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Jan 14th, 2005, 22:18 | #1 |
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Volvo reliability - not impressed so far !
I do a very high mileage for my business 1000 + per week, and after years of troublesome cars I decided to invest in a 'decent' car and went for a ten month old V70 D5 SE.
Well three months later and its in the dealers monday to have the following fixed. 1. Knocking from front suspension 2. Climate control has a mind of its own and intermittantly blasts hot air at you for no reason. 3. Oil leak from engine / gearbox - it is oil, not water from aircon ! 4. Vibration through steering ( not tyres / wheel balance ) 5. Leather wearing off drivers seat. 6. Engine splutters between 1500 - 2000 rpm I am really disappointed to be honest, other than this the car is great. I really do hope they can sort it out pronto or I can feel a change of car coming on ! |
Jan 14th, 2005, 23:33 | #2 |
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i hate to say this, but volvos are not decent cars any more, their reliabilty record is very poor im afraid, a run of the mill japanese model is far superior, with the top marques such as lexus being far far better, if you require decent build quality plus reliabilty dont buy a volvo, they are trading on past glories im afraid
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Jan 15th, 2005, 11:43 | #3 |
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RE: Volvo reliability - not impressed so far !
hello there, i think you have been rather unlucky with your d5 i know that as galipoli says japanese cars are more reliable generally, but volvos in my opinion remain well made robust soundly engineered cars and i disagree that volvo are trading on past glories, i owned a lexus some time ago and it was a top drawer car however i must say my volvo has a nicer feel(no i cant quantify that!) to it and so far has proved just as reliable, anyway good luck with your car i hope once its sorted out you will enjoy many miles of happy volvoing best regards ron
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Jan 15th, 2005, 18:58 | #4 |
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Thanks, I too hope everything is sorted as problems apart It is superb.
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Jan 15th, 2005, 21:29 | #5 |
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RE: Volvo reliability - not impressed so far !
You wait until your in a multiple pileup like I was in my 850, you be glad you bought it then. I do 700 miles a week and its very comforting to be in a Volvo, I forgive it the few breakdowns.
Have you got the soft leather option? Good luck and dont take any softsoap from the dealer. DDN |
Jan 15th, 2005, 21:32 | #6 |
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RE: Volvo reliability - not impressed so far !
The trouble with most of these surveys is that they tend to measure reliability in the short-term and don't consider long-term durability. I personally think that the 240 was one of the best family cars ever built. My own certainly outlasted most comparable cars, including all Japanese models. I think perhaps Volvo have lost that advantage today.
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Jan 15th, 2005, 23:00 | #7 |
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>You wait until your in a multiple pileup like I was in my
>850, you be glad you bought it then. I do 700 miles a week and >its very comforting to be in a Volvo, I forgive it the few >breakdowns. > >Have you got the soft leather option? > >Good luck and dont take any softsoap from the dealer. > >DDN I certainly hope I will never be in a multiple pile up !! Not sure if I have the soft leather or not as the car was 10 months old when I bought it, it does however feel very thick and soft compared to other cars I have had with leather. |
Jan 15th, 2005, 23:41 | #8 |
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If you bought from a dealer it's a pity they didnt check some of those things out first....i remember looking at an XC70 at a dealer forecourt and queried where the oil was leaking from. They said anything unusual would be fixed under warranty - hardly reassuring.
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