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Originally Posted by Yorkshire2160
My advice don’t buy one better cars out there. To much Ford input in the Xc60. Avoid 2.0 ltr diesels. 2.4 d5 great engine. My car is 2012 model main problems seem to be suspension, coil springs top front struts top mounts fail regularly. Clutch on manuals same as Ford kuga / mondeo DMF Common failure the list could go on. Expensive if main dealers are used.
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Sorry but I disagree with most of this, it's not factual.
The 2.0 diesels I think you are referring to are the 4-pot Ford/PSA units that found their way into the S40/V50 and early Mk 3 V70's but never in the XC60. The 2.0 diesels in the XC60 (D4 badged) are Volvo engines and set the benchmark of reliability.
I expect the reason you are seeing repeated suspension issues is because you haven't been using main dealers and subsequently had poor quality non-Volvo pattern parts fitted.
All XC60's with a manual gearbox have the Volvo M66 unit and Volvo spec clutch (not Ford), which again sets the benchmark of reliability.
The XC60 suspension is pretty much the same as all P3 Volvo - V70, S60 etc. some rear suspension and rear axle on AWD models is shared with the Mk1 Kuga.