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Highish mileage S60R a money pit??

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Old Apr 5th, 2011, 21:08   #51
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I work for Michelin so tyres are free for me I currently have Michelin sport 3 on the front and Michelin sport 2 on the back and find them excellent in both wet and dry conditions but then I would say that eh.
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Old Apr 6th, 2011, 09:37   #52
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The biggest difference i found was at parking speeds as the steering is so much lighter
Also i find the ride is not so hard on comfort setting.
In my opinion i feel overall the car is better all round on the pirellis than the michelins and they were quite a bit cheaper too. Now i will have to see how last they long ! I am not knocking michelin at all and i know pirelli have had their fair share of flak too its just on this car and my opinion i feel they are an improvement.
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Old Apr 6th, 2011, 14:06   #53
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What is the diffrence between the pirelli p zero rosso and the michelin pilots? I was thinking about getting the michelin pilot sport after speaking to an A8 owner who rated then very highly. Have a few miles to go before I need to think about what tyre choice to go for.
For some reason the Pilot Sports work really good on the A/S8's I'm using PS2's on my S8 and think they are great and wouldn't change them, maily because I got 24 new 20" PS2's from Michelin for free.

On a Volvo I go for the Pirelli although they will wear out quicker. I can't say what the PS3's are like because I've never tried them.
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Old Apr 8th, 2011, 18:58   #54
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can someone be more specific about the angle gear problem? does this apply to auto's and manuals? must it be replaced/fixed?
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Old Apr 10th, 2011, 15:03   #55
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The angle gear is a known weak point on the R. Not sure if its applicable to both manual and auto, I would expect the answer is yes??

They can wear and even break, causing a slipping or complete lack of 4 wheel drive. Mine was starting to slip, but I couldn't tell until one of the local Volvo techs, (who tests the police T5's) diagnosed it.

I think they now fit an uprated part if its being replaced (XC90????)
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Old Apr 13th, 2011, 08:46   #56
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Picked up an S60R on Saturday, 53 plate with just over 100k on it.

I was worried about the mileage but in the end go it for just under £4.5k so was happy with that, needed a couple of things sorting (like the nackered handbrake) but those are done now and I love it.

It drives so smoothly and has virtually no knocks or rattles.
I expect to have to replaces some bushes and other bits soon.

It has effortless power and is so comfortable.

A couple of quick images....



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Old Apr 13th, 2011, 12:40   #57
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Nice car ,similar to what i purchased 18 months ago now at 94k






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Old Apr 13th, 2011, 23:46   #58
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Ahh very nice.
Can't work out which I like more,silver or graphite wheels.
Mine need a refurb.

Loving the car more each time I drive it,turning circle is a nightmare though
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