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by johnd
Mon Apr 18, 2022 10:07 pm
Forum: Main Volvo XC40 Recharge EV chat
Topic: C40 review
Replies: 3
Views: 1985

Re: C40 review

Actually, I think Bjorn's summary review was a good one. So many online car reviews are little more than a recitation of the car's specification. I don't need that - I'm perfectly capable of looking at the specs for myself. But what I am looking for is a subjective opinion from someone I trust as to...
by johnd
Tue Aug 18, 2020 4:48 pm
Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
Topic: Current XC40 would you purchase again
Replies: 42
Views: 13918

Re: Current XC40 would you purchase again

Apologies, I'm a slight interloper here, having decided not to go ahead with an XC40 purchase a few months back (I went for a Q3 Sportback instead), but still interested in the XC40 landscape and might buy a Polestar 2 or conceivably an XC40 P8 (but provisional prices are stupidly expensive on that)...
by johnd
Tue Jun 02, 2020 1:32 pm
Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
Topic: XC 40 RE CHARGE
Replies: 2
Views: 2007

Re: XC 40 RE CHARGE

Yes, have been considering it but agree that the price is OTT - probably too much to hope that it might come in under £40K, but current projected pricing is maybe £10K too high, so £45K might be acceptable (for a well-specc'd dual motor version). And a minor point for many I know, but I still feel m...
by johnd
Sat Apr 04, 2020 9:47 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: NO spare wheel!
Replies: 18
Views: 11497

Re: NO spare wheel!

See the full EV Recharge XC40 doesn't even have the option of a spare. The reason is probably that the space is used by the battery and/or rear electric motor. I guess it would have been possible to work around this problem and still provide a spare but only at the cost of significant compromise to ...
by johnd
Sat Mar 28, 2020 10:49 am
Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
Topic: MY21 LAUNCH
Replies: 50
Views: 24781

Re: MY21 LAUNCH

I agree AJ05. Volvo will lose sales. I will be looking else where when the time comes to change if they haven't reversed this anti- customer bonkers decision. Not much consolation I know, but this was happening industry-wide well before the current virus situation. All manufacturers are now groupin...
by johnd
Wed Jan 01, 2020 12:05 pm
Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
Topic: Does anyone regret buying an XC40?
Replies: 48
Views: 23306

Re: Does anyone regret buying an XC40?

The Q2 was a little small and had the most disturbingly brittle looking central screen. Brittle in the sense that it looked as if a quick push would break it off. It didn't retract into the dash. Yes, I don't take to the iPad stuck on the dash concept either - one of the reasons I got rid of my pre...
by johnd
Wed Jan 01, 2020 10:56 am
Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
Topic: Does anyone regret buying an XC40?
Replies: 48
Views: 23306

Re: Does anyone regret buying an XC40?

I was in the market for a car in the XC40 class over the past year and my shortlist came down to XC40 T5, Evoque P300 and Q3 45TFSI, which I really struggled to choose between despite numerous test drives. (I didn't include Toyota/Lexus because of their auto boxes, nor BMW which I just can't take a ...
by johnd
Wed Oct 23, 2019 8:54 am
Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
Topic: Android OS - upgrade MY2019+?
Replies: 3
Views: 2415

Re: Android OS - upgrade MY2019+?

So it is not replaceable that piece of HW? I believe that just motherboard if required - another processor/memory/disk Well, potentially any piece of a car is replaceable of course - it's just a question of the time, effort and cost of doing so. I think the implication was that no upgrade is possib...
by johnd
Mon Oct 21, 2019 4:49 pm
Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
Topic: Android OS - upgrade MY2019+?
Replies: 3
Views: 2415

Re: Android OS - upgrade MY2019+?

What I've heard rumoured (but it's not official, so could be wrong) is that no upgrades will be possible because the Android OS also requires a significant hardware change/upgrade, which is not being fitted to current XC40 production. Disappointing but it does sound credible - at one level the chang...
by johnd
Wed Oct 16, 2019 7:51 pm
Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
Topic: Electric XC40
Replies: 1
Views: 1664

Re: Electric XC40

Around 12 months away apparently. Wonder why they've decided to delay it - I'm sure it was said that availability was originally going to be around now, or at least in the next 2-3 months, but all we're getting this year is just the initial announcement/launch?