New '95 850 for me!

My old 740 died this past week & I'm having my mechanic look at a '95
850 non-turbo wagon w/ 107K on it. Anything that he should especially
go over with his magnifying glass? We've only had 240s & 740s for many
years, so this is a whole new game for me. Any intro advice for me? I
plan on getting a Haynes manual - any other manuals I should be
looking at?

I'm new to front wheel drive Volvos!
Jay

 

Thanks Rob. Yes, I've heard that about 850s also. My old 740 had
perfect air from 100K to it's death at 190K.
Jay

 

Air Conditioning, according to my service tech at the Volvo dealer, he said,
and I quote "your 960 has a way better system then those 850s, I remember
summers where 5-6 850's would be in at a time (it's a 6 bay garage) to get
their A/C system repaired, yours is maybe the 2nd or 3rd 960 i've had to
do".