Talk:Volvo 300 Series

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[edit] Suitable for drifting

Quoting "However, there is currently something of a resurgence of interest in these cars as the rear wheel drive makes them suitable for drifting."

According to a friend who owns one of these and uses it for autocross, he said with the gearbox mounted at the rear, that makes the car too overbalanced for drifting and whoever wrote this should ask himself this, if they are so popular, then why drifting events dosen't feature them on a regular basis, even if they are cheap to buy? I therefore removed that bit above where it was quoted.

Willirennen 14.45 1 May 2006

There seemed to be a lot of opinion in the article. It's a shame the book mentioned as a reference (and perhaps the websites in ext. links) are not cited in Wiki markup, with a page or quote noted for the various facts and opinions — if indeed they're the source for any of them.

Anyway, I've done a bit of a cleanup including removing the "drifers" claim altogether. I think it's a definite move towards being more appropriate as an encyclopaedic article, but it still needs some citations. – Kieran T ^{(talk | contribs)} 21:36, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

In Europe, that is! There is at Zandvoort a special class for it. 159.134.94.21 16:01, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

That is because it is a Dutch built car, they feature a class for them as they are cheap and rwd which still dosen't make them that suitable for drifting. I would like to know which series that is and ask yourself this, why neither D1GB, Prodrift or any other European series features them as a top category. Willirennen 15.24 30 August 2006

These cars aren't used in any proffesional drifting competition as far as I know, that much is true. But they are somewhat popular amongst so-called trampdrifters primarily because, like the ford sierra, they are dirt cheap and can be discarded when they break down (which most do after a fair bit of abuse). 85.159.100.224 06:31, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

They are raced in rallies, several countries apparently have a class for these cars... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.100.139.245 (talk) 12:13, 10 November 2007 (UTC)