lil_red_V40 Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 They do suck, regardless of who had a bad one and whose worked perfectly all the time. They handle horribly - they are clumsy and fat. The power they have can hardly be put to the road with a stock setup - I could spin the tires out at 65mph in that car even with perfect condition top of the line pirelli tires. They were built to a low standard of quality for a car of it's own price - everything feels like plastic and the leather is vastly inferior to the leather used in the newer models. Things tend to "fall apart" and become "loose" rather quickly compared to all the other Volvos I've driven. This may be related to how many times things needed to be taken apart to fix electrical problems, however.They also tend to have more problems than any of the I5 or NA I6 Volvos if you believe the interwebs. Volvo techs can speak up to how many T6 they've actually seen with terrible problems. Personally, I never had anything other than electrical glitches. These problems are pretty much the same as you can expect in any newer model Audi, Volvo, or other vehicle that uses advanced electrical networks and computerized controllers. The percentage of Volvo S80 T6s which have problems more than this are probably pretty close to the percentage of Audi S models that have major maintenance problems. So this completely knocks out the idea of getting an S80 T6 to have something more reliable than an S4.For what it's worth, I'd rather tune my XC70 than any S80 T6.Don't get an S80 T6 and tune it unless nothing else will satisfy you.It's a big luxo-cruiser. Most S80 owners bought their car because of the luxury not because it outhandles anything. Your coment about how it handles has got to be one of the most ridiculous comments I have ever heard. It's a bardge and it's not trying to be anything else. As far as it feeling cheap and it rattling, clearly you've never owned one for any length of time, if at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyWriter Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 At least I don't fail at everything else. Enjoy your repair bill.if i couldn't afford it comfortably i wouldn't have it - or the S70T5 winter beater either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmelviØØ7 Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 if i couldn't afford it comfortably i wouldn't have it - or the S70T5 winter beater either.You must have really deep pockets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt1122 Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 It's a big luxo-cruiser. Most S80 owners bought their car because of the luxury not because it outhandles anything. Your coment about how it handles has got to be one of the most ridiculous comments I have ever heard. It's a bardge and it's not trying to be anything else. As far as it feeling cheap and it rattling, clearly you've never owned one for any length of time, if at all.First off, there are two M's in "comment" and there is no d in "barge". Handling was only a piece of my post. If you read the rest of the post you will see that I have declared the entire car a POS and have left no loose ends like, "well maybe it handles well?" You can argue all you want, but there are better cars for the same price of the same luxury quality. They are built better, and they perform better. When you buy an S80 T6 you are buying a POS that is fat, comfy, makes you feel safe, lets you feel that you spent a decent amount of money on a car (so you can pretend its a great car), and is slightly faster than the 2.9. The original S80 was a big step into plush for Volvo. It definitely had plushness. It also had POSness. Sorry. Your car sucks.The new S80 is a completely different story. It's a superb vehicle. I love it.Go buy one of those and I won't call your car a POS.As someone who has had a good deal of first hand experience with an S80 T6 - I declare the S80 T6 a complete POS.And as I said before, unless you really have some strange insatiable desire to tune it, it's a complete waste of time and money.Did I mention the S80 is kind of boring looking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-5Bandit Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Did I mention the S80 is kind of boring looking? This is soley the reason I wouldn't buy an S80. Outside of the all the complaints about the S80 mechanically, IMO, the damn car is ugly. It is boring car and lacks any kind of styling for a luxury car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil_red_V40 Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 First off, there are two M's in "comment" and there is no d in "barge". Handling was only a piece of my post. If you read the rest of the post you will see that I have declared the entire car a POS and have left no loose ends like, "well maybe it handles well?" You can argue all you want, but there are better cars for the same price of the same luxury quality. They are built better, and they perform better. When you buy an S80 T6 you are buying a POS that is fat, comfy, makes you feel safe, lets you feel that you spent a decent amount of money on a car (so you can pretend its a great car), and is slightly faster than the 2.9. The original S80 was a big step into plush for Volvo. It definitely had plushness. It also had POSness. Sorry. Your car sucks.The new S80 is a completely different story. It's a superb vehicle. I love it.Go buy one of those and I won't call your car a POS.As someone who has had a good deal of first hand experience with an S80 T6 - I declare the S80 T6 a complete POS.And as I said before, unless you really have some strange insatiable desire to tune it, it's a complete waste of time and money.Did I mention the S80 is kind of boring looking?So I am assuming that you've had one since you have all of this knowledge of the S80. So, please share with me why you didn't like yours. I'm not talking about whatever everyone else has told you about it. I mean your actual experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACES70 Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 This thread sucks..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northmiler89 Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN...and NO STOCK VOLVO WILL EVERRRRRRR HANDLE LIKE A STI. EVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRSORRY.. NOT HAPPENIN' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil_red_V40 Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 This thread sucks.....Helpfull :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil_red_V40 Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 This is soley the reason I wouldn't buy an S80. Outside of the all the complaints about the S80 mechanically, IMO, the damn car is ugly. It is boring car and lacks any kind of styling for a luxury car.You drive a brick, but you wouldn't drive an S80 because it's ugly? If I had to guess why you don't drive any of the newly styled Volvo's that look just like it is, that you can't afford it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johann Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Well.. There's ugly and there's brick's.. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil_red_V40 Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Well.. There's ugly and there's brick's.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACES70 Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Helpfull This whole thread has been helpful.....to noone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzimark Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Well.. There's ugly and there's brick's.. finally! someone who understands so many people tell me "your car is an ugly brick", i have to correct them that while it is a brick, it is not ugly. it's a pretty brick :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil_red_V40 Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 This whole thread has been helpful.....to noone.Why do you keep coming back then? finally! someone who understands so many people tell me "your car is an ugly brick", i have to correct them that while it is a brick, it is not ugly. it's a pretty brick I love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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