V50 2.0 D

The V50 won't be available in the USA until later this summer. The media have given it good reviews.

I would not pay for leather or fog lights. Volvo headlights are good and aren't improved with fog lights. The Volvo cloth seats are better than the leather seats. The winter package with headlight wipers is good and worthwhile. More recent V70 have proved to be good, reliable vehicles.

I have had a toyota landcruiser with leather and I loved the leather (and the car too btw, but a little bit too expensive)! I have 2 young kids indeed, and leather is much easier to clean. The volvo v70 edition II mentioned in my 1st message (that was my alternative for the V50) had half leather, so the advantage is not too big. Any opinions on my decision buying the 2.0 D engine instead of the 170 hp petrol engine for the v50? In the Netherlands they cost the same (about 32.000 euro, which is by the way $

How much cheaper is Diesel, and can you live with the performance difference of the diesel (if any). I've got a diesel Golf (90hp) and it's not overly different from the gas version (115hp) until you really wind up both engines... I'd pick the diesel between the two for myself, I like diesel fuel economy, and the boatloads of torque, as well as the robust engine construction.

The prices of the petrol and diesel are equal, but the montly taxes on the diesel are about double. The diesel had 136 hp and the petrol 170 but the diesel has far more torque than the petrol engine. that's why i want to buy the diesel. In europe, about 50-60% of all new sold cars are diesels, because those diesel engines are better than petrol engines nowadays.

; Hello folks, ; ; I am new to this group (i have always driven alfa romeo, peugeot and toyota) ; but last week my 2003 Toyota Avensis Verso was stolen. I have just made the ; decision to buy a volvo v50 2.0D Elan. Any other members of the group that ; bought the v50. And what do you think of my decision? I also considered a ; V70 2,4 170 hp (costs 7,500 euro more but has leather, head light wipers, ; rain sensor, fog ligths and is of course bigger). Anyone? ; ; Robert ; ; The V50 isn't out yet............! It's announced, but you can't buy it yet. The 2.0D has a very nice and powerful 136 PK engine and lots of low-end torque.

Regards,

Metaxaman

In the Netherlands (Europe) you can order a V50 already (prices are also announced).

Robert

Personally I like diesels, even tho we only get the lowest powered of the VW Diesels over here in Canada... Tho we are getting their massive V10 TDI engine soon (for their equally large Touareg).