London and back

[Spitfire4]

Originally Posted by norco

Apologies to OP for the spa diversion but thanks Arianne and ChrisL for the info 😃.

No problem it's a conversation and I was interested too, wife has rellies near Ulswater, she used to go there on holidays.

[Arianne]

My apologies too......

.....on reflection I realise this is a Volvo site, about cars, engines, bhp, grease and swarfega. I am not sure it's about SWMBO's nail polish for £25

Yes, these are enlightened times and the Swedish Volvo driver is very much the modern man but...

I am amazed nobody on the forum signalled that a line in the sand had been crossed!

My next post will be about drop-links or how to replace a pair of suspension strut mounts, promise.

Arianne

[simonjedrake]

Originally Posted by Arianne

My apologies too......

.....on reflection I realise this is a Volvo site, about cars, engines, bhp, grease and swarfega.

Arianne

Arianne.
How wrong you are - this forum site is a male version the female Twitter where we males can hang out and have a banter about life with the common theme that we are all Volvo 60 series owners built within the last 5 years which by default puts us in a different group from say the "XC90" threads whose cars a have a much higher average age - hence need more TLC - hence are talking about big end bearings & droplinks............

Will be interesting to see how this community develops over the next 5 years as our cars age & how many of the current members move over in 2016/17 to a new grouping for the next MY17 Xc60 shape..........which one of us will be the 1st member??

[dty]

Originally Posted by simonjedrake

built within the last 5 years

Mine's 6 years old... :-(

Originally Posted by simonjedrake

which one of us will be the 1st member??

Not me. Once my MY16 XC60 FINALLY shows up, I won't be able to afford to replace it for at least 3 years. Plus, if the XC90 is anything to go buy, the price premium will be nuts!

[NigelDay]

Originally Posted by dty

Mine's 6 years old... :-(



Not me. Once my MY16 XC60 FINALLY shows up, I won't be able to afford to replace it for at least 3 years. Plus, if the XC90 is anything to go buy, the price premium will be nuts!

Agree. I suspect the new XC60 will be priced (sorry, marketed) head-on into Q5 and X3 territory. The existing XC60 is, I suppose, also in Q5 and X3 land, but where these (and also Land Rover) get 'silly' is when you start plundering the options list. You can spend a fortune adding bells and whistles. My new XC60 will have a lot (most !) of these, but the price is still sensible (for me). Even the standard SE Lux is well-equipped compared to the equivalent standard Q5 and X3. I expect for the first few years of the new XC60 the dealer discounts will be a small single figure rather than into the high teens (and we will also return to long factory order times).

[isleaiw]

Originally Posted by Spitfire4

Had a round trip to London over the weekend and averaged nearly 48 mph, not bad for a full car, taking our granddaughter back, she's been with us over the Easter school holidays. Her parents work and they have no greater family down there.

Been lovely having her stay, had our other granddaughter stay for 3 nights too, might say that was lively, a 6 y.o and an 8 y.o., kept us oldies on our toes!

Car went really well, drove all the way back without a stop, wife had her heated seat on and the comfy seat made that possible, but where does the time go?

I drive from Derbyshire to Hemel two or three times a week. I love the seats, the low down pull, the gadgets and stuff, I dont really like the fuel consumption, as my average over the last 8000 miles is less than 41mpg..... and that is mainly motorway mileage and a little cross country / town driving.

It is the 2.4D 5 cylinder and awd which wont help but ultimately its the shape that is the issue on the motorway, it is much more economical at 50 than 70.....

its a company car and job goes soon so will have to think about how I replace it!

KR
Ian