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1609 messages, Last post on Sep 04, 2008 at 11:13 AM
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hmmm, wonder if anyone needs a stand-in to go pick up a car in Sweden? nah...wishful thinking I guess  I get about 3 offers a year to drive something up to Anchorage and I never seem able to do that either. Steve, Host |
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Replying to: clare (Apr 22, 2004 4:48 pm) If you're in the X-Plan, you can go to the Ford Partners website and find the X-Plan price for the vehicle that you want. It is, generally, about 2% - 3% over invoice. My wife and I bought our 2000 S70 with the X-Plan and were prepared to do the same with an XC90 until finding out about the OSD. The OSD price for the vehicle configuration that we picked out was about $1,500.00 less than the X-Plan price. Throw in the free tickets to Sweden and one night in Gothenburg and you've got a good start on a vacation (we figured we'd rather spend the $1,500.00 on a trip than just giving it to the dealer). We'll be picking up our new Volvo at the same time as Lev. You're exactly right about the drawback of the program, though: It can be about six months from the time that you order the vehicle until it is in your driveway. Plus, unfortunately, I think you might be too late for the OSD for this model year (the MY05 should be available for OSD in October, I think). Good luck with the X-Plan, it really is a good program, and don't forget about OSD next time.
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I'll give you a little background and then explain how this whole thing works. My sister is currently a designer for Volvo in CA; my dad was a Sr. Exec  Ford and worked Ford > 40 yrs. We went to buy an S60 Volvo Santa Monica 2 years ago. From the first second I arrived, I indicated I had a pin # and would qualify for Z-plan pricing. They said "no problem". As the transaction progressed, they began wavering about offering me the Z-Plan discount. They claimed, with absolute certainty, that the offer they could give me far exceeded my Z-Plan price. I went home, figured out true dealer invoice (on Edmunds.com), added the allowable %, and brought my calc that back to them. Not only couldn't they beat the Z-Plan price, they would not honor it. The standard trick is to throw in a few options (that you don't want) or get you to sign a lease (and they assume you don't care what the cap cost is - you should care - this is a component of determining your payment). Both of these didn't work. The dealer is NOT incentivized to give you the Z-Plan price since there is no kickback to the dealership on the reduced sales price. Do your homework. Go look at the car, have the dealer draft EXACTLY what the invoice will look like, take it home, compare it to the TRUE dealer invoice on Edmunds.com - make sure the #'s work. We ended up getting a Jaguar instead. We also went to test drive an XC-90 T6 today and are probably going to buy one in the next few months. FYI - The Ford discount applies to most all cars in the ford family (Ford, Lincoln, Volvo, Land Rover, Jag, etc...) The only one I'm pretty sure it doesn't include is Aston Martin. |
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Hi there, my name is Jeff and I'm interested in making the purchase of a Volvo XC90 in the next few weeks. I live in the Boston, MA area and would like to find someone that would be willing to sponsor me for a PIN # within the X Plan purchase program. My email address has been made public via the system so please let me know if someone is willing to sponsor me or if you know the contact information of someone that is willing to sponsor me and they can send me an email. Thanks so very much. - Jeff |
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I bought a dealer demo, less than 900 miles. This was a 2.5T AWD versitility, climate, premium, bixenon, and reverse warning, crystal green for 40,000 + tax,etc (msrp=43,500+tax,etc). San Francisco bay area. No trip to sweden, no x-plan. Looks beautiful. Drives great. I enjoyed reading all of the posts. Have a great trip, Lev! Maybe next volvo I'll try the overseas delivery-sounds like great fun if time is not an issue.
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Sounds like a good deal azmom. I'll let everyone know how I do this week- it's negotiation time. |
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Well, I just made the deal for a lease on a 2.5T in black with premium and climate packages and backup warning. $999 cap cost reduction, $795 bank fee and $371/mo. for 42 months, 12,000mi/yr. It was less expensive than leases on many cheaper vehicles.
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Replying to: zeen (Apr 26, 2004 1:48 pm) Enjoy! |
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Replying to: bsk (Apr 23, 2004 6:28 pm) Hi, I got accepted for the X-Plan and have discovered that dealers are very open to negotiating. Lev is right in that going to Sweden and getting VIP treatment ( plus I would love to visit Scandanavia )and is a fun way to travel ( incorporating a vacation whilst picking up your car ) and doing it in your own car that you are really just driving it it....most cars need about 5K on the clock to be " driven in ". I will definitely keep it in mind for the future. People here ( including the host ) have been great about passing on tips which I really appreciate. I will let people here know ( honestly ) how I got on.
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Replying to: clare (Apr 26, 2004 4:53 pm) I use to be a very tough negotiator and could tell a couple of interesting stories, if we would have a "General buying Experiences" board, as one of them is about Nissan and another about Yamaha piano. But now I am spoiled by Volvo OSD. For the second time all purchase takes is 30 min. homework on Internet, test drive and 10 min. in front of the sales person to fill in a couple of forms. |
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