Volvo began selling the brick-shaped, rear-wheel drive station wagon in the United States with the 145 model for the 1968 model year, continuing the tradition with the 200 model, 700 AND 900 series wagons and up to the last V90 from 1998. The benefits of front-wheel drive proved impossible for them Residents of Gothenburg however, resist and so on 850 It has been developed. The 850 sedan first appeared in the United States as a 1993 model, with the wagon version arriving in 1994. Today’s Junkyard gem this is one of those first year 850 wagons found in self-service plaza in Colorado Springs Lately.
The 850 was not the first production Volvo with front-wheel drive (Volvo 480 from 1986 overt European showrooms), but it was the first one available on our continent.
The base 1994 Volvo 850 wagon for the U.S. came with a 2.4-liter DOHC five-cylinder engine rated at 168 horsepower and 162 pound-feet, but this car has a turbocharged version rated at 222 horses and 221 pound-feet.
American buyers of the 1994 Volvo 850 had the choice of a five-speed manual or a four-speed automatic. Most chose the automatic.
This car is a loaded model with a power sunroof and other extras besides the fender, so it had an MSRP of $30,985 (about $66,194 in 2024). That’s slightly less than the similarly equipped 960 wagon (which cost $34,950, or $74,665 after inflation). Antiquated but reliable 240 wagons has been interrupted a year beforeand wagon 740 received the ax a year earlier).
This car has just passed the 200,000 mile mark in its road career. That’s respectable, though I stated a discarded Volvo with over 400,000 miles on it (AND one that reached 631,999).
The inside looked pretty good before someone smashed all the windows. Perhaps vandalism sent a working car to this location.
Someone was kind enough to write security code in the factory radio.
Drive safely.
For those of you who hate commuting but love driving.
