T8 Battery Replacement

Wizzpop · Sep 14th, 2019, 20:35

Someone please tell me my friend is wrong. He was considering a XC90 T8, so asked about battery life. He was told the batteries were warranted for 8 years, and the replacement cost is £36,000 !!!!
Needless to say, as he keeps his cars for years, the T8 was no longer on the list.

SwissXC90 · Sep 14th, 2019, 20:39

On electric cars, including hybrids, replacement batteries are 30% to 50% of the new car price

So that's about right.

soupytwister · Sep 14th, 2019, 20:43

I think we're moving closer and closer to cars just lasting 5 years and then being recycled. No-one in their right mind is going to pay £36,000 to replace the batteries after 8 years.

Ditto all the technology in the cars. I've said before that I'm fairly certain the shadow mask adaptive beam headlights in the SPA cars are about £1200 each side. If one fails or gets smashed in an accident, it'll potentially write off an 8 yr old car for insurance purposes if it's going to be £2.5k for the front lights alone, and the rest ...(bumpers, front parking sensors, etc etc etc).

I'm feeling retro tonight, but remember when you struggled over the replacement headlamp bulb at Halfords being the £5 bright one or the £10 super-ultra bright halogen one. No change from £1000+ now

Wizzpop · Sep 14th, 2019, 20:54

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Originally Posted by soupytwister

I'm feeling retro tonight, but remember when you struggled over the replacement headlamp bulb at Halfords being the £5 bright one or the £10 super-ultra bright halogen one. No change from £1000+ now

Me too! Been looking, almost seriously at old classics. As I said at my dealers the other day, gone are the days when you changed a plug because you had a misfire, or cleaned the idle jet because the idle was a bit rough. Now it's "we've reblown the software" !!!

But the V60 T5 is far more powerful and better in many respects than a Cortina.

soupytwister · Sep 14th, 2019, 21:16

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Originally Posted by Wizzpop

But the V60 T5 is far more powerful and better in many respects than a Cortina.

....but you used to be able to fit 5 kids in the boot of a Cortina estate along with 5 kids in the back seat and 2 kids in the front. Just doesn't seem to work like that these days...

Wizzpop · Sep 14th, 2019, 21:19

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Originally Posted by soupytwister

....but you used to be able to fit 5 kids in the boot of a Cortina estate along with 5 kids in the back seat and 2 kids in the front. Just doesn't seem to work like that these days...

Well being legal, with 4 kids we later had a Peugeot 505 Family estate with three rows of seats, seating 7. Had loads of space, but checking back it was about the same size as our V60 with only 5 seats.

soupytwister · Sep 14th, 2019, 21:19

Squint your eyes, and could almost be a V90

. ....well, sort of.

Wizzpop · Sep 14th, 2019, 21:24

Are they Cibies driving lamps? Those were the days.
Totally off topic

soupytwister · Sep 14th, 2019, 21:24

I remember my friend's dad had a Peugeot 504 Estate with 7 seats. Lovely....look at all the seatbelts in the 2nd image - hahaha! How did we all survive up until now..

Wizzpop · Sep 14th, 2019, 21:25

The top pic is a 505

Sep 14th, 2019, 20:35	#1
Wizzpop Master Member Last Online: Yesterday 19:32 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Portsmouth	T8 Battery Replacement Someone please tell me my friend is wrong. He was considering a XC90 T8, so asked about battery life. He was told the batteries were warranted for 8 years, and the replacement cost is £36,000 !!!! Needless to say, as he keeps his cars for years, the T8 was no longer on the list. __________________ 2019 V60 Momentum Pro T5 Denim Blue, blond interior, electric deployed towbar. 1957 Morgan Plus 4

Sep 14th, 2019, 20:39	#2
SwissXC90 Premier Member Last Online: Mar 20th, 2024 18:26 Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Cross Country	On electric cars, including hybrids, replacement batteries are 30% to 50% of the new car price So that's about right. __________________ XC90 R-Design MY2009, Black Sapphire Metallic. HP-Sound, RSE, Nav, Tel, ParkingCam, BLIS, ParkingHeater, RestHeat, Removable Towbar, Summer: CRATUS 20x8 on Pirelli Scorpion Zeros 255/45, Winter: NEPTUNE 17x7 on Continental WinterContact 4x4 235/65.

Sep 14th, 2019, 21:24	#8
Wizzpop Master Member Last Online: Yesterday 19:32 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Portsmouth	Are they Cibies driving lamps? Those were the days. Totally off topic __________________ 2019 V60 Momentum Pro T5 Denim Blue, blond interior, electric deployed towbar. 1957 Morgan Plus 4

Sep 14th, 2019, 21:25	#10
Wizzpop Master Member Last Online: Yesterday 19:32 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Portsmouth	The top pic is a 505 __________________ 2019 V60 Momentum Pro T5 Denim Blue, blond interior, electric deployed towbar. 1957 Morgan Plus 4

Sep 14th, 2019, 20:43	#3
soupytwister Master Member Last Online: Apr 5th, 2024 23:18 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Edinburgh	I think we're moving closer and closer to cars just lasting 5 years and then being recycled. No-one in their right mind is going to pay £36,000 to replace the batteries after 8 years. Ditto all the technology in the cars. I've said before that I'm fairly certain the shadow mask adaptive beam headlights in the SPA cars are about £1200 each side. If one fails or gets smashed in an accident, it'll potentially write off an 8 yr old car for insurance purposes if it's going to be £2.5k for the front lights alone, and the rest ...(bumpers, front parking sensors, etc etc etc). I'm feeling retro tonight, but remember when you struggled over the replacement headlamp bulb at Halfords being the £5 bright one or the £10 super-ultra bright halogen one. No change from £1000+ now

Sep 14th, 2019, 21:19	#7
soupytwister Master Member Last Online: Apr 5th, 2024 23:18 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Edinburgh	Squint your eyes, and could almost be a V90 . ....well, sort of.

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