Boudicca

No, we bought a used one as we needed to quickly replace a vehicle and there didn't seem much point in buying an 'old'new one -The new model has yet to reach our shores-due August I think but there have been rumours of delays.I agree with you that the new model looks attractive- the current XC90 has looked much the same for 12 years, with some minor changes and tech upgrade! Looking online at the upcoming model I would have to say the interior is a big improvement-the Nordic design aesthetic really appeals to me, and I would definitely consider one in a couple of years. Volvo really seems to get the whole family vehicle scenario.
I now need to say something about air conditioning to stay on topic- yeah AC, it's good to have.

omgitselaine

This is great to hear especially since I have a bad habit of driving with the sunroof open ........ and also running my A/C at the same time

chicagofan00

I was briefly looking at the new XC90 but the dealer lots didn't seem to have too many out there since it is so new. I'd never really looked at Volvos much in the past but the new one has definitely caught my eye. The old XC90s while staying the same I think they have aged fairly well so we'll see if the new ones do as well.

gfmohn

When I ordered my 2007 C280, I was doing everything I could to hold the price down. The sunroof package was an $1800 "mandatory option". Every C-Class imported into the U.S. had it; even cars special ordered from Germany would have it.

No problem, my wife and I were going to Stuttgart anyway, to visit her family (and, as it turned out, a distant relative of mine). In fact, the savings from European delivery (including the omission of the sunroof package) were the only way I could afford a Mercedes. For what the experience of European delivery meant to me, see my Signature below!

The bad news was that the sunroof package included the auto-dimming mirror and the rain-sensing wipers. So the base wiper system did not even have intermittent wipers, let alone variable intermittent wipers. At the time, most cars in the U.S. had at least intermittent wipers standard. I thought even less of Mercedes-Benz a couple years later, when we bought a Hyundai Elantra for my wife. That car had variable intermittent wipers standard, for half the price of the Mercedes.

floridadriver

Sometimes I wonder if MBUSA packages stuff together at whim. I understand if they want to stock send cars to dealers yet unsold with 'normally purchased options', but when available in the EU a la carte' and going to be a custom order, why limit how much one can spend by making options either unavailable, or packaged only with something you don't want?

vortechvr6

I have 3 zone on mine and the A/C is pretty good but definitely not great. Here's always 100 degree F (38 degree Celcius). The A/C in my BMW F30 are much colder and faster to get the interior cool. I even tried to change the AC's settings to Focus (It supposed to get slighty cooler than Medium setting). Not helping. I always set the temp at 21 degree in my Bimmer, whereas in the Merc always max (lo setting). I guess it's because the panoramic sunroof. My Bimmer don't have sunroof

Frank N Sense

Man 118 degrees.
Jebus.
I imagine if enough people would of touched the car with their hands on that day, they would rename Palm Springs to Palm roast.
Jebus, the car must be at least 3/8ths of an inch longer.
I wonder if that effects the dynamics in any way?

Boudicca

I' m wondering if humidity is a factor in the AC not operating to people's satisfaction.Where I am the temperature can get over the century mark quite often in summer and it is usually a dry heat. My car is white, silk beige MBtex and pano roof with black headliner and sunshade. The air con works well and whilst I did have concerns re the pano roof and heat this hasn't been a problem. I also use a foil sunshade across the windscreen-makes a huge difference. My last car had a black leather interior and that was horrible to get into on a hot sunny day.