by "HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
Published 03/01/2017 at 16:19
by "HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
Published 03/01/2017 at 16:19
Tags: Test drive
STARS: 0
Test drove a 2013 XC70 T6 today. It was nice. I don’t like:
The stalks, the HVAC/Stereo controls, the seats (I guess they are fine...) , the step off, um...the costs of parts
I do like:
The power...the 3.2 is fine, the 3.0T is STRONK!, the wagon, the size (just right!) the hilarious transverse I6 looks, the power delivery, the comfort and quiet.
41,500 miles, loaded but a few issues. Still $29,500 ($31300 as a CPO) seems steep. Its got more than a few cosmetic issues.
Like this long strange scratch that was either bubbled paint, or a hasty repair (I can’t see a color line) that went from front to back across both doors and exposed a little wheel well trim too.
I would pay $28,000 with a warrantee for it, but I get the feeling that’s not happening.
Also, the Swedish army was there.
Got my skis back after having the bindings aslpode on the hill and despite them being out of warrantee for a LONG time, they still fixed them for free. Good on you Black Diamond Equipment. Good on you!
Oh also, the salesman told me that he used to work for the Land Rover dealership on the same property and that they showed them an image of the new defender last year. I am skeptical.
"BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind" (briangriffinsprius)
03/01/2017 at 16:21, STARS: 3
You are the only person on the planet to not love a Volvo seat.
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
03/01/2017 at 16:23, STARS: 0
Im sure I’de get used to it. I kept looking for lumbar adjustment...it feels like it wants me to get out of it, like its pushing on my lower back. It wasn’t uncomfortable, just a little too pushy.
"benjrblant" (benjblant)
03/01/2017 at 16:26, STARS: 0
Garff? as in Garff Bwooks?
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
03/01/2017 at 16:27, STARS: 0
Ken Garff...which (truthfully) is my curse word for when things go wrong. Not sure why, but KEN GARFF! is my dammit.
"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
03/01/2017 at 16:33, STARS: 0
I have to disagree on the seats. But yeah, that price is a touch high. Wonderful cars though.
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
03/01/2017 at 16:34, STARS: 1
Im sure im in the minority on the seats. Like I said, it might be just “new mattress syndrome”, a thing I just made up, where there is support where there used to not be and its odd.
"boredalways" (boredalway666)
03/01/2017 at 16:36, STARS: 0
The Swedish Army one is very nice.
A shame you can’t find one in a reasonable distance to do a DeMuro.
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
03/01/2017 at 16:36, STARS: 0
yeah I need to put carmax to work.
"Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever" (rustanddust)
03/01/2017 at 16:40, STARS: 0
If you’re familiar with paintless dent repair (PDR), the following will be mostly irrelevant:
Tough to tell from the photos (especially being white, it hides well as a color), but that may be a questionable paintless dent repair on those doors as well. When the metal is too deformed to PDR properly, but it’s done anyhow, you end up with a rippled look in the panel, as if someone has been poking it from the inside (as they essentially have been). Check edges of doors for random black rubber grommets/hole plugs, access holes get drilled when there’s not a factory access point as well.
"EL_ULY" (uly)
03/01/2017 at 16:41, STARS: 4
weeeeeeeeeeeee!
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
03/01/2017 at 16:42, STARS: 1
I am on board with weeeeee.
"LongbowMkII" (longbowmkii)
03/01/2017 at 16:43, STARS: 0
Surely you can do better for $30k in used Volvo land
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
03/01/2017 at 16:45, STARS: 0
thats my thinking too. Frankly though, they aren’t easy to find with low miles period...which makes it hard.
"Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs" (yowen)
03/01/2017 at 16:47, STARS: 0
Hmm, you are considering one? Or something like it? What would it be replacing?
I agree with you on the price, it seems very high! a 4 year old car with 40k miles, I’d expect $20k-ish. WHy it no depreciate more?!?! Haha.
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
03/01/2017 at 16:50, STARS: 0
We are replacing my wife’s sportwagen TDI. Looking for any and all good wagon substitutes.
"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
03/01/2017 at 16:56, STARS: 0
My co-worker has a V-70 it has more miles than my outback and they have only had a few issues with it (alternator and a headlight bulb). Seems like a very nice car.
"boredalways" (boredalway666)
03/01/2017 at 17:00, STARS: 0
Bad News: according to CarMax, they only have 16 XC70 nationwide and only one in Colorado Springs that has the T6.
And it might be non-transferable to your location.
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
03/01/2017 at 17:01, STARS: 0
yeah, thats my whole situation. There are NO xc70's with low miles around. Its frustrating.
"Phatboyphil" (justphil)
03/01/2017 at 17:47, STARS: 0
I still don’t get why they went with a transverse I6. Insanity.
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
03/01/2017 at 17:50, STARS: 1
I love it. I love the insanity. Its just wall to wall engine, and I love it
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
03/01/2017 at 17:52, STARS: 1
How in the world is one supposed to get a wrench, let alone an entire human sized arm, into there?
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
03/01/2017 at 17:54, STARS: 1
with a warrantee
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
03/01/2017 at 17:59, STARS: 0
Best tool ever!
"Amoore100" (amoore100)
03/01/2017 at 18:02, STARS: 0
Old V70 (same generation as this XC)? They’re pretty cheap in our area at least although I think the newest is 2012.
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
03/01/2017 at 18:03, STARS: 1
"Under_Score" (tomtheatum)
03/01/2017 at 18:38, STARS: 0
If you’re a Toyota supporter and want a wagon, why not a V6 Venza Limited?
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
03/01/2017 at 18:40, STARS: 2
We’re just going to pretend this conversation didn’t happen.
"Under_Score" (tomtheatum)
03/01/2017 at 18:45, STARS: 0
Well, it’s a pretty nice car. If my family had a bit more money five years ago, then I’d be driving a Venza instead of a RAV4.
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
03/01/2017 at 18:48, STARS: 1
Its...a very nice car that isn’t a wagon.
"Steve in Manhattan" (blogenfreude01)
03/01/2017 at 18:54, STARS: 0
What is wrong here? Is wagon. You can get it in brown. Da!
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
03/01/2017 at 18:56, STARS: 0
good luck finding one not in white or black with low miles. Finding any AT ALL, is tough. I do like their brown though.
"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
03/01/2017 at 19:10, STARS: 0
You may be the first person I’ve ever seen say they don’t like Volvo seats
"DipodomysDeserti" (dipodomysdeserti)
03/01/2017 at 20:07, STARS: 0
That does seem steep. Volvos have BMW like resale around here. I would think more around low $20k with a CPO. I picked up my wife’s X1 a few years ago with 28k miles for $22k and a CPO warranty. I know, totally different car, but I’d expect the wagon with more miles to be somewhere around there.
"Steve in Manhattan" (blogenfreude01)
03/01/2017 at 22:54, STARS: 0
Still a Volvo fan - had a yellow coupe and an orange wagon. In the 70s.
"" (bignslow)
03/02/2017 at 09:06, STARS: 0
Just get a P2 for 600 bucks.
"" (bignslow)
03/02/2017 at 09:09, STARS: 1
After you take off all the plastic covers there is a tiny engine in there.