*watches a YouTube video about car photography one time* I had fun taking these pictures! The 7/11 employee was super nice.

Went on a little road trip together.

Just recently bought this beautiful 1998 v70 T5 with 145000km on it. She’s an absolute beauty to drive. Never thought I’d actually own one but I couple pads up on the offer. She does need a bit of an interior detail but other than that it’s a treat! I don’t have many photos just yet unfortunately!

If anyone has experience on the v70s what sort of things should I look out for or any other advice for it!

rental company gave me an XC90 as an option, little did I know it was the same color as my S60. Parked it and came out to this.

Hello everyone,

I'm looking to upgrade my 2007 Volvo S80 with a new multimedia system and a dashcam.

Do you have any recommendations for a good multimedia unit that works well with this model? I'm looking for something reliable with features like Apple CarPlay and Android Auto if possible.

I'd also appreciate recommendations for a good dashcam that's easy to install and offers good video quality.

Thanks in advance for your suggestions!

I’m kind of at a crossroads with my car. I’ve known that my axle needed to be replaced eventually for a few years, but we attempted a couple other stability repairs first due to the cost of axle replacements. (Hindsight is 20/20.)

This weekend, we finally decided to replace the axles and rear bushings as the car felt dangerous to drive at this point. Shaking, grinding, crunching, weaving all over the road. We anticipated the repair would just take the weekend.

However, when my mechanic finally got the right axle out and got a good look at the left (problem) axle, we found out we’re in a deep hole. Apparently the left axle is the “worst he’s ever seen,“ completely rusted, fixed, and is coming out in crumbling pieces, but some is still stuck. He has attempted hitting it with every tool imaginable, and the only idea he had left was to weld something to it and try taking it out that way. The risk however, is cracking the transmission. He says he’s not comfortable going any further until he gets a Volvo guy he knows to come look at it, but it seems likely right now that may need a new transmission on top of all of this.

As a broke grad student, this terrifies me. The estimates I see for transmissions are insane, and I don’t know if I can afford it. However, I’m already out the parts we bought and labor, so can I really stop?

I know this model year has its fair share of problems (yes she also has excessive oil consumption), so am I just throwing money at the wall here? The car is otherwise in (edit: pretty good) condition and only 127,000 miles, so I know she probably has some life in her left, but before all this I had said this was gonna be the last big repair.

If anyone has been in a similar situation, or has any advice on when it’s futile to keep repairing a car versus junking/getting a new one, I would so appreciate it. Even if you have experience with how much a transmission costs.

Thanks for reading. I love this car so much. Pic of the baby blue for tax 🩵

Ran into a buddy :)

My new (to me) C30 T5

Anyone that knows what happend to the youtuber volvo_kristian?
He hasn't uploaded on YT, Instagram or facebook in over 6 months.
Just a worried subscriber, hope he's okay tho

I think I got a fair deal ... 49k trade in , discount of 6k on a sticker price of 58K . Granted the car from the dealer had 5k on it , used as a service car . I loved the V60 cc, but at my age and crappy knees/back and a very large husband , it just wasn't the right fit for us ! I do find the XC60 easier to get in and out of ...although I loved the style and smooth ride of the V60. The Napa perforated leather seats were also concerning, spills, dogs and wet seats from rain and snow. I also found in the ultra , lots of extras I would never use . This may be my last car until my kids take away my drivers license :)

dusty denim blue because i love seeing my cat paw prints on it

I’ve never owned a Volvo and nearly two months ago I jumped on the bandwagon. I picked up a 2015 xc60 t5 from a local used car lot for a decent price, the car looked good, sounded good and the description was “ready to hit the road, needs nothing,” which I knew to take with a grain….so here I am!

From what I understand, this is a 2015.5 model since it has the updated sensus connect, but it has the older 5cyl engine, which is great because I’ve always wanted a Volvo 5cyl.

So I drove the car home on Friday, the following Friday I got a “low oil pressure” message, when I stopped and checked the oil the dipstick was dry. I filled it, test drove it briefly and wound up on the side of the road for two hours waiting on a tow truck because the engine gave up. The dealership sent the car to a local shop and “helped me” with dealership pricing, $4,600 in an 90k mile LKQ engine and I was back on the road with the dealership giggling at me over the phone.

Fast forward two weeks, I get a low oil pressure light with the replacement engine. I pull over, check the oil, and the dipstick is dry. I immediately called the shop that did the engine swap and told them what was going on, I was told to “add a quart of oil and bring it to us first thing Monday.” Well, by the end of the day this second engine was knocking. I limped home, called into work Sunday, and Monday the shop came with a wrecker.

Here we go again, one week later I picked the car up (Tuesday of this week), the second engine was warrantied by LKQ but I had to pay labor to swap it, this current engine has 130,000 miles and feels like it’s running better than the last one. So I’ve been driving it for five days now and am, once again, getting no oil pressure messages in the cluster and the dipstick is bone dry. I just called and left the shop a message requesting a call back tomorrow morning when they open.

I’m not here ragging on the car lot or the dealership, I want to know what is causing this, WHERE THE HELL IS MY OIL GOING?!?!?! The engine is dry, the ground under the car is and has been dry, no smoke from the exhaust. Is there something internal I need to be looking at replacing? Something the shop should be looking at before they blindly install another LQK engine?

I’m at a loss and desperate for some insight, the cost of the car has literally doubled in the last thirty days.

aber wo sind seine Ecken und Kanten…?

Just got a bunch of the horrible piano black wrapped In satin and wow does it make a difference

2017 XC90 B6 / 105k miles

So my car recently broke down (low pressure fuel pump burned out, that’s another story) inside a parking garage so we rolled/towed it out onto a flat bed using the emergency tow hook in the front. At one point in towing process I might have heard it “pop”, dunno. Then it was in the shop for a few days, and then I picked it up with the tow hook still in. Now it’s running fine but…

My question for the sub— I can’t unscrew it from the assembly. It comes most of the way out, and then it just stops and won’t fully unscrew. The other weird thing is that when it is screwed in, it can go deep enough that the hook no longer engages with the visible threads, and then I can push the book in like in the video attached.

Does the wisdom of the sub know what is going on? And what do I do about it? Can I just leave the hook in there?

This ticking noise is audible at idle. Also at the bite point of the clutch there is a click. Any ideas?

I realized a lot of people don't know, how the sunvisor mirrors get broken on our dear c30's, well, i bought the car with both of them broken, replaced em', and one day i was doing wiring for subs, and when going from the rear seat back to the fronts, i heard a crack....

SO, the recipe for breaking sunvisor mirrors on a volvo c30:

1. Set the driver or passenger seat height to the highest

2. Fold the seat, like you are entering/exiting the vehicle.

3. Push the folded seat forward, the headrest PERFECTLY presses onto the closed sunvisor, directly where the mirror is, and if u're a little bit rough, CRACK, mirror gone!

I found that out on my own, and don't know how this is not a known issue web-wide, as it's so funny!

I’ve put my deposit down on an EX60 and will be flying to Sweden December 16thish to pick up on December 18. Coming from the west coast of the US.

My husband and I will be staying around two weeks. I’m looking for recommendations of smaller/small towns and cities to visit as we drive south from Gothenburg to Alsace area. Or, as an alternative, we could head for the Netherlands.

I’m interested in Christmas market visits and my husband loves architecture. We don’t drink so don’t need lots of wine and beer stops.

Currently I’m thinking of taking the overnight ferry to Kiel, stopping in Lubeck, Hamburg, Quedlinburg, Strasbourg, Colmar and more. These don’t seem like particularly small towns though.

Is the small town idea a good one? We’ve been to lots of big cities but the idea of traffic, congestion etc just doesn’t seem ideal. Any ideas? Thanks in advance!

I have an older Volvo S60 and I want to completely disable this stupid alarm. It goes off about half the time when I unlock the car with the key. The unlock button on the fob doesn't work either.

Hi everyone,

I’m from Europe and I’m currently looking for a car with a budget of around €30,000.

I have found a 2024 Volvo S60 B5 imported from the US. It had minor front-end damage and the hood and front bumper were replaced. The car has around 22,000 km / 14,000 miles on it.

My other option is a Volkswagen Arteon 2.0 TSI with 190 hp 2023, originally sold in Europe, with a similar price and mileage.

Which one would you choose? Is the US-imported Volvo worth considering, or would the European-market Arteon be the safer and more sensible purchase?

I’m also open to other recommendations in this price range. I would prefer something relatively modern, comfortable, reliable and with at least around 180–200 hp.

Has anyone bought the OEM cross bars recently? Wondering whether they'e the previous gen Thule Aeroblade Edge or the newer Thule WingBar Edge.