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Sep 21st, 2010, 09:17 | #11 | |
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Sep 21st, 2010, 15:31 | #12 |
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He's too busy repairing thousands of Volvos to check his spelling ;-)
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Sep 21st, 2010, 20:45 | #13 |
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I really don't understand this thread:
Punter points out xc90 problems Others say older cars are a bit worse Someone knows what they're talking about gives advice and says be careful to not get ripped off Others correct their spelling and rejects the advice. Weird. Am I missing something? |
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Sep 21st, 2010, 21:34 | #14 |
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I was amused that a Volvo specialist would appear to dislike Volvo's so much because he gets thousands of them going wrong and advises people on the forum to buy BMW.
I just don't have anything to do with the products of manufacturers I don't like and all my Volvo's have been great cars so I keep on buying them. There's no such thing as a perfect car, and they all have their strengths and weaknesses, but specialist I go to loves them, drives them, races them, likes talking about them.
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Nov 9th, 2010, 22:23 | #15 |
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XC90 Issues
I agree with Rentagas - what are you guys doing sticking the boot in?
Volvotech has NOTHING to gain by offering his advice as he IS a Volvo specialist. We had considered buying an XC90 until I spent a few days researching global boards about problems. Across the model range these things have a vast array of issues and the T6 gearbox problems are enough to make you sick. However as a sop to those who prefer to run down others trying to be helpful, the problems with the XC90 are only a symptom of the disease of modern car manufacturing. Every manufacturer has their problems and they all come back to similar roots: Design tolerances are reduced to the min to maximise utility from materials, overly complex systems with multiple (expensive) failure points, outsourcing and an inverse ratio between the bottom line & the quality of the final product. The situation is only going to get worse too - in terms of value for money and reliability you are better off buying a 70's model vehicle and spending 30 grand to refurbish it (then keeping it forever) than buying a similar modern vehicle - the ONLY logical reason to buy a modern vehicle are the safety enhancements. |
Nov 9th, 2010, 23:33 | #16 | |
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I spent £1,000 doing up an old car for my daughter and she never even drove it before it was written off by my neighbour crashing into it outside our house, and the insurance company would only pay the book price of the car. Fortunatly for me my neigbour picked up the tab for the £1,000 I'd spent on it. I doubt I could have got £30k back however guilty he felt. Still you can usually repair a car but people arn't so easy fix up after a crash. Give me the safest car I can get for my family. They don't come any better than the XC90. As for a specialist who dosn't like his chosen marque! I just don't get it. Why not specialise in something you like and enjoy? The XC90 T6 gearbox was changed for a reliable one some years ago by the way.
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