Was thinking buying an XC90

[ian ferguson]

Originally Posted by MK09

It really depends on your mileage and driving habits but the B5D / D5 may be worth considering. As long as you do enough longer journeys, you shouldn’t have issues with the DPF. If you do higher mileages, plenty of motorway journeys or tow quite regularly, the diesel could be a better option. It’s horses for courses, all depends on your planned usage of the car.

i live in London, but i do drive to Spain and spend some time there every year, so a diesel wouldn't be a problem, but I don't want to take the chance that the mayor might ban euro 6 diesels. i had to get rid of my D5 because of ULES. since then i had a V8 and now a 3.2, i have grown to like the petrol cars thy are so quiet. i'm thinking after the information gained from this thread, I've narrowed it down to the T5 and B5P. Also not having to pay 690.00 road tax or the amount of fuel the 3.2 likes. Ian

[sandys]

T8 is lovely and quiet in EV mode, lovely.

[Kev0607]

Originally Posted by ian ferguson

i live in London, but i do drive to Spain and spend some time there every year, so a diesel wouldn't be a problem, but I don't want to take the chance that the mayor might ban euro 6 diesels. i had to get rid of my D5 because of ULES. since then i had a V8 and now a 3.2, i have grown to like the petrol cars thy are so quiet. i'm thinking after the information gained from this thread, I've narrowed it down to the T5 and B5P. Also not having to pay 690.00 road tax or the amount of fuel the 3.2 likes. Ian

That wouldn't be a surprise. I think euro 7 comes out next year. When it does, they'll change the rules again and euro 6's will be "non compliant".

[ian ferguson]

Originally Posted by sandys

T8 is lovely and quiet in EV mode, lovely.

I'd love a T8, but unfortunately i wouldn't be buying a new one, so from what I've gleaned from here it would be a risk. Ian

[neilgorin]

Originally Posted by Kev0607

That wouldn't be a surprise. I think euro 7 comes out next year. When it does, they'll change the rules again and euro 6's will be "non compliant".

Euro 7 has been rolled back and has near as dammit no difference to exhaust emissions. The only real change is that those emissions should not increase over the life of the car.

It's more about tyre particle and brake particle emissions, which just really means different compounds and harder pads.

[Stevepvolvo]

Originally Posted by ian ferguson

I've narrowed it down to the T5 and B5P. Ian

After over 15 years of Volvo diesels on XC70s and XC60s, (2004, 2007, 2009 and 2015 MY all AWD versions) I changed last year to a 2019 XC60 T5 and cannot commend it highly enough! I have a 1500kg caravan we tow and when I first decided to move to the T5 with AWD I was apprehensive of its capabilities compared to the 5 cylinder diesels. However, I have been "blown away" by its capabilites. Also love how quiet it is and how it seriously instantly accelerates when required. I very rairly shift it out of comfort mode into dynamic and when I do its simply cos I fancy a bit of serious sportiness.( lol) Hope this helps

[Murph7355]

Originally Posted by ian ferguson

...i had to get rid of my D5 because of ULES. ...

2016 D5 XC90 is ULEZ compliant....

I wouldn't put it past the mayor (any mayor) to ban all cars in London. I suspect the only "safe" bet would be an EV.

[ian ferguson]

Originally Posted by Murph7355

2016 D5 XC90 is ULEZ compliant....

I wouldn't put it past the mayor (any mayor) to ban all cars in London. I suspect the only "safe" bet would be an EV.

i have more or less decided to go for the T5. I had a T5 V70 that i traded in for a D5 V70, and although the diesel was really nice and cheaper on fuel, i did miss the T5. and after reading Stevepvolvo's post, it reminded me how enjoyable it was to drive. between it and the XC90 V8 i had, if i wasn't busy and had time on my hands, i would just go out for a drive.

[C320]

Originally Posted by ian ferguson

I'd love a T8, but unfortunately i wouldn't be buying a new one, so from what I've gleaned from here it would be a risk. Ian

Like you we did research when we bought our T5 a couple of years ago. As much as I would have liked the power of the T8 the reliability of the latter was a concern for me.

We bought a 2018 XC90 T5 Inscription Pro as an approved used vehicle and have covered 20k trouble free miles.

It's a super comfy mile-muncher, adaptive cruise control and massaging seats make it a particularly comfortable long-distance cruiser.

Having had a 3.2 litre previous gen XC90 like yourself and many other 6 cylinder and V8 powered metal before we also had the Polestar Optimisation carried out to add a little bit of extra mid-range grunt. Overall the T5 is a decent powerplant for the size of car.

[ian ferguson]

Originally Posted by C320

Like you we did research when we bought our T5 a couple of years ago. As much as I would have liked the power of the T8 the reliability of the latter was a concern for me.

We bought a 2018 XC90 T5 Inscription Pro as an approved used vehicle and have covered 20k trouble free miles.

It's a super comfy mile-muncher, adaptive cruise control and massaging seats make it a particularly comfortable long-distance cruiser.

Having had a 3.2 litre previous gen XC90 like yourself and many other 6 cylinder and V8 powered metal before we also had the Polestar Optimisation carried out to add a little bit of extra mid-range grunt. Overall the T5 is a decent powerplant for the size of car.

Thank you for your reply. it's very reassuring and it seems to be the one that i haven't read any thing negative about.