2014 V60 Polestar 6spd Auto :: Polestar map peak boost 17.4psi :: IPD 3" DP + 150cel :: Polestar 2.5" exhaust :: Paddle Shift Geartronic :: Black glass :: Maxton Splitter :: K+N Filter :: IPD Aluminium Top engine mount :: Brembo 6 pots :: 20" Polestar rims :: Brembo 371mm floating discs :: Sensus RTi + DAB + BT + WIFi :: D3S XENARC 6000k Active bending headlights
...here's that thread. No dribbling please
http://www.vpcuk.org/forums/showthread.php?t=27174
2014 V60 Polestar 6spd Auto :: Polestar map peak boost 17.4psi :: IPD 3" DP + 150cel :: Polestar 2.5" exhaust :: Paddle Shift Geartronic :: Black glass :: Maxton Splitter :: K+N Filter :: IPD Aluminium Top engine mount :: Brembo 6 pots :: 20" Polestar rims :: Brembo 371mm floating discs :: Sensus RTi + DAB + BT + WIFi :: D3S XENARC 6000k Active bending headlights
It's a lovely looking car and i hope it proves as reliable as your old one but personally I'd be scared to drive the thing incase it went wrong again. How many miles had it done before all that needed replacing? I hope they gave you an excellent warranty just incase it all goes wrong again.
Headlamps... upwards of £800. No ****.
As the man said - good luck with it! I'd love a ride one day.
Alastair
Current: 2009 Cayenne GTS and a 2016 Prius IV... yes.
Previous Volvos: 2009 V50 D5 R-Design, 2005 V70R, 2001 V70 T5, 2001 S40 T4, 2x 1999 S40 T4, 2003 V40 T4, 1999 V70 T5, 1996 854 T5 & 855 T5, 1995 855 T5, and a 480...
Previous other stuff: Saxo Turbo, 2004 996 C4S, 2008 Z4M, 2001 Yaris T-Sport, 2002 S2000 Mugen, and a 1999 Evo VI
The orange interior would be the only reason I would buy the phase two cars, oh, and the brembo brakes......If they both could be adapted to go into my Classic, then I would spend the money and do it!!
Good luck with your new car.........sorry, but after driving one I would not swap for mine IMHO
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The mileage at the time of all the listed parts being replaced was between 90,000 and 101,000. I bought the car privately, so no warranty. Anyway i have 'Breakdown repair cover' with the AA so i can claim up to £2500 per year for any breakdown or failure of electrical parts etc.
I think you have been listening to too many horror stories or ppl that have owned 'R's and not treated them with respect. It's all too easy to drive with a heavy foot in these cars and if you don't have a clue about maintenance, and lets be honest, there are a lot of people infact, probably the majority that don't even know the basics or have a partner or wife that drives the car on the school run, leaving it open to unwanton abuse, getting kerbed heavily and moan because everytime the car goes in for a service it costs a grand! Even i have noticed (doing the job i do) ppl are putting off basic serviceing or i like to call it 'preventative maintenance'.
Firstly i don't abuse cars. Secondly i know enough to recognise even the smallest of problems that could ultimately lead to a bigger more expensive problem and lastly, if something needs doing or fixing i get it done, regardless of cost. I keep on top of it then it never lets me down.
If i thought Volvo's of any model weren't reliable then i wouldn't buy them. I have had them for over 17 years of driving.
yes i know these cars can be expensive IF they go wrong, so what. i deal with it. If i wanted to own a cheap, reliable car then i would have not bought a BMW and certainly not bought anything French, Italian, Spanish or American! Fact of the matter is, i own a 155mph car and therefore i am prepared to pay for it, otherwise i would have considered buying a Ford. But then life would be dull and common.
2014 V60 Polestar 6spd Auto :: Polestar map peak boost 17.4psi :: IPD 3" DP + 150cel :: Polestar 2.5" exhaust :: Paddle Shift Geartronic :: Black glass :: Maxton Splitter :: K+N Filter :: IPD Aluminium Top engine mount :: Brembo 6 pots :: 20" Polestar rims :: Brembo 371mm floating discs :: Sensus RTi + DAB + BT + WIFi :: D3S XENARC 6000k Active bending headlights
volvokid (Friday 5th February 2010)
The whole driving experience........I think I had believed that the newer model would have been significantly better to drive, better performance and superior handling........I felt disappointed more than anything after the test drive that the car was not anything better than my standard V70R that justified in any way, a further investment of upto £5k more.
I think that if the car was offered as a straight swap, I still would have eventually turned it down. Just glad that it wasn't in my fave colour combo of Flash Green and that gorgeous orange interior, otherwise I would have bought the car for all the wrong reasons.
Just my opinion, but not in any way to dampen Lee's newest toy. I just prefare the Classic version.
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Have you only ever driven one? I know when my dad first drove one he preffered the 850 I think he still does but he's weird he prefers his defender to the hilux.The driving experience takes a bit to get use to I feel you have to really start pushing them more than the older ones to get the smile factor but there limit is far higher than the older cars, the first time I put my foot down in his S60R I did think yeah thats fast but I felt the 850 gave you more a boot in the arse you just have to learn to drive them.
Thanks
Martyn
Are you sure you drove a R AWD?? (LOL) I am not about to explain the impeccable condition or the BSR tuning that my Laser Blue R has, although i'm not the current owner (Aftershock is..) and everyone that has been on VPCUK in the last year will know what car i am talking about, but without doubt i don't think you can compare these two cars against each other. They are completely different. I will argue till i am blue in the face but i know for a fact that my current R would pis s all over my old one. The acceleration alone is worlds apart! The brakes are sooo powerful compared to the classic R, even thou mine had very new oe Pads and discs and new calipers too....and don't even mention the cornering. It's incredible!! Totally flat in corners. There is one particular bend that i know very well and i could take it at max 50mph in the dry in my laser, however i hit the same corner in the wet doing 65mph and it didn't let go at all and i wasn't even in 'Advanced'!! Had i been then i could have done it even faster. Admittedly these cars are known to skip about abit at the back and mine is no exception but overall my new R is far superior in the performance department and leagues ahead in terms of cabin pleasure and comfort. The seats are a HUGE improvement! I'm sure other late R owners that have owned classic Rs will back me up!?
2014 V60 Polestar 6spd Auto :: Polestar map peak boost 17.4psi :: IPD 3" DP + 150cel :: Polestar 2.5" exhaust :: Paddle Shift Geartronic :: Black glass :: Maxton Splitter :: K+N Filter :: IPD Aluminium Top engine mount :: Brembo 6 pots :: 20" Polestar rims :: Brembo 371mm floating discs :: Sensus RTi + DAB + BT + WIFi :: D3S XENARC 6000k Active bending headlights
LeeT5 (Saturday 6th February 2010)
2014 V60 Polestar 6spd Auto :: Polestar map peak boost 17.4psi :: IPD 3" DP + 150cel :: Polestar 2.5" exhaust :: Paddle Shift Geartronic :: Black glass :: Maxton Splitter :: K+N Filter :: IPD Aluminium Top engine mount :: Brembo 6 pots :: 20" Polestar rims :: Brembo 371mm floating discs :: Sensus RTi + DAB + BT + WIFi :: D3S XENARC 6000k Active bending headlights
volvokid (Saturday 6th February 2010)
Having owned a '96 850 T5, a '98 V70R, and an '05 V70R in succession I'll chip in.
Trying to compare new cars to old is futile as the law of diminishing returns kicks in. All you can do is judge them on their merits.
For example I put off upgrading from the T5 to the classic R as I could never see why they were worth double the money. Took the plunge and can confirm they are not; law of diminishing returns etc. However still glad I had one.
Similarly the '05 R is not worth 4 times as much as my old '98 R, how could it be? However it is a world better; faster, smoother, quieter, amazing soft leather seats, beautiful detailing, fantastic brakes. Truly a cross continental GT. The only thing I miss is that being more sophisticated the amount of DIY jobs I can undertake on the car are much less, and that means making friends with Mr Stealer, but that's most cars these days isn't it?
Everyone who rides in it loves it, a workmate has started looking for one, and the missus says that it's the last car in the house to get sold if some financial calamity occurred.
Last edited by britten_mark; Saturday 6th February 2010 at 18:01.
volvokid (Saturday 6th February 2010)
Exactly that.
2014 V60 Polestar 6spd Auto :: Polestar map peak boost 17.4psi :: IPD 3" DP + 150cel :: Polestar 2.5" exhaust :: Paddle Shift Geartronic :: Black glass :: Maxton Splitter :: K+N Filter :: IPD Aluminium Top engine mount :: Brembo 6 pots :: 20" Polestar rims :: Brembo 371mm floating discs :: Sensus RTi + DAB + BT + WIFi :: D3S XENARC 6000k Active bending headlights
volvokid (Saturday 6th February 2010)
Unfortunately, probably like most people who drive a car for the first time with a view to buying, you either love the way the car drives, or you don't. I am not one of those people who make do with a car with the view of " learning to drive them" ......if I don't like it the first time, then I'll always have the nagging doubt that maybe I bought the wrong car for me.......
Spending upwards of £8k on something that you have to learn to drive, over time, in my opinion, seems foolish.
Anyway Lee, enjoy your new toy......this is your moment to gloat and not mine to make any judgements
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2014 V60 Polestar 6spd Auto :: Polestar map peak boost 17.4psi :: IPD 3" DP + 150cel :: Polestar 2.5" exhaust :: Paddle Shift Geartronic :: Black glass :: Maxton Splitter :: K+N Filter :: IPD Aluminium Top engine mount :: Brembo 6 pots :: 20" Polestar rims :: Brembo 371mm floating discs :: Sensus RTi + DAB + BT + WIFi :: D3S XENARC 6000k Active bending headlights
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