OT About to buy a new Volvo XC90

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  1. Lanny

    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    • Inscription with the T8 Hybrid gas/electric engine;
    • Blue metallic;
    • Napa leather seats;
    • Walnut wood dash;
    • Leather steering wheel;
    • Heated seats and steering wheel, front and rear;
    • Advanced package -
      Graphical Head Up Display (HUD)

      LED Headlights with Active Bending Lights

      360º Camera

      Headlight Cleaning System
    • Park assist pilot;
    • Four-C Adaptive Air Suspension;
    • Tow bar hitch;
    • Stainless steel bumper cover;
    • Wheel locks.
    List is $82,415. Have a quote on one without the tow bar hitch and a couple other minor accessories for a shade under $73,800.

    What should I pay for it?

    Need to trade in my wife's 2005 Toyota Camry in very good condition, close to excellent. Kelley blue book on it in very good condition is $3,100. Could I get more?
     
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    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    No person should own an $80,000 car.

    Buy a $20,000 car and then give the rest to poor immigrants.
     
  3. Lanny

    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    You give $60,000 to poor immigrants and set a good example.
     
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    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    Did you get a quote through Costco's auto program?

    Just pay them $250 over dealer invoice.
     
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    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    I was wondering if Costco still did that for Volvos. Jim Fisher did knock the price down quite a bit.
    Just looked it up. Costco no longer has a deal with Volvo.
     
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    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    It was on their website for autos. See what that price is, then go to Jim Fisher and see if they can beat it.

    I assume it's the:

    Volvo XC90 2019 — T8 eAWD Plug-In Hybrid Inscription'
     
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    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    No, it's a 2020 T8 hybrid Inscription.
    My bad on my previous post where I stated that Costco no longer offered a deal on Volvos.
    However, the Costco price is higher than the dealer is offering.
     
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  9. Lanny

    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    Oh hell, I'd give it to ya and then you'd just turn it down, wasting my time and energy so I'm just gonna cut to the chase and not even embarrass you by trying to give it to ya. I won't even waste any more time by trying futilely to convince you to take it. Bastard!
     
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    Gonna skip the trailer hitch, air suspension and steel bumper cover.

    Got a hold of a dealer in Bend who's gonna give me the package for invoice plus $500. This sounds really good to me so I'm seriously thinking about doing it. Total cost would be somewhere around $70,500. I may have to go for that.
     
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    TELL HIM $250 OVER OR U WALK

    (In probably wouldn't tho, but it sounds good if u like negotiating)
     
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    Make him pay for your gas to drive back too.

    Mention "European delivery" and he will want to work with you to lower the price more.

    HIGH PRESSURE CLOSE, SON
     
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    FTFY
     
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    Try going through a fleet sales person and see if you get a better price. That seems high.

    Any dealers fleet sales
     
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    "Dealer Invoice" is a joke as they have several dealer invoice costs to work from. My sister in law use to get really excited when a store would advertise 50% off only to find out that it was 50% off of the manufacturers suggested retail price and only about 10-15% off of every day price. They use those kind of words to entice the uneducated consumers.
     
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    Camry is in a good price range and the 31oo is the rock bottom if you negotiate
    Why a Volvo? Seems like a lot of money. Why not purchase a used SUV? It' a big question of durability and dealer service benefits
    Get free oil changes for life and free oil changes for life.
     
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    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    $250 and he will hang up.
     
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    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    I've owned three Volvos and my wife has owned one.
    Two of my Volvos, a '69 and an '83 gave me a half Million miles of service.
    My wife and I got T-Boned by a car traveling too fast in her '87 Volvos and we weren't hurt, probably even saved her life. Really nice car.
    My last Volvo was a 2005 which some lady hit in the rear on the freeway. I drove it home but the insurance company said the frame was bent and it was cheaper to replace than to fix.
    Haven't had a car since, really. My wife does pretty much all the driving in her 2005 Camry. Time for one that will accept a wheel chair. The VA will modify the car to accept a wheel chair lift on the rear end of the vehicle.
    Volvo is famous for their safety.
    The three point seat belt was invented by Volvo and then they released the patent so every car could have one.
    Sweden used to have a law that said any car built in Sweden had to withstand a 20 foot drop landing on all four wheels and drive away.
    Ford owned Volvo for a while and put little money into engineering.
    The Chinese now own Volvo and have put over $11 Billion into engineering.
    My only complaint is that while almost all Volvos are built in Sweden, the XC90 is built in South Carolina. I'd rather have Swedish workmanship. Also, I'm not fond of buying anything Chinese except for Tsing Tao.
     
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    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    They're talking about knocking off $4,000 from the MSRP at Jim Fisher and Smolich, in Bend, is saying $500 over their invoice.
    I checked out a site that calculates the dealers cost given the MSRP and the dealer's invoice and came up with a number. I'm going to offer paying #1,000 over that calculated dealer cost and see what they say.
     

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