Interesting thread. I have an old 1989 BMW E30 325i sport model which is essentially a garage ornament and though well maintained by me, is never used. Every year I check the current values, reassure myself I can increase the agreed value more than the insurance premium and maintenance costs annually (so it’s appreciated a bit), tinker with it and lock it back in the garage. I’ve owned it since 2007.
This year I changed the timing belt despite it only having done a few hundred miles in the life of the last belt, changed the oil, coolant, radiator, ran it up and down the driveway a bit…
Every Volvo I’ve owned has seen far more action, been used daily and been much more practical so done thousands of miles whilst the BMW sat in the garage.
I think a classic, usable, high performance 850 would be a great all rounder (I used to have an 850 T5 which was) so is worth whatever someone wants to pay for it!
Best of luck - keep us posted!
My 850 thread was here if you want to check the various maintenance it needed for daily use and see photos of what I fixed and replaced over the years.
https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=283304
Few pics of old BMW on my current V70 P3 thread here if anyone is interested in old German cars by the way!
https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showt...=302878&page=3