Starting to look at what I might get when I pass my highlander down to mini.
I’d love a smaller SUV- but my 6’5” husband doesn’t fit in many. The XC40 has reviews that sound like he might.
Any thoughts? Other ideas for easy to park but fits tall people? Area for dogs in the back?
I love my XC90, it’s a 2017 and still looks/runs like new. Honestly they’ve gotten way nicer since the Chinese bought brand and put money into the platforms.
Drives well, comfortable, fast, reliable. Had some issues in first few years; primarily battery related (3 primary 2 aux replaced) but all fixed under warranty.
My other car is a 2023 Tesla Model X and while it drives better than Volvo (more power, better suspension), the Volvo’s fit/finish, seats are much better. I would say the Volvo feels like a more expensive car than Tesla even though it was ~$20K less (both purchased new).
Downside is that Volvo dealers aren’t great. Volvo’s are sort of luxury cars at their price points but the dealerships feel like they’re from the days when they were owned by Ford. Spotty service, unavailable loaner cars, dirty waiting rooms, etc. It’s a small thing but when you compare it to Lexus, BMW, Audi, even Tesla, it’s lacking.
For XC40 size, Audi Q5’s are pretty nice. Brother has one and it’s worked out well. Definitely easy to park, has room, but not sure about 6’5" fitting.
This won’t help at all, as it was a different company.
I loved my 240. Tank. I’m 6’-0" and all torso and fit fine.
I loved my 940T. Tank. I fit even better. We called the seat warmers butt cookers, they would roast you even on the coldest New England winter mornings.
Cue the scene from Crazy People:
Well if you buy one, take advantage of the free trip to the factory to drive it on a vacation, then fly back home (also free) and wait for your car to ship to you.
Not really known for their reliability. One downside of owning a Toyota is that you get sort of used to cars that work.
The 2025 MINI Countryman is larger than you would think. Especially in the front seats.
Unless it’s the new gen Tundra…
Actually, the exact opposite. Late-model Volvo XC series are excellent TCO and reliability, on par with Toyota (I could not find one US-based reviewer that dinged Volvo’s recent reliability). They have more capacity than BMW X3, and barely less than X5, at a fraction of the cost of the latter.
We bought an XC60 Recharge Plus (PHEV) in May. We love it—and its 466hp.
The Ultimate upgrades the seats, and adds a HUD. Same power plant though.
Our insurance is 50% what it would be w/ the BMW X5.
All of our city driving is in Pure (electric) mode. On road trips, combined range is about 620mi.
We got it on a lease from the dealer and then immediately bought out the lease to get the $7500 EV rebate. There are 4 dealers w/in 50mi and each has its strengths (one feels more luxury than another, etc.)
I’m 5’10"; wife is 3" taller. Our even taller friends have no probs in 2nd row. With seats down, it’s super roomy, and would accommodate a kennel.
If doing it again, I’d 100% do it again.
Shhh don’t tell Toyota owners their quality peaked in the 90’s and is now avg with pretty much everyone.
Shhh Toyota owners like to live in the past.
Ahhhh… Volvo. Misread that the first time. Nevermind.
Carry on…
love, only thing I’ll own due to safety. uniframe saved my life in a crash at age 18
True, but recently Toyota has really botched the first year of their redesigns. Of course Moonrocket is used to the high reliability of a slightly older model Highlander.
Cars have changed a lot in the past few years.
Every first year redesign is typically buggy. New Tundras aren’t unique in that regard. New Tacomas are also rolling out.
I also have an FJ Cruiser. Bullet proof since 2010, and 160k+ miles and counting.
I’m 6’3" (long torso) and we tried the recharge version of the XC40 and it felt very small in the front and the backseat was an absolute no go. We ended up with a Kia EV6 which doesn’t help if you’re not looking at EVs, but the Wind (no sunroof) has quite a bit of vertical and legroom. More of a hatchback than an SUV and on the longer side, but we like it.
Do you know what that actually records?
An engine blows up or you cant connect to android auto easily. Both 1 problem. Difficult to turn on HVAC 1 problem. Things that have nothing to do with reliability but useabilty, are a large portion of those questions. What happened it use to be about actual reliability and parts breaking, but auto’s got better, and soon all the manufacturers were scoring better and better, and the separation got small, and less people cared, so to stay relevant they changed the survey to add useability questions. Back in around 2010 when the smart infotainment (Cue, sync etc) came out Scores took massive hits as folks could not figure out their radio’s. This had nothing to do with reliability but kept JD power up front in the media and making lots of money. Just another example of how dumb/ ignorant/ in the dark/ uninformed etc… Americans are.
Well for many, CarPlay going on the fritz, or other connectivity glitches, are a huuuuge problem. How else can the text, call, stream, and drive?
