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97 messages, Last post on Oct 17, 2009 at 6:40 PM
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Replying to: cohenfive (Sep 08, 2008 5:33 am) The 6A tranny in the 08 V70 is probably made by Aisin in Japan and ought to be very good. Want to accelerate in the V70? Lay into the accelerator with abandon. The engine is designed to give decent mpg driven carefully and to deliver hp and torque when you want it. |
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Finally have the power tailgate fixed after five visits to Volvo Service. They had to replace the complete motor. Just when I thought my troubles had ended, the power steering fails on start up. I have to turn the car off and restart to remedy the problem. I took the XC to Volvo and they say it requires a sensor changer or something replaced. Part is on order and will take several weeks to arrive as it is not readily available. So here I have a new car and it has been back to the dealer six times. I'm pissed and have written to Volvo Canada. I now distrust this car and Volvo. My last, next will be Japanese. The fuel economy on this car is terrible. I might as well be driving a truck.
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Replying to: nibs (Sep 21, 2008 2:58 am) anyway, we're sticking with the subi for now. it isn't that fuel efficient either (19/25 epa on ours) but it is fast as heck and generally fun to drive..although not as nice inside as the v70.
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Replying to: cohenfive (Sep 22, 2008 6:35 am) I doubt Volvo will do anything to ease my pissed attitude. Next car will not be a Volvo. 19/25 sounds good from where I'm sitting. |
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Replying to: cohenfive (Sep 22, 2008 6:35 am) |
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Replying to: nibs (Sep 21, 2008 2:58 am) I ended up hiring an attorney to file a lemon law claim. You have to check your state to see what qualifies as a Lemon. The attorney did not bill me for anything and I ended up settling with Volvo for a good amount of money, they fixed the car and I am keeping it until the end of the lease. This is a last resort but it does work. My car seems to be fine now.
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Replying to: antrow1 (Sep 23, 2008 4:50 am) Given the competition in the auto industry I think Volvo would be wise to hang on to each and every customer.
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Replying to: nibs (Sep 23, 2008 8:43 am) And the dealer has not been able to correct this? That would be a completely unacceptable condition to me, and I think I am reasonable and have no axe to grind about Volvo. Does the 2008 XC70 have electric PS? Suppose you switch the key to the run position, pause momentarily (try different delay times) and then switch to the start position. Is the PS active? That is I am suggesting testing whether a brief time delay would make a difference. The reason I suggest this is that with my 04 V70, if I use the key to unlock the driver door, and then quickly open the door, then the alarm begins sounding. But if I pause before opening the door then the alarm isn't triggered. So it may be that there are some timing delays in inactivating, or in the case of the PS, activating some systems. If this were the case it would not be ideal, but it would be much better than having to use the starter twice.
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Replying to: jim314 (Sep 23, 2008 9:10 am)
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Replying to: nibs (Sep 23, 2008 3:23 pm)
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