XC70: General New Volvo Owner

[projectmayhem]

Hey all,

Just purchased my first Volvo and am very impressed overall.

Its a 2013 V70 D3 R-Design (Geartronic).

Have a few queries that will be trying to get your advice on over the next while and am just getting used to the forums.

1. How can I tell the BHP on the car, I was told it was 163 but from looking online it seems very hard to pin this down as there are so many variants. Put the VIN into a couple of websites and they are looking ££ to tell me....

2. Car currently dosnt have a spare wheel, the glue kit seems to have been used and the compressor thing is missing. What are the best options? Seems to be the consensus of a space saver. Just bit worried will be left at the side of the road. Do I order one from Volvo?

3. Power increase, is it possible to get the Polestar kit for this model? Has anyone gone for this?

Probably breaking lots of rules by asking multiple questions so apologies in advance !

[volvocat]

Originally Posted by projectmayhem

Hey all,

Just purchased my first Volvo and am very impressed overall.

Its a 2013 V70 D3 R-Design (Geartronic).

Have a few queries that will be trying to get your advice on over the next while and am just getting used to the forums.

1. How can I tell the BHP on the car, I was told it was 163 but from looking online it seems very hard to pin this down as there are so many variants. Put the VIN into a couple of websites and they are looking ££ to tell me....

2. Car currently dosnt have a spare wheel, the glue kit seems to have been used and the compressor thing is missing. What are the best options? Seems to be the consensus of a space saver. Just bit worried will be left at the side of the road. Do I order one from Volvo?

3. Power increase, is it possible to get the Polestar kit for this model? Has anyone gone for this?

Probably breaking lots of rules by asking multiple questions so apologies in advance !

Polestar has it as 136bhp, which is likely to be correct!

https://engineered.polestar.com/uk/u...modelYearId=64

Click on black Optimisation button for more details.

Plenty of spacesavers on ebay, usually cheaper than from Volvo - just shop around. But still check with Volvo; some dealers may offer you a decent discount.

[Tatsfield]

+1 on Spacesavers. You can be sure that any Spacersaver you buy will have virtually no wear on the tyre at all! However if it is an old wheel the tyre may be passed its best as it will have aged and the rubber become more brittle and liable to cracking. When using a Spacesaver the tyre is put to its maximum tolerance as the silly thing isn't really suitable for anything other than limping home. So an old Spacesaver wheel may need a new tyre and that may cost more than you paid for the complete old wheel! I junked the can of destructive gunk and use the air pump to inflate the kids' paddling pool!

[tommyweaves]

There should be a plate at the bottom of the driver's door opening which shows engine capacity and output in either PS or kW. Yours will be either 136 or 163PS

[JonnyA]

don't forget that if you get a spare wheel you'll need the jack set and insert to go with it .....

[projectmayhem]

Hi All,

Thanks for the quick replies.

Had a look on the black door panel, it seems to only give details on the tyre inflation rates etc. Looked over the V5 form and its stating "Max Net Power KW" as 120 which I think is the 163.

Did they ship that model at both specs I wonder. That polestar site definitely only has the 136 with option to upgrade to the 163.

Will maybe try the VIN checker thing also, dosnt feel like a 136 car as its pretty decent when you boot it.

RE - Space saver, will maybe drop into the local volvo place to get a price from them.

Thanks again !