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allroad questions
I have a friend who is interested in buying a 2001 Volvo V70 X Country. I am trying to push for the allroad. Does anyone know when the allroads will be available? Is it going to have optional third seat in the back like the A6 Avant?<p>Pearl White 1998 A4 Quattro Sports 5spd
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Re: allroad questions...This is what I know so far (long)
I ordered an allroad last month....orginally scheduled for mid-Oct. but it looks more like
Nov. delivery. I ordered the 2 person child seat
for mine, so with the 2 kids I'll be able to carry
5 adults. I didn't consider the Avant due to the 2.8 (200 hp) and I do not like the fit and finish on the Volvo's in general. I also liked the idea of the allroad being more of a hybrid....part luxury car, part SUV (for ski season) and part station wagon, which seems to be the trend of people getting away from the behemouths because of
the terrible handing,safety and fuel effiency issues.
If this allroad vehicle can live up to the hype and if the new 4 position suspension does not have problems, this car chipped will be a BMW
540i sport wagon killer for about 15K less with all the options that they nickel and dime you for.
Also, with the Premium Package the ESP and Xenons are a part of the option which is a plus. I also went for the Nav & 17" special Pirelli option, CD changer, along with the rear seat!
Nov. delivery. I ordered the 2 person child seat
for mine, so with the 2 kids I'll be able to carry
5 adults. I didn't consider the Avant due to the 2.8 (200 hp) and I do not like the fit and finish on the Volvo's in general. I also liked the idea of the allroad being more of a hybrid....part luxury car, part SUV (for ski season) and part station wagon, which seems to be the trend of people getting away from the behemouths because of
the terrible handing,safety and fuel effiency issues.
If this allroad vehicle can live up to the hype and if the new 4 position suspension does not have problems, this car chipped will be a BMW
540i sport wagon killer for about 15K less with all the options that they nickel and dime you for.
Also, with the Premium Package the ESP and Xenons are a part of the option which is a plus. I also went for the Nav & 17" special Pirelli option, CD changer, along with the rear seat!
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I'd steer clear of the new XC unless you want Jeep like handling
They have raised the suspension on them and they now sit pretty high, 1 mm lower then the allroad at max setting. If they want to spend more time off road it should be great but I doubt they do ! There was a comparison test in the UK Car last month, they rated the allroad best though pretty pricey, in the UK. They made the comment that they felt the allroad was better at high speed then the standard 2.7 T avant, also felt it looked better and has a extra 20 hp.
If you click on the allroad badge below there are some allroad photo's from a visit to the factory in May.<p>Dion
allroad on order
At last, a 2.7T and 6 spd Avant in the USA !
<a href="http://www.speakeasy.org/~dion/allroad.html"><img src="http://www.speakeasy.org/~dion/pictures/allroad_tag.jpg" alt="allroad badge"></a>
If you click on the allroad badge below there are some allroad photo's from a visit to the factory in May.<p>Dion
allroad on order
At last, a 2.7T and 6 spd Avant in the USA !
<a href="http://www.speakeasy.org/~dion/allroad.html"><img src="http://www.speakeasy.org/~dion/pictures/allroad_tag.jpg" alt="allroad badge"></a>
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I have an older 850/V70; not great reliability & flexible chassis
We're dumping the 850 turbo wagon/V70 for an A6. Besides the really lousy flexible chassis that causes the car to resonate and bounce on bumps, we've had these failures:
Tire sidewall bubbles (Michelin class action lawsuit)
Rotor warping with light usage around town
Thermostat failure - engine overheating
Severe understeer, almost to the point of being unsafe
Sloppy handling that allows the car to wander out of its lane, and follow road ruts no matter how you hold the wheel
HVAC that's highly unresponsive and annoying
Based on all this, I no longer like the 850. The Audi is a far, far better platform.
Jim
Tire sidewall bubbles (Michelin class action lawsuit)
Rotor warping with light usage around town
Thermostat failure - engine overheating
Severe understeer, almost to the point of being unsafe
Sloppy handling that allows the car to wander out of its lane, and follow road ruts no matter how you hold the wheel
HVAC that's highly unresponsive and annoying
Based on all this, I no longer like the 850. The Audi is a far, far better platform.
Jim
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test drove previous V70R
(AWD 2.3L 240+HP HPT)
My impression of the chassis was it somehow was dumping the power out onto the ground somewhere. Not exceptionally fast. Handled a little odd also.
The engine was potent (although laggy and demanded flogging at times to get any power out of it), but the car didn't feel potent with the engine in it.
Not a really bad car though. If the allroad didn't exist, it'd be my favorite performance wagon (I like AWD).
My impression of the chassis was it somehow was dumping the power out onto the ground somewhere. Not exceptionally fast. Handled a little odd also.
The engine was potent (although laggy and demanded flogging at times to get any power out of it), but the car didn't feel potent with the engine in it.
Not a really bad car though. If the allroad didn't exist, it'd be my favorite performance wagon (I like AWD).
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