Toyota Rav or Volvo xc 60

[lloyd]

Looking at both of these at moment(3to4 years old).
Used to diesel and open to gearbox options.
Has anyone any experiences either positive or
negative of the above vehicles?

 

[Acke]

Toyota is quality , a bit dull. Volvo is less quality, less dull!

 

[Longlowdog]

Check the pedal position on the Rav. The last gen ones had pedals offset to the left of center and gave my wife real back ache driving with twisted legs on longer journeys. I hated it from the off.

 

[hally]

Which year xc60

 

[lloyd]

Toyota is quality , a bit dull. Volvo is less quality, less dull!

Interesting comment .
Does the Volvo have reliability issues?

 

[lloyd]

Which year xc60

Looking at 17/18.

 

[hally]

Looking at 17/18.

We had a 17 plate 2.4 diesel lux and it was faultless tbh, only issue was punctures in the crap continental tyres but a change to Nokian ended that problem

 

[lloyd]

We had a 17 plate 2.4 diesel lux and it was faultless tbh, only issue was punctures in the crap continental tyres but a change to Nokian ended that problem

Have you replaced it with another Volvo?

 

[hally]

Have you replaced it with another Volvo?

No tbh we needed/wanted something bigger to tow a big twin axle caravan ( Volvo was effing scary on a windy night with it’s softish suspension set up ) so went to a discovery 5 as we thought it would be more capable on a cattle trailer than the new xc90 if our pickup was ever off the road as it tows considerably more than the volvo.

 

[lloyd]

No tbh we needed/wanted something bigger to tow a big twin axle caravan ( Volvo was effing scary on a windy night with it’s softish suspension set up ) so went to a discovery 5 as we thought it would be more capable on a cattle trailer than the new xc90 if our pickup was ever off the road as it tows considerably more than the volvo.

Saw a newish xc90 on a tri axle at the local market.
It looked nice but I did wonder .
Edit
This is just for kids and dogs have plenty of towing capacity.

 

[hally]

Saw a newish xc90 on a tri axle at the local market.
It looked nice but I did wonder .

I think they only pull something like 2.7t but inside it’s all minimalist styling and no buttons just touchscreen which I didn’t like, also no off-road ability so no option to shepherd in it for example if the pickup is on another job, but cheaper than a disco and no doubt more reliable

 

[Robt]

Toyota is quality , a bit dull. Volvo is less quality, less dull!

I’d say Volvo trumps Toyota on quality .

 

[hally]

I’d say Volvo trumps Toyota on quality .

I would agree but there is a difference between quality and reliability where I would imagine Toyota would win. You also have to remember that complex cars such as SUV’s are always going to be more unreliable than a basic saloon as there are simply more things to go wrong.

 

[lloyd]

I’d say Volvo trumps Toyota on quality .

Toyota are backing their own products by putting
warranty on used vehicles that have none at present
as long as they get serviced by a Toyota main dealer
and dont flag up any major problems.

 

[Timbo]

I’d say Volvo trumps Toyota on quality .

The xc60 is just beautifully appointed, many many small touches, like the stitching on the centre console, the embossed belt latches etc and the central touch screen works really well, albeit abit slow to fire up from cold start, whereas the Toyota is abit Japanese dull with too much scratchy plastics. Sit in both, youll soon see.

 

[feilding]

I know of a Volvo xc60. biggest heap they've ever bought, eats brakes/tyres every 10,000 miles
electrical issues all the time, only done 55000 miles now, going to be sold soon, can't afford to keep it because of running costs, put me right off ever getting one.

 

[hally]

I know of a Volvo xc60. biggest heap they've ever bought, eats brakes/tyres every 10,000 miles
electrical issues all the time, only done 55000 miles now, going to be sold soon, can't afford to keep it because of running costs, put me right off ever getting one.

New model or old model?

 

[Northdowns Martin]

I know of a Volvo xc60. biggest heap they've ever bought, eats brakes/tyres every 10,000 miles
electrical issues all the time, only done 55000 miles now, going to be sold soon, can't afford to keep it because of running costs, put me right off ever getting one.

Interesting I’ve got 64 plate xc60 78k on clock, it’s been a joy to own and drive. Serviced once a year. During young children years we had a V40 again lovely car. I would have another Volvo although wife is keen on a RR Evoke.

 

[feilding]

New model or old model?

"65" plate I think.

 

[tom3690]

My business is selling cars. Stats don’t lie. Especially for cars between 5 and 15 years old. Toyota , Honda and Lexus are the most reliable with miles and age. Volvos are nice to drive and sit it but suffer more niggles and mechanical issues by comparison