++ — i have a 1994 volvo 850 glt. it is an automatic with power everythin including a sunroof. i have the headlight wipers and a button to choose my fuel economy intake. i have put in a supercharger kit with a cold air intake by AEM. i absolutly love driving/racing/goofin/partyin with my car. the stock radio is still good but im looking to replace it soon bc i want a lil more quality/custom. my car has a lil over 120k on it and deffinately still going. they are rated as 300-400k life expectancy.my volvo is solid with excellent safty standards. it performs good but i can get more and the look is stock but still good for a '94. no rattles but prices can b salty if u don't know an inside guy like i do. the volvo 850 sits low to the ground and handles the best i hav ever felt. it gets 33 mpg highway and about 26 in the city. THATS GREAT FOR THE POCKET! i hav redone the interior a little, like the center console and other random plastics wer painted by me to match the extior color of the car. the exterior paint is put on heavily for rust reduction and has a brilliant shine to it after its buffed

Best Car Yet, Too Bad We Can't Get The European Diesels Here. — This wagon, with AWD, light-pressure turbo, and 5-speed manual gearbox, was available in Canada but not in the USA, where only an automatic was offered. AWD makes it a great car for my needs here in Whistler, British Columbia. Fast, economical, subtle yet elegant styling. I use it as a demonstration vehicle sometimes for my advanced driving schools.(www.spdt.ca) Front brakes have been upgraded to cadmium plated, drilled, slotted, work better on mountain roads. Some poly bushings, less restrictive air cleaner, otherwise stock. Hard to believe how nice it still is to drive, 5 speed manual really helps. Torque from low pressure turbo comes on early, makes vehicle feel quick enough, though no rocket ship. Nice power band for overtaking. As an automotive journalist I drive many different vehicles, this one is still nice to take home. Still looks great, feels and sounds solid. I pay strict attention to maintenance procedures. As with most European cars, this makes a huge difference.

Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)

Great Everyday Car — Handles very good, not very sporty but can be driven quite fastly on most surfaces (tarmac, gravel, snow). Not the cheapest car to maintain, some parts can be quite costly. A nice car to drive, even though it aint very great fun, but fills the needs for most people who want to drive comfortably, quickly and be safe doing it.

Primary Use: Commuting to work

1997 Volvo 850 — performance is great although acceleration from stop is a little slow. braking is excellent and it handles better than i expected i love the way these cars look unfortunately mine is a little ugly at the moment gets great fuel mileage i can usually drive around for about a week with the gas light on.

Good, Solid Car. — It's a quality car, it's kinda like a tank but it turns well. It's got something like 220 hp but there's a hesitation when you step on the throttle we can't figure out. It's not to good on gas but it's not horrible, something like 18mpg. There's a few scratches here and there but it's an overall good car.