R Gone

As the proud owner of a '04 S60R this article is sad.

Looks like if I want a safe performance car I'm going to have to look
elsewhere when I next purchase.

http://www.cartoday.com:80/content/news/singlepage.asp?in=8505

 

I won't miss the one I had.

Purchased a new '96 850, it looked cool (platinum paint, low profile
tires, sharp wheels) but handled badly at or near the limit.

Lost control in a high speed sweeper, spun out and wrecked.

That NEVER would have happened in a BMW or other well sorted out high
performance car.

The Volvo was a pig on roller skates.

 

I'd look first at the tires before blaming the car. In my experience the
tires have had an astonishing effect on how the car handles. Those I've
known with 850s have said they handle quite well.

 

R Gone
Argon (Ar) atomic number 18.

 

...and if they were properly inflated for the conditions and use- not
just to the "manufacturer's recommendations."

All cars have a handling limit as do all tires, and as do all tire/car
combinations. Pushing a car to the limit on surface streets is
dangerous- pushing a car to it's limit on surface streets when you
don't know where the limit is can be very foolish. Add a handful of
sand or gravel or a small depression or bump in the pavement and the
limit can be exceeded in a big hurry. Radial tires give little signs
that they are about to break loose when cornering and once they do,
hold on! Compound that with the "low profile" tires and there is not
even a sidewall flex to sense at the wheel when the 'edge' comes near.
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Randy & \ \/ /alerie's
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'90 245 Estate - '93 965 Estate
"Shelby" & "Kate"