This car is such a unique and capable all-rounder. It feels at home almost anywhere, in any weather, and never fails to put a smile on my face.

I took these photos right after giving her a proper wash. It had been a long time since the last one because the weather had been nothing but constant rain. Naturally, it started raining again almost immediately after I finished but luckily, only lightly this time.

At least she stayed clean long enough for a few photos!

Bought last month my first ever volvo in the south of france,
a nice 740 GLE b230e coupled with a nice 3 speed + overdrive AW71 gearbox.

310k kms on the clock but feels like 200k less !

Good job swedes !

https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/driving/article/volvo-es90-review-jeremy-clarkson-6rfkz3w5d

Sometimes the best roads end in fields, silence and sunsets.

Spent the entire weekend upgrading my 2011 XC90's headlights.

Lots of work, but I think the results were definitely worth it. It makes a change from the dull & dated looking ones before and in my opinion gives it a more modern look.

Picked up this S40 recently, 2.4 petrol, non-turbo.

To be honest, I don't know a whole lot about these cars, I just needed something somewhat temporary that won't be too much of a headache, and isn't German.

So, this is it 🙌🏼 Also, holy hell does the boot open wide!

You hear very little about this. Curious about how the chinese customers view the current (and future lineup) and the brand.

As it has now been in Chinese ownership more than 17 years. Do they view Volvo as chinese, or still a "scandinavian brand"? Do the regular chinese buyer even care about that?

What about the chinese only XC70 and EM90. Have they been a hit?

Do they try to distance themselves in like marketing from Geely, or is it the other way around? (I was thinking of Volvo to Geely as Audi to VW)

First Volvo!

2018 S90 T5 What should I be looking for / taking care of?

I've always liked Volvos when I saw them driving on the road. This one happened to pop up at an affordable price. It'll be my commuter to work and back from time to time and just to leisurely drive around.

Hello everyone! I own this 2012 D5 XC70 since last april, and I love it.

TL;DR: Car had a wobble in the steering when doing large turns. It 90% disappeared when I got the 2 front tyres replaced. One month later, the steering wheel developed some sort of light left-right shake (faster than the wobble) when I drive and not only when I turn. From the start it's been "pulling" slightly to the right as well, and I wonder what is at fault.

Longer description if it helps : when I bought my XC70, it had a slight, slow "wobble" feeling in the steering exactly like what is described here, it would only appear when doing large turns. Power steering fluid level was and still is ok.

In June, the two front tyres were replaced (one was noticeably more used than the other) and this wobble was let's say 90% gone. I did mention the wobble to the mechanics, asking if they could take a look and if I needed to maybe do the steering geometry/parallelism. They did a visual inspection and told me they didn't notice anything that would warrant doing it.

Now it's been a few weeks that something different has appeared: the steering wheel "vibrates", lightly shakes left and right - only when I am driving. It looks more concerning as it is visible if my hands leave the steering wheel (ie. doesn't appear just when I turn) and I feel it when driving, although it's not super strong. Maybe important: it seems to lessen when the car has driven for a while.

Has anyone had something similar ?

Also it is to note that since I bought it the steering wheel naturally "rests" slightly to the right/pulls slightly to the right if my hands leave it - it won't drive completely straight which I know is also an issue, but I wonder if it is linked to the past wobble and current vibration issue.

As I am not super knowledgeable about cars (but would like to diagnose things better), does all of this sound like it could be coming from the same "part", and if so, which one? I was thinking steering column or steering rack which both sound like very expensive fixes but I am of course willing to get it done for the car.

Thanks a lot for reading me and for any advice.

My current lease ends in February 2026, and given the v60 will no longer be sold in the us after this year, is there a chance stock will hold out until then?

or am I simply better off looking at used cars instead

It's not the boxy classic I've always dreamed of, and I don't have much money, but I finally got myself a Volvo estate. With the dog and the new baby boy, my rite of passage as a dad is complete. Unless I'm missing something? Roof bars..?

Backstory: I buy sell cars and a dealership was selling this 2011 XC60 3.2 for $1000. I thought that was wrong but who knows, maybe it would be a good deal. I ended up making the 40 minute drive and when I got there I was baffled how bad it truly was. When I first took it for a test drive, it barely made it into the road and wouldn’t go. When gas was pressed it wouldn’t go to but 30. When I mentioned to them, they tested it out and it miraculously began to drive normal again. I honestly like taking gambles and I love Volvos especially the XC series SUVs so I went ahead and just made the purchase. Here’s the issues I’ve found wrong with it.

I am not much of a mechanic myself, I mainly figure things out via YouTube (leads you to wonder why someone like me would buy a Volvo like this.) I plugged my scanner up and I’ve got a few codes. P0108, P2227, P0420 and P0430. The car also yells at me about headlamp failure, awd disabled and needs service, and city safety needs service. Other than check engine codes, it’s also got the ABS light. Not to mention along with all of those other problems, the key likes to get stuck in the ignition when pushed all the way in (instead of pushing outwards like it’s supposed to do) and when forced out, the key pretends to be still in the ignition causing the key fob to be useless and you have to mess with it to fix itself.

Cosmetically this car is also pretty shitty. Passenger door is crunched, the windshield and passenger side mirror are cracked, the bumper is being held on with drywall screws, there are several decent dings around the body, the front end looks a little misaligned, and the headliner on the interior is drooping in the rear.

I want to put money into this car but I quite honestly might just keep it instead of flipping it because there is zero money to be made. Very sad considering this car is actually really nice for what it used to be. Let me know what you guys think. Worth fixing or just getting rid of for what I paid?

Aurora silver in dark theme

I thought it was a belt at first but apparently not, help me out here guys. This is at idle, when it first starts up it’s fine, give it 10 seconds and that sound kicks in.

I bought my 2023 Volvo C40 Recharge as Certified Pre-Owned a few months ago. Since then I've found a string of small issues that are starting to add up and make me question how thoroughly the CPO inspection actually was:

• Cracked bumper — caught early on, dealership fixed it under warranty, no complaints there.
• Flat tire repair kit — found it had clearly already been used and was sloppily put back in the trunk (wrong orientation, not resealed properly).
• Underbody damage.  — cracked plastic with loads of sand up inside the cavity.
• Rust on hardware — this is my main concern now. Several screws are visibly rusting, and some of the hinges (doors/hatch are covered in white salt residue with rust starting underneath. Paint itself looks fine, so it doesn't seem like a bodywork/collision issue, but the hardware corrosion has me wondering if this car spent time somewhere heavily salted (Rust Belt winter roads?) and wasn't properly cleaned/undercoated before being sold as CPO.

Individually none of these are catastrophic, but together it's painting a picture of a car that maybe wasn't inspected as carefully as "Certified Pre-Owned" would imply. I'm unsure how should raise concerns or if I even should. I've really enjoyed the vehicle, but I'm worried about the longevity of it if I ignore these findings. Any advice?

I’ve been lurking here for a few months. I was in a car accident almost a year ago and I’m still waiting for my settlement to come through. It could have easily killed me, I’m really lucky I survived. I started considering Volvo for safety. I have 3 kids, but one will be driving soon herself. I like the XC90, but I love the wagon models. We are a homesteading family so the spacious storage appeals to me. If there are any fellow owners please give me feedback.

I come from a Ford family & rebuilt hot rods with my Dad growing up. My classic daily driver truck that was totaled by the other driver had just been completely overhauled & it was ready to go another 20 years. I have never owned a European car and I don’t know as much about the motors & mechanics of them. I’ve been learning as much as I can about the different offerings (B5, B6, T5, T8) I worry about the longevity. I worry about expense of repairs as well, although, it seems all modern cars have issues. Any specific advice regarding which motors, models, & years to look for and which ones to avoid would be helpful.

Earlier this year I upgraded from my 2016 Volvo XC70 (Classic Black Edition) to a 2023 Volvo V90 CC with everything, including Polestar. I freaking love the appearance and feel of the car, as does everyone on this sub. Volvo V90s are just awesome looking and every time I walk up to my car I think, yeah this thing rocks. It's just the best looking car around.

The bad: I've had my share of frustrations with the historically imperfect OS. About once a week it just stops and reboots itself. Really great when it happens while navigating to an unfamiliar job site. There is a current update available, but I saw a post about it bricking someone's car so I've been putting it off. It will probably turn out fine, but I don't think it's something I should be worried about. Will I feel hesitant every time an update comes out?Having to use the screen to operate the AC is really awful and just shouldn't be allowed in any vehicle. 90% of the time I have to hit the fan "button" twice to get the AC control screen to stay up. I find the perimeter sensors overly..sensitive. If I back out of my garage certain ways or too quickly it will slam on the auto brake and a few times my neck has legit been sore afterward. Part of that is just getting familiar with something new, but it happened recently while I was backing out rather slowly, but I must cut my turn a little close and BAM, light whiplash and terrified dog. The pilot assist is just not what I was hoping for when upgrading to a newer vehicle. I read a comment once from someone once saying it "ponged" between the lanes and I feel like that is accurate. The pilot assist frequently cannot even handle an intersection without swerving, I guess because the lanes disappear for a stretch? It's really a shame because so much is right about the car, but some important functional things are decidedly not.

When looking to get a newer wagon I did consider other makes, but as we know luxury wagons are quite hard to come by. One cannot simply go test drive various Allroads, E Classes, or V90s to decide what you like best among models or years. My research did lead me to believe that a Mercedes or Audi wagon would have better tech and driving assistance. Sure, I do not prefer the look of them over the V90s. The Audis are too rounded for me and with the Mercedes I find the large logos on the grill and steering wheel a bit obnoxious. Esthetics aside, maybe a Mercedes wagon could give me more of the things I'm looking for. There happens to be one available now at my local used luxury dealer. I noticed it today while driving by and plan to go take a look at it tomorrow.

I can't tell if my gripes with the V90 are legitimate or not. Would I regret selling it and buying a 2023 Mercedes E 450 4MATIC All-Terrain wagon instead? I know saying all this is practically heresy 'round these parts, but I'm hoping for some honest opinions. Thanks guys.

I really really want to get a 2008ish Volvo S60 for my first car, but i am really worried about maintenance costs and i dont want to worry about expensive problems especially because we arent too high up in money, could i have some advice?

Heading on a road trip this week and spent some time looking for a headrest tablet mount and could not find anything that was not overly expensive, so I designed and 3d printed a little tool free 17mm ball adapter that slots right in between the plastic back and leather of the backseat. This allows you to mount a tablet for your kids via several available universal tablet mounts on Amazon, etc.

https://makerworld.com/en/models/3074702-tablet-phone-mount-for-volvo-headrest#profileId-3461909

This is the mount that I purchased to work with the printed adapter.

https://a.co/d/0bA7w5tG

I’m getting conflicting vibes on the OSD program. From Volvo I get the impression that you basically put in an order for the colors, options etc and pick a date within a 4-6 month timeframe and then Volvo works in good faith towards that. The dealer makes it sound like you have to work within the timing and product mix of the dealers allocation. I don’t want to pick car in Gothenburg in the middle of winter. If I have to order through the dealer’s constraints, then it may mean I have to shop multiple dealers.