850 T5-R

[leeds_182]

Did a little session on @craigyt 's 850 today. I absolutely love this thing! Pure 90s

 

[Sir_Dave]

I love it, does it have the wonderful birch wood interior?
PS. It would be considerably more awesome if it was an estate!!

 

[mace¬]

I once saw an 850R estate take off when pulling away from some traffic lights. True-ish story

 

[JKING3008]

Love it!
My dad has a mk2 V70R

 

[Coops Mk1]

love the T5R's, mega motors

estate flavour is the best though

 

[SimpleJoee]

Car almost looks white in the pics, classic English weather!

 

[_Tom]

Love it.

Car almost looks white in the pics, classic English weather!

Almost White? It's def liver failure yellow through my eyes.

 

[BoatNonce]

Gul yellow is such a weird colour, comes pre-faded from the factory.

 

[SimpleJoee]

Love it.



Almost White? It's def liver failure yellow through my eyes.

I may have over exaggerated ever so slightly :grimacing:

 

[Panda.]

Such awesome cars and Gul seems to be the most valuable. Borrowed my brothers T5 this week to go to France. Has R bumpers and wheels and is about 320bph at the moment (project 400 on a spare T5 engine is commencing..) Beige cordoury interior! It's an animal but did 10 hrs solid driving and it was so comfy! I want one badly!

Deserves whoring again

 

[SimpleJoee]

Is it bad that I'm recently 23, and really craving a Volvo?

 

[BoatNonce]

I'm 23. Zero regrets.

 

[SimpleJoee]

I'm 23. Zero regrets.

You're a bad influence.

 

[charltjr]

I've had two 850 T5's, an S70R and two S60 T5's, the engines are just superb. Finding a good 850 these days is getting harder and harder. The saloon does definitely drive a little bit better than the estate, you can feel it's a little bit more solid, but you can't carry many bags of sand and lengths of 2x4 in it, so it's nowhere near as cool

My first 850 was running about 280bhp, Koni shocks, eibach springs, all sorts of tweaks, but when we did the front garden at the house we were at back then it happily carried all the building materials around as well as all the garbage to the tip. Fabulous things.

 

[Ant1]

I always have and still crave a yellow 850R!!

 

[craigyt]

You have done a superb job on it @leeds_182 much appreciated!

Less saloons than estates so thought it rarer than all others! But the yellow is a gorgeous colour if i do say so myself!!!!

 

[craigyt]

I always have and still crave a yellow 850R!!

Geek moment!!

Yellow was only available on the 850 T-5R built 1994 1995, then the updated version to the T-5R was the 850 R from 1996. Only available in red, black and green in the uk. But came with lsd and larger rear spoiler aswel as softer springs and danpers as the T-5R was considered too harsh!!! Typical volvo drivers!!!!!

 

[leeds_182]

Knowledge.

 

[charltjr]

The LSD was a bit pants though, was a viscous coupling not a proper diff

Still helped it get the power down mind you, which it desperately needed. Subtle they aren't

 

[RMDavis]

That 850 looks fantastic!

I really like how the saloon looks.

Boxy as... f**k aerodynamics! 😂

 

[Clio_fool]

Who'd have thought Volvo's would end up being so cool! We all want one now.

 

[Mork of Ork]

That is cool, I also prefer the estate though. If it was good enough for Rickard Rydell, it's good enough for me!

 

[craigyt]

That is cool, I also prefer the estate though. If it was good enough for Rickard Rydell, it's good enough for me!

I agree but didnt they race the saloon the year after?

 

[BoatNonce]

The rules changed IIRC.

 

[Mr Burns]

They didn't actually have much success with the estate, it was the saloon that got the silverware. Then they went to the S40 and the BTCC started to turn a bit pants.

I'd love an 850 though, I remember talking to Rickard Rydell back before I was old enough to drive!

 

[BoatNonce]

They once cabletied a toy collie to the rollcage in qualifying just to annoy the people behind even more.

 

[charltjr]

Yeah the 850 estate didn't work as well as the saloon, not surprising really, heavier and the aerodynamics were "more s**t" (technical term )

 

[BoatNonce]

Actually the aerodynamics of the estate were better, hence why they used it. IIRC the rule change was that rear wings were allowed after, so the estate's additional downforce wasn't an advantage any more.

 

[Mork of Ork]

Actually the aerodynamics of the estate were better, hence why they used it. IIRC the rule change was that rear wings were allowed after, so the estate's additional downforce wasn't an advantage any more.

Yeah I think it was more stable at high speed, same reason for the long tail on the McLaren F1 GTR. After the rule change the extra weight didn't make sense any more so they changed to the saloon.

 

[Mork of Ork]

They once cabletied a toy collie to the rollcage in qualifying just to annoy the people behind even more.

Now that's racing, I was on the edge of my seat watching that! That also reminds me that I really miss Murray Walker's commentary.

 

[Mr R.]

Now off to do a for sale add for the impreza so I can buy a 850.

 

[leeds_182]

Picture from malton today. Beast!

 

[Mr R.]

http://m.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C778770

 

[leeds_182]

http://m.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C778770

They're commanding strong money but are on the up.

 

[craigyt]

Manuals add a premium aswel

 

[Mr R.]

Manuals add a premium aswel

It would have to be a manual tbh.

 

[leeds_182]

http://m.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C778770

They're commanding strong money but are on the up.

 

[BoatNonce]

Now off to do a for sale add for the impreza so I can buy a 850.

Whilst I doubt you'd actually sell the Impreza for an 850, it'd be awesome to see one spruced up to your standard.

 

[leeds_182]

Gave it a wash for craig today as potentially going up for sale.

 

[imprezaworks]

Really like that