Date: 4 Oct 1999 13:52:10 GMT From: Roger Williams <rogerwnopsaml1.tiac.net> Subject: Re: Saab 9-5 wagon vs. V70 Volvo
Also spracht Goran Larsson <hohnopsamove.se.NO_JUNK_EMAIL>: > In article <37F6B354.2B7501FFnopsamcom>, Four Weis <mweinopsamcom> wrote: >> far more reliable and cheaper to fix than the Saab. Primarily because it >> is rear wheel drive and it doesn't have those #%#% CV joints with their >> boots. > Is this really a problem for current cars? Some cars from the seventies > had CV joints for breakfast, but current cars? I remember when Subarus needed new CV joints like clockwork every 70,000 miles. Now that front wheel drive is more comfortably established, most front wheel drive cars don't need new CV joints until well past 100,000 miles. Your experiences, of course, may vary. -- {}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{} \|/ {} RogerW rogerwnopsamguy.com {} 0< -- parrot.net! {} http://www.parrot.net adminnopsamot.net {} ^^^^(*)^^^^ {}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{} ^^ / \ ^^