@@GabrielSpence Hi sir, i just (15min ago) found on the internet a 850 turbo 1997 for sale with new black paint😭😭 looks almost brand new! For only 8000 dollars. Greetings from Sweden, nice video btw🔥👍👍💯
Hey man I just bought a nice 850 with half a million miles on it and after a month of driving around I came to the same conclusion What a great car to own...
Gabriel, you made the best purchase of your life! My Red Wagon was purchased in 2001 -- it was 4 years old and had 35K miles. It's now a 25-year-old gem. I feel the same way about this car and I hope to have it another 10 years -- providing I am still able to drive. Everything you said about the 850 is true. The one thing I absolutely love about the 850 is how it handles on highways and on the Beltway in Maryland. It feels like a race car and hugs the road. It is just a stupendous car to own. I hope you have yours for another 20 years.
Thank you so much this car is older than me and it still runs IMMACULATELY the driving experience is amazing by far my favorite car I’ve driven to date!!
0:38 one of my favorite sounds ever Edit: idk if you know this but this is a GLT trim. That means I comes with a smaller light pressure turbo and is better for low end torque. Also the rear seat bottoms have little leather pull straps on them that when pulled lift up the bottom of the seat. The rear head rests can be pulled up and tilted forward. Doing it this way will allow the seats to be folded flat
the engine sounds are BEAUTIFUL when I first test drove it I was blown away. I never knew that about the glt turbo that’s good to know and yes I’ve since learned that trick with the seats it’s been a life saver
What a sweet ride! Growing up, a '98 V70 GLT was our family car, and it served us for many, many camping trips. My dad still has his 850 sedan T5 which I learned to drive in & drove for a few years until I bought a 1998 S70 GLT (which, like yours, means it has a light turbo). In some ways the '98 S70 is an upgrade (I always hated the window control placement in the 850) but I'll always be nostalgic for the 850.
Picking up a 94 850 turbo wagon in a couple days here, watching your video to get stoked on it! This is a great vid, highlights a ton of what there is to love about these
I have the same exact wagon! Bought it for about $3,000 as well. The thing is a dream and a complete joy to drive. Not sure what I want to do with it yet, but I know for a fact that I plan on making it the ultimate road trip car. Love this video, and I'm so happy to see someone who has the same exact love for the same exact wagon that I have!
This is such a well made video, dude! First video of yours that I've seen. I recently got my dream car, 1991 volvo 240 wagon and I'm absolutely in love, Cheers!
У меня 2 такие машины - обе 97 года , одна обычная 144 hp, вторая 225 hp)) я тоже дикий фанат этих крутых шведских тачек, поздравляю с покупкой )) и да, путешествовать в ней - одно удовольствие )
Две потрясающие машины, надеюсь, я когда-нибудь получу еще одну и, возможно, подниму ее. Было приятно путешествовать, я живу этим. Однозначно моя любимая машина всех времен.
I feel you man… The 850 is my dream car to! I own a blue 850 2.5 20v that I’m trying to keep in mint condition. It has been an inspiration listening to you. Hope you still drive this white beauty! greeting from the Netherlands. cześć!
Nice car you have and a nice video. I own a 93 850 GLE. Switching from Economy to Sport mode is not only shifting gears faster, it also increases the RPM range. In Eco Mode gears shift around 3000 RPM, in Sport they shift way higher around 5500 RPM. As Sir Robert DIY ( my biggest respect for his videos ! ) also mentioned you can not only fold down the seat bottoms, you have red quick out handles under the seat bottoms with which you can take out the seat bottoms in seconds without turning one screw, and you get e perfect eaven place for a matraze. Also with pushing the two little handles under the back of your passenger seat you can lay down this one too in seconds and get even more camping space :)
Hey im polish too😉 .nice to see young people Love the old volvos .never seen someone this young saying 850 is dream.👏👏.i had a 850 1996 and now i got a v70xc swaped r engine. I must say very cool combination
Nice video, mate. Can tell you really enjoy your car. Saying the 850 has a "retro feel" makes me feel really old. And I'm 38 :D This was one of my teenage dream car. Still want to buy one when I can.
Very beautiful car! Congratulations!! I am 20 years old and recently I also bought an 850 here in Brazil. My car is a 1994 Turbo. There's a short video of him on my channel...
that's a beautiful car I wish I could find a turbo model but here in California they are so hard to find and much more expensive thanks for the comment!!!
This is such a cool car. I love this video! I hope you're getting a lot of camping trips with this setup. Looks very very nice. I love the little hot wheels mini on the dashboard..... My favorite part!
Thank you so much i love the hot wheels too!! Definitely one of my favorite parts haha and yes doing lots of camping check one of my recent videos where i camp in bug sur if you’d like!
After a month or somethings we also bought a 850. We said goodbye to a slow V50 and no Hi to a fast 850 20 valve with turbo! man is so much faster than those newer volvo's. The car is in one word amazing! We just id some work on it and soon the bonnet and bumpers will get repainted. Our 850 is a bit special because ours is imported from Italy to the Netherlands some years ago. Back in 1995 (The age of our 850) Taiwan, Iceland and Italy had heavier emissionsrules and Volo made a bit smaller engine from the 2.3 20 valve turbo. They produced a 2.0 20 valve turbo to get past emissionstest in those countries. Luckily it just produces the same hp's as the 2.3. Our has standard the roofrack. Ours has also heated seats and powered mirrors in the front and rear! Saidly no central locking and no electric seats... But that makes the car authentic! I hope you will enjoy this car untill you aren't able to drive anymore!
That is beautiful! These cars are hard to come by especially here in America so to find one like that sounds amazing! Thank you for watching I wish you and your 850 well!
This is such a perfect video; I'm about to buy an 850 SE so this is exactly what I wS looking for; definitely have to get one of those Thule carriers for the top, really gives it that extra aesthetic look.
@@GabrielSpence hehe i guess that dude! well i would say that heavy car needs a turbocharger! :)) i love it absolutely! i always had volvo's and i will ever have😁😁😁
Your car looks great in white- like it better than the Dk Grey of my 96 850 Turbo Wgn. I am the original owner, was my wife's car then all three kids drove it and now its back with me with around 200k miles. Have gone through most all of the mechanicals and need to get a bit of paint work done, but such a great car-drives smoothly and is relaxing, you feel your stress/aggression levels go down behind this wheel. By the way, all versions have the sport/econ choice-the car shifts at higher rpm in sport-response is better but don't think fuel economy is really affected. The turbos are quite reliable too, no turbo issues for me, but I am careful driving it and use synthetic oil every 5k miles. Congrats and enjoy!
Thank you for sharing so cool that you’re the original owner keep that thing forever!! And thanks for the info I’ve grown to love this car even more and more truly so well built and definitely relaxing to drive. Thanks for watching!
@@GabrielSpencewhite is one of the best colours for these cars ! I’m 21 and bought my 850 T5 ( or turbo for the us guys, I’m uk ) at age 17. Its been my daily driver ever since, I’ve had to put some work into it for sure, but man it’s awesome. Every drive feels special. I recently drove it from central uk to central Germany, did 5 laps of the Nurburgring, and back home. 1400 miles in 3 days, and it never missed a beat. Keep it forever man, I know I’m going to
Awesome car and great video, my 850 wagon is 27 years old and runs just fine. Considering that Volvo still builds very safe cars but in my opinion less durable ones i hope that my 850 will hold up the next years. Greetings from Austria 🇦🇹 🇸🇪👌🏼
Enjoy yr 850 ! I missed one 1995 850 T5... price wasn't right and the entire dash was loose (very common in the tropics). But I hv now acquired a 1995 945 and slowly coming to grips with it. Cheers !
Ive got a 2.5t first gen v70 and i wanted to install roof racks for a while! nice job. Also, in my opinion the rear "R" spoiler really really improves the look.
Cute guy. Awesome car. I miss my red 1993 850GLT sedan a bunch. I have a w212 2010 Mercedes E350 Sport 4D in Palladium Silver. I think a bright red 850 wagon would look smart sitting beside it in my driveway, don't you? I also have a love for the 2001-07 V70 (specifically the last 2-3 years of that generation because of the body color mouldings). I briefly had a 2004 V70 in silver waaaayyyy back in 2011. Should have kept it but everything I read about it in blogs/online said the 2004 was mechanically the worst year for that generation. Needless to say, I, too, had many mechanical and trim issues with mine. I digress... thanks for posting yours! It is gorgeous and I hope you still have it.
Hey! I have a 98 V70R on the east coast. I have only driven the car for two weeks out of the eight months of owning it due to neglect from the previous owner but shes running great now! If you are ever around, lets go for a drive!
Dang that’s crazy I’m glad she’s up and running!! Those R models are amazing I’d love to get my hands on one someday! I’ll hit you up if I’m ever in the area!!
Volvo 850 ( T-5R ) are awesome cars to drive. The seating is what i think the best i ever felt, the turbo gives a nice pleasant boost and let's not forget the awesome sound it makes while driving. Upload more Vids of your Volvo while driving man ;)
It has such comfortable seating and I love the driving experience and don’t get me started in the sound it blew me away the first time I started it. Mine is just the 850 GLT NA I wish I could’ve found a turbo but it probably would have been out of my price range and honestly I couldn’t find a single one in my area. I’ll definitely be posting more soon thanks for the comment!!
One other thing i like bout the 850 .. is the feeling like your coming home when u step in the vehicle. You just don' t wanna get out of the car cause of that sensational feeling.
I don’t know if you’re switching between cameras for the tour scenes and the shots of scenery and the cutaways to the car and stuff, but what camera are you using? Shit looks crispy
Thank you!! It’s a beautiful car. I got it off prancingmoose.com it’s a big site with lots of pages but they have custom logo covers for practically every single volvo grill ever.
I totally agree with your evaluation of the 1996 850. I know someone with a '96 850 w 270,000 miles and its still running well. Remove the rear seat pans to get another 6 to 8 inches of length with the seats folded down.
@@GabrielSpence My understanding of what a seat pan is: the overall assembly that you sit on when sitting in the second row of seats. You have probably noticed that you need to pull up the back of the two seat pans, using a loop at the back of the seat pan, so that you may fold the backs of the seats forward and flat. With the seat pan lifted so they (the left and right side) are up against the backs of the front seats, but with the seat backs still in their upright position, look on the underside of the seat pans for the pivot points that hold the pan in place as its it tilted up and forward. Rising from the pivot points you should see a red plastic lever that will be more or less vertical when the seat pan is tilted toward the back of the front seat. If you press the tab, at the top of this lever, it will unlatch and release the pivot pin from the bracket that is attached to the floor. There are two of these levers for each seat pan in the 850 I know. Once both levers/pins have been released for a give seat pan, you can lift it up and out of the way, setting it on the front seat if you like. Re-installing the seat pan is just the reverse of the steps you use to remove it. Hope this helps.
Proud, polish owner of a REALLY loved 1999 2.4T B5244T V70 reporting from the Netherlands! Right now I'm preparing a B5234T3 from a S60 that I just bought, to be installed in my Machine. Actually... I'm going to pause the video and go downstairs to "walk a few circles" around my new engine :-D . Then come back and watch to the end :-D .
Haha that is amazing sounds like quite the job but a good reward is love to learn more if you have any photos or anything send them to me on Instagram @gabrielxspence
I agree thanks! It’s such a classic design and honestly I’m not a huge fan of the things coming out these days nobody is making timeless design they all look dated in a few years in in my opinion
Hey, very nice video, your dream car..... the same for me. I bought mine 9 years ago, 850 estate 1995 240 000 km. I'm french so in France every 4 years we have to make a technical control. At each controls the guys told me that she was so clean for its age, 25 years old......I'm so prowd....
Lots of people have said that haha I thought it was funny to show off that it was as Volvo because nobody usually does that haha but they’re very non permanent
Beautiful. I have a 97 850 wagon, also in good shape. Where did you get the stickers? Have you thought of adding darker film to the windows- increases the contrast. I love the big windows. Once you driven with this much visibility it is hard to drive a car with the little sliver windows they have today.
It’s true I honestly like the bright open look of the windows. The stickers I’ve gotten from all over the place ebay for the big volvo font and the moose from prancingmoose.com
Luv that 850 ...and white is just the best colour !...I have a V70 2.OT ESTATE (WAGON)..I recently made a roof rack for extra storage up top...I also converted mine to run on LPG !...have you thought about doing it with yours ?
I agree white is the perfect color thank you so much! I’ve actually never heard of converting it to lpg before how do you do it and what are the benefits??
4:04 I don't know if someone mentioned this already, but I don't think "Sportswagon" is a actual trim. I've never heard of it, so it seems like someone just glued it there. Nice car anyways, nice seeing a 850 in that shape!
Great wagon. I’ve owned many Volvo wagons. 3 p2 XC70s, 1 P3 XC70, 1 98 V90, 2 P2 v70s, 2 p80 V70XCs. Just picked up the second P2 v70. A 2005 with 160k miles.
I know I dont even think I realized how rare these are at the time. I once time came across a grey 740 turbo wagon intercooler in a junkyard and it was in such good condition it broke my heart
Nice video. If you fold the rear seat bottoms up, the rear seat backs will lay down flat when you fold them down.
Thank you Your videos help out a ton with keeping it fixed and that’s great tip about the seats I’ll have to try it out
There had to be a comment from you under here Robert!
I am honored be saw my video
@@GabrielSpence Hi sir, i just (15min ago) found on the internet a 850 turbo 1997 for sale with new black paint😭😭 looks almost brand new! For only 8000 dollars. Greetings from Sweden, nice video btw🔥👍👍💯
PLEASE get it these are such great cars that sounds beautiful
Hey man
I just bought a nice 850 with half a million miles on it and after a month of driving around I came to the same conclusion
What a great car to own...
It really is amazing that’s wild that you’ve gotten it up to 500,000 I hope to get that far one day
@@GabrielSpence Have 450tkm on mine T5 V70II ans still runs 230km/h, like this bullet and 5 zyl. sound...
Im simple Polish bloke. I see Polish plates outside of Poland, I upvote.
Plus, dude, you're soooo passionate about this car! 🖤🖤🖤
I love Poland 🇵🇱 thanks for watching and yes I love my car it’s such a joy to drive
@@GabrielSpence That's a surprise, these are plates from Poznań!
Great idea with that Hot Wheels! I'm going to copy this idea into my 850 :D
Thank you so much!!
Gabriel, you made the best purchase of your life! My Red Wagon was purchased in 2001 -- it was 4 years old and had 35K miles. It's now a 25-year-old gem. I feel the same way about this car and I hope to have it another 10 years -- providing I am still able to drive. Everything you said about the 850 is true. The one thing I absolutely love about the 850 is how it handles on highways and on the Beltway in Maryland. It feels like a race car and hugs the road. It is just a stupendous car to own. I hope you have yours for another 20 years.
Thank you so much this car is older than me and it still runs IMMACULATELY the driving experience is amazing by far my favorite car I’ve driven to date!!
just a man loving his car and the adventures that can come together with it. big like.
What else could you ever need
Hearing an italian song in the intro warmed my heart so much
thanks love ya
yep, the music def lured me in
The Sportswagon badge is likely on there because a PO installed it or it was imported to the US by a US military person or something like that.
I never knew that before thanks for the info what does PO mean??
@@GabrielSpence PO Previous Owner. 1999 V70XT owner here.
Thank you!! That’s what I thought but I wasn’t sure and that’s a beautiful car
I had the same emblem never knew what it ment
@@GabrielSpence early (1994 I believe) 850 wagons had the "sportswagon" badge, it doesn't really mean anything though.
0:38 one of my favorite sounds ever
Edit: idk if you know this but this is a GLT trim. That means I comes with a smaller light pressure turbo and is better for low end torque. Also the rear seat bottoms have little leather pull straps on them that when pulled lift up the bottom of the seat. The rear head rests can be pulled up and tilted forward. Doing it this way will allow the seats to be folded flat
the engine sounds are BEAUTIFUL when I first test drove it I was blown away. I never knew that about the glt turbo that’s good to know and yes I’ve since learned that trick with the seats it’s been a life saver
5 cylinder sound rocks.
it’s heavenly
What a sweet ride! Growing up, a '98 V70 GLT was our family car, and it served us for many, many camping trips. My dad still has his 850 sedan T5 which I learned to drive in & drove for a few years until I bought a 1998 S70 GLT (which, like yours, means it has a light turbo). In some ways the '98 S70 is an upgrade (I always hated the window control placement in the 850) but I'll always be nostalgic for the 850.
Welcome to the Volvo Family!!! We love our '98 V70 T5...Just an Awesome Wagon!
That’s an amazing car as well I love the wagon bodies so many uses especially for camping
All non-turbo trims 855 are called sports wagons. I donated mine when I hit 350k miles.
850 for life!
Heck yes it’s the greatest car!!
Picking up a 94 850 turbo wagon in a couple days here, watching your video to get stoked on it! This is a great vid, highlights a ton of what there is to love about these
Thanks so much and congrats on the new car!
I have the same exact wagon! Bought it for about $3,000 as well. The thing is a dream and a complete joy to drive. Not sure what I want to do with it yet, but I know for a fact that I plan on making it the ultimate road trip car. Love this video, and I'm so happy to see someone who has the same exact love for the same exact wagon that I have!
Yes it’s gorgeous we gotta keep these cars alive!! Thank you so much for the comment
My 850 now has 420,000 km on it and I never had any bigger problems with it. Love it so much. I only wish it had a turbo :D
Same! But the turbos are so hard to find at least where I’m from 😭
The 850 sportswagon will go down In history as one of the most awesome Volvos ever made
Agreed!! One of the best cars ever made period!!!
@@GabrielSpence if you still got it you should do an update video !
as a swedish person this is my dreamcar too, and yours looks very nice just wish it was manual.
manual would be amazing but so hard to find in America
This is such a well made video, dude! First video of yours that I've seen. I recently got my dream car, 1991 volvo 240 wagon and I'm absolutely in love, Cheers!
Thank you so much!! It’s definitely easy to talk about things I’m passionate about and I really love this car. Enjoy the 240!!
It's an amazing experience to drive an old Volvo wagon. I have a V90, but I usually camp in it to enjoy weekend. You made a great choice!
Thank you so much! They’re such amazing cars
got my t5r wagon when I was 19 too. couldnt dream of driving anything else
It’s an absolute joy of a car I love it
Hi from Australia mate,awesome vid , I love that wagon, looks everything you dream of in a vehicle.
All the best.
Thank you it truly is the dream!
У меня 2 такие машины - обе 97 года , одна обычная 144 hp, вторая 225 hp)) я тоже дикий фанат этих крутых шведских тачек, поздравляю с покупкой )) и да, путешествовать в ней - одно удовольствие )
Две потрясающие машины, надеюсь, я когда-нибудь получу еще одну и, возможно, подниму ее. Было приятно путешествовать, я живу этим. Однозначно моя любимая машина всех времен.
most of my greatest childhood memories include our old 850 wagon
There’s still more memories to be made
That there is, that there is…
Awesome car, dude! Good for you, it's in amazing condition. Enjoy!!!
Thanks so much!
Traveling three states away to pick one of these up next weekend. Beyond stoked! Paying $2250, gonna be ready for summer camping/road tripping
That’s a great price!!
I love the 850s, Great combination of old and newer Volvos!
I agree exactly!
Very nice editing and nice Volvo!
Thank you so much!!
I feel you man… The 850 is my dream car to! I own a blue 850 2.5 20v that I’m trying to keep in mint condition. It has been an inspiration listening to you. Hope you still drive this white beauty! greeting from the Netherlands. cześć!
thats great to hear and yes she's still driving smooth everyday. Love the Netherlands!
awesome 850 man! I own one too and I'm so happy with it
They’re such great cars from a great era
Nice car you have and a nice video. I own a 93 850 GLE. Switching from Economy to Sport mode is not only shifting gears faster, it also increases the RPM range. In Eco Mode gears shift around 3000 RPM, in Sport they shift way higher around 5500 RPM. As Sir Robert DIY ( my biggest respect for his videos ! ) also mentioned you can not only fold down the seat bottoms, you have red quick out handles under the seat bottoms with which you can take out the seat bottoms in seconds without turning one screw, and you get e perfect eaven place for a matraze. Also with pushing the two little handles under the back of your passenger seat you can lay down this one too in seconds and get even more camping space :)
Hey im polish too😉 .nice to see young people Love the old volvos .never seen someone this young saying 850 is dream.👏👏.i had a 850 1996 and now i got a v70xc swaped r engine. I must say very cool combination
That sounds amazing I love the XC models I’d love to get mine lifted and get some off-roading tires on mine
Sick car. I hope you still have it. 850 is one of my favorite cars ever.
Still going strong!! Best thing I’ve ever bought
Nice video, mate. Can tell you really enjoy your car. Saying the 850 has a "retro feel" makes me feel really old. And I'm 38 :D This was one of my teenage dream car. Still want to buy one when I can.
They’re truly the best cars thanks for watching!! You should definitely try to get one before they’re harder to find
Very beautiful car! Congratulations!! I am 20 years old and recently I also bought an 850 here in Brazil. My car is a 1994 Turbo. There's a short video of him on my channel...
that's a beautiful car I wish I could find a turbo model but here in California they are so hard to find and much more expensive thanks for the comment!!!
One of the best cars ever!
agreed!
Have you explored the new volvos such as the v60. How do the newer ones compare? May ve my next car.
This is such a cool car. I love this video! I hope you're getting a lot of camping trips with this setup. Looks very very nice. I love the little hot wheels mini on the dashboard..... My favorite part!
Thank you so much i love the hot wheels too!! Definitely one of my favorite parts haha and yes doing lots of camping check one of my recent videos where i camp in bug sur if you’d like!
@@GabrielSpence I'll have to check it out!!! That's awesome!
After a month or somethings we also bought a 850. We said goodbye to a slow V50 and no Hi to a fast 850 20 valve with turbo! man is so much faster than those newer volvo's. The car is in one word amazing! We just id some work on it and soon the bonnet and bumpers will get repainted. Our 850 is a bit special because ours is imported from Italy to the Netherlands some years ago. Back in 1995 (The age of our 850) Taiwan, Iceland and Italy had heavier emissionsrules and Volo made a bit smaller engine from the 2.3 20 valve turbo. They produced a 2.0 20 valve turbo to get past emissionstest in those countries. Luckily it just produces the same hp's as the 2.3. Our has standard the roofrack. Ours has also heated seats and powered mirrors in the front and rear! Saidly no central locking and no electric seats... But that makes the car authentic! I hope you will enjoy this car untill you aren't able to drive anymore!
That is beautiful! These cars are hard to come by especially here in America so to find one like that sounds amazing! Thank you for watching I wish you and your 850 well!
This is such a perfect video; I'm about to buy an 850 SE so this is exactly what I wS looking for; definitely have to get one of those Thule carriers for the top, really gives it that extra aesthetic look.
Thank you so much! I agree this thule boxes really make it
aesthetic? man u guys fetishize cars.. dang!
love these cars. i grew up with the p2 platform and ended up with an s60r
s60r’s are seriously some of the nicest cars
Awesome video man! 👌 quality too. Keep it up
Thank you so much that means a lot thanks for watching!
Great Vid Bro! I have an 96' Volvo 850 tdi! Love yours as well! Greetings from Austria!
Thank you isn’t it an amazing car??!? What does tdi mean?
@@GabrielSpence it's absolutely amazing brother! tdi means turbo direct injection, mine is a turbodiesel :)
That’s amazing I wish mine had a turbo but also how is the diesel?? Better or worse than regular gas?
@@GabrielSpence hehe i guess that dude! well i would say that heavy car needs a turbocharger! :)) i love it absolutely! i always had volvo's and i will ever have😁😁😁
Your car looks great in white- like it better than the Dk Grey of my 96 850 Turbo Wgn. I am the original owner, was my wife's car then all three kids drove it and now its back with me with around 200k miles. Have gone through most all of the mechanicals and need to get a bit of paint work done, but such a great car-drives smoothly and is relaxing, you feel your stress/aggression levels go down behind this wheel. By the way, all versions have the sport/econ choice-the car shifts at higher rpm in sport-response is better but don't think fuel economy is really affected. The turbos are quite reliable too, no turbo issues for me, but I am careful driving it and use synthetic oil every 5k miles. Congrats and enjoy!
Thank you for sharing so cool that you’re the original owner keep that thing forever!! And thanks for the info I’ve grown to love this car even more and more truly so well built and definitely relaxing to drive. Thanks for watching!
@@GabrielSpencewhite is one of the best colours for these cars ! I’m 21 and bought my 850 T5 ( or turbo for the us guys, I’m uk ) at age 17. Its been my daily driver ever since, I’ve had to put some work into it for sure, but man it’s awesome. Every drive feels special. I recently drove it from central uk to central Germany, did 5 laps of the Nurburgring, and back home. 1400 miles in 3 days, and it never missed a beat. Keep it forever man, I know I’m going to
That is amazing driving on the Nurburgring!! Definitely have to keep it forever. Thanks for sharing!
@@jamesmoore8461 pretty penny spent on fuel, no?
curious how your fuel economy has been, namely highway i'm wondering about?
Awesome car and great video, my 850 wagon is 27 years old and runs just fine. Considering that Volvo still builds very safe cars but in my opinion less durable ones i hope that my 850 will hold up the next years.
Greetings from Austria 🇦🇹
🇸🇪👌🏼
I hope so too they’re such a amazing CARS
Enjoy yr 850 ! I missed one 1995 850 T5... price wasn't right and the entire dash was loose (very common in the tropics). But I hv now acquired a 1995 945 and slowly coming to grips with it. Cheers !
those are beautiful cars!! somehow my dash is in perfect condition
Ive got a 2.5t first gen v70 and i wanted to install roof racks for a while! nice job.
Also, in my opinion the rear "R" spoiler really really improves the look.
It’s surprisingly easy if you find original ones!! I still would love a spoiler but they’re so impossible to find!
@@GabrielSpence luckily mine came with the spoiler but I can find them no problem for around 50-100
Your Volvo looks really cool. I bought a V70 TDI 1st series (850 with facelift) two weeks ago, with 226 000 km. A dream car. Greetings from Austria.
those are just as beautiful cars get to work making it your own!!
Cute guy. Awesome car. I miss my red 1993 850GLT sedan a bunch. I have a w212 2010 Mercedes E350 Sport 4D in Palladium Silver. I think a bright red 850 wagon would look smart sitting beside it in my driveway, don't you? I also have a love for the 2001-07 V70 (specifically the last 2-3 years of that generation because of the body color mouldings). I briefly had a 2004 V70 in silver waaaayyyy back in 2011. Should have kept it but everything I read about it in blogs/online said the 2004 was mechanically the worst year for that generation. Needless to say, I, too, had many mechanical and trim issues with mine. I digress... thanks for posting yours! It is gorgeous and I hope you still have it.
Awesome video 👍 and welcome to the Volvo family, I own a 98 S70
Thank you that’s a gorgeous car
Hey! I have a 98 V70R on the east coast. I have only driven the car for two weeks out of the eight months of owning it due to neglect from the previous owner but shes running great now! If you are ever around, lets go for a drive!
Dang that’s crazy I’m glad she’s up and running!! Those R models are amazing I’d love to get my hands on one someday! I’ll hit you up if I’m ever in the area!!
Love the video man. I'm currently camp converting my 850 as well. Getting it ready to travel the lower 48 states.
That’s sick!! Definitely make some content I’d love to see it!
Great car, congrats! I am big fan too of the 850, had a ‘96 metallic blue 2.0L wagon, so bad I sold it years ago!
Thank you!! that’s an amazing color you should have kept it!! I’ve never see that color in person before
My parents have one of these, also white. Great car ❤ had less than 100k on it when they got it from our volvo mechanic.
Such a fantastic car!
The interior is amazing!! My plastic on the top of my dash where the glove box is lifting
Thank you! It was a spectacular find my car in so happy with it
I really like your car bro keep it up and stay safe always
heck yea thank you brother
i got one and its awsome. dream car indeed.
Absolutely the best haha
Great review man! I am currently contemplating buying a 97 silver GTL Wagon like yours.
Thank you!! If it’s a good price and good condition I’d say go for it!
Volvo 850 ( T-5R ) are awesome cars to drive.
The seating is what i think the best i ever felt, the turbo gives a nice pleasant boost and let's not forget the awesome sound it makes while driving.
Upload more Vids of your Volvo while driving man ;)
It has such comfortable seating and I love the driving experience and don’t get me started in the sound it blew me away the first time I started it. Mine is just the 850 GLT NA I wish I could’ve found a turbo but it probably would have been out of my price range and honestly I couldn’t find a single one in my area. I’ll definitely be posting more soon thanks for the comment!!
One other thing i like bout the 850 .. is the feeling like your coming home when u step in the vehicle.
You just don' t wanna get out of the car cause of that sensational feeling.
Nice Vid! Where did you get that sticker from? I might get a 850 tdi soon, and i love those stickers :-)
I got the big Volvo letters on eBay!
@@GabrielSpence Thanks!
Félicitations elle est super belle ! 😉
elle est magnifique merci beaucoup!
@@GabrielSpence oui ! On peut rouler au bio ethanol avec s'il vous plaît ?
I don’t know if you’re switching between cameras for the tour scenes and the shots of scenery and the cutaways to the car and stuff, but what camera are you using? Shit looks crispy
thank youuu it’s all with a Sony a7iii the quality for the price on that thing is wild
Ornella Vanoni song 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💛 I love Volvo the best Car ciao da Milano italy
Thank you I agree! Yes
I did the carbagerun in one of those. Very good road trip car.
I agree what is the cabbage run?
Nice Volvo. I have a V70 GLT 1997, and i love it. It has 36300 Swedish miles on the counter. I live in Sweden :)
Woooah that’s amazing I love Sweden I wish I lived there parts have got to be so much cheaper there
@@GabrielSpence Its cheap and there is a lot of it.
You don’t know how lucky you are haha
Hi Gabriel, great video, great car (have the same one ;-) ) Where did you get the frontgrill sticker? Take care
Thank you!! It’s a beautiful car. I got it off prancingmoose.com it’s a big site with lots of pages but they have custom logo covers for practically every single volvo grill ever.
Beautiful. I have a 2000 S70 and hope to find a older 850 Wagon someday
S70s are beautiful cars I’ve driven as s70 for a while before but I love my 850 of course
I totally agree with your evaluation of the 1996 850. I know someone with a '96 850 w 270,000 miles and its still running well. Remove the rear seat pans to get another 6 to 8 inches of length with the seats folded down.
Thank you for watching what do you mean the rear seat pans? I’d love to get more room because laying down I just barely have room
@@GabrielSpence My understanding of what a seat pan is: the overall assembly that you sit on when sitting in the second row of seats. You have probably noticed that you need to pull up the back of the two seat pans, using a loop at the back of the seat pan, so that you may fold the backs of the seats forward and flat. With the seat pan lifted so they (the left and right side) are up against the backs of the front seats, but with the seat backs still in their upright position, look on the underside of the seat pans for the pivot points that hold the pan in place as its it tilted up and forward. Rising from the pivot points you should see a red plastic lever that will be more or less vertical when the seat pan is tilted toward the back of the front seat. If you press the tab, at the top of this lever, it will unlatch and release the pivot pin from the bracket that is attached to the floor. There are two of these levers for each seat pan in the 850 I know. Once both levers/pins have been released for a give seat pan, you can lift it up and out of the way, setting it on the front seat if you like. Re-installing the seat pan is just the reverse of the steps you use to remove it. Hope this helps.
I see I got it!!! Definitely helps a ton thank you!
Very cool wagon. Get an air mattress and a small compressor to fill it up;stow in your Thule case until you need it.
That’s a really good idea I’m going to look for air mattresses right now
That switch next to the shifter is on all models 96 and up. “Sportswagon” or not.
Interesting I never knew that!
Proud, polish owner of a REALLY loved 1999 2.4T B5244T V70 reporting from the Netherlands! Right now I'm preparing a B5234T3 from a S60 that I just bought, to be installed in my Machine. Actually... I'm going to pause the video and go downstairs to "walk a few circles" around my new engine :-D . Then come back and watch to the end :-D .
Haha that is amazing sounds like quite the job but a good reward is love to learn more if you have any photos or anything send them to me on Instagram @gabrielxspence
@@GabrielSpence I don't use and don't know how to use instagram, but I'll try looking i to it ;-) .
Haha no worries there’s a decent Volvo community on there but you’re not missing out on too much
I'm a bit late, but man I LOVE THIS
Thank you so MUCH
Very beautiful man i have the 2000 volvo v60 2. But i love yours man thanks i love volvos
Soon a gorgeous car all Volvos are great thanks for watching
Just picked up a 96 850 turbo platinum wagon & im in love! Great video man!
Thanks!! Such great cars mine still going strong! Best of luck with the new car
Gabriel welcome to the V70/850 club! 🚗 You are better off with an 850 (remember a Bugatti takes premium ga$ and lot$ of it)!
Sweet ride. Smiles per mile factor for this car is tremendous. Maybe it’s my age showing through but they are great cars. 😅
I could not agree more they’re just built so well and made to last!
The car actually looks great even though it’s older. Nice lines
I agree thanks! It’s such a classic design and honestly I’m not a huge fan of the things coming out these days nobody is making timeless design they all look dated in a few years in in my opinion
Hey, very nice video, your dream car..... the same for me. I bought mine 9 years ago, 850 estate 1995 240 000 km. I'm french so in France every 4 years we have to make a technical control. At each controls the guys told me that she was so clean for its age, 25 years old......I'm so prowd....
That’s amazing they are cars that last forever they’re so will built I’m happy there are other Volvo owners out there who care for their cars
Piękne vovlo, mam nadzieję że też będę w stanie kupić podobne, jest to idealne auto, świetny film i pomysł z rejestracją.
You have really beautiful car. I love Volvo. My next one will be 850 or V70. You have my sub👍
Thank you very much it is a beautiful car I definitely recommend them haha
Nice setup.. great car for camping :)
I agree thank you!
Make sure you do the Timing belt/water pump every 50k miles or 5 years. If belt snaps or pulley siezed , the interference enginehead will be gone.
Thank you I def will
@@GabrielSpence yeah i've been hearing/reading that too, ie change out long before the official recommendation which is quite higher than 50K iirc?
szacun stary, od początku oglądania coś mi to takie polskie się wydawało
I’ve got an 850R and love it. Not sure about your stuck on stuff though, it looked cleaner before IMO
Lots of people have said that haha I thought it was funny to show off that it was as Volvo because nobody usually does that haha but they’re very non permanent
@@GabrielSpence what I like about my 850R is that it falls under the radar, until I accelerate past them making it look like they are going backwards!
Awesome looking car! I have a 97 850 glt wagon. Only year the glt had a turbo motor I think. Lpt 2.4.
Dang that’s awesome I wish I could have found a turbo
Beautiful. I have a 97 850 wagon, also in good shape. Where did you get the stickers? Have you thought of adding darker film to the windows- increases the contrast. I love the big windows. Once you driven with this much visibility it is hard to drive a car with the little sliver windows they have today.
It’s true I honestly like the bright open look of the windows. The stickers I’ve gotten from all over the place ebay for the big volvo font and the moose from prancingmoose.com
Luv that 850 ...and white is just the best colour !...I have a V70 2.OT ESTATE (WAGON)..I recently made a roof rack for extra storage up top...I also converted mine to run on LPG !...have you thought about doing it with yours ?
I agree white is the perfect color thank you so much! I’ve actually never heard of converting it to lpg before how do you do it and what are the benefits??
It’s a
Beautiful car bro i love it ✌🏼❤️
Thanks bro it’s my favorite car ever made!
Look at me going on your TH-cam without you forcing us to watch it at the SLC
Hhaha those were the DAYS I appreciate your support keep watching always forever
Very nice car! I have V70 first generation in same colour. The best wagons! Greatings from Slovakia 🙂
A beautiful car!!
Awesome car bro
Thank you so much
Nice video about nice car :) Great stuff with this plate. I would say - świetnie ;) :)
Cam you show how to fold the passengers front seat flat?
I’m not sure if there’s a way to do that if there is I don’t know how haha
4:04 I don't know if someone mentioned this already, but I don't think "Sportswagon" is a actual trim. I've never heard of it, so it seems like someone just glued it there. Nice car anyways, nice seeing a 850 in that shape!
Thank you!! Yeah I’ve heard different things from different people and I have seen a couple other sportwagons badges but can’t really find much online
Great wagon. I’ve owned many Volvo wagons. 3 p2 XC70s, 1 P3 XC70, 1 98 V90, 2 P2 v70s, 2 p80 V70XCs. Just picked up the second P2 v70. A 2005 with 160k miles.
what an amazing lineup i’m lucky to have this for my first car
It's been my dream car since I was 5 years old
Piękne Volvo. Genialny pomysł z tą rejestracją ;))
Thank you so much!
2:22 my heart is broken seeing this V70 R :'(
I know I dont even think I realized how rare these are at the time. I once time came across a grey 740 turbo wagon intercooler in a junkyard and it was in such good condition it broke my heart
The V70 roof rack is a solid upgrade. Next, find some white V70 door handles. They really change the look of the car, in a good way
thats an interesting idea it sure would clean up the flow of the door panels
Well I know what Channel im going to be watching till I die
dang I love you this is the greatest comment I’ve ever gotten
I love is a Volvo Break, It's the véhicule beautiful. Excuse Me for my English, because is my French Man.
Beautiful car.. i have one but is a sedan... do you spend a lot of money in combustible?
I like the sedan. In California a full tank is about $50 which is a lot