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Low mileage d4 and polestar

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Old Sep 17th, 2017, 18:40   #1
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Default Low mileage d4 and polestar

I'm looking at one of the first new generation d4's autos and even though it nearly 3 years old , it's only done 20k. Should I be worried about dpf problems and I was wondering what people thought of polestaring a d4?

The car is for sale at a Volvo dealers so would have the balance if the factory warranty.
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Old Sep 17th, 2017, 19:47   #2
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We bought my wife's V40 D3 auto at 3 1/2 years old with only 17,000 miles on the clock and there have certainly not been any dpf problems with it.
Polestar would be nice but, to be honest, the performance is good enough as it is, so a D4 should satisfy most drivers as standard.
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Old Sep 17th, 2017, 20:06   #3
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Dpf's a non issue on the Volvo blocks, may have issues with the egr, but Volvo have extended the warranty for a long time due to premature failures, good chance it's been changed already, but a mate of mine had his done under Volvo even tho it had 90k on it and well out of warranty
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Dpf's a non issue on the Volvo blocks, may have issues with the egr, but Volvo have extended the warranty for a long time due to premature failures, good chance it's been changed already, but a mate of mine had his done under Volvo even tho it had 90k on it and well out of warranty
Then theres just lambda probe clean outs and inlet manifold replacements to factor in thats not covered
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Take the extended warranty once the orig 3 years is up.
Polestar it
Have fun!

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Old Sep 19th, 2017, 22:20   #6
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I have a D4 190 15 plate. (my16) manual bought at 1 year old .
Car is used for 1.5 mile daily school runs, but we do give it a weekend run.
No dpf issues and have covered 14k miles in our possession . Cars now done 24k.
Did have the egr mod done under warranty after a couple of months into ownership.
No other problems at all.
Winter get 40mpg around town. Summer averages 52 mpg. Motorway it will do 62 mpg sticking to 70.
i'm so impressed with the economy considering the power.
Myself i cannot decide whether to get it polestared but a 10 ps gain for £800 quid seems poor, although the torque gain interests me. Gains are further with the auto as it livens up the auto box.

Wet cooler weather front wheel traction is very poor cannot use the power available.
I'm going to change the tyres to all seasons soon to help the traction issues.
Don't think i would like to run it without extended warranty though.
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I have a D4 190 15 plate. (my16) manual bought at 1 year old .
Car is used for 1.5 mile daily school runs, but we do give it a weekend run.
No dpf issues and have covered 14k miles in our possession . Cars now done 24k.
Did have the egr mod done under warranty after a couple of months into ownership.
No other problems at all.
Winter get 40mpg around town. Summer averages 52 mpg. Motorway it will do 62 mpg sticking to 70.
i'm so impressed with the economy considering the power.
Myself i cannot decide whether to get it polestared but a 10 ps gain for £800 quid seems poor, although the torque gain interests me. Gains are further with the auto as it livens up the auto box.

Wet cooler weather front wheel traction is very poor cannot use the power available.
I'm going to change the tyres to all seasons soon to help the traction issues.
Don't think i would like to run it without extended warranty though.
Giving it the run is key with a modern diesel, that is why you don't have issues. You are doubtless at 50mph plus for at least twenty mins. A Volvo DPF will cause issues like any other - eventually - if it is only used for town driving.
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Old Sep 21st, 2017, 21:14   #8
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the Polestar upgrade will cost the dealer peanuts see if you can get them to include it as part of the deal.
Is the older D4 a 4 or 5 cylinder engine?
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i have done 20K in my polestar D4 no issues so far
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