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Old May 12th, 2018, 11:14   #8
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Originally Posted by green van man View Post
I accept the xc90 is a good tow barge, I recently test drove one as thinking of a heavier van. 2017 vea D5 fully loaded and souless. Auto I would struggle with as I just don't like it. Adaptive cruise, lane departure, 360 cameras, I felt like a passenger in the driving seat.
As an A to B transport it is comfortable quiet and for its size reasonably fuel efficient, £500 a year ved is a bit of an off putter but that applies to anything a penny over £40k. For a driver who still enjoys driving, it was a souless barge with no character, technology on wheels, but no soul.

I'm sticking with my manual xc70 and will find a van under 1800 kg if I change.

Paul.
To be clear I was referring to the older model of the XC90, given the choices proposed by the OP I wasn't sure he was thinking of newer '90. I've not towed with the new XC90 so can't comment, but I do understand your comments (i.e. it's like a sofa with an engine and an I-Pad)

Which year is you XC70? Some P3 cars are rated 2t (manual) and 2.1t (auto).
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