Comments on: 2008 Volvo XC70 Review

By: Wheelnut

Wheelnut — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:29:29 +0000

JohnM – you think this is a good website …. It used to be even better…. What I’m saying is that you obvioulsy haven’t encountered Dingo [or one of his aliases]

There are a number of us who have been on here for over a year [including Bavarian Missile Andrew M Naughtius Maximus Golfschwein and myself] back then we were able to discuss the good and bad points about a particular car – [even if it was one of our preferred make] in a civilised manner and we managed to stay on topic.

Then one dark day [back in January I think it was] Dingo appeared who repeatedly hijacks blogs in an attempt to try and convince us that his beloved Toyota is far superior to anything else [like a Yaris is better than a Koenigsiegg]
and should anyone have a different opinion he launches a tirade of personal insults

Since then visiting this site has been almost unbearable.

You’ll see what I mean if you look at any of the previous blogs…. the first 10 or so comments are relate to the car/topic. Yet once Dingo [or one of his aliases] makes an apearance its all down hill from then on

By: John M

John M — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:58:43 +0000

Hi.

This is my first visit to your site, it’s very good and informative. However, one thing Volvo don’t mention is the number of four wheel drive failures suffered on the XC70. In the UK there are a significant number of us who have had failure of the drive to the rear wheels via the haldex system. Mine was picked up by the main stealer at the last service. I enquired about the cost of replacing the system, (about £1500…perhaps $3000 Aus?), and the service manager said if I didn’t really need the 4 wheel drive just forget it and don’t bother. he wemt on to say he had “several customers” who had suffered similar failures who were driving around on front wheel drive only. It’s hard to detect that you haven’t got 4 wheel drive…..except of course being stuck in the sh1t went you need it most; or on a rolling road. So, rather than reviews commenting on fuel injector problems, (old news, by 9 years or so), soft front suspension….please reviewers read the literature…it’s cobblers, I’d like to see real weaknesses like the 4 wheel drive, seat electrics, oil and coolant problems, (nice to see you do those), etc. Overall it’s a great vehicle, but like us all it has it’s moments.

By: The Stig

The Stig — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 10:36:03 +0000

Well, I have mine now. It feels a quality machine. Love the features. Nice discrete luxury AWD wagon. Very happy so far.

By: weirluo

weirluo — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:22:37 +0000

DingoD, thanks for sharing the opinion.

By: Benjie

Benjie — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 00:23:26 +0000

Well said DingoD.

If anything Volvos have to be one of the safest cars in the world, they are just stellar when it comes to protecting occupants.

By: DingoD

DingoD — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 08:17:13 +0000

Chris Parr- you need to research a bit more. You are delusional if you think a Subaru and Volvo are equally as safe. Test are nothing. I was an intensive care paramedic for 10 years in the US before becoming an Emergency Physician here in Australia- I have seen Volvos go to hell and everyone has walked away. Rollovers, head-ons, T-bones- you name it I’ve seen it. There is nothing that tops a Volvo in safety, including BMW or Mercedes. Subarus are great cars, very reliable and safe. Great resales with pretty good performance; but make no mistake, Volvo rules in safety.

By: Boggy

Boggy — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 03:03:02 +0000

Condidering safety is their core design philosophy and the guiding principle behind everything they make, and have their own accident research team that have studied over 34,000 accidents that a Volvo has been involved in since 1970 and they built the largest and most technically crash test facility in the world at a cost of US $86 million dollars in 2000 its stands as an example to their focus in this area.

By: Bavarian Missile

Bavarian Missile — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 02:35:06 +0000

Hey Stig your right when you say the Volvo is bigger….When you fold the seats down in the back I could fit 2 1920 carver chairs and 4 dinning chairs….without damaging roof lining ect!I had looked at either a 5 series wagon or the Volvo and went the Volvo cause it had more space and height!

You can get a cargo curtain too for them that rolls out from the protection bar and clips in near the tailgate! Stops eyes looking in the back to see what your carrying….they have some great options…I especially loved the booster seat for my 3 year old at the time! Sound systems is the best you can get!

By: Chris Parr

Chris Parr — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 02:09:32 +0000

Boggy that is actually not true with the introduction
of MY08 outbacks in sep, all outbacks get curtain abags
and VDC,and equiped in this way do get a 5 star euro rating!!!! Also current liberty/outback range is the highest scoring car in australian ancap testing ever!!
and you cant design a car to do well in testing and not real life considering a crash into any object is a crash!!

By: Boggy

Boggy — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 23:40:14 +0000

To reckless 1 the price of the Volvo is inclusive of LCT, To Chris Parr Subaru design their cars to rate well in testing but do not design them for real world accidents as Volvo do,also Subaru only get 5 stars in Australian NCAP tests and do not in the more stringent & thorough Euro NCAP of which is by far the most demanding