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Looking at 2018 V60. how do I find options? Old Volvo owner, but don't understand these??? S60

posted by  dbt on  Wed May 29 18:10 CST 2019
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Have had Volvos in our family for 30 years. Still drive 240's some. Need newer car. Brand new, we've only been drawn to Mazda CX-5's. $$$$
Today local dealer came up with a 2018 Volvo V60. Small dealer/repair shop that we know personally. Lease return from Spokane, WA auction w/38K on the clock T5 AWD. Drove it. Solid feel; plenty quick enough but notice a lag between pressing quickly on gas pedal and response from car. Being unfamiliar with any newer generation of Volvo, I don't know how to find what all options this has. Am thinking of calling Volvo USA and ask if I can get a build sheet. Have VIN which is: YV440MWKOLJ2042513. Mkt. code 31; built May of 2017.
Were these all 4 cylinder engines? How good are these current motors and transmissions? Trans still Asian built? (sp?) Hope they are NOT CV trans.
Oh....they are asking $22,900 for this car.
Tips/info for these cars would be appreciated.
Dennis
'89 244
'77 242
'67 122 wagon








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    Looking at 2018 V60. how do I find options? Old Volvo owner, but don't understand these??? S60

    posted by  KlausC on  Thu May 30 10:09 CST 2019
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    Price is a bit high for a 'bare bones' V60 with 38K, even if it has 4 brand new tires. The slow response to the hard throttle might be the transmission computer not used to your driving style, any new car will have to 'learn' your driving style - usually a week of driving.

    Being sold at auction by the original dealer means that they didn't think they could have sold it from their used car pool. A lot of folks would shy away from a car with that much mileage, but I would presume that the car was not subjected to a lot of harmful short trips. Also, any auctioned vehicle will bring a low price to the wholesaler, profit galore.

    Check out the remaining warranty. You might not have much left. A tranny flush may cost you $500, and you cannot do that at home.
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    Looking at 2018 V60. how do I find options? Old Volvo owner, but don't understand these??? S60

    posted by  james_a_sousa on  Thu May 30 08:11 CST 2019
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    How much is left on the warranty? 38K seems a bit high.

    Can you see maintenance records? - someone who drives that much might be hard to get in for service.

    the warranty is worth a lot of money.

    If you go to volvo's site you can build a couple of cars with a couple of option packages - a 2018 won't be a lot different from a 2019.

    Then evaluate them on Kelly Blue Book with 15,000 miles and with 38,000 miles - you might see quite a difference.

    If you are a regular patron, and they know the car, they should give you a fair deal.








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    Looking at 2018 V60. how do I find options? Old Volvo owner, but don't understand these??? S60

    posted by  rehsper on  Thu May 30 07:33 CST 2019
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    The V60 will have an 8speed automatic programmed to save gas. A lot of shifting but at least the turbo-4cyl has plenty of torque to keep things moving swiftly.

    The lag you felt might have been the optional auto start/stop feature (where the engine turns off while car is momentarily stopped, then quickly restarts when you press on the accelerator)? I gather that most people turn that feature off (via the button on the dash) because the lag is annoying. Otherwise you might check to see if a "Sport" mode for the trans is available. That will make the throttle respond much quicker.

    I don't really know what they should cost but to me that price doesn't sound outlandish for an AWD model. I test drove a FWD 2017 with 58K on the clock. Dealer was asking $18k for it. IMO it's worthwhile to contact Volvo, even your local dealer, to find out whatever you can about the car, especially the status of the warranty.

    You might check on exactly what flavor of engine it has. The least powerful T5 will run on regular gas but the T6 high pressure turbo requires 91 octane. In my neck of the woods that's a difference of $6-7 per tank.

    Best regards,
    Will








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    Looking at 2018 V60. how do I find options? Old Volvo owner, but don't understand these??? S60

    posted by  KlausC on  Wed May 29 20:44 CST 2019
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    All of the new Volvos have a 4 cyl engine, turbo charged. The T6 also has a supercharger for additional boost and BHP.

    You could go to www.volvocars.com and check the options on a T5 V60.

    The Mazda CX-5 is not a bad car at all, except for the CVT. Easy to work on in the engine bay.

    The Volvo does not have an oil dip stick, you have to ask the instrument cluster to display the oil level.
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      Looking at 2018 V60. how do I find options? Old Volvo owner, but don't understand these??? S60

      posted by  dbt on  Wed May 29 22:46 CST 2019
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      Thank you. Every little bit helps. When you mention CVT in the Mazda, I'm sure you're talking about the continuously variable transmission. Lots of them out there, Honda, Toyota, etc. But I understand the Mazda CX-5 and CX-9 both use 6-speed trans from Aisian. (Sure I mis-spelled that maker....they made lots of trans for Volvos)
      And that trans in the Mazda is one thing that attracts us. We're still somewhat dedicated to Volvo, but wife's preference is a big part of this.








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        Looking at 2018 V60. how do I find options? Old Volvo owner, but don't understand these??? S60

        posted by  Chris Mullet on  Fri May 31 07:30 CST 2019
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        We recently purchased a 2018 Chinese-built S60 Inscription. Loaded with bells and whistles. It was a car that the dealer had used as a loaner/demo for about nine months but it only had 4000 miles on it so we bit. I’m slowly getting used to it......

        Number one aggregation: The start/stop function. If you don’t turn it off every time you start up the engine it will shut off at the stop light. Then when you let off the brake and give it the gas the engine kicks on and takes off with a sudden lurch. Continual use HAS to be tearing up the transmission. Volvo will NOT disable the system from what I’m told. If the ambient temperature is above something like 95 deg the start/stop function is automatically disabled. Yay for summer!! Running in sports mode also defeats the start/stop function.

        Number two: The four cylinder is not as smooth as five cylinders - naturally.

        Number three: Forget the 36 or 37 highway MPG. It ain’t gonna happen unless you drive quite gingerly. 32 or 33 is more likely if you’re going to drive fast enough to keep up with traffic.

        Four: As Klaus said, no dipstick on the 4 cylinder engine. It took me about 15 minutes to fumble around with the oil monitor system to get a reading. It won’t take me more 12 minutes next time.

        Five: No spare tire. Instead, they give you a little 12v compressor and a can of stop leak. Might work for a tiny nail hole but won’t do you much good when your tire is shredded in a dozen pieces all over the highway.

        After all the criticism I have to admit it’s a nice ride. The large low profile tires and stiff suspension provide for precise handling. The electric steering with lane assist is interesting. I thought I had a tire gone out of balance but it turned out to be the steering shaker alerting me that I was too close to the white line. Hit the line too often and the DIM will tell you to stop and take a rest.

        The adaptive cruise control and auto brake are a nice touch but you can’t put 100% trust in them. If your closure rate to the car in front of you is too great it won’t stop you in time before you rear end them, but it’s thrilling to sit back and wait to see if it will stop in time 😄.

        Good advice from others about checking on the warranty.
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        Current rides: 2005 Volvo S80 2.5T, 2003 Volvo V70 2.4NA, 1973 Volvo 1800ES (getting ever closer to road worthiness)







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