RE: Volvo XC90 D5 | Shed of the Week
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Volvolover said:
Bill said:
Volvolover said:
It handles as well as you could expect from something that weight, its not awful by any stretch of the imagination, the gearbox isn't awful either (assume the late models had better mapping?) and neither is the turning circle that bad.
Username checks out! Bill said:
Volvolover said:
Bill said:
Volvolover said:
It handles as well as you could expect from something that weight, its not awful by any stretch of the imagination, the gearbox isn't awful either (assume the late models had better mapping?) and neither is the turning circle that bad.
Username checks out! Bill said:
Volvolover said:
Bill said:
Volvolover said:
It handles as well as you could expect from something that weight, its not awful by any stretch of the imagination, the gearbox isn't awful either (assume the late models had better mapping?) and neither is the turning circle that bad.
Username checks out! Bill said:
Volvolover said:
Bill said:
Volvolover said:
It handles as well as you could expect from something that weight, its not awful by any stretch of the imagination, the gearbox isn't awful either (assume the late models had better mapping?) and neither is the turning circle that bad.
Username checks out! I've had two of these now and both have fitted the brief perfectly.
First was a 2006 d5 that I sold at 200k miles. It need one rear suspension bush and a leaking gearbox cooler pipe in the 5 years we owned it.
Second is still owned by us, 2013 d5 with 60k and so far zero mechanical issues
It does what it says on the tin, its cavernous, comfy and safe. It's a 2t suv, why buy an suv expecting 'schporrrty' handling? You just end up with a rock hard crap vehicle. Looking at you bmw x5.
A lot of full size suvs have small boots, so you might as well have an estate. Looking at you Merc ml
A lot of full size suvs have crap interiors. Looking at you hyundai, kia and Ford.
A lot of full sized suvs can tow epic loads, but cost the earth and are as reliable as a 1970s alfa, looking at you rangerover.
As a do it all middle of the road, not best at anything but not the worst, it ticks a huge number of boxes and makes it a great all round vehicle.
Drive it as intended - smoothly and sensibly - with the view its a 2t high cog tank, and they are super comfortable and relaxing cruisers.
First was a 2006 d5 that I sold at 200k miles. It need one rear suspension bush and a leaking gearbox cooler pipe in the 5 years we owned it.
Second is still owned by us, 2013 d5 with 60k and so far zero mechanical issues
It does what it says on the tin, its cavernous, comfy and safe. It's a 2t suv, why buy an suv expecting 'schporrrty' handling? You just end up with a rock hard crap vehicle. Looking at you bmw x5.
A lot of full size suvs have small boots, so you might as well have an estate. Looking at you Merc ml
A lot of full size suvs have crap interiors. Looking at you hyundai, kia and Ford.
A lot of full sized suvs can tow epic loads, but cost the earth and are as reliable as a 1970s alfa, looking at you rangerover.
As a do it all middle of the road, not best at anything but not the worst, it ticks a huge number of boxes and makes it a great all round vehicle.
Drive it as intended - smoothly and sensibly - with the view its a 2t high cog tank, and they are super comfortable and relaxing cruisers.
I had no idea these were considered unreliable. I ran one for 125k miles, over about 8 years and nothing ever went wrong....
In the end I swapped it for the new model, but, really, it did whatever I needed it to do.
It was neither quick nor dynamically interesting, but I wasn't expecting it to be. I have other cars for that. I wanted something that would carry a lot of people and stuff in comfort around town and, in the summer, around Europe. And that it did exceedingly well.
In the end I swapped it for the new model, but, really, it did whatever I needed it to do.
It was neither quick nor dynamically interesting, but I wasn't expecting it to be. I have other cars for that. I wanted something that would carry a lot of people and stuff in comfort around town and, in the summer, around Europe. And that it did exceedingly well.
We're running a 2011 XC90 R-Design, which is basically the racing version - shown here in its natural environment.
We love it. Takes all the sailing stuff, 7 decent seat options are a godsend for us 5 on long Euro trips. Seats are fabulous. Premium sound rocks hard.
It's not gone wrong yet, now approaching 150k miles.
Nicks90 said:
why buy an suv expecting 'schporrrty' handling? You just end up with a rock hard crap vehicle.
KK, well. It corners fairly reasonably but the ride is atrocious!We love it. Takes all the sailing stuff, 7 decent seat options are a godsend for us 5 on long Euro trips. Seats are fabulous. Premium sound rocks hard.
It's not gone wrong yet, now approaching 150k miles.
I had a 2009 D5 XC90 and I felt I took my life in my hands when driving it. Any exit from a side road, or acceleration from a slip lane was accompanied by a prayer that the engine would eventually respond to the the throttle pedal, it felt as if you could almost write a postcard to the engine management system for a quicker response. Dealer said it was to specification. I'm afraid I dropped it as soon as I could.
My grandad had a fairly early one of these (on a 53-plate) from new. I thought it was fantastic. The interior was bright, the seats comfy, and it just felt incredibly solid. I never knew about the modular oil coolers, and my grandad's D5 was used almost exclusively for towing his caravan, so I wonder if he upgraded the oil cooler when he ordered the car. In the end, after 6 or 7 years, he traded it in for a 2010 XC60 because, of all things, the roof had begun to corrode underneath the paint. I've since heard bad things about the earliest water-based painted Volvos from this period, so perhaps my grandad's suffered from bad paint application from new. Either way, I still have fond memories of being ferried around in that car.
So for my sins I’ve just bought one of these as our family bus. It’s a 2007 D5 SE AWD with 147k miles, and been owned by the same family since new
First impressions are it’s a lovely comfy sofa of a car, with handling to match. It’s got sufficient go once I accept the gearbox communicates via telex. Too early to say for sure, but I hope the fuel consumption shows an improvement over my old ML55, plus the road fund is nearly half of what I was paying on that at “just” €1034 pa here in Ireland. Seven seats are a bonus!
Next up I’ll get it a good service and do the belts / water pump plus a few other bits, and maybe treat it to a new set of tyres for the winter. If it starts throwing up lottery size bills then the plan might need to be rethought, but for the moment I’m luxuriating in the depreciation dodging and loving having a CD multi changer again!
First impressions are it’s a lovely comfy sofa of a car, with handling to match. It’s got sufficient go once I accept the gearbox communicates via telex. Too early to say for sure, but I hope the fuel consumption shows an improvement over my old ML55, plus the road fund is nearly half of what I was paying on that at “just” €1034 pa here in Ireland. Seven seats are a bonus!
Next up I’ll get it a good service and do the belts / water pump plus a few other bits, and maybe treat it to a new set of tyres for the winter. If it starts throwing up lottery size bills then the plan might need to be rethought, but for the moment I’m luxuriating in the depreciation dodging and loving having a CD multi changer again!
We ran a 2011 SE Lux D5 for 4 years, and other than routine servicing and a replacement Particulate filter (at circa 100k miles) it was a reliable car. I enjoyed it, and with 200bhp it was brisk enough to keep up with traffic comfortably, and was quite fun to try and hustle along. You wouldn't want it as your only car if you enjoy driving, but with a Caterham in the garage the contrasts were fun!
It is impossible to get road rage in one of these, as you feel calm and unrushed. The car makes an idea family wagon with everything solid and childproof, and the space is so useful. The interior is very dated, but totally fit for purpose, apart from the terrible foot operated parking brake. Now replaced with a T8 in the new shape, which is much faster, better handling etc, but I still miss the old bus! Better to buy a more recent and younger series one than this shed, as it will probably be cheaper in the long run, as it seems the older cars can throw up some big bills. By the end of the production run a lot of the issues had been sorted...
It is impossible to get road rage in one of these, as you feel calm and unrushed. The car makes an idea family wagon with everything solid and childproof, and the space is so useful. The interior is very dated, but totally fit for purpose, apart from the terrible foot operated parking brake. Now replaced with a T8 in the new shape, which is much faster, better handling etc, but I still miss the old bus! Better to buy a more recent and younger series one than this shed, as it will probably be cheaper in the long run, as it seems the older cars can throw up some big bills. By the end of the production run a lot of the issues had been sorted...
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