At least you're asking this question to an objective and reasonable audience...

I've had my 1987 245 DL for a little over a year now and I'm pretty darned impressed with its snow handling. Last year, when I got it (I live in Minnesota), I had my first real experience driving RWD in the snow. The snow tires were already on the car for the season, and it was also my first experience driving with snow tires. I couldn't get the back end to slide unless I was in the parking lot and trying really hard to make doughnuts in the snow. It still wouldn't slide around as much as I wanted it to though. Winter was so late in coming to us this year that I have not yet put on the snow tires (don't have a second set of rims yet, so it costs some money for the switch). Finally I can get some slide in the back end. Not too much, but enought to actually have a little fun with. But in normal driving, I've had no problems. I am again impressed with the 240's ability to handle snow and ice.

Additionally, last Feb. I took two week trip to Canada for skiing. The Idea was to go where the snow was. Cause snow is good for skiing. That means driving through the snow to get there. Car was solid as a rock on the two lane highways through the mountains. Car plowed through drifts and new snow in parking lots and small secondary roads. Never got stuck. Hardly a single slip. They're so darned heavy that they maintain their traction tremendously well. (Had the treat of driving a 2002 CrossCountry in upper Michigan in Jan. on another ski trip. In the winter mode, driving on ice and snow-pack was identical to driving on smooth dry pavement. Amazing!)

Moral of the story: with good snow tires, 240 has proven to be nothing but good. Long snowy winters are not a problem. And long snowy trips are not a problem.

As a side note, all of my mother's family lives in New England, some in snowier parts than others. All of them drive Saabs (5). Except for the ones that drive Volvos (3). There. That helps, right? Good luck...

1987 245 DL, 228k