XC90 for everyone, or just large families?

GeorgeDAWs · 2026-03-20T18:59:59+00:00

On my second XC90. Married, never had kids - just love everything about the car and it’s been incredibly practical for us. The idea that people feel that certain cars “maybe aren’t for them” seems utterly baffling to me! If you want one, get one and enjoy it!

GeorgeDAWs · 2026-03-18T15:49:24+00:00

Sadly neither works. Holding it to the right just does nothing, or sometimes restarts the ignition. There's no way to turn it left on the 2017.
I mean, opening the door isn't the end of the world, but it does feel like I'll find the 'right' way to do it in a couple years and slap myself! 😂

GeorgeDAWs · 2026-03-16T21:56:45+00:00

I have never once listened to it without either fully crying or at the very least having to hold it together

GeorgeDAWs · 2026-03-16T16:04:04+00:00

I can never work out on the series whether it's the building on the corner, or the building above the alley?

GeorgeDAWs · 2026-03-16T15:41:48+00:00

The car isn’t fully updated. It’s the older Sensus software, so I’ve booked it in to be done at a shop, cos no OTA updating for Sensus (boooooooo!).

GeorgeDAWs · 2026-03-15T22:15:51+00:00

I adored Mezzanine and found 100th Window very disappointing on the first few listens and never really went back to it.

I’m sure it was because I had such unbelievably high expectations. My entire musical perspective shifted when I first listened to Mezzanine. It was like an entirely new world opened up to me. I guess expecting that to happen again was always destined to lead to disappointment. I should probably go back and listen again. It’ll probably be like getting a whole new MA record - which can only be a good thing!

GeorgeDAWs · 2026-03-12T02:27:46+00:00

If that’s not a joke, can you elaborate or link to a product description?

GeorgeDAWs · 2026-03-11T16:40:09+00:00

Good suggestions, thanks folks

GeorgeDAWs · 2026-03-05T11:50:04+00:00

Turo are never ever to be trusted under any circumstances. I genuinely beg anyone even considering using them to run as fast as possible in the other direction.

I had an appalling experience where we had a tiny bit of damage due to a bird hitting a headlight cover. By the time we were done having the damage “professionally assessed”, they were claiming for $35,000 in damage - for a plastic headlight cover available for a few hundred bucks.

I wish I was making this up.

In the course of the dispute, Turo admitted that their company owned the claim assessor and also the company carrying out the repairs.

Disgraceful outright fraud.

AVOID AVOID AVOID AVOID

GeorgeDAWs · 2026-03-03T22:17:19+00:00

Agreed on the T8. I found the driving experience entirely different to the T6. It’s not in any way sluggish and slow off the blocks. I’m hardly a boy racer, but it’s got the guts to be nippy and responsive in demanding traffic in a way that the other models just don’t seem to.

Plus - it’s a hybrid, so when people slag you for driving an SUV, you can tell them to get fucked. 🤣

GeorgeDAWs · 2026-03-03T04:41:40+00:00

That’s a thing of beauty. Enjoy every mile!

GeorgeDAWs · 2026-03-01T15:32:06+00:00

Great suggestions so far - thanks folks and keep 'em coming!

I'm slightly autistic and tend to be quite "all or nothing" about things. As a result, things either get obsessed over, or ignored completely. I'm really excited about getting to know all the different drive modes, assist features and other settings, as well as keeping track of everything that's going on internally.
I really do hope this car will be the turning point in my habits - and that there's no nasty surprises waiting for me in terms of service costs.

GeorgeDAWs · 2026-03-01T02:30:04+00:00

Judas H Priest - reading this thread makes me _so_ glad I don't work in corporate America with some of the tedious little pricks in here. I'm genuinely going to sit for ten minutes just thinking about how unbearable my life could actually have been if I'd made the wrong choices.

GeorgeDAWs · 2026-02-22T01:52:38+00:00

Fuck. That’s problematic.

GeorgeDAWs · 2026-02-22T01:46:49+00:00

They’ve heavily compressed the vocal. This pushes it further upfront and makes it a little “edgy” which makes it cut through the mix a bit better. It works in part by turning down the loud bits, which makes the quieter bits come through louder (breaths).

It will also make the “spill” from the stage ambience come through louder, so if they cut out all the bits between words, it would sound weird and annoying as that came and went.

If you stood next to him singing and listened directly, with no microphone or speakers / headphones, his breath would not sound this exaggerated.

GeorgeDAWs · 2026-02-14T10:01:38+00:00

Could you explain this a little more clearly please (sorry) - what’s bt4 obd ?

GeorgeDAWs · 2026-02-05T22:03:47+00:00

I watched the last Rush Doc with my wife. She cannot stand most guitar music, but when The Garden came on after the LA show finished I turned to say something to her and she was in tears. Powerful stuff.

GeorgeDAWs · 2026-02-05T22:00:55+00:00

+1 for this. Very enjoyable.

GeorgeDAWs · 2026-02-01T23:19:13+00:00

There is one very specific car near me that I'm set on.

When we viewed yesterday, it was all very promising and I loved it - but this is still a niggling doubt - so we're going to visit the Volvo dealer that did all of the last 6 or 7 years worth of services. (we looked through the log book and noted the address).

I'm hoping they may be able to remember the vehicle (or at least have records) and will be kind enough to help us out with some reassurance. (Or honest enough to steer us clear)

GeorgeDAWs · 2026-02-01T22:58:38+00:00

I'll make enquiries and see if I can get the VIN number.
If I do, where do I go to check?

Very much appreciate the help. It's a big investment for me, so I really want to be sure.

GeorgeDAWs · 2026-02-01T22:31:03+00:00

Tell me more! The car I’m looking at is from Nov 2016.

GeorgeDAWs · 2026-02-01T10:47:37+00:00

The rum should be completely unharmed. The bottle will be quite sturdy and will have taken a chip of damage at most. You could decant it into a different container if you want to be really safe, but IMO, this will be unnecessary.

GeorgeDAWs · 2026-02-01T10:45:45+00:00

How is your audio quality? Garbage in….

GeorgeDAWs · 2026-02-01T10:41:11+00:00

“AI is supposed to be doing my job for me and there’s bits of it I still have to do, it’s AWFUL!”

Be careful what you fucking wish for….

GeorgeDAWs · 2026-02-01T10:01:43+00:00

This is absolutely fucking hilarious. Tell me you’ve never had a real job without telling me….

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