Well spec'd 850R auto.. How much?

[stribo]

I'm in, if that's the way you want to go Andy. Personally I think it would be the most cost effective way of sorting it, then you can decide whether you want to keep it, or sell it for the money, it'll rightly command.

[Wobbly Dave]

What about a BBQ and we help change the engine?

I would be happy to assist in anyway I can - even if it was just with the cooking. I am mindful that there is only so much space around the engine bay, however I am fairly well experienced with these kind of jobs.

[Redbrick]

It's worth what someone is prepared to pay for it remembering it is a saloon and an auto.

What mods does it have?

Paid £3000 for mine a few years ago with Gripper, KW's, 19T, AP's, rear R brakes, Milltek, ARB's, front and rear strut brace, polyed bushes. Only problem was the engine was knackered, I'm now on the third...

At the end of the day if the body work is mint then it is worth a lot to an enthusiast as a good one is hard to find nowadays.

Stick another engine in it and hide it bring it out for a fortnightly blast. They need to be driven or they break.

[AshDVS]

It's worth what someone is prepared to pay for it remembering it is a saloon and an auto.

What mods does it have?

Paid £3000 for mine a few years ago with Gripper, KW's, 19T, AP's, rear R brakes, Milltek, ARB's, front and rear strut brace, polyed bushes. Only problem was the engine was knackered, I'm now on the third...

At the end of the day if the body work is mint then it is worth a lot to an enthusiast as a good one is hard to find nowadays.

Stick another engine in it and hide it bring it out for a fortnightly blast. They need to be driven or they break.

This is really sound advice. The cars are of the age now that 'value' is really relative to what someone will pay. An 'enthusiast' type, like you'll find on here, will likely pay more if it fits their specific criteria pretty well. They're also the type of car that does sit well, so you'll need to drag it out for a play now an then if it isnt to be a regularly driven car.

[AndysR]

Here's a quick list, I'm sure I've missed some bits off but between here and VOC most of what's been done to the car is documented on project threads.

DO88 Intercooler
Snabb free flow maf to turbo pipe (power coated black)
Turbo Technics Hybrid turbo
Koni Yellows with 35mm lowering springs
JT 3" full system with 200 cell cat, completely heat wrapped apart from the cat
Snabb enlarged intake kit, essentially a 2.5 inlet with a 3" 960 throttle body (power coated black)
Smack black boost and coolant hoses
BSR optiflow induction kit.
S60R fuel injectors
Walbro fuel pump
Volvo strut brace
IPD front and rear roll bars
AP racing big brake kit with Ferrodo DS2500 brake pads and genuine AP discs. Calipers painted to match S60R calipers, disc bells painted to match rear discs.
S60R rear calipers, Volvo S60R discs Ferrodo DS2500 pads
Goodridge brake lines, all five.
Turbo tuner ecu with custom live map
Spare 850R auto ecu with live map from above flashed to ecu.
Genuine Volvo autobox oil cooler with all new lines and race spec gearbox oil, the oil was £300 on its own. Cooler fitted less than a year ago.
Five Volans all refurbished last year, not due to curbing just the odd chip.
Yokohama Parada Spec II tyres on car and P-Zero on spare, all good tread 5mm plus.
Tomcat front splitter.

Engine spec (built 2012 done approx 5,000 miles) only listing this so you know what's been done although potentially not relevant due to running fault.
CP Race Pistons 82mm bore
Snabb H beam rods
New Volvo oil pump
New Volvo main and big end bearings with all gaskets etc renewed with genuine Volvo parts

Rest of the car
Bonnet and headlight in fills recently repainted due to stone chips
Front and rear bumpers repainted due to poor quality previous job which was done before I bought it.
IPD Egg crate grille with chrome edging and '05 MY XC90 slash (Slash was over £100 twice the price of the grille lol)
Body work in a good standard odd small scratch and I think 1 maybe 2 very small parking dents, certainly presentable.

Things I've had done to restore car
A/C overhaul with new condenser, evaporator, receiver drier and compressor
Fitted genuine Volvo pollen filter kit to help prevent new evaporator from rotting as the original did.
New genuine Volvo carpet and rubber over mats
Brand new Volvo drivers seat cover the interior is probably one of the best standard R interior I've seen in a saloon now, wasn't when I got it mind.
Genuine Volvo headlight covers
Brand new Volvo front side markers
Brand new Volvo front and rear mudflaps
Brand new front wheel arch liners
Brand new windscreen wiper arms
Brand new headlight wiper arms
Brand new headlight wiper motor
Brand new brake master cylinder, brake fluid reservoir
Brand new coolant header tank
Brand new throttle and brake pedal rubbers
Radio upgrade to SC-805 from 1997 MY car with brand new remote control, still has original fit CD Changer.
Brand new Volvo MAF sensor
Brand new throttle position sensor
Brand new idle control valve

Up until it lost compression the car was driving faultlessly and everything worked from the rear ashtray bulb to the A/C. Gearbox performed faultlessly extremely smooth and always providing immediate lockdown on demand.

Car has covered 114,000 miles from new, has two stamped service books and a box file of receipts in date order with all mot's

Car had an agreed value of £8,500 and I was considering increasing that this year due to the brake work which was all done last year, everything I ever had done to the car involved brand new Volvo parts as the first option or the best aftermarket you could get if Volvo parts weren't available. I've spent more than a decent house deposit on this car and for the last 9 years it's been my hobby, restoring, polishing and enjoying but now I've got to the point of just being tired of paying to fix it when it breaks... I was relying on the car to finally take me and a group of guys to the ring this year and it's let me down massively... I'm gutted and not sure I want to give it the chance to do the same thing again at a later date.

[AndysR]

Oh and thanks to all the kind offers of popping another engine in it but if that's going to happen id rather have it to the same spec as the one coming out, infact I'd rather retain the original lump for an silly OCD thing that I have where all serial numbers should match.

[AndysR]

Forgot to mention that the O2 sensor and fuel pressure regulator were also recently renewed, brand new Volvo of course

Oh and the drivers seat belt was renewed when I bought it with a brand new Volvo time, cars done around 20,000 miles since I've had it over the 9 years.

[Ettienne]

It's worth what someone is prepared to pay for it remembering it is a saloon and an auto.

What mods does it have?

Paid £3000 for mine a few years ago with Gripper, KW's, 19T, AP's, rear R brakes, Milltek, ARB's, front and rear strut brace, polyed bushes. Only problem was the engine was knackered, I'm now on the third...

At the end of the day if the body work is mint then it is worth a lot to an enthusiast as a good one is hard to find nowadays.

Stick another engine in it and hide it bring it out for a fortnightly blast. They need to be driven or they break.

That's a good buy with the spec, where as I sold my std manual Gul estate for £4500 last year, in pretty good condition minor stuff to make excellent.

I also sold the olive 854 t5r modded for £4500 with some extra bits and the modded laser v70r for £2700

It's def what someone will pay.

I wouldn't sell my 854 Gul less than £6k which no one would pay or the sonic for a similar price, due to liking them and spending bloody hours under them sorting all the issues number plate to number plate.

[LiamT4]

£3000?

Its a stunning car in great condition, apart from the engine. I can't offer you more, because i'd need to pay someone to fix the engine.

[t5 pete]

£3000?

Its a stunning car in great condition, apart from the engine. I can't offer you more, because i'd need to pay someone to fix the engine.

TBH as I put earlyer in the current state I thinks that's a fair offer

[Jamest5r]

Andy, unfortunately the only way your going to recoup the monies you want is to strip every mod off the car and sell them, put a.standard engine and parts back on then you'll probably get 3k for a.very clean 850r plus the money from the mods on top.

[claymore]

how about a raffle on facebook, 49 numbers at £75 each, I'd deffo buy a number.

[merc85]

Echo Jamest5r

[T5frankie]

sorry but the best thing about andys car was the engine and if its knackered its a broken 850r auto, and is worth more in parts than selling it as it is, it has nice bodywork but isnt original with sprayed bumper tops, auto saloons are also the ones people never wanted. its not an original manual T-5R estate with low miles which are the ones to have, Best manual conversion it at same time as engine change to make it worth keeping.,
I'm having a break from constantly pouring money into making old volvos faster than theyre meant to go, they all just go bang in the end.

[MIKESC70T5]

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sorry but the best thing about andys car was the engine and if its knackered its a broken 850r auto, and is worth more in parts than selling it as it is, it has nice bodywork but isnt original with sprayed bumper tops, auto saloons are also the ones people never wanted. its not an original manual T-5R estate with low miles which are the ones to have, Best manual conversion it at same time as engine change to make it worth keeping.,
I'm having a break from constantly pouring money into making old volvos faster than theyre meant to go, they all just go bang in the end.

For once I agree with Frank, sad but true. Manual estates are desire able, auto saloon with broken engine, £1500 tops, so best to break it and make a nice tidy sum.

[S70T5Chris]

Just going through your list, I reckon your sat on £5-6k if you were to break it. And you'd sell most of it pretty rapidly I'd imagine. Unfortunately it might be your best option.

[S70T5Chris]

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For once I agree with Frank, sad but true. Manual estates are desire able, auto saloon with broken engine, £1500 tops, so best to break it and make a nice tidy sum.

It's worth more than that mate. The front and rear brakes would bring in £1500 alone. I reckon it's worth £3k as it sits. But I wouldn't let it go for that, I'd break it.

[T5frankie]

It's worth more than that mate. The front and rear brakes would bring in £1500 alone. I reckon it's worth £3k as it sits. But I wouldn't let it go for that, I'd break it.

but andy doesnt do his own mechanical work

[AndysR]

Firstly thanks to all those who've provided an input and also to those who've contacted me separately.

Yesterday morning I was ready to let the car go, having been contacted with offers from genuine people who I know would look after it. This would be for half the value I think it can realise. But as chance would have it, while at Goodwood fos, I managed to bump into my dads old car and current owner. It was his pride and joy and tbh had some personal value to me too with memories and experiences. The car was stunning exactly as I remember it and I was equally as happy to see it being appreciated, as I was sad that it wasn't my dad who still owned it. This got me thinking about mine. How would I feel selling the car off as a complete car, but non runner, for a price which isn't realistic of its true value. To then see someone else enjoy the benefits of the investment, I genuinely think I'd be gutted. I also think that at some point in the not too distant future that the car will appreciate in value, I don't really care that it's not a manual estate tbh as the amount of interest it's been receiving as a broken auto saloon with painted bumper tops tells me that it's still very much desireable. So while I'm enjoying the 760 I think I'm going to leave it in the garage and forget about it, with the view to getting it repaired at some stage either next year or the year after. That's my current stance on the situation with the car and unless for some reason I suddenly need some cash in a hurry that's what I'm going to do. So it will be back at some stage, just not this year, thanks again for all your input, as said it's been much appreciated. To those who've registered an interest in the car, thank you for doing so I will keep you in mind should circumstances change.

[MIKESC70T5]

Good decision Andy. A general question to everyone though. Why are people so hung up on what the car may be worth in the future? I'd rather enjoy driving the car as much as possible, instead of once in a blue moon and worrying about putting the mileage up etc.