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posted by  Classic596 on  Wed Nov 29 06:48 CST 2006
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Living on the west coast we seldom get to enjoy the pleasures of a Canadian winter, but this November we are with avengence. I have been driving my 85 - 245 with studded snows on it. It has been amazing how it has handled on the ice which is what our snow generally ends up as. Equiped with a manual it climbs the hills and stays put on the road. I guess its northern european heritage really shows. The only sad sight I saw was an 850 in the ditch just across the border in Northern Washington.








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    Snow 200

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    posted by  EJO on  Sun Dec 31 11:31 CST 2006
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    Yes they are great in inclement weather. It si called well balanced with not to much power and the correct gear ratios. This is why I want my 4th gear to work again and drive it thru the winter here in Lake Effect Snow country of West Michigan, although this has been the mildest winter in 50 years.
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    EJO now a 1994 940T 190K; ex '65 123S; ex '75 245; and ex '81 242GT; also Chrysler 2002 T&C and 2006 MINI Cooper








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    Snow 200 1993

    posted by  someone claiming to be SL8Brick on  Sat Dec 30 16:47 CST 2006 [RELATED]

    I've driven on studded/non-studded snow tires in some fairly severe conditions and never had a problem. I've even gone through a few Winters w/healthy all-season tires....not as good as dedicated snow/ice tires, but the car was still manageable on packed surfaces.








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    Snow 200

    posted by  I need help!!! on  Wed Nov 29 06:53 CST 2006
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    I live in eastern washington and I don't even use snow tires on my 245 wagon, and it still handles like a tank. I think the main reason people put these cars in the ditch is because they are not from a cold climate state, go figure. I have been driving in this crap for six years and this is my second winter in my volvo and I feel safer then if I were in a truck. A little sand in the back and minding the conditions usually wins out.








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      yes - nice cars for snow! 200

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      posted by  Sven's Maintainer on  Wed Nov 29 07:03 CST 2006
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      I live in the northeast US, have been driving these beasts here for 11 years now. Never got stuck or spun out; always got where I was going through any storm.

      I use 4 cement blocks in the back of the 245. Plus snow tires, usually a full set of four. I generally end up passing most of the other cars/trucks on the road. 4x4s with all seasons or worn tires are no match for a brick with four snows in regular road driving.
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      Sven: '89 245 NA, 951 ECU, open-front airbox, E-fan, 205/65-15's, IPD sways, E-Codes, amber front corner reflectors. Wifemobile '89 245 NA stock. 90 244 NA spare, runs.








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        yes - nice cars for snow! 200

        posted by  Jorrell on  Sun Dec 31 11:57 CST 2006
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        Talk about the general public having no experience in winter driving, come down here to North Carolina. People are so freaked out by snow, if there is a hint of a snow flurry coming, businesses shut down and the grocery stores sell out of milk, bread, beer, and smokes. Having driven in Ohio for way too many years, it is simply hilarious to see the driving mistakes the native make around here.

        After a serious ice storm about three years, I managed to drive into work, I wasn't worried about getting stuck in a ditch as they were already filled up other cars! It seems that at least some drivers down here have a habit of using the "NASCAR spin recovery technique", ie. stand on the gas as soon as the rear end breaks loose! Tailgating on a snow/ice covered road is also common, don't know how many times I have gradually applied the brakes and the person behind me nails theirs and goes spinning off into the ditch.

        jorrell


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        92 245 245K miles, IPD'd to the hilt, 06 XC70, 00 Eclipse custom Turbo setup...currently in pieces








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          Proof that ... 200

          posted by  Trev29 on  Mon Jan 1 00:45 CST 2007
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          "Tailgating on a snow/ice covered road is also common, don't know how many times I have gradually applied the brakes and the person behind me nails theirs and goes spinning off into the ditch."
          Heh, heh. Proof that even animal lovers can have a nasty side.
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          1980 245 Canadian B21A with SU carb and M46 trans in Brampton, Ont.







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