i think you are right on about the suspensions and what they are designed for. excellent points

those volvo wagons lean a lot but once they get leaned over they corner quite well.

if you like the room in a volvo you should take a look at the old eighties peugot wagons. i had one for a few months one time. drove really nice, had about 50% more room than a volvo but wow! impossible to get parts for.

the benz wagons with their more aerodynamic back end just dont hold stuff like the volvos.

and on the 140? maybe you are looking for something complicated and fussy to offset the simple and reliable volvo.

tom w

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