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- Wed Apr 24, 2024 2:39 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic Chat
- Topic: Second Car
- Replies: 13
- Views: 559
Re: Second Car
Hi Chris, Here in the Czech Republic I think there must be more Fabias than there are people in the entire country :lol: They're incredibly popular not only because they're the national brand, but also because they seem to be very dependable. No modern cars can really be called "simple" - ...
- Fri Feb 02, 2024 3:16 pm
- Forum: Faults & Technical
- Topic: Another Failed Auxiliary Drive Belt-B4 Mild Hybrid
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3962
Re: Another Failed Auxiliary Drive Belt-B4 Mild Hybrid
several members have reported tension-pulley bearing failures. Bearings wear and finally fail over relatively long periods of time, new ones failing should at least raise some interest? Maybe it's my background in science and engineering, but no, not with me it doesn't. What would raise my interest...
- Fri Feb 02, 2024 7:52 am
- Forum: Faults & Technical
- Topic: Another Failed Auxiliary Drive Belt-B4 Mild Hybrid
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3962
Re: Another Failed Auxiliary Drive Belt-B4 Mild Hybrid
Not safety critical until you try and take a loved one to A+E and the belt snaps, admittedly a fairly low probability. "Fairly low" of course meaning massively unlikely ;) In general it's probably best to try and keep a sense of perspective on these things, rather than worrying unnecessar...
- Fri Jan 26, 2024 11:04 am
- Forum: Faults & Technical
- Topic: Battery drain
- Replies: 2
- Views: 858
Re: Battery drain
Is the car working fine? If it is, then I would suggest you try not to worry about it, use the car normally, and check on the battery in a month. Then perhaps check it after another couple of months, if you're still concerned about it. I certainly wouldn't expect a three-mile drive to put any charge...
- Wed Jan 24, 2024 1:58 pm
- Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
- Topic: Auto start/off and pilot assist
- Replies: 30
- Views: 5438
Re: Auto start/off and pilot assist
It's not possible to disable the stop-start system, but in the B4 it's almost seamless anyway - once you're used to it, you'll hardly notice it at all. Also, it doesn't only switch the engine off when you come to a halt, it also does it when you're coasting - and you'll hardly notice that either, un...
- Thu Jan 18, 2024 12:58 pm
- Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
- Topic: Does the forum provide a balanced view?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2638
Re: Does the forum provide a balanced view?
Ask a question along the lines of "I'm thinking of buying a Volvo or some other car what do you think" and all the lurkers who are super happy will pop out and tell you how great their Volvos are. Of course if you went to a BMW group and asked the same question, the answer would of course...
- Thu Jan 18, 2024 7:58 am
- Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
- Topic: Does the forum provide a balanced view?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2638
Re: Does the forum provide a balanced view?
I think you're right - forums like this will naturally be used to discuss issues that some owners are having with their cars, while people whose cars are working flawlessly have less reason to contribute, and we might just dip in and have a quick look from time to time but not very often. So it can ...
- Sat Dec 23, 2023 1:33 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: First Volvo but …
- Replies: 24
- Views: 10754
- Fri Dec 08, 2023 1:07 pm
- Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
- Topic: New software load incoming
- Replies: 13
- Views: 9155
Re: New software load incoming
Mine always says it will take "up to" 90 minutes, but I can't remember it ever actually taking longer than about 20 minutes. I always do the installation in a place that could be easily accessed by a tow truck just in case it completely fails to respond when I try to open it and start it -...
- Tue Nov 28, 2023 5:23 pm
- Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
- Topic: Rattles, squeaks and other niggles
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4983
Re: Rattles, squeaks and other niggles
No problem with mine.
If you're in Europe, yours will have been built in Belgium, not China.
If you're in Europe, yours will have been built in Belgium, not China.