xc90

[andrew]

just to say that i've just been gifted a newish xc90 loan car for a week, and what a genuinely, surprisingly, great all round car it is

[Doofus]

andrew said:

just to say that i've just been gifted a newish xc90 loan car for a week, and what a genuinely, surprisingly, great all round car it is

They are good, aren't they? I have absolutely no need, nor justificaton for one (Mrs D has a very lovely XC70 already), and I'm having to try hard not to buy one.

[andrew]

i must have driven forty cars so far this year, and it's only the second one to have positively surprised me

[oop north]

How's the tyre noise? I rejected getting one cos I found v noisy. I was disappointed

[Doofus]

Given it's a 4x4, I had no issues. Generally, the sound insulation is very good.

[toon10]

Here's our in it's natural habitat. It's not as refined as my brothers RRS but as a practical everyday car it's perfect. I managed to move the other half out of her flat using it. It also means I don't need my practical saloon anymore so on the lookout for something more fun.

[y2blade]

I loved our XC90 T6

Three years together, had no issues at all
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=109...

[koolkul]

Absolutely love them - had one for 10 years with no major issues at all. Just bought another after getting a fantastic deal on a MY2014 with less than 10k on the clock from a dealer. So versatile for our needs - we often need 6 seats and it does that perfectly. Great as a long haul cruiser or around town.

[Doofus]

Hang on, I've been talking about the brand new XC90. If the questons I answered were about the outgoing model, then please disregard everything I said, as I've never been in one of those.

[andrew]

oop north said:

How's the tyre noise? I rejected getting one cos I found v noisy. I was disappointed

250 miles this weekend, and can't say i noticed any tyre noise at all
just to get that into context though, my other cars are noisy

[andrew]

Doofus said:

Hang on, I've been talking about the brand new XC90. If the questons I answered were about the outgoing model, then please disregard everything I said, as I've never been in one of those.

my comments relate to the current model, intimidator headlights and all

[andrew]

toon10 said:

Here's our in it's natural habitat. It's not as refined as my brothers RRS but as a practical everyday car it's perfect. I managed to move the other half out of her flat using it. It also means I don't need my practical saloon anymore so on the lookout for something more fun.

we moved a flat-pack wardrobe, and didn't even drop the middle seats !

[Murph7355]

Had one for 4yrs+. Great car for what it's designed to do.

Turning circle's laughable. The auto gearbox is very slow witted (works better if you set off in manual mode). It's thirsty. And it's a bit roly poly.

But it's built like a tank, feels ultra safe, very comfy, the kids can see out of it, the Mrs loves it etc etc etc.

Ours has done 80k miles with no major issues. As an when it will take a lot to persuade MrsM not to get another (she very much likes the new one|).

[LarryUSA]

The latest XC90 has just been voted by MotorTrend as 2016 SUV of the Year:

http://www.motortrend.com/news/2016-volvo-xc90-is-...