"functionoverfashion" (functionoverfashion)
04/13/2020 at 21:05 • Filed to: None
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"functionoverfashion" (functionoverfashion)
04/13/2020 at 21:05 • Filed to: None | 1
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I used my 2012 XC70 to move a 21' inboard ski boat in my driveway today, because I wanted it out of the path of a huge pine tree with the wind coming our way. It has a hitch, so why not? I mean, the stated capacity is probably WAY under what can safely be moved a short distance, right?
It moved the boat “fine” but yeah, I’m not sure I’d want to go down the road very far. Or UP, more specifically - we live up a very long steep hill, on a 25mph speed limit road, and I’m not sure the Volvo would like that very much. My friend brought it here with his 2018 F-250 and said even THAT went down to 2nd gear to get up that hill.
Stated dry weight of boat (new) was 2,800lbs, plus let’s say 1000 for the trailer, then another ~ 700lbs of gear, equipment, fuel, oil, dead hookers, we’re easily over 4,000lb . in total, with tongue weight in the 350 range.
Anyway, it was pouring rain so I didn’t take a picture. Nothing broke, no one died. I did have to manually bypass the trailer brakes though, because I have no 5-wire light hookup on the Volvo - t he hitch is mostly used for bike racks.
10/10 will do it again to move the boat around the yard as needed.
That is all.
facw
> functionoverfashion
04/13/2020 at 21:12 |
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Any trees down up there? My parents think they lost at least four (none especially close to their house/garage), will swing by there tomorrow to check the damage.
Also I’m still tempted to buy a that-gen V 60 to replace my S60, but aside from my stock market losses, I’m hindered by:
T6's are still pretty expensive
I think the lack of the panoramic sunroof would bug me when all the competitors have it
No way to retrofit for wireless A ndroid A uto (granted this is a problem for pretty much everything)
The current-gen V60 looks so good that I might be disappointed every time I got in the old one (not that it looks bad).
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functionoverfashion
> facw
04/14/2020 at 09:41 |
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Nah, it wasn’t quite as windy as we thought, although I heard a tree break yesterday... just no idea where it was in the forest near the house.
re: volvos- I really do wish our XC70 was a T6, I’d love to trade up, but it doesn’t make any sense to do that.
2 - I have had mixed luck with big sunroofs, and wouldn’t order a car with one if I could help it. I always have a roof rack, so can’t really use a sunroof. It just adds weight and complexity.
3. ugh, yes, this will be an issue with any modern car, with the evolution of infotainment... some are better than others, but 5-10 years later, who knows what you’ll want it to do, that it can’t...
4. I agree, the new V60 is so good... the old one isn’t bad, but the new one is amazing (looking, anyway)... I love the new V90 too, but it’s smaller than the XC70 in the trunk area, which is one of the best points of the XC70.