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By the way, under normal circumstances I am not eligible for X plan pricing. I took the tip found here about 2 weeks ago and found a sponsor in google under X Plan. Thanks so much for the tip, it was easy and worked like a charm.
Glad the advice helped. I have received about 10 e-mail from people looking for more advice getting an X-plan sponsor. The only suggestion I can give them is do exactly as you and I did. Google search X-plan and find a friendly ford employee willing to sponsor you.
I don't know about your particular situation but generally I think advertising fees are a dealer scam... kinda like "protective undercoating". Most dealers will let it go if you put up a big enough stink, but it an argument. One of the best things about getting the X-plan pricing was that I didn't have to fight over every penny.
Again glad it worked out for you. Anyone following this thread is still free to contact me but really I don't think I have any more useful advice.
ed
There are 5 Volvo dealers total in my area, and while shopping I was surprised that two of them quoted me prices above MSRP--yuk! The other two would sell for MSRP exactly.
Also while shopping, one dealership would not let me test drive on the interstate at first. Their reasoning was that the cars were so popular they did not want to put extra mileage on them. After letting them know that I would not buy the car if I had no idea how it would feel (esp acceleration) they did let me drive it again. Of course by then I'd already decided not to buy the car from them if I did choose the XC90, and it turns out they were one of the ones they felt they could get more than MSRP anyway.
ganuklady I like the 1,700 off MSRP where did you get such a deal
What about the X plan is it good and how do I get a pin. eschut I tried google search like you said but no results. Please help and all help is very much appreciated. Would love to be a Volvo owning member. Feel free to email me or pm me this is my first post here if I am missing something please let me know all responses and help much appreciated and thank you all.
Congrats on your purchase. That's a great deal. The XC90's are hotter in some parts of the U.S. than in others. I believe they are still going for MSRP in my area.
Regards to the dealership that told you they didn't like putting extra mileage on them due to their popularity: All I can say is my dealership had 2 XC90's (one 2.5T and one T6) that were for demo purposes only. They let us drive them hard and allowed us to put them through some rigorous cornering and stopping maneuvers.
You didn't end up buying from those guys, did you?
jimmy
Go to google.com,under Groups enter X Plan (with a space between X and Plan). The first listing is who to contact for your sponsor. Send him an email requesting his help, and you are on your way quite quickly.
Good luck
I feel very happy to have gotten the 1700 off. It was a Volvo promotion being held in TX, FL, and GA that had to be on a premium, versatility, FWD, 2.5T before Dec. 31, 2003. What surprised me was that very few dealerships in my area were honoring this promotion. One dealership told me the car had to be no more/no less than what was described. One would honor the promotion, let me order the car with whatever additional features I wanted, but didn't have any coming in before the end of the year. Every dealership was kinda shocked that Volvo was having the promotion since they weren't having any problems selling the cars without it.
I found out about the promotion because I'd been shopping for the V70 and ended up on Volvo's mailing list so we got a tri-fold advertisement about the XC90 promotion. Sorry I don't have any wonderful tactics to offer you on how to finagle dealerships to back off MSRP.
I am looking for someone to sponsor me with a PIN number. I have searched through google without much success.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Try google.com again. Once in google you will see 5 categories directly under the "google" logo. Choose "Groups", the enter "X Plan" (space between X and Plan. Your contact will be the first listing
I will keep searching, let me know if you have any other sources.
Thanks
We don't permit posting of names on Town Hall so as to discourage shill posts.
If you make your email address public in your profile, Hoyasaxa99 can send it to you off-line.
Steve, Host
It depends on the area you are in, as they are more popular in some areas than others.
HoyaSaxa99
PS: Hi Trish! The surprise worked perfectly, and everyone's extremely happy!
Can anyone shopping prices on the T6 stateside tell me if they're seeing anything better than this?
Are you able to ship your car ahead of time? If so, drop it off for shipment a month or two ahead of time and it will be waiting at the dealership of your choice (or possibly in port if you are allowed to choose) when you get here.
If you aren't able to ship it ahead you might want to wait a bit longer if you might be interested in the V8 variant. It should hit U.S. shores in January '05 but if history repeats itself it will be available in Europe a few months earlier. Don't know if you have interest or this fits your timeline though.
Either way, just realize you are getting a terrific deal on your XC90 (for an '04 - for an '05 its a stellar deal as I suspect there will be some new standard features and a price increase in the U.S.)
Good luck.
-rollie
rdollie@att.net
The price was a "military/diplomat/tourist" price. I guess Volvo has a better overseas discount than some of the other German manufacturers. I compared the VW Toureg, and they were only offering about $800 below MSRP over here. That's fine as I like the XC90 better anyway.
I'm gonna go ahead and place the order this week. The 8-cylinder sounds very tempting as I'm wary of the 4-speed in the T6, but want the increased HP. I'll probably order the T6 and consider changing the order to the V8 after I see more info come out. I heard the 4-speed was the result of the engineers not being able to fit a large enough 5-speed to handle the extra torque with the twin-turbo six. I guess they can do it with an 8 cylinder though?
Can someone explain how thwt works.
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Fred
Thanks a lot! I am finding all my answers on that site!
Regards,
Fred
I'm about to pull the trigger...any advice or feedback?
Thanks, ME in Malibu
We have been extremely pleased with the 2.5T in regards to gas mileage (18 cty - 23 hwy) the winter mileage has dropped by about 1.5 mpg.
The acceleration is more than adequate. Merging and passing vehicles on grades is not a problem.
I'm not suprised that dealers have more T6's in stock. Our salesrep told us that they planned to order significantly more 2.5T's than T6's because of the increased hp. That hasen't seemed to be a big selling point, IMHO.
Good luck on your choice.
$2000 seems like a lot of money to spend, when if lost, I can use my cell phone to call or check my Thomas Guide. Yet everyone I talk to who has a navigation system absolutely loves it!
What am I missing?
Also is it worth stepping up for that premium sound system?
Thanks in advance for your feedback...
ME in Malibu
As for the premium sound, it's a personal taste issue. As I'm a music fiend, I have to have a good system. I tested both the standard and premium stereo by making a nuisance of myself at the dealership. I brought about 6 cds and spent about 45 minutes jumping back and forth between the two vehicles.
If you get the premium, the subwoofer is a must, as SUV's typically are poor vehicles for enhancing the bass quality. The speakers do not have the cavity that trunk mounted speakers have. This makes for more resonance in the bass.
Good Luck!
Once you tried it, you don't want anything else. I tried the magellan with a rental car. It mounted off around the front of passenger seat around the center console. You have to move your head down to see it which is kind of dangerous. The screen is too small to be informative for a quick scan. I ended up not bother to use it.
As for the volvo, you can control with buttons in the steering wheel. The screen is a good size that a split screen is very helpful. One half of the screen display driving direction. The other half display the route and the map. Also, there is a voice to remind you without looking at the screen if traffic doesn't permit. Someone complaints about the screen in the dash which the bottom got block. I think it is a good location which is almost level to the sight of traffic so I don't move my head much. Just my eyes glance it. Also, it is in the center. Driver's eyes will be to the left and above the screen. So you got the full screen without any blocking. Try it and you will love it.
There is another forum (can't mention it here) that has a poster who details doing what you need. The wiring is in place for the subwoofer. The only caveat is the subwoofer will have to be an external box type, due to the rear seat A/C unit occupying the subwoofer space.
If you want to make your email info available in your profile, I can email you a link.
If you got the climate, premium, premium stereo and bi-xenons that would be a good price. Anything above that is gravy.
My wife and I are looking to purchase a XC90 T6 with the following Packages,(Versatility, Premium, Climate, Security & Bi-Xenon Headlamps). We plan to buy before the month of(March)is over. Has anyone purchased a T6 in the Boston area? If so what did you pay & what should we expect to pay? Our dealership of choice is "Boston Volvo Village". Any feedback would be must helpful!!
Put an order in for XC90 T6 with the following:
Versitility, climate, premium, nav system, reverse warning and bi-xenon headlights.
Price quoted was 46.3K. Can anyone confirm if this is a good deal?
Premium package $1,300.00
Versatility package $1,700.00
Climate package $625.00
Bi - xenon lights $500.00
Navigation system $1995.00
Park assist, rear $400.00
Total $44,210.00
Plus you get 2 free round trip tickets to Europe. You also get 1 night in hotel free, if you pick your Volvo in Gothenburg.
And OSD is a life time car buying experience.
Isn't it something to think about?
I've done it in 2000 and am going to get my XC90 2.5T AWD in Gothenburg this June.
I would have loved to do the OSD, but my wife will not set foot on a plane. I plan on getting my pilot's license and try to coax her in the air that way. By then we'll hopefully be ready for an OSD the second go-round!
Lev: I'll be there in June, as well. June 29 or so pickup.