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Potential pitfalls in budget Volvo XC90 ownership.Views : 2409 Replies : 30Users Viewing This Thread : |
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Jun 5th, 2020, 23:02 | #21 | |
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My dad bought a 2005 XC70 (early 163 model) which didn't miss a beat until 2013 when the fuel filler remote release failed, cost him £130 to repair, 2 weeks later he bought another brand new XC70 thinking the old one was now going to be expensive trouble. The repair bill was less than 1 weeks depreciation in year 1 of the replacement car....
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Jun 6th, 2020, 08:52 | #22 |
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I still think that my 2005 Euro 3 XC70 was a better screwed together car than my current 90.
The 90 suits my needs better but I actually preferred my old 70.
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Jun 6th, 2020, 12:46 | #23 |
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I keep having vague thoughts of replacing my 2004 XC70 with a 2016/17 V90. The XC70 is now on 175k (added 45k in the two years I’ve had it) and it’s had nothing but proper servicing with quality oils and filters, 4 litres of gearbox oil changed every 12k or so, Volvo discs, pads and shoes, handbrake cables, and I’m about to do the cam and aux belts and tensioners. I just can’t bring myself to sell it and get something newer. Even if I buy a cheap V90 for say £16k, the depreciation plus potential electrical/control system glitches makes me shudder.
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Jun 6th, 2020, 13:31 | #24 | |
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I sold my XC70 D5 with 182k on the clock and everything was still fine including the geartronic box which was given regular sump dumps. The seats in particular were far better quality than the XC90. Don't get me wrong , the 90 was needed for the extra seating ( grand kids ) and it definitely tows the caravan better than the xc70 but nonetheless , in my opinion the 70 was better built.
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Jun 6th, 2020, 17:20 | #25 | |
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On the quality of seats specifically, neither come close to the comfort nor general quality of leather that those of my 03 V70 had.
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Jun 6th, 2020, 18:44 | #26 |
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An earlier comment mentioned doing the own servicing and maintenance.... I'm all for that if you know what your doing and can follow the Volvo service regime.
I have zero mechanical sympathy,as my tail light misadventures testify. Find yourself a good, trusted mechanic who can read a Volvo service schedule. I did, and he's almost £100 cheaper at servicing time. YMMV, obvs. But I have no concerns over the quality of the workmanship and know corners haven't been cut.
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Jun 7th, 2020, 13:01 | #27 |
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A couple of years ago I bought a 2006 XC90 3.2 that was, at the time, one of the cheapest available in the country. Base model, very few options (less to go wrong) and with the understressed non-turbo petrol engine, which has a different (and less problematic) transmission than the turbo motors. Car had about 130k on the clock, no service history, nothing.
Two years later and I'm just about to tip over 200k, and during that time I have spent a fair bit on the car, but nothing surprising for a car of that age/mileage and pretty much all consumable parts that would be looking tried on any car by this point. So, for example: 4x new hub units/wheel bearings, 4x new brake discs 2x front lower control arms/wishbones + various other suspension bushes/drop links/etc Drain/flush/refill all fluids (again, no service history, so preventative rather than absolutely necessary) Few minor electrical gremlins And that's about it, really. In short, it's not going to be as cheap to run as some mid-90's econobox where parts and tyres and everything else are dirt cheap and there are very few electrical components to go wrong, but considering it's a big comfortable 7-seater with AWD and all the rest, it hasn't been bad at all. I'm really happy with the car and it does exactly what I need it to, so I'm going to try and run it until 300k and see how things are looking then. Oh, and I forgot to mention, the 3.2 runs great on LPG and I can get the money equivalent of about 40mpg. |
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Jun 7th, 2020, 17:41 | #28 | |
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You're likely to be in the 163bhp territory (up to 2005 iirc) so no dpf to worry about. Biggest gotchas likely to be: AWD spline/bevel gear. Clutch if its manual (although rare at this age). Autos at this age I don't think are really an issue tbh. Cambelt ...unless you've got evidence of it's last replacement - these are every 96k so not worth gambling on an assumption it's been done. General heavy wear items - front suspension bushes. Injectors - I've never had an issue and all mine are still original - as is the steering rack, gearbox (manual), turbo, shocks, engine, radiator (intercoolers are vulnerable - but relatively cheap to replace). I'd probably not hesitate buying another one with high miles - BUT you need to try and gauge the general condition all round really. Mine has been a real work horse - but maintenance has always been regular and timely - you need to try and get a feel for that whatever you look at. Good advice on here on how to do some of the jobs anyway. Spend 1500 quid (budget a couple of extra K contingency) and you'll have a great comfortable genuinely versatile machine. You can always check back if there's a particular car you're looking at and want some advice on any specific issues. Cheers Ian. |
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Jun 8th, 2020, 12:20 | #29 | |
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FYI the 3.2 has the same gearbox as all post 2006MY XC90's (but not the same as the petrol T6).
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Jun 8th, 2020, 14:28 | #30 | |
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With regards to the transmission, my point was just that it's NOT the T6 petrol transmission that is a known weak point, and the reason why you will often find cheap T6 XC90's at the bottom end of the market. |
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