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Replying to: lily (Feb 12, 2005 12:50 am)
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Replying to: lily (Feb 12, 2005 12:50 am) The main reason that you can get a dipper discount on 2004.5 is that the dealer does not want to keep cars in the inventory for long time, as it decrease it;s profitability and effects the cash flow. So, if the car in the short supply, the dealer will not have much of push to loose money on a deal. But keep pushing... You never know.
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Replying to: billherrmann (Feb 12, 2005 7:48 pm)
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Replying to: lily (Feb 13, 2005 12:40 pm) I will rather buy a used car from the person whos driving habits I personally know. And just as MHO, if $400 matters so much to your then you are bidding for a wrong car. |
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Replying to: lev_berkovich (Feb 12, 2005 9:10 pm) We also has a offer on a loaner car, my husband doesn't like this loaner or demo car idea because he thinks engine break-down period is very important, later we will spend more than $2000 on the loaner car on repair; But our mechanic said this shouldn't become a problem. I have no idea on this issue. anybody can give me an answer and explain to me? Appreciate in advance.
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Replying to: lily (Feb 13, 2005 12:57 pm) And with the demo (less) and the loaner (more) it is very possible that people were testing the limits of the car, especially for the new models like S40. Personally, I will pay extra $1000 to make sure that I am the first owner of a new car. Otherwise, I will buy a used car from a known source.
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Replying to: lev_berkovich (Feb 13, 2005 2:10 pm) Bill,if you still want the dealer name of that $24,900 loaner car, give me your email address, i will send to you. by the way, that is a red car with beige leather.
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Replying to: lily (Feb 13, 2005 9:52 pm) DSTC is great and it is on a "must have" list for us. We opted out of nav.system twice. It seems too expensive for the limited number of times that we will travel through the uncharted territory. Map Quest or MSN Maps work just fine for us. My e-mail is published. |
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Replying to: lev_berkovich (Feb 13, 2005 10:31 pm) I have three more questions. 1)since S40 already has STC as std, a sales agent told us DSTC is an "overkill" in america since our highways are most straight,DSTC is for Europeans where they have many curves on road; he said for a driver like me, never speed,DSTC is not a necessary. In your last post you said "DSTC is a must have" for you, we would like to know why do you think so? what is the benenfit of DSTC beyond STC? If it is really a "must have", our only option would been left to OSD. 2)is OSD price negotiable? in European Delivery forum, I found out BMW ED price is negotialbe, somebody got $7000 off MSRP ED price for a 330i,do you think it can be applied on volvo also? 3)After you picked up your new volvo in Europe, as I know you could drive it there. If so, it would be great that travel in Europe by a new car. IS OSD price covered insurance in Europe or you had to find one and paid by yourself? thank you very much for your time and help. My husband and I both appreciate your posts very much. |
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Replying to: lily (Feb 14, 2005 12:57 pm) a. Works during the braking, while STC is not b. Can compensate for the driver's errors during the turn. etc., etc. It makes a difference between the very mediocre traction control of STC and state of the art (one of the best, if not THE best ) DSTC. You can search the S60 and XC90 forum here for the DSTC. We had a lot of technical discussions about it. One of the examples, when STC will not help while DSTC will is the very common emergency avoidance maneuver (swirl and/or brake to get around the obstacle) under slippery conditions. You do not need to drive in Europe to get to such situation. 2.No it is not. You buy the car directly from Volvo bypassing the dealer. The dealer makes just a small flat fee. And read some of the postings with the grain of salt. The Volvo OSD savings are about 8-10% of MSRP off the base and no discounts on the packages. You also save for not paying destination charge. You will save about $2700 on a $25K car. The volvocars.us website has all the info on OSD. All the info is very accurate. They mean what they say. 3. 15 days of insurance is included into the price. Additional insurance is arranged at the time of the order (you need to mention it) and is very reasonably priced. I have paid $85 for the 1 month extended insurance for XC90. S40 should be even less. http://www.volvocars.us/FinancialServices/Overseas/CarsInProgram/- S40.htm
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