Volvo XC90

[Jac]

Was thinking to buy a used XC90..

Any advise on whther to get T5 or T6.. or not to buy any.... lol

 

Help , Help ..

Thanks in advance,,,,,,,

[Vino]

Was thinking to buy a used XC90..

Any advise on whther to get T5 or T6.. or not to buy any.... lol

 

Help , Help ..

Thanks in advance,,,,,,,

Pro...

If safety is what you are after then it's none other than a XC90. This car is made of boron and it's probably the toughest passenger car you can find.

 

Con...

As this car is well 'armoured' hence it's weighed 2.2 tonne and that's heavy so FC is high compared to jap. However, tuning will improved your FC provided you don't go crazy with the improved bhp.

 

Go join volvosgclub.com as there is a bunch of very friendly folks who is highly competent and very knowledgeable on Volvo.

 

[Roadhogger]

Was thinking to buy a used XC90..

Any advise on whther to get T5 or T6.. or not to buy any.... lol

 

Help , Help ..

Thanks in advance,,,,,,,

Avoid T6...the Gearbox is hell...worst than 7spd DSG

[Hamburger]

T5 uses aisin autotrans??

[Vino]

The lousy transmission was made by GM years back so if u can get the newer models which are using aisin transmission there's certainly no issue. However, it's advisable to do an ATF bypass (go google xc90 ATF bypass) regardless of whichever transmission system. It will cost you just a few hundred buck for that piece of mind.

 

 

Edited August 17, 2012 by Vino

[LoverofCar]

The lousy transmission was made by GM years back so if u can get the newer models which are using aisin transmission there's certainly no issue. However, it's advisable to do an ATF bypass (go google xc90 ATF bypass) regardless of whichever transmission system. It will cost you just a few hundred buck for that piece of mind.

 

 

what is the problem with the transmission that need a ATF by pass? Is it installing a ATF cooler?

[Vino]

I suggest u google for a more detailed explanation. This topic has been extensively discussed in both vocsg & volvosgclub.

 

Basically it's to prevent water (from radiator) from getting into your gearbox.

[Alheych]

didn't know that such a monster is available in singapore!

 

http://www.sgcarmart.com/used_cars/info.ph...497&DL=1229

[LoverofCar]

All Volvo are understated and very tunable car....many 2l are tuned to 300 bhp...

[The_chanster]

XC90 - Good solid SUV/MPV. They're not called Swedish Tanks for nothing.