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Copies of the previous generation of Volvo Cross Country can be counted on our fingers at all. Yes, and the last generation in our market is the thing is still rare. The influx of machines of this model of the age of three, specialists of Volvo branded centers expect only by the middle of this year. Yes, and it will be hard to name the influx. The fact is that Volvo Cross Country is a painfully specific model. According to the experience of domestic owners of machines of this model, we can say that Cross Country is burying a person who knows exactly what this machine needs. And parting with the car reluctantly. Either he goes to one of the relatives or close friends, or if it is already sold, then at a price that is not much inferior to the cost of a new car. However, this has its advantages. If someone is lucky to purchase this car in the secondary market, then almost certainly the car will be in technical condition close to the ideal.
Noble sport. Volvo Cross Country, as a rule, is the second or even the third car in the family. If the owner is a man, then in the summer he drives in some near-sports car, and in winter he tries to transfer to something all-wheel drive. But it hurts the image of large SUVs. And the person buying Volvo from our country has so happened is quite educated and intelligent. And he does not want him to be put on one board with guys from black tinted jeeps. By the way, their attitude to the machine also follows from the education of the owners of Volvo: cars are served on the service on time, and all work is done to the maximum, and not limited to the scope of the most necessary, without which the car simply will not go. Yes, and the owners operate their cars very carefully - they do not participate in traffic lights and tram tracks do not fly at full speed. By the way, due to the fact that Volvo designers made the Cross Country model not just all -wheel drive, but with a slight hint of off -road adventurism, the chassis of the car tolerates our roads much easier than the ancestor of this family - Volvo S80.
 
Branded sneakers. The elements of the chassis were reinforced, and the road clearance increased to 20 centimeters - a rather serious application. However, if on our roads the owners of SUVs manage to repair the chassis in the warranty period, then what can we say about such an intelligent car as Volvo Cross Country. Although such machines are not particularly lit, but you can always fail into the road hole. Getting into such a pothole at a good course leads to replacing the hub. Of course, she does not scatter right there, but a noticeable rumble of bearings appears. Even if large holes carefully go around, then the number of small potholes on domestic roads in any way disables the hub unit already somewhere by 50 thousand km of run. The fact is that the node is completely taken from the Volvo S80 model, the machines are exclusively highway, and with increased loads of its strength, there is not enough strength. So the pits must be carefully rounded or prepared in advance $ 250 for the wheel unit itself and another $ 100 for work to replace it. However, you can console yourself with the fact that this is the only node of the chassis that does not withstand our roads. Everything else - the levers of pendants and ball supports - does not cause complaints. Well, except that the notorious stabilizer racks - this is how any modern machine with an independent suspension is a consumable element. But Volvo has these traditionally expensive spare parts, so one stabilizer stabilizer, without the cost of replacing it, will cost $ 80. Work will increase the account by another $ 195. However, there is another traditionally weak element suffering from these cars from our roads - steering tips. Each of them will cost $ 65.
Anaboliki. You can only console yourself with the fact that from our other trouble - of poor -quality gasoline - the Cross Country engine practically does not suffer. About infinitely failed gas pumps, which was characteristic of the previous generation Volvo machines, now you can forget. Only two vulnerable elements of the fuel system remained, which were the first to take the blow of chemists. Like the rest of the foreign cars, the spark plugs suffer from Russian gasoline, almost independently of which the owner is refueling on the gas stations. Candles have to be changed with each large that, that is, once every 30 thousand kilometers. If the car drives the streets of Moscow or other large city most of the time, then the specialists of the Volvo branded services recommend doing preventive nozzles cleaning with the same interval. The fact is that when constant driving, as well as during short trips, when the engine does not really have time to warm up, a large amount of soil forms in the cylinders. Until some point, it does not interfere with the operation of the engine, but when this moment comes, it is already difficult to eliminate all this amount of dirt at once. Therefore, it is better not to neglect prevention. Unlike the cleaning of the nozzles with ultrasound, which is less effective and after which, according to users, the nozzles sometimes fail, on many branded Volvo company services, they are now practicing cleaning with chemical drugs of the Winn brand using a special unit. But after this procedure, the spark plug does not live for a long time, so it is recommended to combine the nozzles cleaning with the replacement of candles, which will cost a non -rounded amount - $ 101.
 
We noticed that when talking about the cost of work, we do not specify the type of engine? The fact is that most of the Volvo Cross Country markets was supplied with one single type of motor. This is a gasoline 5-cylinder engine with a volume of 2.4 liters and a capacity of 200 hp, equipped with a low-pressure turbine. In operation, it is very reliable, however, it, how,, however, any other motor with turbocharged, requires the observance of the simplest rules. They are simple. In order not to get to the replacement of the turbine, it is necessary: \u200b\u200bdo not jam the engine immediately after stopping, but let it work for a minute at idle; Carefully monitor the oil level in the engine and change it regularly; The last recommendation applies to an air filter.
Software upgrade? The technical advancedness of the machines led to one interesting phenomenon, known only to only owners of mobile phones and electronic notebooks. The fact is that Volvo Cross Country is saturated with electronics to the limit. 26 pieces are scattered on the machine alone, and the total amount of RAM reaches 6 megabytes. All this farm is managed by Volvo software, which, perhaps for the best, as it eliminates the owners of machines from the characteristic products of Microsoft Glukov and Hanging. But, like any other programs, brains periodically undergo refinement. If the owner of the Volvo wants to install a more modern version of the software, he will have to fork out at least $ 25.
Text Alexei Khresin, photo Alexey Ilyin, drawing Alexander Krasnov
 
Length/width/height (mm) 4730/1860/1560
Working volume (cubic cub) 2435
Power (L.S.) 200
Equipped mass (kg) 1640
Maximum speed (km/h) 210
Acceleration to 100 km/h (c) 8.6
Fuel consumption (medium, l/100 km) 10.5
 
The cost of additional equipment (USD)
Rubber rug in trunk 75
Children's seat, double in the trunk 350
Kangurin with two headlights Hella 165
Sturman lamp with a table for map 95
Faculty (with installation) from 230
Laptop stand with power 200
 
The cost of some service work with details
And consumables (USD)
Then every 15 thousand km 230
Then every 30 thousand km 400
Then every 60 thousand km 700-800
Oil in the engine, including filter 86
Replacing front brake pads 131
Replacing the rear brake pads 97
Replacing spark plugs 101
Air filter replacement 30
Fuel filter replacement 70
Replacing belt timing 138
Replacing belts of attachment equipment $ 39
Replacing the front shock absorber $ 195
Replacing ball support $ 133

 

Source: "Autopilot"