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Dec 30th, 2023, 16:32 | #11 |
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and you can fix older cars yourself not like the new ones stuffed with pointless electronic gadgets and wizardry
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Dec 31st, 2023, 20:44 | #12 | |
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Took a 180 mile round trip to my brother-in-laws today which reminded me how comfortable and quiet the XC60 is for that kind of journey. Even at nearly 103k on the clock, the car is smooth, quiet and returning decent mpg. I'm undecided what to do. I really love the car but some of the issues covered by the warranty have been expensive. As I won't be able to renew the warranty any more, I'll have to pay for anything that breaks. I will do the cambelt at the next service and will probably keep the car for another few months after that at least. Never kept a car so long but it just does everything we need
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Dec 31st, 2023, 23:21 | #13 |
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I’m similarly torn currently. My XC60 is coming up to 7 years old in March. I can afford newer, but really don’t want anything more digitally complex. Mine was registered 31 Mar 2017, so just before the tax increases and just before the model changeover to the newer version. I can do pretty much everything I need to keep it maintained myself with basic tools, but do the odd software upgrade every few years at Volvo for a minimal fee.
I’m really tempted to go older again when mine eventually dies - just keep mechanically simple vehicles going indefinitely. But ULEZ will screw us all soon enough.
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Jan 1st, 2024, 12:16 | #14 |
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Purchased my Volvo XC60 2.4 SE LUX NAV in January 2018 with 103,000 on the clock.
Faults I encountered were: EGR Valve & Vacuum Valve Faulty Relay Diode (Car was off the road for 12 days until finally diagnosed) Tailgate Struts Injector No1 Front O/S Coil Spring Front N/S Coil Spring Fan Speed Control Power Unit Fuel Leak All repair work was carried out by the Volvo dealership & a great car when running without any faults. I finally p/x'd it in February 2022 with a mileage of 144,000 & still miss it, although it was becoming a bit of a money pit & only saw it getting worse the older it got.
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Jan 1st, 2024, 13:07 | #15 | |
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Drives pretty much like a newer car than miles or age suggests. Yes, some maintenance and tlc required but nothing more than most cars of that age. Still, mot tomorrow...we'll see !!! |
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Jan 1st, 2024, 13:07 | #16 |
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Yep, its a real shame. ULEZ will destroy the older car market, it’s already happening. Cars in London are being sold up North to current non-ULEZ areas, but what happens when those areas become ULEZ zones? They won’t be any use to anyone here and will be scrapped or exported. Unless, of course, people are willing to pay the daily charges to drive non-compliant cars.
Its only a matter of time before ULEZ is introduced in more cities across the country. Manchester’s “clean air zone” for example is currently “under review”, but it’ll come into force soon I think. Andy Burnham wants the zone to only affect buses and lorries, but I think that’s a pipe dream. I think this because other places introduced these zones that affected all non-compliant vehicles, whether it was a bus, van or car it didn’t matter… if it they don’t meet emissions standards, there’s a charge. I can’t see Manchester being different, despite Burnham’s plan. Then you have the potential political backlash from residents of places that have ULEZ zones saying Manchester is being treated different. The real polluter is the London Underground. Go on the tube and you’d nearly choke with fumes, but its the cars and other vehicles that are the problem (supposedly). The family or individuals who can’t afford a newer car to meet emissions standards are punished. They have to get public transport or pay the charges. It’s another way of gaining money. Pollution levels here are very low compared to other nations. We live on an island surrounded by water and wind coming from all directions. ULEZ will hardly make a difference in this country. Focus on the big polluter nations, then we may stand a chance.
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My 2 classic cars ( 1967 and 1972 ) are tax exempt and MOT exempt and ULEZ Compliant! just get a old volvo 245 it will do what todays cars do just as well except perhaps fuel consumption.. My 1988 volvo 343 however isn't any of the above for 4 years , and road tax is going up every year for the last 3 years... was £145 now £200 it does upper 30's to the gallon.
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Jan 1st, 2024, 13:27 | #18 | |
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I don’t have the space to store vehicles that age either. I don’t think they’d fair too well sat outside when its chucking it down most of the time. It’d end up a rust bucket in no time.
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