Discussion
Years ago I used to be a Volvo boy, I knew everything about them. I have not had one since 2005.
Thinking now about an XC 60. Loooking for a used example with about 20k in my pocket - but that could stretch for the right car.
The car will be used daily on a commute of about 6 miles but every weekend it will need to handle a 260 mile round trip on A roads and a bit of motorway. Its going to be half city, half country car. not off roading but it will see farm tracks and possibly snow.
The A roads will include Scotland's A75, so its going to have to be decent at overtaking.
Ideally I want as much gear as possible on it, but if something newer with less kit came at the same price, I would be interested.
I guess the D5 is a bit long in the tooth as it wasaround back when I used to buy Volvos. It. Was a decent motor back then I recall I would quite like low tax and decent consumption. What are the Drive models all about?
Finally R Design spec. Is it just cosmetic or do you get better equipment, uprated handling etc?
Lots of questions I know.
I'd really like to know if they are any good and get my head around the models before I approach a garage.
Cheers, Dan.
Thinking now about an XC 60. Loooking for a used example with about 20k in my pocket - but that could stretch for the right car.
The car will be used daily on a commute of about 6 miles but every weekend it will need to handle a 260 mile round trip on A roads and a bit of motorway. Its going to be half city, half country car. not off roading but it will see farm tracks and possibly snow.
The A roads will include Scotland's A75, so its going to have to be decent at overtaking.
Ideally I want as much gear as possible on it, but if something newer with less kit came at the same price, I would be interested.
I guess the D5 is a bit long in the tooth as it wasaround back when I used to buy Volvos. It. Was a decent motor back then I recall I would quite like low tax and decent consumption. What are the Drive models all about?
Finally R Design spec. Is it just cosmetic or do you get better equipment, uprated handling etc?
Lots of questions I know.
I'd really like to know if they are any good and get my head around the models before I approach a garage.
Cheers, Dan.
My father in law has a D5 SE Lux and its a lovely car! Very nice and smooth to drive and loads of standard kit and quite quick for a crossover. He has covered 70k miles and has had no major issues with it. The latest D5 is quite a lot better than the old one. As you have said the R-design is just a trim level like S-line or M-sport, the bodykit looks ok but the big wheels ruined the ride. We also looked a lot of the alternatves when he bought it. The Q5 was nice but too expensive, the X1 was a pile of crap fullstop. The Freelander fealt a bit long in the tooth and the Kuga was just a bit boring. However, the Mazda CX-7 is a very good alternative!
I have a Mazda CX 7 now and really love it. 2.3 petrol, great performance for what it is.
I really fancy something that doesn't do 28MPG on a good day, and desn't cost so much to tax. Its 4 years old now, I like the diesel CX but Mazda are stopping imports, or may have done so already.
It isn't a common car and I worry about parts availability long term. I had to wait 5 weeks for a turbo and several days for a replacement screen, that was on a car in production. Roll on a year or two and I can see simple things like becoming a pain to source.
Getting something older than 4 years seems a bit of a false econmy, as I already have a 4 year old car and at least I know its history. It rules out things like Range Rovers sadly.
As for the XC 90 SWMBO will be using the car the most and she doesn't like them.
I really fancy something that doesn't do 28MPG on a good day, and desn't cost so much to tax. Its 4 years old now, I like the diesel CX but Mazda are stopping imports, or may have done so already.
It isn't a common car and I worry about parts availability long term. I had to wait 5 weeks for a turbo and several days for a replacement screen, that was on a car in production. Roll on a year or two and I can see simple things like becoming a pain to source.
Getting something older than 4 years seems a bit of a false econmy, as I already have a 4 year old car and at least I know its history. It rules out things like Range Rovers sadly.
As for the XC 90 SWMBO will be using the car the most and she doesn't like them.
They seem to be holding their value really well to be honest.
I had the newer v70 d5 twin turbo and the older single turbo - the newer 210 bhp unit is really good, loads of grunt and sounded quite good.
I returned a good 39-40 mpg in it and I don't hang about - but the older unit is a bit gruff to be fair.
My last v70 was r-design and from memory it had a body kit, alloys, uprated suspension and different exhausts.
The alloys on the r-design xc60 appear to be 20 inch, which must be eye watering for tyres and am assuming not that great in the winter!
I had the newer v70 d5 twin turbo and the older single turbo - the newer 210 bhp unit is really good, loads of grunt and sounded quite good.
I returned a good 39-40 mpg in it and I don't hang about - but the older unit is a bit gruff to be fair.
My last v70 was r-design and from memory it had a body kit, alloys, uprated suspension and different exhausts.
The alloys on the r-design xc60 appear to be 20 inch, which must be eye watering for tyres and am assuming not that great in the winter!
I have a XC60 2.4d Drive SE since launch in june 2009 and clcked up 30k miles
Its the same engine as th D5 but only a single turbo and fwd only
I get 44 mog on my 12 mile commute and had no real problems
It a goood family car if a little dull
Lots of info here
http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=1...
Its the same engine as th D5 but only a single turbo and fwd only
I get 44 mog on my 12 mile commute and had no real problems
It a goood family car if a little dull
Lots of info here
http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=1...
I have a 2012MY (215 bhp) SE Lux D5 AWD auto and have run this for 6 months and 5K miles. It's fast, comfortable and far better equipped than the German alternatives.
I choose the SE Lux version as I preferred the softer ride compared to the R design. Which also is less well equipped, so be careful in assuming R Design is the top trim level.
And I like the Volvo image and brand associations better than BMW or Audi.
I choose the SE Lux version as I preferred the softer ride compared to the R design. Which also is less well equipped, so be careful in assuming R Design is the top trim level.
And I like the Volvo image and brand associations better than BMW or Audi.
We've recently bought a 2010/59 reg 2.4d drive SE lux Premium for about the amount you are looking to spend. Its pretty spacious and comfortable inside, I find it Ok to drive but the wife loves it. Averaging about 38mpg so far from mostly urban driving and its certainly capable of a lot more when cruising on a run. All good so far...
wildcat45 said:
I have a Mazda CX 7 now and really love it. 2.3 petrol, great performance for what it is.
I really fancy something that doesn't do 28MPG on a good day, and desn't cost so much to tax. Its 4 years old now, I like the diesel CX but Mazda are stopping imports, or may have done so already.
It isn't a common car and I worry about parts availability long term. I had to wait 5 weeks for a turbo and several days for a replacement screen, that was on a car in production. Roll on a year or two and I can see simple things like becoming a pain to source.
Getting something older than 4 years seems a bit of a false econmy, as I already have a 4 year old car and at least I know its history. It rules out things like Range Rovers sadly.
As for the XC 90 SWMBO will be using the car the most and she doesn't like them.
If you like the CX-7 so much, why not have the new CX-5? I really fancy something that doesn't do 28MPG on a good day, and desn't cost so much to tax. Its 4 years old now, I like the diesel CX but Mazda are stopping imports, or may have done so already.
It isn't a common car and I worry about parts availability long term. I had to wait 5 weeks for a turbo and several days for a replacement screen, that was on a car in production. Roll on a year or two and I can see simple things like becoming a pain to source.
Getting something older than 4 years seems a bit of a false econmy, as I already have a 4 year old car and at least I know its history. It rules out things like Range Rovers sadly.
As for the XC 90 SWMBO will be using the car the most and she doesn't like them.
The CX5 does seem like a good car. Not sure how much smaller than the CX7 it is though.
I am also not to happy about buying a big Mazda new. I got the CX7 not long after launch and though I got a good price, by christ did it depreciate. It has sort of levelled out now with prices staying OK for the past years or so.
Plus having two Mazdas, I have an MX5 Mk3.5 I quite fancy something different. As i said, I used to be really into Volvos having had 360 GLTs 440 Turbo, 740 940 turbo and a brace of V40 T4s in the past. I just like the brand. I grew up with Volvo.
Mind you, I looked at an X3 parked up in the next road to me today. Nice looking car.
Does anyone know what lifespan is left in the XC60 and the X3 for that matter. How long before they go out of production?
wildcat45 said:
Another question if I may.
What is the Ford content ithe XC60?
Is it a relative of the Kuga? What about engines?
5 cylinder diesel is Volvo as is the 6 cylinder petrol. Early XC60's were offered with a 4 cylinder diesel too.What is the Ford content ithe XC60?
Is it a relative of the Kuga? What about engines?
Rear suspension is different to the Kuga. The XC60 is also significantly wider and heavier so I'm unsure as to what (if any) extent they're related.
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