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2018 Volvo S60 (3rd Gen) & V60 (2nd Gen)

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mersaylee

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5 minutes ago, Jtsjv said:

since on wagons topic - had a 2008 xc70 3.2, 2009 v50 2.4i and 2017 v90cc t5 in the house before. haha

I'm sure the v50 was the most forgettable one...😅

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10 minutes ago, Jtsjv said:

since on wagons topic - had a 2008 xc70 3.2, 2009 v50 2.4i and 2017 v90cc t5 in the house before. haha

Wah. How’s the V90? Easy to handle at public car parks? It looks super long

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32 minutes ago, mersaylee said:

I'm sure the v50 was the most forgettable one...😅

my first volvo ever. so hard to forget. changed it to S80 2.5T bcos lack of power on NSHW. haha.

otherwise, i thought it was pretty good and modern looking for it's time. That centre floating console, hard to forget. Tho the alum material always get the ding from seatbelt buckle. haha

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28 minutes ago, Fitmugen said:

Wah. How’s the V90? Easy to handle at public car parks? It looks super long

oh very ok. bcos it has ground clearance of 21cm, very easy for the front to clear the kerbs when doing tight manoeuvres. 

The turning radius of the SPA volvos are noticeably smaller than the ford based platforms, making turning easier as well. no complains. helps that it came with the self parking side sensors, which reflects proximity indication on the side screen too. (if only it had 360 deg cam, that would have been perfect).

anw, there's v90cc t6 pro available for test drive already. can go check it out. similar pricing to the v90 t6rd / v90cc t5, with a lot more features. it's inscription based (luxury trim - nice drift wood, ventilated nappa seats, sun shades for the rear doors, etc). retailing at $240k, less usually discounts and trade in rebates, i would reckon $220+k net?

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19 minutes ago, Jtsjv said:

my first volvo ever. so hard to forget. changed it to S80 2.5T bcos lack of power on NSHW. haha.

otherwise, i thought it was pretty good and modern looking for it's time. That centre floating console, hard to forget. Tho the alum material always get the ding from seatbelt buckle. haha

As far as wowo is concerned, no snail means a snail unless big cc like the one off Yamaha V8 in the XC90...

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2 minutes ago, mersaylee said:

As far as wowo is concerned, no snail means a snail unless big cc like the one off Yamaha V8 in the XC90...

Snail (or 2 snails) is good. Save on Road tax for the same power. I never considered the 2.4 NA nor 3.2 NA.  Now the T6 also a bit fake, not the I6 double snails anymore. 

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28 minutes ago, Calvin8808 said:

You must have love Volvo 

oh i do. Love Volvo to bits. haha. Below are my brushes with Volvos (never include those few minutes kind of driving experiences such as test drive of car)


Personal/family cars:

Jun 09: MY09 V50 2.4i

Jul 09: MY08 XC70 3.2 AWD

Nov 10: MY10 S80 2.5T Polestar

Jun 12: MY11 S60 T6 AWD Polestar

Jul 12: MY12 XC90 T5 AWD Polestar

Aug 17: MY17 V90 Cross Country T5 AWD Polestar

Mar 20: MY20 S60 R-Design T8 eAWD

Jul 20: MY16 V40 Cross Country T5 AWD

 

SG Replacement / Friend's cars:

Aug 09: MY07 S80 2.5T 

xxx 09: MY09 V50 2.0 

Jul 11: MYxx XC90 2.5T

Apr 14: MY13 V60 D2

Jun 16: MY16 V40 T2

Jun 16: MY16 V60 T5

Apr 18: MY16 S60 T5

Apr 18: MY18 V40 R-Design T2 

Aug 20: MY17 V40 T2

Sep 20: MY20 S60 T4 Momentum

Oct 20: MY17 XC60 T5

 

Overseas Rental cars during holidays:

Nov 14: MY15 XC60 D5 AWD (France)

Dec 14: MY15 XC70 D4 AWD (Sweden)

Dec 14: MY15 XC90 D5 AWD (Sweden)

Dec 14: MY15 XC60 Ocean Race Edition D4 AWD (Sweden)

Dec 14: MY15 XC90 D5 AWD (UK)

Mar 15: MYxx S60 T4 (Israel)

Dec 15: MY16 XC90 Inscription D5 AWD x2 (Sweden)

Dec 15: MY16 XC70 D4 AWD x2 (Sweden & Norway)

Jan 17: MY17 V90 Inscription D5 AWD (Sweden)

Feb 17: MY17 XC70 Classic D4 AWD (Sweden)

May 19: MY19 S90 R-Design T8 eAWD (Sweden & Norway)

Jun 19: MY19 V60 Cross Country D4 AWD (Sweden)

Jun 19: MY19 XC90 R-Design D5 AWD (Sweden, Norway & Finland)

Jun 19: MY19 S90 R-Design T8 eAWD (Sweden, Copenhagen & Germany)

Jan 20: MY17 XC90 Inscription T8 eAWD (Israel)

Jan 20: MY20 XC90 Momentum B5 AWD (Germany)

 

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10 minutes ago, Volvobrick said:

Snail (or 2 snails) is good. Save on Road tax for the same power. I never considered the 2.4 NA nor 3.2 NA.  Now the T6 also a bit fake, not the I6 double snails anymore. 

Dont think there's double snail before...only twin scroll...a bit of lag but still shiok on mid range...

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12 minutes ago, Jtsjv said:

oh i do. Love Volvo to bits. haha. Below are my brushes with Volvos (never include those few minutes kind of driving experiences such as test drive of car)


Personal/family cars:

Jun 09: MY09 V50 2.4i

Jul 09: MY08 XC70 3.2 AWD

Nov 10: MY10 S80 2.5T Polestar

Jun 12: MY11 S60 T6 AWD Polestar

Jul 12: MY12 XC90 T5 AWD Polestar

Aug 17: MY17 V90 Cross Country T5 AWD Polestar

Mar 20: MY20 S60 R-Design T8 eAWD

Jul 20: MY16 V40 Cross Country T5 AWD

 

SG Replacement / Friend's cars:

Aug 09: MY07 S80 2.5T 

xxx 09: MY09 V50 2.0 

Jul 11: MYxx XC90 2.5T

Apr 14: MY13 V60 D2

Jun 16: MY16 V40 T2

Jun 16: MY16 V60 T5

Apr 18: MY16 S60 T5

Apr 18: MY18 V40 R-Design T2 

Aug 20: MY17 V40 T2

Sep 20: MY20 S60 T4 Momentum

Oct 20: MY17 XC60 T5

 

Overseas Rental cars during holidays:

Nov 14: MY15 XC60 D5 AWD (France)

Dec 14: MY15 XC70 D4 AWD (Sweden)

Dec 14: MY15 XC90 D5 AWD (Sweden)

Dec 14: MY15 XC60 Ocean Race Edition D4 AWD (Sweden)

Dec 14: MY15 XC90 D5 AWD (UK)

Mar 15: MYxx S60 T4 (Israel)

Dec 15: MY16 XC90 Inscription D5 AWD x2 (Sweden)

Dec 15: MY16 XC70 D4 AWD x2 (Sweden & Norway)

Jan 17: MY17 V90 Inscription D5 AWD (Sweden)

Feb 17: MY17 XC70 Classic D4 AWD (Sweden)

May 19: MY19 S90 R-Design T8 eAWD (Sweden & Norway)

Jun 19: MY19 V60 Cross Country D4 AWD (Sweden)

Jun 19: MY19 XC90 R-Design D5 AWD (Sweden, Norway & Finland)

Jun 19: MY19 S90 R-Design T8 eAWD (Sweden, Copenhagen & Germany)

Jan 20: MY17 XC90 Inscription T8 eAWD (Israel)

Jan 20: MY20 XC90 Momentum B5 AWD (Germany)

 

I tink I know who you are at the FB close group liao 🙋‍♂️

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Jtsjv

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20 minutes ago, Volvobrick said:

Snail (or 2 snails) is good. Save on Road tax for the same power. I never considered the 2.4 NA nor 3.2 NA.  Now the T6 also a bit fake, not the I6 double snails anymore. 

sound wise agreed. but i prefer my car to be as silent as possible (so meaty sound is not really a thing for me).

thanks to the 8 speed automatic, the 4 cylinder t6 feels comparable to the 6 cylinder in terms of pull at the low to mid range. high range, seems a little out of breath. And idling is noticeably noisier than the 6 cylinder too.

and also agreed, not going back to NA as much as possible. haha. Other than the creamy/linear acceleration (in general), it's lacking the low end torque. i rather get EV for the same creamy linear effect. haha.

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15 minutes ago, mersaylee said:

I tink I know who you are at the FB close group liao 🙋‍♂️

There are only 2 absolute nuts for Volvo in there and he is one of them.

(hint: This guy likes to stalk new S60 and some say his real home is Volvo’s showroom 😂😂🤣)

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1 hour ago, Jtsjv said:

oh very ok. bcos it has ground clearance of 21cm, very easy for the front to clear the kerbs when doing tight manoeuvres. 

The turning radius of the SPA volvos are noticeably smaller than the ford based platforms, making turning easier as well. no complains. helps that it came with the self parking side sensors, which reflects proximity indication on the side screen too. (if only it had 360 deg cam, that would have been perfect).

anw, there's v90cc t6 pro available for test drive already. can go check it out. similar pricing to the v90 t6rd / v90cc t5, with a lot more features. it's inscription based (luxury trim - nice drift wood, ventilated nappa seats, sun shades for the rear doors, etc). retailing at $240k, less usually discounts and trade in rebates, i would reckon $220+k net?

*correction - reflects proximity indication on the centre screen too (at the side of the car icon in the middle).

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2 hours ago, Jtsjv said:

my first volvo ever. so hard to forget. changed it to S80 2.5T bcos lack of power on NSHW. haha.

otherwise, i thought it was pretty good and modern looking for it's time. That centre floating console, hard to forget. Tho the alum material always get the ding from seatbelt buckle. haha

My XC60 was one of the best cars I ever owned. Still think of the plush, refined ride (after some mods) and those comfortable relaxed drives up to Penang in those plush seats from time to time.

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