Akebono Euro Ceramics all around and they're fantastic.
Pros: fantastic performance
Vehicle:
Volvo S60
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New BF Goodrich Comp TA a/s tires, and even on stock suspension it’s really helped. The ride is a bit crunchy but worth it.
Pros: sharpened handling, worth it
Cons: ride a bit crunchy
Vehicle:
Volvo S60
I'd also replace the brake pads with ceramic (same/less cost than OEM) as they stop better and shed very little brake dust unlike the OEM Volvo units.
Pros: stop better, little brake dust
Vehicle:
Volvo S60
I went through 2 on our old Volvo until I bought the oem part and it lasted for the remainder of the time we had the car.
Pros: lasted long
Vehicle:
Volvo
The same happened to my S80 after 17 years and 150'000km. The mechanic said he was impressed the original ones held up for so long.
Pros: long lifespan, impressive durability
Vehicle:
Volvo S80
Mileage: 150000 km
My XC70 has the best factory rack ever. Stainless steel full length rails, OEM accessory Volvo-branded Thule blade crossbars.
Pros: stainless steel rails
Vehicle:
Volvo XC70
I had the connectors inside the harness for the speed sensor on the diff corrode away and found that there's a brand of bullet connectors with heatshrink that fit perfectly into the Volvo connector.
Pros: fit perfectly
Cons: corrode away
Vehicle:
Volvo 940
Well my Volvo dealership wanted $400 for a battery so yeah... It's the small things that cost the most at dealerships, maybe as a way to lessen to cost of bigger jobs so you're not paying tens of thousands for a major job.
Pros: lessen cost of bigger jobs
Cons: expensive small things
Vehicle:
Volvo
The piston ring design is faulty on Volvo's 2.0 drive-e engine from its 2015 introduction to halfway through 2016. They get fouled with carbon, allowing oil to blow by and leading to excessive oil consumption. I started getting low-oil messages right around 80k miles, and by the time I got it in for an oil consumption test it was burning a quart every 600 miles.
Cons: faulty design, excessive oil consumption, fouled with carbon
Vehicle:
Volvo
Mileage: 128748 km
I have a 2007 S60 and the timing belt was replaced by a non-specialist soon after I purchased it. The tension on the belt has to be just right, and the non-specialist mechanic way over-torqued it. Had I not noticed the issue and taken the car to a specialist, it could have pulled the engine apart.
Cons: over-torqued, engine damage risk
Vehicle:
Volvo S60
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