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lev is correct, the S80 trans will shift into neutral if the car is stopped. Once sufficent pressure is applied to the gas pedal and the car is convinced that you mean to move forwrd it will re-engage the tranny.
The money isn't owner loyalty, its Volvo Finance loyalty.
Also, you must re-lease or refinance w/ Volvo Finance to recieve the money.
Is this friend really you but afraid you paid too much, LOL? No matter, I think it was a good price. We bought our '04 S-80, MSRP of $43,660 for $35,250 so don't fret. It took blood & tears (the dealers, not mine) to make it happen. Lets see who else makes us both blush.
I got the 7 year 100K mile zero deductible Volvo warranty. I did so not because I think it'll fall apart, but even small repairs can run up to grand so I expect to break even or come out ahead even though the warranty approaches 10 percent of purchase price.
I don't have the paperwork handy as we just moved but I believe the price of our zero deduct, 7 year, 100,000 mile warranty was $3,400 (USD), like I said, about 10 percent of purchase price. In Florida and in fact most states, the prices are well regulated and non-negotiable. The price dealers charge here must be registered with the FL insurance commissioner.
I originally bought an aftermarket warranty from JM&A, a very reputable southeast US company. The next day I was in to order rubber mats (which we love) and got introduced to the service manager. He pulled me aside after the fifty-cent tour and recommended the Volvo Plan hands down. He said Volvo will pay all labor charges for a covered repair where third party companies may only pay a portion or set hourly rate. The example he gave was for a brake accumulator resulting in a $200 expense for one customer, zero for the one with a Volvo plan. He'd seen this repeated and honestly I feel he had nothing to gain personally by telling me this. Later, when paying the $1,200 more for the Volvo plan, the finance manager said they don't make as high a profit margin on the Volvo plans as they do third party ones justifying why they push them... simply more profit. A neighboring dealer had several aftermarket plans including JM&A but touted the Volvo plan as tops. I have faith I bought a well built vehicle but still don't feel I gambled on the warranty. I've had similar good experiences with a GM warranty on a Cadillac that paid for itself three times over so I recommend the manufacturers warranty over all others if you take the E-Warr plunge. Hope this long-winded reply helps you and others.
Any comments are welcome.
Neil
You are right. And I guess you got a slightly better deal.
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My 2004 S80 doesn't come with factory-installed parking aid but my dealer was willing to add it for $350. He must have messed up the installation because mine ended up with two rows looking like this:
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It not only looks ugly, but it is also not as sensitive near the rear corners because the sensors are further away from the corners as compared to factory installation.
To make me whole, the dealer will have to replace the bumper and reinstall. If he wouldn't go along, what's my recourse? Thanks.
You'll have to run it through an FM modulator.
Any competent stereo installer should be able to handle it.
I have been to the dealership where they performed a software upgrade. This did nothing or perhaps even made it worse. Is this a normal driving characteristic of the T6? Has anyone else experienced this? I am still working to have this resolved.
From the previous posts, I learned T6 has GM transmission. It should be one of the most reliable transmission in the market today.
If you drive in an economical fashion and decide you suddenly need some power there are things you can do to help yourself. If conditions warrant (i.e., it's dry) you can turn off DSTC/STC which robs off the line power. You can also use the Geartronic and shift for yourself up through the first couple of gears - again it will be a bit balky until you've done it a few times.
Volvo's adapative tranny logic works overall but if you have multiple drivers with different driving habits or you decide to change current driving habit significantly you can find yourself in the uncomfortable area where the transmission is changing shift points to accomodate your driving style. Prior Volvos (e.g., 850/S70) and more recent Volvos (S60R GT) used to have a 'Sport' button by the shifter so you could manually decide when you wanted to drive a little more aggressively (used to have an 'Economy' and 'Winter' mode as well in some cars.)
For fun, take your T6 out for some spirited driving (brisk accleration from the red lights) for several miles and you'll feel the car getting faster and faster. Unfortunately it's not a solution to your problem unless you don't mind getting 12 mpg! I think you'll just have to decide upon a driving style that works for you and be aware of your options vis-a-vis DSTC/STC and Geartronic (and learning how to modulate the accelerator for optimal launch - just pushing it all the way down as fast as possible is not the fastest way to move the T6.)
Good luck.
-rollie
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1994 850 Turbo (gone and missed)
1998 S70 T5 (not much to miss)
1999 S80 T6 (gone and missed)
2001 V70 T5 (hers, gone but not missed by the XC90 lover)
2003 XC90 T6 (hers)
2004 S60R MT (his)
Problem with 2002.5
Thanks,
AnClar
Point West is not bad either. The shop is not as new as Volvo of Dallas.
DO NOT go to Volvo of Richardson. Both the sales and service departments are THE worst I have ever seen in any car dealer. Took my Volvo to their shop once, the SA gave me "the look" when I refused one of the services he suggested.
I may be wrong on this. The old Taurus SHO had a Yamaha V8, and it had quite some design flaws.
The current S80 WILL NOT get this motor.
The 2007 S80 will.
Thanks much,
AnClar
Was reading in the old posts that you had a cracked headlight cover on your 2000 s80. Were you able to fix this yourself or did you end up having it serviced at a repair shop. Same thing happened to me this weekend.
Thanks
I would think that the quality in that respect has increased over the years.
Also the new cars are much more stylish (IMHO) and are much better performers, compare to the 740 - 940.
I found the Volvo's reliability is satisfactory as well, but I would say that the best Japanese brands have definitely, higher degree of the short term reliability.
The long term reliability is something that has to be proven, yet. Remember, the new platform was in production for 5 years only.
My personal experience make be believe that it's going to be good.
My 4 year old car has 75K miles on it, but looks and feels just like new. I would not doubt that I can keep it for 200K miles, and that is exactly what I am planning to do.
My wife drives 1998 Mazda MPV All sport. It has dealer installed "custom" fog lights.
The lens on one of them is broken, and I was quoted $300 (parts and labor) to replace these fog lights, as we could not find just the replacement lens.
So, my wife is still driving with the broken fog light.
Cheers,
AnClar
I've seen other posts on the subject, but none where the fan actually drained the battery. Could this be a thermostat problem or is the fan shot?
It was done under the warranty.
Nevertheless, six month later I had to replaced the battery too, just before the fourth anniversary.