I'll have to get my checked out. It's very quiet when starting after being parked and after coasting and still moving but when stopped at lights etc. it makes a noise like a traditional starter motor when pulling away.

My thoughts as well. Can't remember the last time I took spare bulbs and you'd need the necessary tools anyway! Lights are a lot more reliable nowadays and the taking of bulbs goes back many years when they were less so and easily changed. Fewer folks work on their own cars nowadays and that require...

My wife drives the Volvo but often says it's too big and she misses her Mini! When I retired we sold it along with my Skoda Yeti and bought the first Volvo. I do have the TT as a second car though. Anyway we've been thinking about a smaller car for her again and will probably return to the VW Group ...

Welcome to the forum.

When you say the stop start is wonderfully smooth, is this when you come to a stop. Must say I'm not too impressed with mine and do everything I can to stop the engine from stopping!

There's a thread where another member listed all the parts separately so you should be able to just get the spare wheel.

Note that you won't be able to use your existing sub-floor when you have the spare in.

It's poor really that Volvo keep changing the specs even though for some it suits. For me I'd rather have the 360 deg camera which mine has. Wouldn't be so bad if you could add things as extras but as we know they are very limited now and we can't choose what we want. We are at the whim of Volvo UK ...

Good news that your daughter finally got her car. Bad news that even though the time for teething troubles has arguably passed following adoption of the agency model Volvo still don't appear to have got their act together.

Thanks John.

Set off today and asked Google to increase the temperature. "She" said she couldn't do it because of an issue with the network. Tried it again on the way home and asked to turn the heated seat on (as a test), both of which I've done many times without issue, to be greeted with " I'm s...

It really is a lottery as far as dealers are concerned. I stuck with my original dealer who are about an hour's drive away even though I've got two others who are much nearer. It seems that even though some manufacturers say they want to know about customer's experience via surveys etc. they don't s...