Category: Volvo Forum

Hello, there have already been several inquiries about fuel consumption. I am interested in the oil consumption of you. I have a V 40 2.0 T `98 with currently 56000 km on the clock.(with 13000 km bought) Compared to all other cars that I have driven before, the oil consumption in my eyes is enormous. Since I trusted in modern technology, I drove the machine almost dry before the first inspection for me, because I thought I came from one inspection to the next without refilling. Now I fill about every 5-6000 km a small litre. The engine is driven gently warm, according to the motto: first the machine, then the man. CU Steffen

something quite different. in the search for the last Raetsels I noticed that I had a good feeling about the older years – next to the p1800 – the 164er. so as a second car … just for fun. in general: I really didn’t have a plan. the last and only oldtimer that I owned was a vw-kaefer – my first own car. hardly cost anything, – apart from sprit – hardly put anything in and almost fell apart at the end. bi n also not so the bastler type, who would like to put each weekend under’s car. besides, there is no time for me to inform myself comprehensively. anyway, I thought I’d ask you what you think about it. every tip / comment is welcome.

Day! Jetz I was just at my tyre dealer, because of air pressure loss in a tire. I bought the wheels (tires + rims) 2 months ago new from this dealer and not cheap OZ 16″. Well, I come there, they want to dismount the tire – does not work. Much too tight, goes neither with impact drills, nor with wheel cross and giant hammer. I could not watch at all how they knocked on it. I asked if the crazy ones are so tight to put on etc. After 1 hour the tyre could be removed. The other wheels are all so tightened, now he looks at all the rims, I got a rental car. QUESTION: Can the rim be damaged if you pull them too tight (what to do is torque wrenches) The dealer says NO, it is important that all nuts are tightened the same. By the way, the anti-theft mother has also broken, since I get new, but “normal, because the anti-theft taut nox” At 12 I can get the car like who will surely say that the rim has nothing. What would you do, the rim can be damaged, what can have exactly and how does that make itself felt? Thank you very much! Tom

HI finally got the MBN. there was a nice bundle incl. 3970 around € 1099.– incl., I had to access *s* after I got the first routing ride behind me today – I’m impressed, there are smaller card errors (well) but otherwise the prog is running like lubricated! installed, card loaded on an SD and off went. no cumbersome updates or service packs were to load. it just sparks. let’s see how it continues, tmc I still didn’t get a message. still a few features: fast rerouting tmc just card material should be stand end 2002 – is not so in my city! the complete österr.karte needs incl. tmc data 114 mb!! intermediate stations navierbar to be continued…. who wants to have more infos, please ask.

Hello, this forum is by and large class, so I see it after 3 months of participation. What I sometimes don’t like – and I would like to know your opinion about it – are the lack of feedback on requests or problems. How many people think, look, search, put all this into words, and the questioner doesn’t even answer!!! why so few feedbacks – feedback (if someone doesn’t understand the German word anymore) an example: http://www.motor-talk .de/t43439/f52/s/thread.html this is just an example………., but how many of these are there??? the absolute opposite, http://www.motor-talk.de/t42952/f52/s/thread.html Why not always so, at least that the questioner reports back whether a tip has brought it forward, or not. The problem will come: if you have answered 5 times without an answer, then leave it after….. As already asked: how is your opinion on this? Greeting Klaus

Of course I could also send you a PN, but somehow I would like to know what the others think about it. right, above mentioned thread was obviously empty. I would even say that he annoyed one or the other here (including me). nevertheless, I mean, if you didn’t have to close the thread. other low-flyers we also survived without any problems. I just remember here “my best buddy – which I only have from the i nternet knows – is just making the fastest combi of the world with ‘ner flex from a used rasenmaeher’. Which I would like to say, that we should actually do this without ‘technical intervention’. or? to clarify this immediately: I create your voluntary use as initiator and one of the two moderaters of this forum very much. you know that. … and this should not be doubted by my criticism in any way! I just don’t find it special this happy, if the contributions in this forum are subjected to a kind of quality control by the moderaters. what do you think about it?

@All + oli Where/how do you classify Volvo vis-à-vis other brands? Is it something more exclusive to drive Volvo or is it more a utility for you? I just ask because it interests me like you see your car and the brand. Sure, everyone sees his car as the non-plusultra, but Volvo seems to be more affected than just an automobile like any other. I would also like to have a Volvo Variant, for example, because I have the place in it, the pleasant equipment What deters me is the price. My attitude towards our current car: The Golf 3 Vari we are currently driving, I only see it as a useful asset and treat it like that. PS: I’m looking forward to your statements. Thx in advance.

Tach people, my neighbor has complained about the loudly running heater (starts about morning at 6.30 am). Such a crap, now I finally have the heater update for my D5 after long walks and now comes the neighbor. Well, he’s a bit right, is really quite loud and my car parked on my property. (his window is about 20-30 meters and at night he can’t sleep with closed ones. And now?????? Such a shit……. Greeting Vegas96

Hello “lchfahrer/innen” and all other drivers! The first thing I do when I get into my V40 is: pressing the radio button. I would like to know if you listen to music, which you prefer and whether the music makes you happy and how it affects your mind. Do you drive more relaxed with or without music? Greetings Funky

today the adac has probably published its unusable cannon list again. in the context I looked at other lists again and somehow seems to play always a random random element with in. 1) Similar to the tuev-rapport has the Swedish “bilprövningen” lists about the average errors of different vehicle models. here the press report with link to 3-, 7- and 10-jæhrigen vehicles. volvo is usually above average good, but top There are no placements. 2) the same list converted to the average mileage of seven-year-old models is available here (number of errors – high is good, percentage of failed vehicles, average mileage, number of controlled vehicles). this results in total toyota dominance, with a volvo only on the 55th place. awesome! 3) the current numbers of warranty direct (gb) from the february. which insure up to ten-year-old cars mi t under 100000 miles of running power, almost a kind of new vehicle warranty. it revolves around 450000 vehicles whose errors were registered within nine years. Mazda (8.0%), honda (8.9%) and toyota (15.8%) are at the top of the list, the koreans beat well and volvo lands far behind in a 22nd place with 31,3%, after bmw and mb, before audi, folk cars and saab (click/text). so. dear gruss oli