I bought new, and still have a 1993 Trek 930. The 9xx series were higher end models compared to the 8xx series. They had better components( Mine came with Shimano Altus A10 which has been a workhorse group.) The top steel model was probably the 970, so the 950 would have been second down the list. I would go with the 9xx over the 8xx as I did back then