Volvo's are brilliant at reaching multiple hundreds of thousands of miles, they're reasonably reliable but also very durable, repairable and with good parts availability.
The Volvo is the Camry of Europe but it has tried hard to compete in the luxury space and is certainly priced as such. But what is really telling is how fast they depreciate on the used market.
Has anyone had any luck replacing the On Call battery in their current model Volvo? I have a 2018 V90, and am getting the annoying “Volvo On Call Service Required” message on the dashboard.
Volvo makes the best seats ever installed in a car. And the crash safety is not exaggerated... I'm pretty sure this generation of XC90 is currently at the top of the list in the insurance industry's primary safety metric, deaths per 10,000,000 vehicle- miles. Volvo's stated design goal with this XC90 was that there be 0 accident deaths in one.
Need help with an electrical issue in my 2015 Volvo XC60. Center screen shuts off, loss of turn signals, hazards, and entire dash lights up with warnings. Can't lock the car or turn it off (push to start)
Current Volvo coolant is probably HOAT, especially since they don't have any cast iron engine blocks and haven't had them for decades. If you don't want to go to Volvo, get a universal long life coolant. Typically, they'll be light greenish yellow in color.
Future depreciation on cpo/warranty xc90s appears to be massive. Out of warranty cars have a ~$15-25k advantage for only being 2-3 years older. Are the 2016-2018 xc90's really that unreliable and expensive to maintain? Are they going to cost $5-8k+ to keep on the road every year outside warranty? That seems absurd, but that's more or less what the depreciation curve suggests. Insight from ...
But my question is specifically talking about why Volvo is considered such a “sleeper” in the luxury category. If you asked any normal car buyer which base model costs more an Audi Q5 ($44,200) or an XC60 ($44,745). They would almost certainly say the Audi. How about a Mercedes GLC ($ 43,850) vs an XC60 ($44,745). Absolutely most people would say the Mercedes. Or even a lesser known ...
Just purchased a licence and VOE adapter to test out some configurations for my car. Wondering if anyone got some experience or recommendations? For those who don't know: OrBit is a 3rd party program for newer volvos, that allows you to configure almost every car settings and behavior. Also has basic service and maintenance functions.
