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Tesla Alternative?
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I must admit, I'm right now looking at this on the website and checking reviews. If this is big enough in the back, I'm selling the Tesla for this as soon as I can get my hands on it. Looks beautiful and solid.The recently announced Volvo EX30 looks rather tasty as a compact SUV. Their mid range model coming in at £38,545 with 298 miles WLPT range, 0-62 in 5.3 seconds. While their cheapest model comes in at £33,795 with 213 miles.
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Interior looks great too. Quite a compelling new EV.
scdoubleu
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Same here. We had 5 Volvos between 1999 and 2021. The dealer/service experience went downhill during that time, particularly so as the brand tried to go more up-market. The cars got progressively less reliable too; my last, a 2018 XC60 D5, was in for repair/recall more times than I care to count.
Would never have another, especially now they've chopped out Sensus in favour of Android Automotive
Why go to the dealership? That seems like the real problem. I take mine to a Volvo mechanic and it’s been a good experience
Have you actually had a car with the Android system? It’s better than Sensus in many waysSame here. We had 5 Volvos between 1999 and 2021. The dealer/service experience went downhill during that time, particularly so as the brand tried to go more up-market. The cars got progressively less reliable too; my last, a 2018 XC60 D5, was in for repair/recall more times than I care to count.
Would never have another, especially now they've chopped out Sensus in favour of Android Automotive
Jason71
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Decisions decisions lied to by dealers for personal gain or ,misinformed by overworked low wage Tesla employees who have no idea what they are talking about half the time
WannabeOwner
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You are describing every motor brand dealership that' I've dealt with in the last 40 years ... if not on day-one then a bit later.
Yeah, so Tesla no better (or "differently bad/worse").
I've decided to live with Tesla - I like the API integration I have cobbled together, and don't want to write again for another brand (if that is even possible with other Brand APIs). I'm going to call my little APP "Short and Curlies"
Jason71
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Hmm. They seem to be going after the people who looked at the Tesla interiors and though it was a bit too cluttered
And I remember there was a forum member who in fact posted his Volvo to show how Volvo thinks from customer point of view with all the buttons and switches. Hello, whoever that was could you please respond to this new Volvo which is just a copy of model 3/Y rather than taken it for inspiration including the key cardHmm. They seem to be going after the people who looked at the Tesla interiors and though it was a bit too cluttered
but with cramped rear seats strictly for children.Agreed. The XC40 recharge back seat was a bit cramped especially if you’re trying to get a car seat back there.
The design looks consistent with Volvo’s existing direction, they are definitely going the Tesla route of getting rid of buttons and such but they have always been Scandinavian sparse/modernHmm. They seem to be going after the people who looked at the Tesla interiors and though it was a bit too cluttered
Why buy from a dealership? I’ve bought my last three Audis through an online broker. No haggling. No dealer trying to sell dubious extras I don’t want. And I’ve never saved less than 20% on list price.
Haha, what are you talking about?? We’re not talking about compared to a Tesla, we’re talking about compared to other legacy cars.
Volvo has one of the most modern/sparse interiors. I can google search and find tons of cars with a dash like this
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Spot the shareholder
As far as hot takes go, I think this one has a sub zero temperature
This is actually the car I've been waiting on from Volvo. Affordable quality and good base specs. Less than £41k for the top of the range LR performance too if performance is your bag, hits 60 mph in 3.4 seconds. The £33.6k base model is 5.5 seconds to 60, so pretty much all I would really want/need.
Seems a bit of a game changer to me
**I've no idea how much money Volvo will make/lose on this car and neither will I try and 'guess' as I have no knowledge of such matters
Zilla91
Active Member
Very unimpressed with the lack of a binnacle behind the steering wheel and the haptic buttons on the wheel. It's their base model so I guess they have to save money somehow.
Spot the shareholder
As far as hot takes go, I think this one has a sub zero temperature
This is actually the car I've been waiting on from Volvo. Affordable quality and good base specs. Less than £41k for the top of the range LR performance too if performance is your bag, hits 60 mph in 3.4 seconds. The £33.6k base model is 5.5 seconds to 60, so pretty much all I would really want/need.
Seems a bit of a game changer to me
**I've no idea how much money Volvo will make/lose on this car and neither will I try and 'guess' as I have no knowledge of such matters
pretty low range - close to the Fiat 500e for the base one though - US gets the extended range as standard, UK/europe get a smaller one for a smaller price. So £38k for the equivalent to the base spec US one with decent range.
not saying the base is useless - if its a commute/second car it'll be more than enough - but this looks more like a primary vehicle so I think you'd want that range.
still a decent price
Ha is it that obvious. Its a nice looking car for sure and if it results in more ice cars taken from our roads thats a good thing.Spot the shareholder
As far as hot takes go, I think this one has a sub zero temperature
This is actually the car I've been waiting on from Volvo. Affordable quality and good base specs. Less than £41k for the top of the range LR performance too if performance is your bag, hits 60 mph in 3.4 seconds. The £33.6k base model is 5.5 seconds to 60, so pretty much all I would really want/need.
Seems a bit of a game changer to me
**I've no idea how much money Volvo will make/lose on this car and neither will I try and 'guess' as I have no knowledge of such matters
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