Analog turbo gauges are still one of the coolest things

The engine sounds great and very strong, definitely worth getting the bodywork and rust done, getting her back to her absolute best, and it will make cracking content, nice one Geoff.

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

I’m a bit in love with it

@paulie-Gualtieri.

Жыл бұрын

@@GeoffBuysCars Get it close to mint as possible and keep adding the miles 👍

I was the General Manager of a Volvo dealership when these came out back in the mid 90s and had a T5 as a demonstrator. The car changed Volvos image overnight and my recollections of the car and a little later the T5R are of what a good car this was and is a testament today as the car you have just bought shows. If fact it was so good they even did the BTCC with it.

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

Great coment thank you.

Hey that thing is sweet! I recently picked up a 97 850 turbo wagon gold as well. I'm going thru the whole car and giving it a refresh and a manual swap, so far so good. I'm excited to see where your new car gets!

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

The colour is great! More on this car coming soon.

Awesome motor Geoff with starship mileage 👌🏻 got to love a car that’s lived the life and is still bombing around 😎

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely!

What a gorgeous bloody car!! I LOVE 850's!! To get rid of any stubborn Moss use white Vinegar Geoff.. works a treat.

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

Oooh good idea actually, have some at home!

Love LPG and it's probably why it's pulled such a high milage (no fuel washing oil off the cylinders ) .Sady UK are phasing LPG pumps out .I would swap to CNG but strangely there are only 13 petrol stations in the UK that sells it . It's like they don't want a viable green option to electric.

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

Yeah the LPG is currently not working but I’ll see if I can find someone to resolve that

@ashleywhiteman2684

Жыл бұрын

I've not heard anything about lpg being phased out anymore than diesel 🤷‍♂️. It's a shame we're not seeing more lpg.. Loads of retailers around Birmingham

@19jacobob93

3 ай бұрын

LPG is still kicking hard in Australia! Which is great since there are plenty of big 6 and 8 cylinders here, and it's around 1/2-2/3 the price of unleaded

@rocklover7437

3 ай бұрын

@@19jacobob93 Half price in UK .I run my daily driver 8ltr 79 Cadillac Coupe Deville on it and it runs no difference on the street .On the strip i switch over to petrol plus nitrous .I run a Holley 4 barrel fuel injection carb replacement when on petrol .The turbo 400 gearbox is modified with a Gear Vendor overdrive underdrive unit so hardly turning any revs in top gear overdrive for economy .It turns the 3 speed into a 6 speed auto . LPG gives the car a economy performance option at the flick of a switch .It easily passes emissions tests on either petrol or LPG , LPG cleaner .

What a brilliant purchase GBC.. it’s come up well and that headlining seem to be pretty intact too. Looking forward to the updates on this little gem!

Used to drive these for work. An absolutely stonking car. It's a shame it isn't the manual version, but on the plus side that'll save you from buying new tyres for it every month 😁.

What a fabulous car. Rare colour too! And that interior looks really clean to be fair! At least you have spares! Definitely a knackered battery that’s causing the electrical maladies! Great video fella!

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! New battery etc. Missed my pre booked MOT slot but it’ll go in Monday.

I love fast Volvo’s, so understated, Most other drivers don’t have a clue what they are until you embarrass them at the traffic lights in their Spoilered up RS

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

With these it's more on the dual carriage way, less so from the lights. Like accelerating from 40mph upwards is a joy!

That's fantastic! Definitely worth giving it some love. Then a long European road trip - maybe back to where it was made or the Volvo museum in Sweden.

That colour is absolutely amazing Geoff, I’ve never seen such a shade of JRG.. I’ve a Polish mate I worked with and he was telling me that back home his cousin has a Volvo on 800000 km and it still looks and runs like new and all it’s needed is a clutch and service items. I did hear of one in Iraq that was hit with an anti tank missile and the following week it was seen driving again minus doors with quite an upset driver.

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

Brilliant comment! Yeah It's a really rare colour, more video coming soon on this

First Thing Recon The Throttle Pedal Rather Than Be Smooth Sticks Then Jumps Down In Stages Its The Venturi Side Bushes Don't Go Greasing Cables

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

Ah sorry, tell me more? yeah the throttle can be a little jumpy

These older Volvos are notorious for ABS module failures. You can remove them with an inverted torx and have them rebuilt

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

Good news... light has gone out!

had an 850 t5 in white once,loved making people on motorways think i was plod coming up behind them!

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I bet that was fun!

Love the colour

@MattyEngland

Жыл бұрын

Rothschild Gold

@stendecstretcher5678

Жыл бұрын

Champagne gold and beige leather is my favourite combo.

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

@@stendecstretcher5678 id have preferred beige!

we had a term in the army for something that disgustingly filthy BOGGING lol can't wait to see what wizardry you do with it

I can not follow but i am buy my V70 one same Engine with 423000 km and now almost 489000 km :-) But you have to bring him to good Service Interwall ! This car is build for two Live maybe 3 Love it !

Love these old brick Volvo's hope to find one soon

My dad once bought a job lot of high mileage Volvos from that era. They were all spot on despite doing around quarter of a million miles each.

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

The last of the cars that were capable of doing so.

Old Volvos never die

It's lovely! Cleaned up a dream didn't it. Take care, Poo

what a solid car. and the leather seats seem in a really good condition regarding the years

What a great buy geoff love it👏👏

Nice Geoff, she sounds awsome. My first motor was a old metro, was well battered. Then I got a k reg fiesta ghia, intermediate was a beauty to drive till the ex missus spun it on the A1 and wrote her off. Gutted. Love your work m8.

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

Not many k Reg fiestas around now!

Loved my T5 and T6 and new a bloke with an 840 that had gone around the clock twice and was still going, I suspect it out lived him

I don't know what it is about Swedish cars - I've had two og Saab 9-5s in the past - a 2.0 SE and an Aero and I found them to be great cars. Neither Volvo nor Saab are interested in 0 to 60 times, they prefer to use the rocket launcher mode where it's most useful in overtaking.

@robinforrest7680

Жыл бұрын

Hihihi. So true. I just love smoking posers in BMW’s and Audî’s when pulling away from motorway toll stops 😂

@nekite1

Жыл бұрын

@@robinforrest7680 Yeah - the look on their faces is priceless - of course they are in your rear view mirror when looking at them🤣

Engine sounds sweet, and it must be an age thing but it looks lovely in gold.

I bought one at 124000 x police it was brilliant ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Sounds gorgeous and looks fast from interior shot

Love it. Looking forward to seeing you on a roadtrip with it. Good buy.

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

Took it out again this morning - feels like a good car, you know you get a gut feeling?

The fuzz liked em they caught quite a few joyrider back in the day.lol

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

Yeah see me video on Volvo 850 T5 police cars, somewhere in my uploads :)

nice car nice colour ,and leather always looks quality even when its worn ,the same with furniture.

Oh the colour! Absolutely love it Geoff, can't wait for the content with it! Have to read some 850s with my OBD to see mileage

Timing Belt Water Pump Although Not A Common Fault Do Them Anyway ABS More Likely ABS Rings

Love it Geoff! What a little golden nugget that is! Great find, how did you come across it?

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

A chap contacted me directly knowing I’d save it and not strip it :)

Nice find. Result the electronics came back to life!

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I've had enough of these cars to know it was the battery!

@Geoff Buys Cars I've got the total underdog 850 GLT wagon, A 1996 2.0 litre, 10 valve automatic with about 85K miles on it!!, It's not your usual battered 850, It's in really decent shape bar the O/S/F wing which has the usual 850 wing rot which your Swedish sticker will cover! Nice mid blue metallic paintwork, Columba alloys, Beige half leather interior and Nivomat rear suspension, Genuine Volvo 850 factory dog guard included!! It's stood for a year so no MOT, ABS module needs a solder reflow, £400 to you if you want it, It's in Bideford, North devon. Check out it's MOT history P861GFL, Most of the past advisorys have been repaired by me! Would love to see it on your channel!

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

Beige half leather is rare!

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

Email me! Might be keen!

@scotty6346

Жыл бұрын

@@GeoffBuysCars Give me your email mate! I'm happy to drive over to Bideford and give you some photos if you want (It's parked up on my Ex mother in laws drive! 😂) BTW it's got nearly new Riken (Michelin budgets) On the front and 2 brand new Rikens in the boot to get fitted on the rear! 👌Give me a shout mate, I want it to go to a good home or more than happy for you to flip it and make a few ££

Best tip for a standard 850 T5 is to ditch the 15G Turbo and put on a 16T, Dump the orange injectors and fit white's then ditch the 4.3 ECU and get a remapped 4.4 ECU, Better starting, Power and fuel economy, I should know as i have done all the above on my 95 T5 manual wagon 👌

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

Email me a shopping list with some links, ha ha.

Wow - 'TNP', nice local Worcestershire car!

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

Ah i didn’t know that!

The view from behind looked like its a bit lopsided rear offside suspension dodgy ?

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

I suspect the rear shocks are rear shots...!

Love that colour! And LPG too, lovely car!

5 cylinder sound !

need to cut the roof bars off, you can get the key code off the lock barrel and order replacements easy enough.

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

I'll have a look today.

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

Oh, update, I pulled them off with a pair of grips and some force, ha ha.

Man I love that sound, I miss my old C70 terribly hearing that

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

I think this one is gonna hang around.

Geoff: I sold the Volvo and I sold the other Volvo. I also bought a Volvo.

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

Like, I’m not saying it’s a problem.... but there are signs 😂😂😂

@mickles1975

Жыл бұрын

@@GeoffBuysCars They're subtle ones, Geoff.

@JP5isalive

Жыл бұрын

@@mickles1975 volvo in the blood. Can't wait till I go back to one

@mickles1975

Жыл бұрын

@@JP5isalive I had a 240 back in the day and I loved it. I'd have another tomorrow if I could.

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

@@mickles1975 so solid aren’t they!

An awesome car and even better with the high mileage another great purchase.

Do love a 850t5 wish i didn't live in london so i could have another one

Love the evocative and intoxicating sound of the force fed 5 pot. Looks like it could be a keeper but will need some TLC. I'd keep it off the roads until they've stopped the gritting. Plenty of content in just going through the car and picking the low hanging fruit sort of jobs I'd say.

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

TLC is on the way! Along with a load of parts I've ordered

One of the last real great Volvo's. There comes a point where some very high mileage cars are pretty much worthless while they still have plenty if life left in them......and at that point it can become a challenge to see how to keep them going maintained well. No depreciation,only running cost and maintenance. Just get it sorted,LPG working,fix it up and enjoy. I think you bought a good one👍

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

Yeah there can’t be much of a market for high mileage cars!

@thesandero2454

Жыл бұрын

@@GeoffBuysCars Well i live in The Netherlands and typical these Volvo's are almost all high mileage and still they got sold. Most have around 250/400k mls on them. The 240 series,700 and some 900 series are still very regular overhere with many with LPG conversions reaching starship mileage. I work at an independant LR garage and we see high mileage cars all the time. Highest was a '05 Freelander TD4 with 550k mls in it and still drove around with valid MOT. Just enjoy this old skool quality motoring,mate👍 I got a very clean ' 92 Astra Mk3 that i love,and a '04 Freelander so totally into the older stuff

The Smile after you boot it says it all, the colour really looks good on it too, I would love to bag myself a cheap Volvo at some point but they don't seem to pop up that much lately. Another great buy Geoff! I shall keep an eye out to see if I spot this on my travels!

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

They're getting harder to find, but I tell you what, people get hung up on the turbos. If you can't get a turbo, a good petrol manual is just as much fun.

That's a specially evolved moss strain that only lives on cars. It's a moss of the Sterling genus.

Had one on an m reg loved it if only was rearwheel drive would have kept it

@Chilled_Mackers

Жыл бұрын

Haha, made me smile - I have an M reg one and wish it was RWD too!

@jamieeedden777

Жыл бұрын

@@Chilled_Mackers think I was 19 when had it 300 quid 65.000 mile one owner car I'm moving into 740.s and 240.s now

@Chilled_Mackers

Жыл бұрын

@@jamieeedden777 I'm 41, the cars done 227k miles - it was my Dads. He passed 2021, so I'm trying to get it back up and running - it's a sentimental thing. Still wished it was RWD though! It's so odd having a 16' greenhouse on wheels with the engine the wrong way round.

@jamieeedden777

Жыл бұрын

@@Chilled_Mackers reason for me having Volvos is when I had my first it was the happiest time of my life and when mum was alive she use to like being in them found them comfy she died last year but made me promise I will enjoy my self and do the things I want so I'm building a one of Volvo 240 the 850 even tho it's front wheel drive is the best front wheel drive Volvo in my opinion :) I've got a mate and his dad mad I to Volvo bits if you need anything just reply back to the comment and I'll give you my email

Beautiful model❤

Fix it up, get it back on the road. Great show.

The car deserves a bit of tlc wheel refurb paintwork sorted interior etc etc and I do like the gold paintwork 😂

First time I've saw Hadley Road on film. Cracking buy looking forward to see the transformation. Also how about doing the nc 500 as a send off of your brave enough

Brilliant Geoff. I was kind of hoping for a 9-5 Aero, but they seem to be getting rarer? I’ve left my alerts on Gumtree and Autotrader since I bought Sovvagn, but the only ones that seem to come up for sale are post 2006 Edna’s. Just as well I no longer live in the UK. At those prices I’d be buying a car every weekend 😂. 466000 miles? Just run in then…

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

Getting really hard to find early 9-5s now!

@robinforrest7680

Жыл бұрын

@@GeoffBuysCars Boy was I lucky! I was sad when my 2.0t died, but every cloud had a silver lining. Got an annoying coolant leak though that I can’t find 🤬

Cool motor, if my P38 was to die beyond repair I'd look for an 850.

I got a 2013 V40 D4 Cross Country (5 cylinder) and it’s ticked over 106,000 recently and it feels as good as new, and looking at it from the outside you wouldn’t even know! I don’t know what the fear is with mileage because if a car is well looked after then you haven’t got to worry! But people just want the newest and greatest things to show off to the neighbours and put on instagram 🙄

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

What, you haven't got a 72 plate car on the drive?! No, i've got an old broken caravan, two broken bikes and a few jerry cans. My neighbours love me.

@sphies

Жыл бұрын

@@GeoffBuysCars i don’t even have a drive Geoff haha! I’ll never buy new, give me a fleet of old crusty rust buckets any day of the week!

Love the t5 A ram raiders favourite back in the day

geoff what a great car love the colour cant wait for content update love to have this,

It was the 850 that got me into Volvos but I’ve only ever had V70’s (4) & XC70’s (9)……but they’re Fords and not a true Volvo like the 850’s, but I still love my XC70. What’s the Jump Pack you were using, can you add a link to it…..Cheers. Only found your channel this week, but really enjoying it, keep them coming and definitely on this 850.

Nice with lpg, wish I had spotted that

Nice Volvo - looking forward to seeing it bing worked on and the LPG system should not be too hard to revive - I run a Volvo S80 3.0 with LPG (of course) and the LPG system is quite simple. If you need any help with LPG ask away! 😅

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

Ah yes I know nothing about LPG, I think I might just find a specialist.

@EngineerLewis

Жыл бұрын

@@GeoffBuysCars It would be useful to tell us what brand of LPG is fitted and I guess it is a 5 cylinder engine.

That mileage is impressive. I need to email you an update about the TDi as its been a while.

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

Ah so glad you commented i've been meaning to email you! Look forward to that.

Get down and dirty with the T-cut mate good coat of super resin polish after that and wallah new Volvo

Looking forward to seeing what you do with this

Lovely that, glad you're saving it. Get some tyres :)

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

Gotta get my blag on. 20k subscribers surely I can get a free set now 😂😂😂

Looks and sounds great, top find 👍

Can you set a record from England to England (Gibraltar) ,a bit like the cannon ball run 😁

@brendancoffey1684

Жыл бұрын

That sounds quite a good idea as I live in Gibraltar

@paultrueman6700

Жыл бұрын

@@brendancoffey1684 I'd love to do ,I don't think anyone has ever set a record?

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

@@paultrueman6700 hmmm I like this idea...

@paultrueman6700

Жыл бұрын

@@GeoffBuysCars I've been wanting to do it for years ....I've no idea why , imagine getting a few folk together and off you go 😁

All that moss is a great way to bring the car close to carbon neutral. Don't wash it, fertilise it

Wot ! No labrador in the back.

If the seats are cracked not torn they'll probably take a good clean and treat

Wobble is probably flat spotted tyres Geoff. Knowing they've been left flat for months....

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

Set of 4 on the way, along with shocks and springs all round :-)

Roof bars ftw

Roof rach was worth the money, Geoff.

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

Roof rack?! For sale ha ha

Fix the headlight wiper and give it a good service!

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

Can you still get the wipers?

That colour is pretty rare here in sweden

Hi there. I've got a 1998 Volvo S70 2.5 auto, 150K, long mot, been parked up since October. I really need rid of it cos its in the way. Cheap to anyone who wants it! Manchester.

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

Lemme get back to you today.

Mine had the same tickling noise and the same white smoke randomly coming out of the exhaust, turned out to be screwed up engine - fortunately just broken rods but it could have blown the whole head. I dont think the engine is good mate.

Quite A Life Its Had

You following the green agenda then Geoff with that old Volvo😊

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

Exactly. My own green agenda.

@eatsinabeat

Жыл бұрын

@@GeoffBuysCars I like a bit of moss personally Geoff, interesting stuff, pain in the proverbial mind when it's on my window rubbers and gutters on the motor, no matter how well I clean & remove it, seems to come back with a vengeance soddin stuff.

"Have you been mis sold an electric car?"

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

It's coming! 'Were you told at the time of purchase that the batteries were made by four year olds under slave conditions? We can help!'

I’ve had over 50 cars then I found bmw and had most of them pre 2000’s and as I’ve aged I’ve moved to older mercs but I feel I’m transitioning to another stage of my life and I’m craving an old volvo😊

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

I used to do mostly BMW’s, but you get a whole lot more car for £500 with a Swede than a German! Although these days it’s hard to find anything at that money

@StuartOliver83

Жыл бұрын

@@GeoffBuysCars yes it is mate my dream is to get something American from the 60’s to the 90’s so long as it has a v8 and has terrible handling and lots of torque 👍🏻

Okay just recognised Hagley Rd lol

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it came from Smethwick. Lovely part of the world that.

Looking good Geoff like it🇬🇧👍

Fantastic video. I want an old 850 now

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

Get browsing!

had a v70 interior fitted then!! bit tappy, try an oil change and good thrash. very high miles, beats my 270k 850r. probably sell that bra for a bit!!!

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

Well spotted on the V70 interior!

0.8p purchase price per mile driven. Outstanding bargain.! Better than a Tesla at 5,000,000p and zero miles driven. Some may find my car buying mathematics a little skewed.

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

This is all I get in the comments from EV owners, I had a guy yesterday who did all the maths to tell me that my car was more expensive per mile than his EV... this was on the black mondeo video. But I paid £1500 for the Mondeo and the cheapest new EV is more than 10x that amount...

@toonmag50

Жыл бұрын

@@GeoffBuysCars having bought a 2.5 tonne barge wheeled battery for £50,000 ,EV owners are naturally defensive about their gullibility, clutching at straws with any dubious BS.

Wow -between June 2017 and 2018 it did 98,586 miles !!!! That is seriously heavy use !!!

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

That’s because the chap I bought it from did some epic adventures, I’ll dig into this in the next video :)

@markwickham

Жыл бұрын

@@GeoffBuysCars Yes please - that would be very interesting !

Shame it's LPG converted rather than factory built. Volvo own LPG system is awesome

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

Ah I don't know much about it, but they did do a duel fuel.

@johnbarker6703

Жыл бұрын

I had a V70 and a V40, both dual fuel and both brilliant. Wish I still had the 70.

Sort it out and drive it to Marrakech!

How did they dyno this? As it's automatic.... Did it not kick down a gear

MOT current? Nope oops!

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

It was driven to a pre-booked MoT. It’s just i didn’t quite make it, so it’ll get dropped in Monday. Kept all that quiet tho 😂

There is one of them for sale up the road from me in West Sussex, 71,000 miles. £1400 don’t think it’s t5

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

Even without the Turbo they're great cars to own.

Oh man, nice car!

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

Yeah turned out nice!

How did it record that many miles without breaking a couple of odometer gears (mine ceased at 140,000 miles or so)? I agree about the sunroof. Its operation can be a bit temperamental and confusing getting it to seat properly into its recess at closing point. It takes a few attempts to get it right. The spongy brake could be a warning that the master cylinder seal is on its way out. At which point the brake peddle may sink on the motorway when you attempt to apply it. Then you'll have to pump it rapidly to build up pressure. Anyhow, very impressive for its mileage and that it still gave a good account of itself, despite sitting for so long.

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

I have no idea. Almost every 850 I’ve had has had failed odometers....!

@yonmons

Жыл бұрын

“Pump and Pray “ brakes common in that era of vehicle.

@yonmons

Жыл бұрын

Don’t let that Steve Woodward see that motor or he will be after ragging it for parts 😎 something about old Volvos cars that draws fans in from far and wide. I own a S60 D5 never misses a beat, would I sell it NO ( 57 plate )

Ooo risky driving a car home with no MOT, me and my dad use to do that buying some old dogs, sticking to back roads and following close behind so cameras didn't see the plate 🙈

@GeoffBuysCars

Жыл бұрын

I was driving it to a pre-booked MOT though :) MOT garage is 5 minutes from the carwash.

@thedeadstig123

Жыл бұрын

@@GeoffBuysCars yeah we did that too, mot station was only 100 miles away from where we were given a free "reliant rialto" haha