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Volvo 240 estate in the snow

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Old Mar 5th, 2018, 16:07   #11
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The rear wheel drive Volvos seem to have a natural balance.

My 240 went completely sideways at 50ish mph in the winter of 1990/91 on a deserted snow-covered back road, I let go of everything and it straightened up again, so that was handy.
I read something about an American advanced driving school that used them for anti hijack training etc. That safe predictable stodginess has something going for it!
Mind you, our 245 was rubbish in the recent snow. Even the Landy struggled.
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Old Mar 6th, 2018, 19:53   #12
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When the snow gets too deep, even Solihull's best bottoms out, I know this to be a fact!
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