Picked-up new XC60 today

[Capt Caveman]

After 4 months, I finally decided on the XC60. Decided not to order one and wait months and found a Volvo XC60 with all of the options I was looking for, though I would have rather had it in Silver or Blue but I'm liking the black. Not looking forward to having to keep it clean all the time. Though the dealership provides me with free lifetime car washes and they're only a couple of miles away.

Here are some pics:

Panoramic Sunroof

Interior Dash

Volvo Sensus

Awkward Ignition

 

[l0cke]

Nice :thumbsup:

 

[Vic Vega]

That's a sharp looking vehicle! Congrats! :thumbsup:

 

[satyajitmenon]

Nice looking car. Congrats.

Though the dealership provides me with free lifetime car washes and they're only a couple of miles away.

Free lifetime car washes? Never heard of that one.

 

[Howard]

Free car washes inevitably means that your paint will end up looking like it's covered with spiderwebs.

 

[MotF Bane]

Free car washes inevitably means that your paint will end up looking like it's covered with spiderwebs.

It's a neat perk when you live in the frozen wastelands.

 

[ThatsABigOne]

Great looker.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Thanks guys! Been driving the same car for 11 years and the cost to repair/maintain it cost more than it was worth.

It's a neat perk when you live in the frozen wastelands.

Correct. Never heard of it offered before but when I was deciding to go with black and having to deal with washing it all of the time to keep it clean, the sales guys showed me their car wash in the back of the complex and that it's free for customers. When he handed me the booklets today, there was a Volvo VIP pamphlet with all of the perks including Lifetime Car Washes.

I usually like to wash my cars by hand and during the winter, it sucks! I wait for a day that's at least in the mid 30s and then try to do it as fast as possible so that the water doesn't freeze and so my hands don't go numb from squeezing the chamois dry.

May purchase an aluminum rear skid plate and chrome tailpipe tips to give the all black end a little bling.

 

[Howard]

I just leave my car alone in the winter. Lasts all of 2 hours before it gets dirty again.

 

[Doggiedog]

:thumbsup:

 

[thescreensavers]

I would "black out" the rear bumper fog lights/reflectors.

Just my 0.02

 

[Capt Caveman]

I would "black out" the rear bumper fog lights/reflectors.

Just my 0.02

One thing that's kind of lame with the car is that they actually removed the front fog lights starting this year.

 

[djnsmith7]

Good lookin' car...wonder how the rear cargo space compares to the Tahoe...I don't have time to look up the numbers...

 

[Capt Caveman]

Good lookin' car...wonder how the rear cargo space compares to the Tahoe...I don't have time to look up the numbers...

It's not going to be comparable. The XC60 has about 31 cuft of cargo space with the 2nd row seats up and 67 cuft with the 2nd row down. The Tahoe is probably more than double that.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Added to some interior pics to the OP.

 

[goobernoodles]

Hooray for Volvo! My heater core broke yesterday wooooo!

 

[brblx]

those were just starting to trickle in when i was working for the volvo dealer. really nice car.

really, all the new volvos are pretty damn nice. donno if i agree with the pricing, but they're good cars.

 

[PhoKingGuy]

Did they fix the retarded navigation system in it?

 

[Capt Caveman]

Did they fix the retarded navigation system in it?

Yes, it was replaced starting with 11/10 built vehicles, so new XC60 are really 2011.5's. I did test ride a demo 2011 XC60 build in Oct with the moronic nav system with a joystick on the back of the steer wheeling. The computer screen was also only usable by the Nav system. Everything else was displayed on a tiny 3-4 line display on top of the dash.

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

have fun filling her up.

 

[Capt Caveman]

have fun filling her up.

Gets better mpg than my last vehicle and uses regular instead of premium. So, instead of filling up once a month, I'll probably fill it up every 5 weeks now.

 

[brblx]

volvos seem to always get better than rated mileage.

i drove T6 S80's (the old TT model) to atlanta more than once. averaged about 30mpg at 80mph or so. the 5 cyls aren't really any better on the highway, but they are around town.

 

[GTaudiophile]

Volvos are simply some of the best looking vehicles on the road, inside and out. If only the R-types were a little tighter with a little more power...and offered with MTs!

 

[KIAman]

Can you take a pic of the engine bay. I am always amazed they took a long I6 engine and somehow managed to mount it transversely.

Thumbs up for a nice car!

 

[Howard]

Can you take a pic of the engine bay. I am always amazed they took a long I6 engine and somehow managed to mount it transversely.

Thumbs up for a nice car!

Isn't it the shortest I6 (plus transmission) in the world?