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3. Unibody Corrosion

These car will rust. The owner can allow
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1)included in all 240s are ports to squirt light oil/or rust preventative. Open your doors and notice those round rubber plugs in the center pillar, the rear wheel well..... those ports, where if you owned a Volvo in Europe, your garage would yearly apply an oil to the interior seams to protect against salt.

2) there are more Drains around the glass in wagons. 1986 on. there is a small drain hole along the rear of the side glass. If you look closely you will see an indent at the bottom of the rubber seal. It drains any water that collects and would be held against the metal.

Also on 1986 and newer, those bodies that have the plastic and integrated rear mud flaps. There are two drain holes at the rear of each mudflap where it meets the plastic that protects the bottom of the rear wheel well.