[Baz]

I joined a couple FB Volvo groups - and on one of them when I posted this car, one of the members posted this:

Actually I’ve found the white engines to be very reliable turbo or no turbo. We’ve had 5, 3 non turbos and 2 turbos . I’ve never gotten rid of one with less than 150,000 miles and others were 180K, 200K and 250K. None ever needed any any engine work. The old red engines are fine, but the white engines have finer tolerances and in my experience go further without needing any engine work.
I upgraded from 240 to the 850 in large part because of the engine. I loved our various 240’s, but they desperate needed a bit more power. The non turbo isn’t hugely powerful, but it’s a perfectly peppy and enjoyable amount of power for the 850. I especially enjoyed the stick shift 5 speed.