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wife's heavy foot 200 1981

posted by  someone claiming to be Charles on  Sat May 14 17:20 CST 2005 [RELATED]

I always thought it was strange how every Volvo model sold after 1970 in the United States has fuel injection, yet carbs were still available overseas until the very late 80s/early 90s.

Anyway, I have made the same observation with my '89 245. This one has the B230F, 114hp. It drives okay under normal to moderate acceleration but nothing to write home about. However, if you really get on the gas and give it the opportunity to wind out through the gears it pulls much stronger than you would expect given the weight of the car relative to the size/power of the motor. Off the line, I can keep up with just about anything on the road until about 30-35mph. The other drivers are very surprised. :-)






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