Anyone have a Volvo hookup?

[Bru]

Looking for a new Volvo for a colleague. Anyone got an "in"?

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[OffshoreDrilling]

[MENTION=79]bikrboy128[/MENTION] ? know any of the guys next door?

 

[Primalzer]

[MENTION=647]99PONTIACGP[/MENTION] used to have a buddy in service at Patrick in Schaumburg

 

[Primalzer]

My only recommendation would be to stay away from Oak Park Volvo...I did not like my experience there (although apparently it's an Autobarn affiliate...so maybe it's better )

I ended up selling my C30 to Howard Orloff...they seemed slightly better than Oak Park

Always had my car serviced at Patrick and they were awesome

 

[Bru]

The new XC90 is low volume, high demand, and it's hard to find one when you have a certain set of pain-in-the-ass option requirements.

 

[99PONTIACGP]

[MENTION=647]99PONTIACGP[/MENTION] used to have a buddy in service at Patrick in Schaumburg

Yeah, I knew a guy in Service at Patrick Volvo in Schaumburg. Nobody in sales though.

 

[Bru]

 

[bikrboy128]

i see the sales manager from volvo of lisle nearly every day. what are your option requirements?

 

[Bru]

He's been talking to Lisle but they won't budge on price, and I think they just sold a car that fits the bill. Cash deal, too. Ready to buy.

Air suspension - number one priority.
Apple CarPlay
B&W Stereo
HUD
Heated seats and steering wheel
Booster seat

 

[cacicgtp7]

[MENTION=85]EmersonHart13[/MENTION] is interested in this thread. Secretly.

 

[Mr_Roboto]

Got mine second hand and it definitely has its quirks, but would vouch for it as an awesome ride.

 

[Mike K]

Got mine second hand and it definitely has its quirks, but would vouch for it as an awesome ride.

You have a new XC90?

 

[Mr_Roboto]

You have a new XC90?

No, I have an old one with the V8 but it's a pimp ride.

 

[FESTER665]

He's been talking to Lisle but they won't budge on price, and I think they just sold a car that fits the bill. Cash deal, too. Ready to buy.

Air suspension - number one priority.
Apple CarPlay
B&W Stereo
HUD
Heated seats and steering wheel
Booster seat

Is he one of those guys that thinks because he's paying cash he should get $20,000 off the price?

My buddy is just like that and finally ended up getting his new Volvo after he realized he had to give SOME to get the car he wanted.

 

[RICH17]

Cash talks, but not always on brand new highly wanted cars

 

[cacicgtp7]

Yeah the new XC90 isn't being highly discounted at all. Which might be the same for the S90 coming out later next year as well. I like the direction they are going - really, really nice vehicles.

 

[FESTER665]

Cash talks, but not always on brand new highly wanted cars

Cash talks to a private seller....

I would think the dealership wants you to be paying interest to their credit people if possible...

I don't think the Volvo dealer is like, "whoa, he's got a stack of cash, let's give him 5k off the price!" they're hoping "well, lets get this guy who has 20% down and will pay 4% interest to Volvo Car Financial services..."

Although I could be completely wrong (wouldn't be the first or the last time), but that's how I always saw it.

 

[Bru]

Cash talks to a private seller....

I would think the dealership wants you to be paying interest to their credit people if possible...

I don't think the Volvo dealer is like, "whoa, he's got a stack of cash, let's give him 5k off the price!" they're hoping "well, lets get this guy who has 20% down and will pay 4% interest to Volvo Car Financial services..."

Although I could be completely wrong (wouldn't be the first or the last time), but that's how I always saw it.

Cash is also a quicker deal and they can very easily make a sale and start the process with a new customer. I agree that when negotiating it's probably not the best to say it's a cash deal upfront.

 

[Bru]

Bought the car from Lisle. They ended up coming down more than other dealers.

 

[Mike K]

Do you guys tell the dealers who you are when you're buying cars?

 

[Bru]

Nah. It comes out in conversation when the small talk starts, though, and I'm not going to lie about it. It added about an unnecessary hour of time at the Subaru dealership when we bought my wife's car because he kept asking what I thought of every Subaru. "Safe, practical, good mpg, awd, shitty to drive, etc."

 

[b00sted]

I've got a hookup on a relatively clean 89ish 240