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volvo xc90 off roader
« on: August 08, 2010, 22:26:54 »
make's a change from the usual land rover/suzuki fare
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Re: volvo xc90 off roader
« Reply #1 on: August 08, 2010, 22:29:31 »
Thats actually very, very nice......... and yes, i am a landy man!
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Re: volvo xc90 off roader
« Reply #2 on: August 09, 2010, 01:11:14 »
BerLING!

Looks a bit too shiney and plasticy for me, wonder what it would look like after a Camel trophy type experience :-k

Probably not that good
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Re: volvo xc90 off roader
« Reply #3 on: August 09, 2010, 18:56:30 »
Very nice , and reliable too...........

 

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Re: volvo xc90 off roader
« Reply #4 on: August 09, 2010, 23:41:49 »
Can't see it flexing terribly well - it's independent all round and they usually struggle.
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Re: volvo xc90 off roader
« Reply #5 on: August 10, 2010, 00:02:46 »
hmm
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Re: volvo xc90 off roader
« Reply #6 on: August 10, 2010, 07:37:03 »
Its a special built by the milk marketing board, look at the drivers face!
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Re: volvo xc90 off roader
« Reply #7 on: August 10, 2010, 08:18:22 »
Take it in context- I dont think they built it for Everest .....  but more capable than your normal family est....

 

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Re: volvo xc90 off roader
« Reply #8 on: August 10, 2010, 11:07:51 »
Very nice , and reliable too...........


I'm with you, very nice

bet swmbo would love me forever if I bought her one of those  :-$

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Re: volvo xc90 off roader
« Reply #9 on: August 10, 2010, 17:44:17 »
Can't see it flexing terribly well - it's independent all round and they usually struggle.

this is fully independent suspension

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Re: volvo xc90 off roader
« Reply #10 on: August 10, 2010, 17:48:11 »
Slight difference in the length of the arms  :roll:

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Re: volvo xc90 off roader
« Reply #11 on: August 10, 2010, 18:05:03 »
Still one of my faves  :D IFS

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Re: volvo xc90 off roader
« Reply #12 on: August 12, 2010, 22:08:07 »
The cross country is pants on wet/greasy tracks through woods. No good for off road. Bloke I know that does some shooting had one and sold it pretty quickly and bought a Honda 4x4 which he's chuffed with.

Probably would do ok on a road trip through Europe in winter lol

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Re: volvo xc90 off roader
« Reply #13 on: August 12, 2010, 23:52:31 »
I will never understand these 4x4 estates that pretend to be off roaders. Either buy a big estate or buy a 4x4. If you can't live with a real 4x4 then do you really need one?

Subaru's Forester was designed for dealing with untreated roads and farm tracks. It doesn't pretend to be a big tough 4x4, just an estate with a bit more ground clearance. If I didn't go laning I would quite like one as it'd be unstoppable on snow and ice in winter, handles pretty well, goes a bit and looks completely harmless. I like cars that look innocent right up until the turbo kicks in...

Still, at least it isn't as bad as the blinged Hummer H2 I saw at MPH last year. It had a winch with steel cable...and the ally fairlead for plasma rope!  :lol:
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Re: volvo xc90 off roader
« Reply #14 on: August 14, 2010, 18:06:09 »
To be fair the bloke in the unit opposite us has the early model of these.  He has done over 200k in it and has never let him down.  Regular trips full of goods across the country.

He says Mon to  Fri it is a works van and at the weekend its a family car.

40+ mpg and all the room he needs  ;)

But it is butt ugly  ;) ;) ;)
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