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Very cool, how do you find it in narrow E10 streets? Or are you usually jumping in the car and skrrrting out of London?
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I've never noticed a problem... have you seen the monstrous size of modern cars?
One thing to note is the turning circle of P2-platform Volvos (V70/XC70/XC90 of that era) is absolutely gargantuan, resulting in Austin Powers style infinity-point turns in tight multi storey car parks etc. It's never bothered me.
ectoplasmosis
I’ve had a 2006 Volvo XC70 2.5T in E10 for 8 years.
First registered in November 2005, so is in the sweet-spot of ULEZ compliance and cheap(er) road tax.
It’s quite juicy on fuel, and in the last 2 years I’ve replaced the gearbox valve body, cambelt & tensioners, and a few suspension components which were pricey, but it’s done 160K miles and I paid £2K for it in 2016 so…
It’s cavernous and we regularly use all the space… in fact, we’re currently on holiday in France with it full of 4x full-size humans and our 9-month old sprog, boot and roof box completely packed. Comfy and smooth.