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Old Sep 7th, 2007, 19:58   #4
Arianne
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JimBob,

Let's talk straight........

Your diesel sounds awful and you have 25mpg.

That compares to the rest of us D5 owners who get more mpg (in our case always over 30mpg unless we drive as if escaping from a molten lava flow) and can confirm that the engine is reasonably quiet.

The only time that the engine should be making an intrusive noise is when it's cold. It's not the quietest unit on the market and the D5 can hardly be described as cutting edge and the most modern. But it's Volvo's core diesel technology for most of it range line up and car journalists still remain positive about it in their tests.

You have a warranty - use it. The latest information from AutoExpress Magazine (UK) is that Volvo dealers seem generally more than happy to make multiple calls on the warranty for their customers. Their own long-term test (60,000 mile strip down) of an XC90 revealed that the dealer had happily replaced items under warranty even though some were not, after investigation, to be found at fault.

That's why you pay so much for a new car. The warranty cost is factored in.

Time for you to pay a visit to your dealer. If they're any good, they'll wash and valet your car for free while they have it - saves you the weekly car wash! Don't let it spoil your new car experience, you have an executive SUV from a premium brand, not Proton (with all due respect to the thrifty Proton Gen2 owners).

Best wishes, Arianne.
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