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Smart Shopper European Delivery Experiences, Advice and Info
251 messages, Last post on Jul 13, 2008 at 5:01 PM
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I am planning on buying a Volvo S80 via their overseas delivery program. I am planning on going there with my wife, so I will need to purchase an airplane ticket in addition to the free one. I am curious about what Volvo is charging for a second ticket (I am going from Chicago to Gothenburg round trip). I have also heard of people negotiating a free one. Can anyone give me any input on this topic? |
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Volvo subcontracts its travel-arranging to an outfit in Norwood, MA called HMI Incentives. You could call 'em up and ask 'em, but I don't think they give out consolidator, charter, or other cheap-cheap tickets. The ticket Volvo just bought me was a straight, real-deal economy-class ticket, eligible for FF miles and all, showing a "street value" of about $1100. HMI would no doubt be pleased to sell you another on the same itinerary at the same cost. I have heard of DEALERS, not Volvo Cars USA, buying the customer a second ticket to Gothenburg to seal a deal. Getting seats together, seeing if the second ticket qualified to earn FF miles, etc. would probably be your problem. |
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HMI charged me $520 for my daughter SFO to Gotheborg via Frankfurt(Lufthansa and SAS). They were very accomodating. I basically picked the airline and the flight. Delivery was flawless. I would do it again. |
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| I am seriously considering the euro-delivery program for the Volvo S80. The way I want my 2.9 equipped would cost about 38,700. Has anyone already purchased one similar, if so, how much can I expect to save. Also, do you feel it was worth it, or could you have talked a dealer down to the price for which you finally paid. | |
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Has anyone arranged for a 2000 BMW or MERCEDES DELIVERY? If so any deals off the posted price? I read earlier that MERCEDES was not offering a discount for 2000..I hope not. |
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I am a Canadian who will be working in Europe for a few months before returning to Canada. I had been considering the purchase of a new BMW, MB or Audi, but had put off that decision because of my travel plans. I recently learned of the ED programs, and am looking into this possibility since I could have a car to drive while over in Europe and may be able to realize savings compared with a local purchase upon my return. Can anyone refer me to websites/phone numbers for information on the respective plans for these 3 manufacturers? In addition, is anyone familiar with the tax/duties savings available through these plans? After reading some posts in this topic, I get the sense that the buyer sets up the sale through a local dealership and is taxed as if the sale was a local one. The benefits to the buyer seem to be the savings off of car rentals for a European vacation, and possibly savings compared with the prices one would pay by buying the car locally. Am I missing something? |
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jkw99, Look on the Canadian sites for these manufacturers, and/or visit a dealer. I have no idea whether there are ED programs in Canada or what the terms are. |
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| Advice from response #70 is correct. There are ED programmes for most European cars. I purchased a MB using ED a few years ago. You'll need to visit a dealership to arrange the particulars.. | |
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I thought I'd post that shipping our new Volvo V70AWD from Heathrow Airport/London to our dealership north of Seattle, Washington took seven weeks, three days. We dropped the car at the shipping agent August 24. It was trucked from London to Bremerhaven, where it made it onto a vessel sailing September 6. After sailing we received a letter from the agent saying the vessel was expected in Port Hueneme, CA (Long Beach) on October 4. It docked on schedule. Getting the car unloaded, out of bond and trucked up the west coast took 11 more days. It arrived in excellent shape -- no complaints. Just one blown fuse. I'm told this time is about average for west coast deliveries, but I thought it was quite good. |
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Tom, It took almost exactly the same time from Sindelfingen, Germany to San Jose, Calif for Mercedes. We weren't apprised of the sail dates, etc. We had to call the MB dealer after six anxious weeks and ask 'where's our car?' FWIW, Port Hueneme is about 100 miles further north near Oxnard. |
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