I bought high mileage Volvo XC90 V8

The V8 in the XC90 is the best sounding V8 I've ever heard. I've had mine for 4 or 5 months. My daily driver for the last 20 years has been a 454 cubic inch Chevy 1 ton crew cab long bed 4x4 (yes, American)but these V8s have the best sound! Very balanced. Mine is an 09 with 200k miles. It scares the crap out of me because this is not a car I will be able to work on myself and in the US any Volvo repair or maintenance is extremely expensive. It's not as bad as it was in the 90s or the 2000s but it's still a big deal and I'm guessing that's why used XC90s are so cheep in the US. Americans are probably scared of them. I'm not rich, so I am scared too. Anything Chevy I could fix myself with no problem but I've already seen simple things on my XC90 get real complicated real quick. For instance, a simple thing that's been driving me absolutely nuts is the gas struts on the rear hatch have broken out of the hatch on the upper end. Come to find out the upper hatch is fiberglass...and the lower is metal. For the life of me I can not figure out a way to remount any style of upper ball fittings to the fiberglass pillars of the rear hatch. I can't even figure out how the threaded inserts have held that heavy hatch up all these years in the first place. It looks like the inserts were held in the hollow fiberglass hatch pillars with some type of adhesive that has the consistency and texture of Bondo! What the heck is going on? I've bought 7 or 8 different ball fitting configurations but there isn't a straight or flat surface to mount them and the original holes are blown out. It's a simple thing but I can't seem to think my way around this frustratingly simple problem...and that rear hatch has to be the heaviest of any I've ever seen. There's been other simple issues like this that got out of hand. It's almost like someone thought ahead to block any "fix" a person might come up with. ...AND where is the trans. dipstick? Where is the freakin battery? That one actually panicked me a bit. Thought I was losing my mind. I don't even understand all the buttons yet! That said, it sure is nice to drive and I love it!

I have an 07 v8 with277,000 plus miles and still going I probably know more about the xc90 v8 than a Volvo tech any questions ask me 🙏

Nice to see another Xc90 V8 in Sweden, my 2007 is on 230.000km at the moment

i also love the infotainment area.. simple, all you need.. no giant screen

Lets go. Maintenance, rebuild. 👍. Your comments about specs/size of parts is very informative.

Hi! Great video, I would like to see everything about buying and fixing a V8 because I am going to buy one next year, I just love Volvo's and especially the V8.

I just picked up a minter with 70k on clock, 2007. Love it.

More videos, please maintenance videos and modifications if you were able to provide that have a 2006 V8 would love to know more about them all around

Found a 09 XC90 V8 RD with 75,000 miles and the dual exhaust. Let my wife drive it, and now we have two of the same. She has the Calcite interior.

A Volvo buyers guide would be nice!

Great choice for your next few you tube videos. +1 what to look for what can be refurbished what to avoid. This type of report by owners who maintain their own vehicles carries more weight than you tube videos cleaning a car found in a shed - just don't get how washing an old car is anything but wasted effort. Unsure if the UK ever had the V8 as an option but looking forward to your next video. Enjoy Christmas

Nice video ! If you ever want to get used cars no rust well maintained let me know I live in the U.S Florida but I’m originally Swedish even worked at Volvo

I’d love to see the shaking issue fixing

Volvo ❤❤❤❤V8

But how can you drive without MOt? I have D5 its a beast!!! Love it

Is this on its original transmission? Here in Australia I have become aware of many of these that fail just short of 200K KLM, and at the same time require engine out for oil leak repairs. Basically budget for a $10K AUD service every 209K KLM.

Hello, fix the leaks or they will kill the alternator. Mine is currently being repaired. The head gasket let go in 3 places. Change all the fluids and it will drive much longer. All my expences are dueto very poor maintance of the previous owner. Mine has only 280.000km.

Just got a 2007 81,000 miles. Better exhaust?

Seems like this Volvo was abused. Still these are great cars and worth keeping and restoring. I want a manual swap on my v8 xc90