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Where are all the XC90s ?

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Old Jan 8th, 2016, 20:18   #11
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Do round here, normal to see half a dozen in the local supermarket car park. Four or five in our village. Very rare to take a journey and not see several.

But also seen plenty of new XC90's, obviously not in the same quantities yet.
We must have more of them down south Roy .
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[QUOTE=RoyMacDonald;2038301]Do round here, normal to see half a dozen in the local supermarket car park. Four or five in our village. Very rare to take a journey and not see several.

See where the money is then ! Would that be a Waitrose car park ? won't see that many Volvo's here in sunny Norfolk.
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A fair number in the central belt of Scotland, and I see 3 or 4 fairly regularly in and around Glasgow's south-side, so they out there, but a rare beast indeed.
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A fair number in the central belt of Scotland, and I see 3 or 4 fairly regularly in and around Glasgow's south-side, so they out there, but a rare beast indeed.
The second generation?
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Do round here, normal to see half a dozen in the local supermarket car park. Four or five in our village. Very rare to take a journey and not see several.

But also seen plenty of new XC90's, obviously not in the same quantities yet.
You must live in an agricultural and / or wealthy area :-)
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You must live in an agricultural and / or wealthy area :-)
Yes to both.
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Do round here, normal to see half a dozen in the local supermarket car park. Four or five in our village. Very rare to take a journey and not see several.

See where the money is then ! Would that be a Waitrose car park ? won't see that many Volvo's here in sunny Norfolk.
Yes it is a Waitrose.
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The second generation?
Oh yes, 2nd generation cars.
The original XC90's are fairly common West of Scotland / Glasgow sight, at least 6 within 1/2 a mile of where I live on the south-side including mine.
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Yes to both.
I used to holiday in Rye years ago and it was never like that then. I bet these days a lot of people commute into London to work. Things change quickly.
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I see loads all heading westbound on the m180, usually on the back of a car transporter of course...☺.
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