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Volvo XC90 Prices Paid and Buying Experience

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Re: Price Paid for XC90 with Versatility, Premium, Climate and Wood Steering [ccarrill] by jojodfb2001
Apr 20, 2008 (9:09 am)
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Replying to: ccarrill (Apr 20, 2008 5:34 am)

36284 was not out the door. I had to pay taxes and license on top of that. The dealer was San Diego Vovlo.
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Good deal? by superdog2
May 01, 2008 (5:12 pm)
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I was quoted ~$38000 for a 2008 XC90 Special Edition FWD (before taxes, etc). Is this a decent deal? Think there's any wiggle room?
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volvo XC90 Don't buy one by boardmas
May 06, 2008 (7:11 pm)
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We've had ours for 2 years now.
Horrible mileage, 13.6 over 2 years, mixed highway and local.
about 10k per year.
Multiple issues, noises, adjustments needed. We had it in for repairs about 6 times, 3 of them for more than 2 days.
Dealer was very good to us, but that only goes so far.
It needed tires after only 20k, no one would honor any type of warranty on them.
My wife doesn't drive any different than her last 5 cars ???
 
It has FORD all over it, can't wait until the lease is up and it goes back.
We will never get another volvo or ford because of this.......
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Re: volvo XC90 Don't buy one [boardmas] by mfw
May 07, 2008 (8:18 am)
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Replying to: boardmas (May 06, 2008 7:11 pm)

We are planning to buy a XC90. But now I have second thoughts. We had our S60 for 2 years now, and starting to hear some noises coming from the front of the car, took it to the dealer, but was not able to duplicate the noise at the dealer. The dealer was nice enough to inspected the car anyway, and did not find any problems. But I still hear the noise every now and then... The car only has 35000 miles on it. I wonder what's going to happen a few years down the road... I like the S60, it has decent mileage. 24 ~27mpg. But quality is a major concern for us when it comes to the decision of buying another volvo, in addition to gas price and rapid depreciation of the resale value.
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XC90 reliability by fluid15
May 07, 2008 (9:26 am)
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We've had ours for 19 months and it has made a few noises but not enough to take it in. I mentioned it once while it was in for service but they couldn't make it out. I've had it in for service about 3 times, each one minor and was given a loaner. My wife REALLY likes the security of it - we've been hit twice (once in front, once in back) and it was incredibly solid each time. I'm sure other cars are just as safe but she now has that in her mind, especially now that we have a 6 mo. old baby. I'm turning in our Lease in Oct. and the 4Runner was at the top of my list - practical and reliable but without the luxury price. I told her $25k was her budget and I'm a bit worried about Volvo reliability if I pick up one that's a few years old.
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Re: XC90 reliability [fluid15] by volvomax
May 07, 2008 (9:33 am)
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Replying to: fluid15 (May 07, 2008 9:26 am)

Get a 2.5T, make sure its Volvo Certified and you should be happy.
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Re: volvo XC90 Don't buy one [boardmas] by jim314
May 07, 2008 (9:58 am)
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Replying to: boardmas (May 06, 2008 7:11 pm)

My wife bought a 2007 XC90 3.2 FWD base model on 17 Apr 2007 and as of 18 Apr 2008 the odometer recorded 9266 miles. The vehicle has consumed 497.6 gal of gasoline (premium 91 octane AKI) giving an average of 18.6 mpg in combined driving, mostly city with a lot of short trips, but including one long mostly interstate trip of 1550 miles over which we averaged 23.2 mpg.
 
The Michelin 4x4 Synchrone tires (never been rotated), size 235/65-17, have no unusual wear, but appear to have about 5 mm of tread left in front and 7 mm in rear. (I just used a mm ruler.) I inflate them to 40 psi cold (tire sidewall states 51 psi max infl pressure). We may have them swapped front-to-rear, same-side, because we don't get them rotated frequently enough to prevent a set due to long term unchanging rotation direction.
 
We get about 15 mpg straight city and maximum of 24-25 mpg highway when driven carefully for fuel economy on level interstate highway at 65-75 mph, hand calculated from pump volumes and trip odometer readings. Repeated comparisons of the computer results show that the computer gives an mpg which is 4.0 % higher than that calculated from the fuel pump volume readings.
 
The new EPA estimates for the XC90 3.2 fuel use are about the same as the Acura MDX, BMW X5, and other similiar vehicles. We find the XC90 very comfortable on trips with our 3 dogs.
 
The only deficiency was that the CD player didn't work and the dealer replaced it, I think upgrading to the multi disc player at no charge to us because the first new (single disc) player also didn't work for them in the shop. We never use the CD player.
 
So far in 2008 we have travelled 2118 mi on 118.8 gal giving 17.8 mpg with no long highway trips. Every couple of weeks we take a local highway trip of about 150 miles.
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Re: volvo XC90 Don't buy one [jim314] by jim314
May 09, 2008 (5:37 am)
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Replying to: jim314 (May 07, 2008 9:58 am)

We get about 15 mpg straight city . . .
 
This may be a little low. Our straight city mileage may be 16 to 17 mpg. Naturally, this depends on the amount of short trips, which are mpg destroyers.
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08 Former Dealer Service loaner by vdrver
Jul 14, 2008 (6:14 pm)
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Has anyone had any experience with dealer service loaners? I made an offer on an 08 XC90 3.2, AWD w/ versatility, premium & climate packages that included the remainder of the Factory Warranty (about 40 months) and 3 years factory scheduled maintenance. It has 6700 miles on it. I offered $31,000 - they were asking $32,900 (down from 36,900 two weeks ago). They are getting back to me tomorrow, but I want to be certain no one has run into any problems with service loaners.
 
Oh, I offered on one that was gray/off black. They have two more in willow green/sandstone (both have about 7000 miles). Does the sandstone hold up to a little dirt pretty well? I kind of prefer a beige interior - it doesn't seem to soak up the summer heat as much.

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