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They stopped making the 240 because of the dash board! 200 1990

posted by  ricefive on  Fri Sep 22 10:32 CST 2006
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I remember calling and asking Volvo of North America in 1992 when they announced that they were not making them after 1993. They stated that the cost of redesigning the dash for the Federal requirement of passenger airbags was too high in light of the car's outdated performance. They also mentioned something about the wheelbase was either not long enough or wide enough to compare to newer designs. I can't recall the wheelbase issue in detail.

In essence, they did not want to redisign the car into something that it was not, They simply went with the other models.
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1990 240- 270K- Original Owner-M-47, VX cam, bilstiens, spt exh, euro lamps-turbo whls,- still slow but handles well- Near Houston- also 2004 XC90 T5 AWD






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