'Zeb' - (Not a Classic) Bloggy!
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 6:21 pm
I've been wondering wether to add a blog about Zeb' here............. He is quite young at 15yrs, but I got to thinking that a Volvo 850 is an up and coming classic & one that bought about big changes in Volvo's image - stepping into FWD world being the biggest.
So Zeb' is my Volvo 850 2.5Ltr 20 valve Est (170hp) from 1996 (June):
Zeb began life in the UK at LEX Volvo in Leeds:
Service History
Delivery Services then,
9359 miles
15913 miles
23897 miles
All at LEX
33866 miles -David Hinchcliffe Ltd Sheffield
44890 miles
54011 miles
64540 miles
72882 miles (Cambelt)
84382 miles
94562 miles
106910 miles
115270 miles
128170 miles
These last nine were all done at A.B.Gelder Auto's - a Volvo indie in Sheffield
135375, a home service by the keeper prior to me.
Now I bought Zeb sort of over the phone I'd been on the look-out for something to replace swmbo's 480 Turbo auto, which 1) Was giving me grief trying to keep it reliable & 2) we really needed a second doggy carrier for attending agility shows, to give us two dog friendly cars, just in case one happened to be off of the road.
I was planning on purchasing a 940, but Zeb popped up & having already owned a T5 Est for 3 years in the past I knew a little about these beasties.
So in Feb 09, I received a call from dad-in-law to say that a friend of my sis-in-law (keep up) in Derby was selling Zeb'. I phoned the seller & asked a few questions & for some pics:
These were a few of them.
Swmbo came home at lunch, saw the pics & was smitten - So another call to Ian & we agreed on a price of....................£850 - spooky that . He wanted £975, but the deal was struck so long as he could keep the 7 seat conversion boot seats to 'fleabay'. Result!
So Zeb' is my Volvo 850 2.5Ltr 20 valve Est (170hp) from 1996 (June):
Zeb began life in the UK at LEX Volvo in Leeds:
Service History
Delivery Services then,
9359 miles
15913 miles
23897 miles
All at LEX
33866 miles -David Hinchcliffe Ltd Sheffield
44890 miles
54011 miles
64540 miles
72882 miles (Cambelt)
84382 miles
94562 miles
106910 miles
115270 miles
128170 miles
These last nine were all done at A.B.Gelder Auto's - a Volvo indie in Sheffield
135375, a home service by the keeper prior to me.
Now I bought Zeb sort of over the phone I'd been on the look-out for something to replace swmbo's 480 Turbo auto, which 1) Was giving me grief trying to keep it reliable & 2) we really needed a second doggy carrier for attending agility shows, to give us two dog friendly cars, just in case one happened to be off of the road.
I was planning on purchasing a 940, but Zeb popped up & having already owned a T5 Est for 3 years in the past I knew a little about these beasties.
So in Feb 09, I received a call from dad-in-law to say that a friend of my sis-in-law (keep up) in Derby was selling Zeb'. I phoned the seller & asked a few questions & for some pics:
These were a few of them.
Swmbo came home at lunch, saw the pics & was smitten - So another call to Ian & we agreed on a price of....................£850 - spooky that . He wanted £975, but the deal was struck so long as he could keep the 7 seat conversion boot seats to 'fleabay'. Result!