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The front wheels have innerwheel mudguardsmade of polypropylene to protect against dirt andcorrosion.The bumpers are designed to withstand an impact upto 3 miles per hour without sustaining body damage.This can save you time and costly repair bills.Exposed parts of the exhaust system are aluminisedfor longer life.A Volvo body has at least 7,000 spot-welds. Each onecan support the total weight of the body of the car.Door sills are more prone to rust than most areas ofthe car. The door sills of 240 series cars are thereforetreated with special polyester plastics. They are alsokept moisture free by a constant slip stream of air.Corrosion means cost. It can also mean a dangerouscar. The exposed body sections of a Volvo are,therefore, galvanized with a coating of zinc on bothsides.