xc90 2.0d

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Yil

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165 posts

145 months

Saturday 2nd December 2017
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hi guys, really considering a xc90 2.0d.
Had a very short drive in one with ais suspension and was really impressed.
obviously not as refined or driver focussed as a 5series or x5 but for racking up the miles in comfort i think they could be great.
Anyone owned one for a while and put big miles on it, are they reliable, are they remappable?
Would be interested in people experiences. thanks

pitch3110

162 posts

189 months

Sunday 3rd December 2017
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I'm with you Yil.

Q7 PCH coming to an end and some cracking XC90 PCH deals out there.

Not had a test drive of a diesel R Design yet but hopefully one the next few days.

What do you drive presently??

Pitch

jke11y

3,187 posts

244 months

Tuesday 5th December 2017
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Picked up a 2 year old inscription last week - have only spent a day in it, but really impressed so far. Mostly just because the interior is such a nice place to sit (had to have the amber interior) and the tech is very useful. Ours is non-air and ride is still excellent.


Murph7355

38,925 posts

263 months

Wednesday 6th December 2017
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We've had a spec'd up Momentum for 10mths. Cracking car. Amazingly good family vehicle.

Sedate driver. Go in with that attitude and accept it for a comfortable family cruiser that you don't cane to within an inch of its life and I cannot see anyone being disappointed.

They can have their electrical gremlins, but (touchwood) ours has been totally reliable.

Volvo Owners site tends to be more active than here:

https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=...

btw, we've done something like 10k miles in ours I think.

Remappable - yes, Polestar do an upgrade. Mixed reviews on it, but many say it's how it should have been from the off. Volvo added Powerpulse to the diesel around MY17...it's meant to make a big difference, but ours doesn't have it and cruises nicely at "decent" speeds.





Edited by Murph7355 on Wednesday 6th December 00:06

Yil

Original Poster:

165 posts

145 months

Wednesday 6th December 2017
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HI, bit worried now i've read all that on the other forum, i will do 100k in 3 years!

Murph7355

38,925 posts

263 months

Friday 8th December 2017
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Yil said:
HI, bit worried now i've read all that on the other forum, i will do 100k in 3 years!
I'm not convinced miles are the problem...and the majority of problems you'll have read over there don't leave the car unusable from what I can see....

The software has its foibles, but we've not really experienced anything material and the overall impression remains that it's a very good car smile

Maybe try and see if you can get an extended test drive?

Yil

Original Poster:

165 posts

145 months

Tuesday 19th December 2017
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got a longer drive on Friday, also driven the Disco HSE.
Anyone had experience of owning either, residual values, service running cost, i wont have much need for the off road capability of the disco. disco come with a v6 which works less hard than the 4cyl.

Murph7355

38,925 posts

263 months

Thursday 21st December 2017
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Yil said:
got a longer drive on Friday, also driven the Disco HSE.
Anyone had experience of owning either, residual values, service running cost, i wont have much need for the off road capability of the disco. disco come with a v6 which works less hard than the 4cyl.
Disco 4 or 5?

The 4 is a great car but its age tells against the XC90. It also has less boot space in 7 seat mode (but is easier to get into the 3rd row).

Don't have any experience of the Disco 5. I doubt I'd have one simply down to the way it looks smile

Yil

Original Poster:

165 posts

145 months

Tuesday 26th December 2017
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Disco 5. The looks have grown on me.

Murph7355

38,925 posts

263 months

Tuesday 26th December 2017
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Yil said:
Disco 5. The looks have grown on me.
https://www.specsavers.co.uk/

biggrin

In some colours they look OK. But it's still a shoddy design.

How was access to the third row and the space (cabin and boot) generally?

Yil

Original Poster:

165 posts

145 months

Wednesday 27th December 2017
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Won't matter to me, mine will be a commercial, a posh van.