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I noticed the same thing. I've only had the car for a little over a week and I'm not the regular driver so I don't know if this is something you get used to as time passes. Any tips from veteran XC90 drivers?
This works great, however the mirror moves a little slow. It even works if memory settings 1 and 2 are significantly different because a quick touch of the memory button only moves the seat slightly, while the mirror continues to move until it reaches its memorized setting (you have to continue to hold the memory button until the seat reaches it memorized position).
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Hey Bailey, I hadn't heard how you thought about the Eurospec convex mirror. Do you like it? How long did it take to get used to? How much was it – $100 plus install?
What I did was to order the mirror and then sit in the car and hold it above the regular mirror and compare images. If you like the difference, as I did, get it installed, otherwise send it back. When I got mine installed, I retained the old mirror in case some additional driving miles caused regret (which did not happen).
Anthony Aiello
Aptos, CA
Don't know the answer to your question about 89 octane in a t6 but will ask at my 60 day service check. (I have an 03) I have always used regular gas with whatever I drove in the past even when the owners manual recommended otherwise, and saw no ill effects. This is my first volvo, though, and by far the most expensive car I've bought, so I thought I was being diligent in using better gas. The mileage has been good and don't notice any problems with the engine, but I will check it out. Any other t6 owners using lower octane fuel?
What kind of connector does the XC90 use? Does the connector include a charge line for the trailer battery and a brake line? Or do you have to have someone else rip the panels apart again to install them with another connector?
I had mine installed by volvo. they did a nice job. when i had coleman install the break controller and wiring, etc., the charge line was already there but the break line was not. They wanted to tap into the break lights, but I told them to call my volvo dealer first. Dealer says "na-uh," so they had to run a line from up front all the way back. They were kindof pissy about it but it works now...
Turned out the whole transmission needed to be replaced!!! This is my first experience with Volvo and I can tell you, that it has not been good. I'm still waiting to get the car back.
Has anyone had a similar problem with their '04 T6?
Unfortunately, I do not know what the rules are on getting out of a new purchase. Call around competing dealerships and see what they tell you.
The XC90 won the Total Quality Award for its class. It had an amazingly high TQI, Total Quality Index number of 906, which is considered the "epitome of quality". It had the highest rating in its class.
Excellent showing for Volvo, especially since this is the first year the XC90 has been out.
Methodology: The Total Quality Index score is calculated using multi-variate statistical techniques that measure the correlations of all aspects of the vehicle ownership experience including product, reliability and dealership (independent variables) against multiple outcome measures (dependent variables)
http://www.vision-inc.com/
Click Research > Automotive.
Their quality rating is based partially on buyer "emotion" about the car, so not sure how objective it's given the recent enthusiasm about the new xc90. Anyway, it's still nice.
Anyone else have thoughts on this? Anyone else misled by their dealer?
Thanks.
-rollie
rdollie@att.net
Is that how it works in yours????
I have the navigation and it seems to work just fine to me. The right arrow moves the cursor to the right and the left arrow moves it to the left. Doesn't seem backwards to me.
Sharon
Wow, I wonder what the circumstances of the accident were, in order to induce a rollover of a vehicle that touts an anti-rollover mechanism. I mean, I know it is possible to rollover the XC90 if one really one wanted to. But, I just didn't expect that it would without deliberately trying to. That's how high I placed the RSC as a safety feature. This, to me, somehow lessens its credibility. Yes, the XC90 is still the safest SUV out there, for me. But, these photos somehow show that the RSC can bring about a false sense of security.
Ah...very good point. This somehow renews my faith in the RSC. And yes, I agree the boron steel roof kept the 'cocoon' intact.
Any salesman who says "RSC prevents rollovers" is obviously using sales-talk. RSC will definitely help reduce the number of rollovers. But even the original stability control reduces the number of rollovers. RSC simply goes further. But it won't handle every possible situation that triggers a rollover.
Another potential cause of a rollover is being hit hard on the side in a specific fashion. RSC can't help much there.
That's why it's nice to have the backup -- the reinforced roof and side curtains deploying -- to handle the fewer cases that RSC won't. The roof looks like it did well, though there is some deformation of the front roofline above the windshield. Also, the hatch looks like it popped open, possibly because of deformation. Unfortunately we don't have enough info on the circumstances so these may not be issues at all.
Someone was so enthusiastic about their new vehicle that they couldn't wait to test the limits?
Other question here...
What the heck is a totalled XC90 WORTH right now? I mean, I doubt a single one has run past 50K miles yet to be out of warranty... so there goes your demand for anything inside the truck. Not like someone might want the wheels off of a T6 as this one is an LPT truck.. none of the body panels, except MAYBE the tailgate are reuseable..
And no junkyard is gonna want to strip it and sit on the parts for years (Likely what will happen) until out of warranty XC90s start breaking..
I betcha that truck aint worth much at all really when you think about it.
ipd is where I usually go for my c70. In their latest catalogue they did not have much for the XC90 yet but there are links on the site.
www.ipdusa.com
Rollovers typically start with a loss of control which leads to leaving the roadway and hiting something like a curb or ditch. This happens more frequently in SUVs because of their high center of gravity. RSC helps regain control while still on the roadway. That should help a lot in real world situations such as sudden steering corrections, sliding on ice, and speeding.
Isn't that true of any new vehicle? At least Volvo designs them to be recycled more completely than most brands.
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Thanks.
I agree that rollovers are actually usually triggered by loss of control.
But if I'm not mistaken, it's not really RSC that provides the primary electronic help in preventing the loss of control (that can lead to rollover). That is primarily the responsibility of the basic stability control system, introduced on SUV's first by Mercedes in 1999. (And obviously other features like AWD help prevent the loss of control in the first place too.)
That is why NHTSA believes that stability control is a factor in the prevention of rollovers.
RSC will help in situations when the vehicle goes further in the loss-of-control dimension, e.g. starting to change its vertical angle as the loss-of-control gets worse. But it doesn't address the start of loss-of-control like slipping on an icy patch; DSTC will kick in long before.
Thanks.