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251 messages, Last post on Jul 13, 2008 at 5:01 PM
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thanks for clearing up some of the volvo differences...When we did the tourist deliveries for Porsche they really made it exciting and fun for the buyers. Rich |
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Yes, I bought a V70AWD through European Delivery in the summer of '99. Overall a very satisfactory experience. You pay well below dealer invoice for the car, it's built expressly for you with exactly the options you want, Volvo flies you to Europe for free to take delivery, and ships it home free of charge when your vacation is over. On the negative side you do have to pay for European driving insurance, you have to pay for the car in full weeks and weeks before you see it, and shipping it home to North America takes five to eight weeks. (Marine insurance is included though.) Feel free to email me with specific questions: tomf zaaz.com.
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Regarding post #110: tom123, I bought a '99 S80 T6 this way as well and do agree with your comments with a couple of exceptions. If you finance through Volvo you pay for the car 6 days prior to delivery date. If you live East of the Mississippi then delivery should take no more than 3 weeks from port to port. At the time, Volvo was shipping cars for East Coast delivery every Monday. It generally takes 15 days for a car to arrive at the first U.S. port (the FAPS facility in New Jersey). In my case I picked my car up at the port since I was running a project there for a client but depending upon where your dealer is located I could see it taking several additional days to get your car from port to dealer. All in all, you save quite a bit as you mentioned and you will definitely have to be patient by comparison to running out and buying off a dealer's lot. We bought our '01 V70 T5 off a dealer's lot because we bought it on the West Coast and couldn't wait for a custom order. Hopefully my next car (S60R?) will be met at the factory! Thanks. -rdo rdollie home.com
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| Is is possible to buy this terrific van (bubble top, 4 wheel drive synchro, TDI diesel engine, etc.) for european delivery and have it shipped back to the U.S.? | |
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Hi vwvan. I looked into this for you, and I didn't see anything that stated the Eurovan could not be purchased through the European Delivery program. I don't see why you wouldn't be able to buy one this way. Still, you will need to check with your local Volkswagen dealership or Volkswagen of America to be certain. Here is VW's telephone number if you are interested in giving them a call, 1-800-444-8987. If you wouldn't mind, please come back and let us know what you find out. Thanks. Car_Man Host Smart Shoppers / FWI Message Boards |
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| According to VW of America, they discontinued the european delivery program a few years ago because it wasn't "cost effective". It's a shame because they used to have a great program. I think VW has gotten too "corporate" for their own good. I love my Passat wagon, but I had to wait two years for 4 motion because of internal squabbles with Audi. Anyway, I guess I could contact a dealer in europe, buy a eurovan, then contact an import/export company, make sure the van conforms to US specs, who knows what those are, and just pay, pay, pay for all this extra stuff. Doesn't sound very promising. How about this: does anyone know a good way to rent a smallish camper van for 6 months in europe? Thanks. | |
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Thanks for the information, vwvan. That's too bad. I have a feeling that purchasing a Euro-spec Eurovan and importing it to the U.S. may be more trouble than it's worth. Car_Man Host Smart Shoppers / FWI Message Boards |
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Thanks to everyone who answered my post! Volvo's ED program looks like the the most comprehensive and attractive out there. When does Volvo roll to the new model year...? Late summer or early fall? Considering the fact that Volvo requires ED orders to be placed ~3 months in advance, I wonder when will they start accepting orders for 2002 cars...? Thanks again, Newheels |
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| I think the model year build ends in the late spring of that year. Our '99 V70 was one of the last off the '99 line (which is located in Ghent, Belgium) and was built in late April. | |
| Hi all, I am a Ex-Pat working in Switzerland. I was very interested in purchasing either a Volvo or BMW, but the in country taxes would add an additional 11% to the cost of the car. Apparently, foreign gov'ts a trying to "discourage" this type of activity realizing that if you are living in their country for any period of time, in my case I have a 3 year contract, they should be able to make some $ out of you. Anyone else ever gone through this? Thanks J! | |
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