V60 Polestar

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exelero said:

57k with FVSH for 6grand. Hmm I'm so screwed that I'm always broke, someone want to gift it? My B-day is on the 18th

That's the last of the Christmas booze finished of then . . .

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exelero said:

I forgot the link, you have a nice car by the way
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Volvo-S60R-AWD-Genuine-R...

But that's not a Polestar . . .

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pixelmix said:

Any word on how many 2.0 Polestars are being brought into the UK?

The 3.0 probably sounds better, but the £500 tax is a bit painful and probably won't helpful the ability to resell in due course.

Hopefully they will register a bunch before April '17 so they don't get stung with the new tax rules too.

No idea, but I've seen one at my local dealers, in white, which I'm not keen on

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pixelmix said:

Not keen on the white you mean?

Yeah, I'm not a fan of white cars. The rest of the car looks identical to the six cylinder

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stroller said:

Was down at Lipscomb Volvo Maidstone today. They have a rebel blue car in the showroom. I do love that colour.

I test drove the black 16 plate 3.0 they currently have for sale. I have to say I was very impressed, what a great all rounder it is. Looks very stealthy but definitely prefer rebel blue.

Looks like the ex PH car sold quickly at Volvo Cardiff, as its disappeared from their site.

The six cylinder sounds SO much better than the four, although the four has more power, 8 speed box and better MPG (and cheaper road tax)

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FN2TypeR said:

but the clunky gearbox might start annoying me

first I've heard of the clunky gearbox . . . have you driven one ?

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If you use Facebook, please join the 'Polestar Owners UK' group. The owner of the page is trying to get as many owners 'known' as possible.

Cheers

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Biggest UK gathering of Polestars took place yesterday at a VT event at IWM Duxford



10 6 cylinders and one of the new 4 cylinders. Six blue, two silver, two black and one white.

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Icehanger said:

Another one who's popped on the Volvo side, looking to get something more discrete than the Audi and a bit of me really likes the polestar.
Too many Audis south of Birmingham getting taken and love the fact it looks "like a Volvo" and therefore likely to just get ignored.

Anyone able to tell me what the Tech interface is like on the T6? Not sure the best place to start the research, cheers.

I don't know what you mean by tech interface . . .

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Icehanger said:

Apologies, meant "media interface", phone music etc, cheers

It's got everything, CD, DVD, Bluetooth phone and audio, HDD, USB, Aux, Ipod.
Sat Nav with free updates

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Stephanie Plum said:

Woohoo. Just joined the club

Agreed a deal on a Rebel Blue 2015 car today, collect next week. Can't wait.

New four cylinder or old six ?

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Stephanie Plum said:

Old six

Excellent - enjoy the noise !

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Stephanie Plum said:

A quick query on tyres for any owners reading. The car we are buying has P Zeros all round. They have quite a lot of tread so we'll have to live with them for at least the summer. Have any of you switched tyres and got any thoughts on these or any other options?

Edited by Stephanie Plum on Sunday 14th May 18:16

I've recently put a set of Maxxis tyres on all round. I was getting through the original Michelin tyres at a ridiculous rate (fronts were down to canvas on the inside edge by the time of first service - 8k miles). Too early to tell what these are like, but certainly seem to do the job on the daily commute. Haven't heard of anyone using P Zeros, but I'm sure they're fine.

OEM tyres are Michelin Pilot Super Sport 245/35 ZR20 (95Y) XL

Also, if you use Facebook, join the Polestar Owners UK group which is pretty active, with a lot of enthusiastic owners

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mustdash said:

I'm looking to slim the 'fleet' down from a 330d Touring and an RS4 Saloon. I've been and test driven a Polestar today and really quite liked it. The test drive was only 15 mins, granted, and that was over back roads - what are they like on the motorway for cruising? Any known issues I should be aware of (this is the 6cyl model)? What are day to day running costs like (pads / disks etc?).

Cheers

Mine is coming up to two years old and I've only done about 14,000 miles in it. Tyres are expensive and it does like to go through them (hence why I'm trying out some cheaper Maxxis alternatives currently). Not had to change any pads or disks yet, but they can be expensive as they are Brembo specific.
I found the car to be very good on the motorway, easily get over thirty to the gallon even when 'pressing on' and the seats are supremely comfortable.
I love the thing and it's just so anonymous. Pop it into 'Sport' mode and it bypasses the back box. Sounds lovely!\

Get over to the Facebook page and ask the question there, as there are more people who have done more miles than me!

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mustdash said:

Cheers. I've asked to be added to the FB group already....

I've messaged the admin . . . What are your initials on Facebook ?

The is another group - UK Polestar Owners Club, which might be more receptive to letting you in

Edited by chopper602 on Monday 15th May 20:17

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Stephanie Plum said:

Cheers

Only two more sleeps

Photos when you get it !

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Stephanie Plum said:

I don't do facebook. Any options other than owners groups on there?

There is the 'swedespeed.com' forums, which has a Polestar area ( http://forums.swedespeed.com/forumdisplay.php?5021... )

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Stephanie Plum said:

Ta

Picked it up this evening - drove home in filthy weather - now it's parked up out the front looking very blue! Will take some pics on the weekend when it's dry

Go on, lets see some filthy pics first !!

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Looks good ! Although I'm not sure about the colour. It's your car though !

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Stephanie Plum said:

Parked up at Leicester Forest East services on Thursday late afternoon and returned to find a black 64 plate next to me
Anyone on here?

I believe the other owner has been found via the Polestar facebook page . . . .