Holy orange seats, Batman!

TD · 05-10-2006, 03:27 PM

http://cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp...0&aff=national

ff · 05-10-2006, 03:49 PM

They look all swolen too.

lemming · 05-10-2006, 06:08 PM

they look beautifully stitched, though.

that's a nice car.

wonder how much clutch life is left, though --some people really beat the holy hell out of their clutches and i'd hate to be in that situation again EVER. it's almost a reason why i couldn't ever buy a used car again.

FC · 05-10-2006, 06:11 PM

V70R Atacama leather. Good stuff.

dan · 05-10-2006, 06:18 PM

doesn't look that orange here

TD · 05-10-2006, 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bonoboy

doesn't look that orange here

It's actually not *that* orange in real life. It's just that it was VERY orange in the ad pics.

TD · 05-12-2006, 06:09 PM

No orange seats...

*Plaz* · 05-12-2006, 06:22 PM

Whoa, did you buy that thing?

TD · 05-12-2006, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Plaz

Whoa, did you buy that thing?

No. At least not yet.

This particular copy is quite loaded and carried a sticker over $47K. :cough: :cough:

I didn't just win the lottery or anything. $47K is not happening.

However, my wife really wanted to drive one, extensively, so she went to the dealer on her own and made off with this one. 1.7 miles on the odo.

Our intent is now to negotiate either a doable price or find a good used copy. Odds of getting to a doable price are slim, however.

But I expect the Saab and 323iC to be sold/gone by the end of the coming week. And the V70R is the very likely addition. We'll borrow my dad's E39 again if we end up with a gap in two-car coverage.

TD · 05-12-2006, 08:08 PM

So, ANYONE, what is the going rate relative to invoice for Volvos?

Without any dickering whatsoever, they offered that car to my wife for $5K off sticker, which happens to be about $2K below invoice.

Understanding that they aren't losing money at that price, I'd love to have a sense of how much lower they can go. I hate negotiating out of my ass.

But if I can get a brand new car for ~$40K, that does top a 2-year old copy for $30K IMO, especially for my wife who wants to keep cars forever.

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FC Solving problems Join Date: Oct 2003 Carmudgeonly Ride: M5 / 718 GTS / Cooper S / GTI / LR4 Location: Metro Boston Posts: 25,266	V70R Atacama leather. Good stuff.

05-12-2006, 08:08 PM	#10
TD Founder emeritus Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Maryland Posts: 21,007	So, ANYONE, what is the going rate relative to invoice for Volvos? Without any dickering whatsoever, they offered that car to my wife for $5K off sticker, which happens to be about $2K below invoice. Understanding that they aren't losing money at that price, I'd love to have a sense of how much lower they can go. I hate negotiating out of my ass. But if I can get a brand new car for ~$40K, that does top a 2-year old copy for $30K IMO, especially for my wife who wants to keep cars forever.