Gates is fine. If you find the gates racing belt it's better. But they are super rare these days. Stay away from any Amazon or ebay crap.
Pros: Gates is fine
Cons: super rare
Vehicle:
Volvo 850
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Real synthetic oil is way better than regular oil. Even full synthetic oil is better than regular oil. But if you want the best oil for the money look into Amsoil signature series. This oil is a true 100% synthetic oil and will prevent wear and quiet an engine down better than regular oil. I had a lifter tick in my Volvo 850 and it was caused by the pickup tube seal wearing away. I put Amsoil signature series in it and the film strength of the oil was so good it stopped ticking for a year before I had the seal replaced.
Pros: prevent wear, quiet engine
Vehicle:
Volvo 850
Loving my Vredestein Hitracs. Feel great, super quiet and cushy, but still really grippy and confidence-inducing in the rain or in corners.
Pros: super quiet and cushy
Vehicle:
Volvo 850
Fomoco is ford.. it's oem 10 years is a good run. Yes they fail and get stuck closed, I've had the fail and the spring grenades the housing also.
Pros: good longevity
Cons: can fail closed, spring can break
Vehicle:
Volvo 850
I ran them on my 850 volvo for a while. Seemed to wear well and I had no issues.
Pros: wear well, no issues
Vehicle:
Volvo 850
I ran those Kumhos on the Volvo 850 Turbo I had, I liked them a lot. The only downside was being that the car was heavy, you could feel the sidewall flex in hard cornering, then again they are a sport all season and not a true summer tire so I think they fit the bill nicely.
Pros: liked them a lot, fit the bill nicely
Cons: sidewall flex in hard cornering
Vehicle:
Volvo 850
I had an 850R. It was great. However, two issues: the brakes were shit when they are hot (scarily so: I had a real squeaky bum moment when I tried to brake for a roundabout when I had be driving in an, er, *spirited* fashion*.* I mentioned this to a traffic cop and he said they always upgraded the brakes on 850s). However, unless you drive like a lunatic, I wouldn't have thought this was a major issue.
Pros: great, surprisingly small
Cons: brakes were shit
Vehicle:
Volvo 850
Had one, an 850 Turbo wagon. Even with fancy Koni FSD shocks added, the thing still rode like a garbage truck and spirited cornering was a myth.. and still I loved that damn wagon.
Pros: great 5 cylinder sound
Cons: rode like garbage truck
Vehicle:
Volvo 850
Bought my gf a 96 850 turbo meticulously maintained, odo is broken at 312, car should be neering 500k, doesnt burn leak anything, drive amazing on the high and returns 21.3 mpg, only think i dont like about it is no off the line grunt and the brakes arent the best.
Pros: drive amazing, no leaks
Cons: brakes arent the best
Vehicle:
Volvo 850
Mileage: 500000 km
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