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Old Nov 24th, 2009, 16:04   #11
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Wished they did side sensors - even with front and rear and the camera - the missus has scraped the rear wheel arch against a concrete post! And only 2 months in. Was building up to a proper clean etc at the time as I am yet to post pictures of the motor in a suitably clean viewable state.

Have it booked at Tonbridge Coachworks (hope they are good - they do most of the premiuim badges including Bentley).

Oops..... must hurt!

There are other member on here (myself included) that have had some bad luck with their XC60's. Another member scraped the side too and I managed to get a flat tyre with something flying around the tyre and scraping up the whole side around the wheelarch! This also happened about 2 months into ownership.
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Old Nov 25th, 2009, 05:56   #12
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You won't regret buying the car, it's a real piece of machinery. There's no "gaping hole" if you don't have the sat nav, but it does look a little unfinished. It's probably the only aspect of the interior which lacks a bit of style IMHO. Anyway good luck and happy driving.
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I must add, having the built in sat nav, I can only say that it works a treat. Speed traps, European maps, POI's etc etc are all in. 2D and 3D too!

Only a big question of if it's really worth the money. In my book? Yes.
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Old Nov 26th, 2009, 23:19   #14
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I went for the terra and it suits the xc60 perfectly it's not too gold and not brown either. Volvo used it for the brochure for a reason!
Nearly chickened out and switched to silver so glad I didn't as the xc looks like a Nissan in silver.

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Old Dec 21st, 2009, 20:04   #15
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I agree with F&R park assist, but ParkCam? The XC60 is, after all, meant to be a compact SUV.

I've had park cam fitted will let you know if it works ok ,I mean if I don't hit anything if it looks like it is safe to proceed !
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Old Dec 21st, 2009, 23:23   #16
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another advantage of parkcam/rear view camera is you can see where the car will be so thanks to the outline of vehicle overlayed on the screen you can mauver to the exact spot when the space is very tight - which is the norm around here. XC 60 maybe compact SUV but here it's more like medium size SUV... -__-;
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