http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1994-VOLVO-850-T5R-MANUAL-ESTATE-BLACK-/131819134377?hash=item1eb1085da9:g:zC4AAOSwqbZXEUYU I am toying with the idea of making enquiries into this. Its been for sale for a while which is not a great sign. Just wondering if it belongs to someone here or it's passed through someones possession at some point. It's 100 miles away so Prior Preparation etc Reg - M ?56 MTF
Doesn't look/sound too bad.... Don't like the black wheels.
Been off the road for a while according to MOT history site, which may not be a big deal as long as sufficient work has been done on it..took a while to fix the 'oil leak' so maybe worth checking out what that was (is??) [I] Check the MOT history of a vehicle Registration number: M656 ??? Vehicle make: VOLVO Vehicle model: 850 Date first used: 8 December 1994 Fuel type: Petrol Colour: Black MOT history of this vehicle Test date: 4 July 2015 Expiry date: 3 July 2016 Test Result: Pass Odometer reading: 147,518 miles MOT test number: 1697 0568 5151 Test date: 4 October 2011 Expiry date: 3 October 2012 Test Result: Pass Odometer reading: 139,466 miles MOT test number: 5670 7747 1215 Test date: 3 April 2010 Test Result: Fail Odometer reading: 127,119 miles MOT test number: 1339 6379 0054 Reason(s) for failure: Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.5c) Advisory notice item(s): Oil leak Test date: 3 April 2010 Expiry date: 2 April 2011 Test Result: Pass Odometer reading: 127,119 miles MOT test number: 4532 3309 0054 Advisory notice item(s): Oil leak Test date: 11 December 2008 Expiry date: 17 December 2009 Test Result: Pass Odometer reading: 121,864 miles MOT test number: 5440 3604 8365 Advisory notice item(s): Rear nuber plate poor Test date: 10 December 2008 Test Result: Fail Odometer reading: 121,864 miles MOT test number: 1201 8584 8351 Reason(s) for failure: Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2) Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2) Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2) Nearside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2) Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f) Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f) Advisory notice item(s): Rear nuber plate poor Test date: 18 December 2007 Expiry date: 17 December 2008 Test Result: Pass Odometer reading: 116,810 miles MOT test number: 1412 3205 7308 Advisory notice item(s): Offside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f) Offside Side repeater slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f) Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2) Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2) Slight play in steering rack Oil leak eml on air bag light on Test date: 11 December 2006 Expiry date: 10 December 2007 Test Result: Pass Odometer reading: 112,851 miles MOT test number: 5229 7514 6308 Test date: 7 April 2006 Expiry date: 6 April 2007 Test Result: Pass Odometer reading: 111,003 miles MOT test number: 4628 0769 6051 Test date: 6 April 2006 Test Result: Fail Odometer reading: 110,972 miles MOT test number: 2023 7699 6000 Reason(s) for failure: Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split (2.5.C.1a) Advisory notice item(s): oil leak[/I]
Hope it's not been parked on that grass for too long. Volvos stand up to it better than most, but not for ever.
Oil leak is suitably vague. What about the airbag light? Cheap dodgy connection or expensive replacement?