The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

Handling--245 v XC70? 200

posted by  garrard on  Mon May 26 00:27 CST 2008
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
last visit: Mon Oct 20 12:36 CST 2014
[RELATED]

I noticed Jorrell and maybe some others have both 245 and XC70. My question is how they compare handling-wise, and road feel. I've driven bricks for 25 years with mods limited to ipd sways, boge turbo gas shocks, and 195/75 tires, and have been satisfied with the results. I like the handling feel. When I've test driven XC70s, steering felt a bit numb and the one I drove at least, had a bit of a "Buick road yacht" feel to it. My question is: are there simple mods which will make an '05-'07 XC handle as well and steering feel as good as a 20 year old 245? I'm eliminating '08 because I've heard that handling is even more "refined."






USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.