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Originally Posted by GrahamHR
I really am not sure I'd buy another.
I had, company cars:
1995 850 GLT, 2.0 estate, awfully underpowered but well built/ reliable
1997 V70 2.5 SE, nice, OK
2001 V70 S 2.4 (awful!; lots of power, seriously under specced with tyres terrible interior build quality, problems with MAP sensor, going into limp mode on a dual carriageway; recall in the USA, not in Europe)
Then cars bought with a car allowance.
2004 V70 D5 SE; nice, excellent build quality, very dodgy engine electircs (water ingress)
A Ford for 9 years ( ST220 Estate, no major costs, not even a battery)
Private cars;
V60 Polestar. Dodgy battery charging despite the dealer saying it's normal for it to be below 12.3 V. It isn't!!!!!!! Smart charging apparently !
Weird behaviour when the battery is invariably discharged.
I love driving the car, but I really shouldn't have to connect it to a battery charger when it's not being used for as few days !
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Plus cooling fans always running when the engine is running; might be an aircon low pressure issue apparently, but on a 14,000 mile car ? My last car was a 2006 Mondeo, 90,000 miles, no such issue. If it's a big bill to sort it, I'll pay it but I'm gone and anyone I know from Volvo forever.