Driving the XC90!

raife · Aug 10th, 2011, 08:52

Ok, Friday I drove from North Devon to essex, 7 and a half hours to travel 270 miles (people unable to drive without crashing on the M5 and we all had to stop and look). Then Sunday night I drove 270 miles back to Devon. The Monday night drove 270 miles back to Essex and last night I drove 270 miles back to Devon again.

I can say without hesitation I am loving the xc90...

owenfackrell · Aug 10th, 2011, 11:05

I have droven mine from Ayr to Southampton and got out feeling like I had when I got in. I recently had a hire car that was a vaxhuall zafira and drove from Southampton to cardiff and felt knackered when we got there (ok the m4 being closed didnt help). I have had mine for 1 and a half years now and still love to drive it.

Beavis · Aug 10th, 2011, 13:28

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Originally Posted by raife

Ok, Friday I drove from North Devon to essex, 7 and a half hours to travel 270 miles (people unable to drive without crashing on the M5 and we all had to stop and look). Then Sunday night I drove 270 miles back to Devon. The Monday night drove 270 miles back to Essex and last night I drove 270 miles back to Devon again.

I can say without hesitation I am loving the xc90...

Hey Raife,

Was that you travelling past Junction 14 of M4 (Hungerford, Berkshire) last Friday at about 3pm? In a navy blue XC90?

http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showth...128413&page=10

if it was you with the new Led's, they look great.

On the subject of the thread, i've driven mine from Swindon to the Loire Valley with 2 stops 580 miles and felt as fresh as a daisy when i got out the other end.

raife · Aug 10th, 2011, 19:11

I would certainly have been as I stopped in reading just before 4pm but mine is black!!! How strange...

Its the "freshness" that gets me with the driving. Thats exactly it.... it feels like ive just driven down the road!

Beavis · Aug 10th, 2011, 21:57

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Originally Posted by raife

I would certainly have been as I stopped in reading just before 4pm but mine is black!!! How strange...

Its the "freshness" that gets me with the driving. Thats exactly it.... it feels like ive just driven down the road!

....could have been black, it would have been dark navy blue if it was blue, and sun was shining onto it from west so i got a shiny reflection from it. the timing would have been you as reading services is about 30 mins on, would have been about 3:20 ish as i left a nearly restaurant at about 3pm.

if it was, nice to "meet" you. your LED's look great. trying to still get Mrs StuT4 to authorise the purchase.

raife · Aug 11th, 2011, 07:53

Cool! Mine are still the £20.99 ones from ebay. I contacted the seller and he is sending me some newer "updated" ones that he claims are properly waterproof and won't fail. (all free of charge!)

Bill Edmondson · Aug 11th, 2011, 08:02

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Originally Posted by raife

Cool! Mine are still the £20.99 ones from ebay. I contacted the seller and he is sending me some newer "updated" ones that he claims are properly waterproof and won't fail. (all free of charge!)

Ooh that sounds interesting, I might hassle him too over the duff second set as was going to just leave it.

raife · Aug 11th, 2011, 09:02

He claimed (in chinenglish) that they were a faulty batch.

Really good that he's just sending me new ones. said he's posting them today.

Aug 10th, 2011, 08:52	#1
raife Senior Member Last Online: Mar 14th, 2017 17:30 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Devon	Driving the XC90! Ok, Friday I drove from North Devon to essex, 7 and a half hours to travel 270 miles (people unable to drive without crashing on the M5 and we all had to stop and look). Then Sunday night I drove 270 miles back to Devon. The Monday night drove 270 miles back to Essex and last night I drove 270 miles back to Devon again. I can say without hesitation I am loving the xc90...

Aug 10th, 2011, 19:11	#4
raife Senior Member Last Online: Mar 14th, 2017 17:30 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Devon	I would certainly have been as I stopped in reading just before 4pm but mine is black!!! How strange... Its the "freshness" that gets me with the driving. Thats exactly it.... it feels like ive just driven down the road! Last edited by raife; Aug 10th, 2011 at 19:32.

Aug 10th, 2011, 11:05	#2
owenfackrell Premier Member Last Online: Feb 4th, 2024 19:04 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: southampton	I have droven mine from Ayr to Southampton and got out feeling like I had when I got in. I recently had a hire car that was a vaxhuall zafira and drove from Southampton to cardiff and felt knackered when we got there (ok the m4 being closed didnt help). I have had mine for 1 and a half years now and still love to drive it.

Aug 11th, 2011, 07:53	#6
raife Senior Member Last Online: Mar 14th, 2017 17:30 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Devon	Cool! Mine are still the £20.99 ones from ebay. I contacted the seller and he is sending me some newer "updated" ones that he claims are properly waterproof and won't fail. (all free of charge!)

Aug 11th, 2011, 09:02	#8
raife Senior Member Last Online: Mar 14th, 2017 17:30 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Devon	He claimed (in chinenglish) that they were a faulty batch. Really good that he's just sending me new ones. said he's posting them today.

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