Faults:

Nothing.

General Comments:

Car purchased as a 'get me by' when I returned to the country.

I find it a bit agricultural and noisy, and it crashes over bumps, and I feel it is nowhere near modern standards. However, I just absolutely love it, and intend to keep it. For some reason I find it very endearing.

It corners well and stops even better. Economy is acceptable at anywhere between 30 and 36 mpg, which is great for such a heavy car. Has never dropped below 30mpg, which is odd as the chap who sold it to me said he only got 22mpg; and yes, I have checked my maths.

Nothing has gone wrong and everything works but I can see a bill for a 1000 coming up at the next MOT, but that will see it good for another 12 to 24 months. Car only cost 995, so that is seriously cheap motoring.

Not very fast, and not that happy above 100mph, which means getting a bit beat up when on the autobahn. But that's fine, it's a cruiser.

Not as much room in back as you may think due to the low roof height.

Expect it to notch up around 250k miles before it's done.

Faults:

This car has had almost no engine or transmission problems since I first got it. It was running rough at first, but if you drive it regularly, it smooths out.

Some problems that I have had were that the trunk solenoid in the lock gave out. The lock wouldn't lock automatically, but it would manually.

The ignition also gave out and had to be ordered from Sweden.

Other than that, all of the maintenance has been regular.

General Comments:

This car has surprised me in many ways. First is the performance. It is not a super fast car, but it is not by any means slow. Much faster than you would expect from a Volvo.

Also, the four speed auto is as smooth as you could expect. You don't even feel the shifts.

The interior is very comfortable with lots of room, if it is a bit boring. It can be a bit noisy at idle though.

The styling is good, but it can be a bit dated. Fuel economy isn't great, best is about 29 on the freeway and 21 in the city.

Overall though, it is a great car, and is just as good or better than the European cars that are being made now.

Faults:

I purchased my 1994 Volvo November 27, 2007 from a used car dealer, and less than 30 days I started having problems.

The odometer stopped working the day after I picked up the car, now I do not have the correct read of the mileage. The dealers response was it work yesterday when you purchased the car! The Volvo dealer said" It would cost approx. $500.00 to repair the problem if that's all that is wrong with the car".

Next the check engine light came on the 2nd week in December before the holidays, and the car stalled on the highway. I couldn't start it (I was lucky to pull over to the side of road). I called a road side service and had it towed to a service station (it was the fuel pump; $470) to repair.

Back on the road again and the check engine light is on again one month later. It stalled again, but not on the highway. I took it to my mechanic; oil leak from the valve cover gasket and a manifold problem. This cost $225.00 to repair.

Now 45 days later the check engine light is on again; this time both oxygen sensors and he says I need a catalytic converter, over 1k to do the job.

Plus a number of other items till the present day stopped working; heated leather seats, power antenna, and various bulbs keep going out. There are some other problems also.

I have a lemon on my hands and don't know what to do with the car.

General Comments:

I like the Volvo for its safety features. My other car was an 1984 240 model; it had 187,000 miles before the transmission went out in October 2007. I like the style of the 850 model, but not all the problems.