Category: Honda Forum

A cheerful moooin from the neighboring forum! My senior is a bit bored after 25 years Audi from the brand and, after licking my V70 blood, shot himself on Volvo as next car. It is to be either an XC90 or XC70 III. I ask for your assessment of this XC90, which he has tested today and was quite pleased with. The car appears harmonious, has a decent equipment and the attractive Ocean Race variant, but I find the price approx. 2000 Eur o too high. For the amount you get also almost a more modern XC70 III with similar km-performance and EZ. What do you think?

Hi guys, it’s been a long time since I showed up here actively… My S60 T5 has been registered since March and “boring” itself. The reason for this is the purchase of a Z4M roadster for the summer. The idea was to operate the S60 as a winter vehicle. But now it’s the case that a combination would be practical, especially with regard to the transport of our dog, holidays, etc.. My wife’s BMW 1 is just a small car. Since we are quite nature-loving, it would be nice if they had an o o the other meadow or dirt road would not be considered an obstacle, the idea came to me to exchange the S60 for an XC70. Since I am already well equipped for speed excesses and fuel will not be cheaper I think a diesel would be a good choice. So I come to the XC70 D5. What do you think about it? Are there factors that I should take into account? What is “good” for the XC70 i.V.? Thanks in advance! Thomas P.S.: If someone is interested in an S60 T5 an ice blue metallic… PM

Hello, short to my previous story: After an Audi A6 2.7 V6 Biturbo hand switch Quattro I drove a V70 D5 hand switch Facelift. Since my work path amounts to only 3km (mountainy) I am again looking for a petrol engine. This work path is also covered in good weather rather by bike or on foot. As a driver type I would say Normal but I like to overtake reserves. My AB speed is usually so at 150-180 if the traffic allows. Just the short distances to work are a bit of a concern. I have already read through a few threads. Therefore, for me it is already answered that it should become one of the models mentioned in the title. Only the decision is missing which exactly. My annual driving performance amounts to about 15-17tkm from time to time with about 1t on the hook (only on fixed paths). First decision automatic or hand switch? I Although they like to drive automatics, Audi has not had a good long-term experience with the ZF Tiptronic. The problems started at 160tkm. Despite transmission oil changes at 100tkm You can hear many different opinions about the Volvo automatics. From (to) weakly designed to last forever. Are there different transmissions here? Which are recommended. On the subject of AWD one hears about problems with the angle transmission. This is increasingly the case with the XC90. And with the V70 from the facelift probably an e Reinforced version should be installed. Does this apply or should one rather keep distance from the AWD if in case of doubt if not necessarily felt necessary? Since we still have a 09 Focus ST in the family I can say that I actually get quite well with this despite pure front drive. With the engine I have read that the 2.5T probably has some thin cylinder walls and there are sometimes thermal problems. Is the T5 of the durability the advantage to grant? e question about the AWD. Or is there the high pressure turbo more susceptible again. Since I had various problems with oil leaks with the A6 the question is there well-known problems with the above mentioned engines? In addition I could not find much in the forum fortunately except with the diesel. Ne VDD or so I don’t care however, for example at a place for which to decompose the half engine for gasket change I would like to avoid. But I hope you can help me make the decision.