Volvo 850 Estate
  • Economy

    Value

    4 out of 5 4.0

    Great fun and fantastically fast for the traffic light GP!

    Costs

    3 out of 5 3.0

    Parts are about par for the course. Tyres disappear like melting ice.

  • On the road

    Driving

    5 out of 5 5.0

    Handles and goes like a sportscar. A revelation for such an enormous bus.

    Performance

    5 out of 5 5.0

    Absolutely no issues here, apart from licence-losing ability. Should come with a health warning.

  • Living with it

    Reliability

    5 out of 5 5.0

    170,000 miles and still going strong. Just replaced turbo. That is all.

    Image

    5 out of 5 5.0

    It looks mean and menacing, even 23 year old lads know what they are.

    Comfort

    5 out of 5 5.0

    Ride is perhaps a bit firm; trade-off against superb handling.

  • Security and Service

    Security

    4 out of 5 4.0

    Very good. Secondary security such as tracker suggested as my previous T5 was stolen.

    Service

    4 out of 5 4.0

    Courteous and considerate.

  • Problems and Ownership

    Problems

    Engine

    Other

    Ownership

    Did you buy the car new?

    Used

    Would you buy the same model again?

    Yes

    Did you buy from the same manufacturer again?

    Yes