2016-2017 Volvo XC60 feedback
Discussion
Dear readers,
Having posted a recent topic on the BMW 5 series estate, I seek to ask your feedback/help on another car, as stated in the above title, 2015-17 Volvo XC60). My wife likes to be 'higher up' when driving our 3 badly behaved kids as feels much safer and has better visibility etc. I get that but the 5 series I think is a far nicer cockpit to be in and cheaper to keep on the road if I am not mistaken. The downside, your sit much lower in comparison. The car needs to be ULEZ compliant (all thanks to the London Mayor).
Our kids are 2,4 and 6, meaning two car seats and one bumper for the eldest go in the back. One more year give/take before the middle child gets his own bumper seat (cannot wait for that to happen).
Anyway, more importantly has anyone owned/driven an XC60? I need to keep the budget under £20k so cannot afford the newer shape. I am swayed more on the R design, with xenons, leather seats, chrome folding mirrors are a must.
Thank you for reading and will look forward to reading your comments.
Having posted a recent topic on the BMW 5 series estate, I seek to ask your feedback/help on another car, as stated in the above title, 2015-17 Volvo XC60). My wife likes to be 'higher up' when driving our 3 badly behaved kids as feels much safer and has better visibility etc. I get that but the 5 series I think is a far nicer cockpit to be in and cheaper to keep on the road if I am not mistaken. The downside, your sit much lower in comparison. The car needs to be ULEZ compliant (all thanks to the London Mayor).
Our kids are 2,4 and 6, meaning two car seats and one bumper for the eldest go in the back. One more year give/take before the middle child gets his own bumper seat (cannot wait for that to happen).
Anyway, more importantly has anyone owned/driven an XC60? I need to keep the budget under £20k so cannot afford the newer shape. I am swayed more on the R design, with xenons, leather seats, chrome folding mirrors are a must.
Thank you for reading and will look forward to reading your comments.
Edited by ugene425 on Tuesday 17th January 16:23
I'd go and try the kids in the back of one first as you may find its a bit of a squeeze... just try anywhere locally who has an XC60 for sale, not the one you are particulary going to buy...
We bought a Discovery 4 as we had 3 children and it was one of the only ones with three individual seats, a great car but expensive to run... We spent so long looking at car opportunities for 3 kids under 5....
Kids are now older and we have an Evoque, which has been ok although a fight as to who loses and gets the middle seat...
Good luck!
We bought a Discovery 4 as we had 3 children and it was one of the only ones with three individual seats, a great car but expensive to run... We spent so long looking at car opportunities for 3 kids under 5....
Kids are now older and we have an Evoque, which has been ok although a fight as to who loses and gets the middle seat...
Good luck!
I had an early one, bought used and the windscreen was leaking badly caused by poor bonding, like to think that was sorted by the time the years you are looking at were made? The firm raised carpet design means lots of water can be hidden.
When getting mine I read about the aux belt (snapping) sometimes being the cause of cambelt failure, it's a thin Aux belt and well worth early servicing, ie £60 or so vs a lunched engine.
I liked it, it was frugal for it's size and punchy (Mine was a 2009 2.4 D5 and fwd only), boot wasn't that big? usual sort of SUV thing, car looks/is huge, but inside is barely bigger than a decent hatch back?
Dynamically ok too, only memorable glitch being a nearside wheel aquaplane in a puddle on a corner and the car shifting out a fair amount toward the centreline, but probably more my fault than the cars.
The early seats faux leather used to split, leather should be fine.
Thermostat went, so was a cold cabin for a time before repair and the manual gearstick got stuck once which was scary, just managed to free wheel to the slip road. Kept tapping and wiggling it gently and it righted itself and never did it again, but it's another known thing.
When getting mine I read about the aux belt (snapping) sometimes being the cause of cambelt failure, it's a thin Aux belt and well worth early servicing, ie £60 or so vs a lunched engine.
I liked it, it was frugal for it's size and punchy (Mine was a 2009 2.4 D5 and fwd only), boot wasn't that big? usual sort of SUV thing, car looks/is huge, but inside is barely bigger than a decent hatch back?
Dynamically ok too, only memorable glitch being a nearside wheel aquaplane in a puddle on a corner and the car shifting out a fair amount toward the centreline, but probably more my fault than the cars.
The early seats faux leather used to split, leather should be fine.
Thermostat went, so was a cold cabin for a time before repair and the manual gearstick got stuck once which was scary, just managed to free wheel to the slip road. Kept tapping and wiggling it gently and it righted itself and never did it again, but it's another known thing.
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