Looking at joining the Volvo family

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Originally Posted by St Evelyn

Whilst there were numerous issues with the EGR system when the VEA engine was first introduced (2014 onwards, mostly V40/V60/V70) can't say I've heard any horror stories around the same for Spa cars so it's certainly not something that I'm in any way worried about.
Same goes for the recall - it's a preventative measure, no reports of fires so far - as far as I'm concerned I have 0% worry on this front.

Exactly. And to my knowledge- resale values of used SPAs are on par with its German rivals- which hasn’t been the case with Volvos for quite some time..

To the OP: no torque converter will ever give you instant gear changes as DSG- and Aisin box found in SPAs is no different. However, it’s no laggier than the rest.

D4/D5.. I’d say the difference in performance is much more felt than the difference in mpg.. D5 does have much more grunt and PP makes it feel much like a V6. But surely do test drive both of them.