I rather think the OP was being a tad sarcastic and was querying Volvo's wisdom in incurring all the admin/printing costs involved for such a trivial increase. That said, if it takes your chosen spec just over the £40k tax threshold it would be a bit less trivial.

As others have said, this is mainly about personal preferences. What is absolutely essential is to study the brochure/specifications with a forensic level of attention to detail and avoid any assumptions. This applies to any new car purchase from any manufacturer. A classic generic example would be ...

My 100% petrol T4 in common with every other car I've ever owned has no warning to tell me if I leave the fuel filler cover open when I drive off the forecourt. It's almost as though manufacturers expect drivers to exercise common sense and personal responsibility. Disgracefull!!

I’ve currently got my sons Tesla plugged into a 13 amp socket in the garage via a 10amp extension reel (fully wound out) and it’s charging at 4.9kw with no issues. The cable is still cold to the touch. Even my wife is impressed so maybe I can get permission to look at a new car! 😂😂 4.9kw at a nomin...

I purchased my own rather fine Faraday box in suede, thus I hope frustrating those villains who use signal amplifiers to steal keyless cars - apparently increasingly common! You did know that the Volvo car keys have acceleration sensors, that shuts them off when not in use, didn't you? The more rec...

The XC40 has been around a couple of years now so it may be worth searching the aftermarket suppliers for something similar at a significantly lower price. I have the folding floor as part of a pack but as there is a boot liner and dog crate on top of it most of the time I've never used it.

Don't forget it's a Swedish car so probably struggles a bit when it's much above 25 degrees. You'll have no problems in the Winter, no matter how severe.

The D4 and T4 are some of the worst offenders in What Car's comparison of true mpg versus official figures. Unless you do a very high mileage it's a fairly unimportant statistic as depreciation is by far the biggest cost of car ownership from new/nearly new. So far, the XC40 seems good in that regar...

Have you got the ejector seat option on yours? Part of one of the crash safety packs I think.

VolvoDriver wrote: ↑Mon Feb 17, 2020 11:06 pm Does anyone actually use cup holders to hold water bottles?
Does fit a couple of cans of Stella just right though.

You shouldn't drink and drive. You just end up spilling most of it which is a waste.