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Talked with my Volvo dealer about the rim size and he popped up my file. Nope, can't go with a smaller rim because my VIN shows that my brake calipers are the size of Polestar. There would be no room. So upon further investigation I can go up to a 45 aspect and reviews for this tire are very...

I'm thinking of finding 17 inch rims and going with 215/50/17. The tire site said the 2016 V60 had three size tires 17R & 18 R & 19R. So I guess the car could come stock with bigger or smaller rims than my 18's. I also forgot to mention in my wants and needs is that I don't want a CVT...

RX 350 rides well and if I could find one that is before 2020 with lower miles, yep it would be a consideration. I spent my life in the financial world and it just seems surreal to spend into the $30,000 range for a 5 year old car. My neighbor just bought a brand new RX (450???) and she...

You got it! Except with the SUV body on it. Nothing we've ever owned ran as smooth as a 1995 Cadillac DeVille Concours we once owned.

So that isn't one of the fast charge EV's? We go to Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, a 60 mile trip and if we needed a charge, would the 110 outlet do it in a timely manner?

As I posted to another person, I have considered it. But there is a big thing about the 2016 Volvo V60 and it can have oil consumption problems. The wiper piston ring was too sloppy and they can become prone to drinking oil. So there's tat.

My tire guy says no on that rim / tire situation. He's one that says "the car was tuned for that size tire & rim". Trouble is the V60 Cross Country is the same car except rides higher, same engine, etc. does not have the low profile tires. I would need a computer update to match speedo but...

Well the Jag F and E had caught my eye. For decades I drove an XJ40 and an SIII. I finally broke the addiction with a Subbie Outback. There is just no way that the rims on those low profile tires don't get dinged in our area of forever road construction land. The Volvo dealer says they...

IF you mean her condition, nope oncologist and palliative care people say this is how it will be. I'm in my 70's and she is touching 70 and we want / need function over form. And we want an SUV or wagon type (V60 style). We test drove a Lexus NX 300 and that was the one with the very...

We have two cars; 2011 Honda CRV and 2016 Volvo V60. We aren't looking for another car NOT due to mechanical but my wife's medical situation calls for a gentler riding car. The Volvo is more of a lux sport type feel and with low profile tires every bump in our bad roads, she feels the pain in...

Laboratory experiments in the garage!

Yes and that is what I don't want to do and why I researched. Not to belabor this issue and I think I am satisfied with my research results. This Antifreeze Coolant Concentrate Genuine Volvo 32339856 - 124604 is OEM and from IPD website. "Everything IPD supplies under the "Genuine Volvo"...

The only reason I've been over thinking is because since buying the car, used with 19,000 miles on it, I've had to top off the reservoir from time to time. I was a little ignorant about the coolant debacle of colors and thinking maybe I bought the wrong blue and have been topping off with the...

Thanks.

Spent some time today researching this color coded coolant issue and visiting another post on bobistheoilguy dated Feb 14th 2024 where the person said "Car makers really turned coolant selection into a circus,". I agree, the entire color coded coolant is a mess. The closest I can get to...