To Polestar or not... Your experiences?

[CharlieW4]

Originally Posted by bobby2000

Hi,
I original took it out on my Peugeot 508 rxh in Sept, then transferring to my XC60 during Oct, @ no extra charge.
It is on a multi car policy along with my Peugeot 407 coupe and of course I'm 67 with a full no claims and I have to pay a £350 excess.

Impressive, nice one!

[Dave©]

I bought the P* upgrade while it was on special offer last year. Better mid range acceleration and I get better MPG driving "normally". It seems to be the gearbox logic which is better. I don't notice much improvement from a standing start...

[Skep]

What is the cost of the upgrade, have seen it somewhere recently but can't remember. Got an R design due this week and maybe contemplating this. Thanks

[Dave©]

Originally Posted by Skep

What is the cost of the upgrade, have seen it somewhere recently but can't remember. Got an R design due this week and maybe contemplating this. Thanks

I paid £680 (down from ~£900 according to the offer email) for my XC90 T6 Inscription.

[Dutchbird]

Originally Posted by Dave©

I paid £680 (down from ~£900 according to the offer email) for my XC90 T6 Inscription.

As a member of the Volvo owners club you would have paid £ 550!

Soon to be ex MY16 XC90 P* Inscription & MY 15 S60 D4 P* SE Lux Geartronic

[CharlieW4]

Originally Posted by Dutchbird

As a member of the Volvo owners club you would have paid £ 550!

Dutchbird, thanks - do you know how do we get access to that offer? I have looked on the site but maybe it's something you only see if you are fully paid up, which I've not done yet... Thanks!

[chrisrixy]

Originally Posted by CharlieW4

Thanks Julian. That's interesting and encouraging to hear. I spoke to our insurers the other day (Direct Line) to ask whether they would cover it. I gave them the details and explained it was installed by the Volvo dealership etc, and they put me on hold while they checked... Eventually the nice lady came back and said she was really sorry (and very surprised) to report that their underwriters will not insure anything which has its power increased at all, no matter how little the amount like here.

I had better look at the options...!

That's odd from Direct Line. I'm with them on an old style XC90 (MY11) with polestar and am paying £190 this year. The documents clearly state the engine is chipped with a power increase of below 12% (185 to 205). It was set up nearly 3 years ago (when it was £155) and renewed each year so maybe they don't take new policies?

Some other quotes were just silly however...

[CharlieW4]

Originally Posted by chrisrixy

That's odd from Direct Line. I'm with them on an old style XC90 (MY11) with polestar and am paying £190 this year. The documents clearly state the engine is chipped with a power increase of below 12% (185 to 205). It was set up nearly 3 years ago (when it was £155) and renewed each year so maybe they don't take new policies?

Interesting. Maybe because I am in a higher risk zone (?) a different underwriter is underwritingthe policy, and mine isless able to be flexible and uncheck the "boy-racer" box in their mind/computer!

[Deman77]

Originally Posted by Dutchbird

As a member of the Volvo owners club you would have paid £ 550!

Which dealership agreed to do this at that price? I can't see explicit mentions of polestar in members area. It would be a lot more palatable at that price. Would pay for 10 years of VOC subs.

[Dutchbird]

Originally Posted by Deman77

Which dealership agreed to do this at that price? I can't see explicit mentions of polestar in members area. It would be a lot more palatable at that price. Would pay for 10 years of VOC subs.

Strange , it does definitely comes up on the VOC affinity site.

See below for the information.

Soon to be ex MY16 XC90 P* Inscription & MY 15 S60 P* SE Lux Geartronic