340 or 360? (bit of a newbie question)

[scratterdan]

hiya folks. i really want a volvo 300 series and once my 106 sells i will be purchasing one. but i dont no what oto go for. it will be a daily driver but its gotta be able to withstand a good bit of drifting.
there seems to be alot more 340s around than 360s but i really dont no what to get. all the onces ive looked at that are good soolid cars are 1.4's. are these good enough and would a 340 withstand hard driving and drifting?
hope you all can help me with this one. thanks dan

[scratterdan]

anyone? my 106 just sold so now i have cash burning a hole in my pocket haha or

[theo2468]

best to get a 360 really

[scratterdan]

ok mate. any reason for this?
i was after a clio 16v powered on if the money was right.

[theo2468]

theyve got a stronger set up, which will be better for hard drifting
360-torque tube
340-prophaft

[scratterdan]

hmm ok. i just ned to find one now. pref a 3dr tho.

[theo2468]

good luck on finding a 3 door 360 ha

[scratterdan]

lol do they not make them? (i probally sound silly now lol)

[theo2468]

no they do, just dont come up for sale much

[scratterdan]

ok. is yours still for sale?

[theo2468]

yeah certainly is

[scratterdan]

are the rust bits surface? or will they poke through with a screwdriver? whats the mileage?

[theo2468]

surface rust, and its done 126.000 quite abit but this drives fun no noises or anything. to be honest ive seen these engines do way over 200,000 also got 12 months mot

[jon-ovlov]

Not a thread hijack, however if a valver will be desired in the future, a volvo 340 1.7 is THE base for it, as the 1.7 bits fit the renault engine. the 360's have volvo's own engine. You can do a 1.4 340 to valver engine swap, however you will need a lot of 1.7 bits.

[scratterdan]

do the 340's as a base (drivetrain etc) cope well with the 16v power? dan