Author Topic: Need HELP !! (Read 2533 times)

RED IS 91 · « **on:** June 09, 2006, 11:09:38 AM »

I'm in need of a new (to me) wagon for the little woman .
I thinking between a 1997 and 2000 .
I'm looking at either a 850 Volvo or a 525i wagon .
I would appreciate any comments or suggestions on these cars or others that you might think appropriate .
It must be a wagon and I'm looking for reliability and keeping cost down .
Thanks in advance

asubimmer · « **Reply #1 on:** June 09, 2006, 12:41:46 PM »

buy the 525it really. My friend's family was in the market for a wagon and they were looking at a 525it and volvo wagons. If you have ever driven a volvo wagon and a 525it you will see why I REALLY reccomend the BMW over the Volvo's. The BMW is much more fun to drive and it just feels like a nicer car. The Volvo's feel cheap to me, they seem like they would start to fall apart inside after a few years. Anyway I just wanted to give you my 2 cents after helping a VERY picky dad decide on a car. Now everytime I see him he thanks me for reccomending the BMW over the Volvo.

Eurospec · « **Reply #2 on:** June 09, 2006, 01:16:13 PM »

Wagon FTW

Feast your eyes on this

Choking Hazard · « **Reply #3 on:** June 12, 2006, 10:58:16 PM »

850s have not rated highly with the straight (non car-geek) press like consumer reports, etc. Volvo is not the company it used to be, unfortunately, but times changed so they moved on. A volvo was never a sporting car ('cept the p1800). A bmw was ALWAYS a sporting car. What was your question again?