Last year, we ended up buying a '96 Volvo 850 (Turbo).
Fantasic car. The Inline 5 turbo (222hp) provides excellent power along with the various settings for the transmission (it's an automatic). The stock 8 speaker radio is actually REALLY good. Sunroof, power everything,heated seats, blah blah blah.
A $32k car 'brand new'...Less than $3k now
Personally, I've never owned a Euro car. My very first car was a '78 Chevy Monte Carlo (305ci engine), every car after was either a Ford Mustang (best one was a '84½ SVO Mustang) or a F-150 Truck.
Now, why do I bring this up?
Because I didn't realize that this little inline 5, 2.3L engine is damn near 'bulletproof'...'Bolt on' (Stage 3) kits are only around $1500 and will get you to around 310hp...More modified engines can get you over 500hp and thats only a few thousand more.
Check this out...I want my 850 to do this...Listen to the turbo spool up at the :30 sec mark
I wanna make $50k sport cars cry for under $15k
"Approval ratings go up and down for various reasons... An example is the high post 911 support for GWB even though he could be said to be responsible for the event." --- Box A Rox '9/11 Truther'
Melania is a bimbo... she is there to look at, not to listen to. --- Box A Rox and his 'War on Women'
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