Ok great! Where are they again?

I had to go look up the friction thing, that's crazy! The Herman park train only moves at a jogging pace, but it seriously does stop like any other train... Badly. It is ALWAYS the car's job to get out of the way.

True, but just like a big train the limit to stopping is the coefficient of friction between the smooth steel rail and the smooth steel wheel, all with dime sized contact patches. I'm not sure what that coefficient is off the top of my head, but on the slippery scale it's somewhere between fresh ice and goose shit.

It's a kit. Feds have nothing to say on the matter :)

Did you see it when they took it apart? Pretty trashed. The motor and a few things would have been sold off, but it was junk.

It's designed to take advantage of a parking law we don't have here. I'm amazes they sell any at all. You cat get a bigger car for the same price that gets better mileage...

Uh... Physics and stuff? It's a wee little train but that means wee little brakes. There's no traction tires or anything to make it stop any better than any other train.

Well if a tanker can reach your house, the poors can too. Mustn't have that.

Yeah, that's kind of the irony isn't it? Today's Lincolns are the best Mercuries ever made.

Look at the turbo sizing. A single 76mm isn't really that big considering the engine. It's probably boosting at 2K and at full thrust by 3K. It's the article that is incorrect in assuming that pip squak turbo will rev on 408cid without running out of steam.

See? So now you can 'platform share' just like the cool kids are doing! Slice a couple of feet and a couple of doors out of the equation and you're 90% of the way there! I suspect the idea has been floated. I also suspect it may be too threatening to the 911....

It's last years? Of the span that covered 1975 from 1993? Yeah I guess you could bag on it for slow sales in the 90's. Of course by then, it had already outlived it's own replacement (the 700). At best it was a nostalgia model and I don't think Volvo expected it to sell gangbusters. It pretty easily sold well…

The 5 pot is a great motor, and I like the newer cars for what they are. I'm talking about the whole car though, not just the motor. You can take a 300K mile 240, replace the soft parts and slap on a coat of paint and it is ready for another 300K. I'm not really trying to malign Volvo for making more.... …

I would argue that the concept was not the same for the S40/V50 twins. The 240 was first and foremost designed to be rugged and easily serviced. They're built like tanks and they feel like it every second behind the wheel. The old era Volvos have a motto: "Look upon my cast iron works, ye mighty, and despair." My…

And others age terribly.

As the driver of a poop brown 242dl (with manual!), I am calling you out on this one. We don't get a ton of snow, but we get enough to know the 240 likes it fine. If you're the kind of person who thinks an exhaust is a major repair, your busted suspension and lousy tires are probably the culprits. Try taking care of…

How are 240s rolling down the road hurting Volvo? You know what people say about them when they spot you rolling one? That they are safe, reliable and bomb-proof. In 1975, it was a very tech forward and well spec'd car. People liked them so much they were made until 1993 when the dies fell apart. Every 240 out there…

Because can you imagine a world where 4000lbs 500+hp cars stop without them?

I would tend to agree. As weird as it is, the idea of needing prop shafts running to every wheel for power may just be antiquated. Electric motors are going to push us more and more to reconsider how a car should be laid out. Either way, Nissan has some very smart folks working on this. I am sure the results will…

I understand what you're saying, but I haven't heard anybody say it in a few years. I mean every seal gasket and hose has been alcohol resistant for many years now. Frankly, an old, decrepid lawnmower might be the only thing left that cares about E10