Goodbye. Hallo.

RogerJuniper · Jun 26th, 2012, 16:36

On Saturday I will be saying goodbye to my XC90 D5 SE AWD. Received as a ex-demonstrator Dec 04. Nearly eight years, nearly 114,000 miles. on average two trips to Southern Spain a year. What a great car. comfortable, stylish (getting old now) responsive (the odd lag, but who cares). Its carried kids, grandchildren, and everything in between. I have averaged 34.4 mpg.
No major problems. Big service 98K cam belt etc. One wheel bearing changed. AWD needed fixing. Had to change servicing agents.

Had to share this with anyone seeking to buy one.

Taking delivery of a brand new one on Saturday. Going for the exec. this time.Great deals going down. Can't wait.

Thanks for the forums guys.

SonyVaio · Jun 26th, 2012, 16:48

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Originally Posted by RogerJuniper

On Saturday I will be saying goodbye to my XC90 D5 SE AWD. Received as a ex-demonstrator Dec 04. Nearly eight years, nearly 114,000 miles. on average two trips to Southern Spain a year. What a great car. comfortable, stylish (getting old now) responsive (the odd lag, but who cares). Its carried kids, grandchildren, and everything in between. I have averaged 34.4 mpg.
No major problems. Big service 98K cam belt etc. One wheel bearing changed. AWD needed fixing. Had to change servicing agents.

Had to share this with anyone seeking to buy one.

Taking delivery of a brand new one on Saturday. Going for the exec. this time.Great deals going down. Can't wait.

Thanks for the forums guys.

It good to hear some nice things every now and again, sounds like the car has done you proud and you have been one happy customer? I hope the new one is every bit as good - not bad mpg either!

bluey_xc90 · Jun 26th, 2012, 20:08

I can understand your posting there - got rid of my 04 XC90 SE after having had it 6 years and covered over 60k miles in it (had 94k when sold) three weeks ago. No major issues, great car, didn't cost that much to run from the advice on here but knew that things would start costing a few thousand over the next 20k miles and the body work looked poor (don't get me started on Chips Away and smart repairs...!).

And changed it for an 11 XC90 R Design as wanted something different which handled a bit better, and looked a bit more funky! The more things change, the more things stay the same.

mumblin · Jun 27th, 2012, 18:12

Hi,

What are you hoping for please ?

Thx

Jun 26th, 2012, 16:36	#1
RogerJuniper New Member Last Online: May 24th, 2018 09:34 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: London	Goodbye. Hallo. On Saturday I will be saying goodbye to my XC90 D5 SE AWD. Received as a ex-demonstrator Dec 04. Nearly eight years, nearly 114,000 miles. on average two trips to Southern Spain a year. What a great car. comfortable, stylish (getting old now) responsive (the odd lag, but who cares). Its carried kids, grandchildren, and everything in between. I have averaged 34.4 mpg. No major problems. Big service 98K cam belt etc. One wheel bearing changed. AWD needed fixing. Had to change servicing agents. Had to share this with anyone seeking to buy one. Taking delivery of a brand new one on Saturday. Going for the exec. this time.Great deals going down. Can't wait. Thanks for the forums guys.

Jun 26th, 2012, 20:08	#3
bluey_xc90 Member Last Online: May 20th, 2024 23:09 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Essex	I can understand your posting there - got rid of my 04 XC90 SE after having had it 6 years and covered over 60k miles in it (had 94k when sold) three weeks ago. No major issues, great car, didn't cost that much to run from the advice on here but knew that things would start costing a few thousand over the next 20k miles and the body work looked poor (don't get me started on Chips Away and smart repairs...!). And changed it for an 11 XC90 R Design as wanted something different which handled a bit better, and looked a bit more funky! The more things change, the more things stay the same.

Jun 27th, 2012, 18:12	#4
mumblin bumblin.... Last Online: Aug 27th, 2012 05:18 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Loudwater	Hi, What are you hoping for please ? Thx

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