Joined
·
1,065 Posts
I am looking to trade in my '04 S60 2.4i for something with a bit more 'go' (ok, a lot more
). I put my name on a dealer waiting list and they phoned me with an offer for a 2005 S60 R. I can handle the car financially, as long as there aren't any major maintenance things coming up that aren't covered by warranty.
The car is still owned by someone else; he wants to trade it in. I drove a technician's car from the dealer that is the same colour, same transmission, same everything, and I absolutely love it. This thing is a dream car for me. The only thing I'm not sure about are the stereo (premium audio is a huge plus for me) and the overall history of the car (owner claims no accidents, we'll see what a report says).
Car will have a 5 year/140k warranty (from in-service date, which I don't know, so I'm assuming Jan 2005) - I'll be covered for at least seven months. I've got them looking up the in-service date. I can buy 6 year / 160k or 7 year/ 160k (time being the limiting factor for me so 7/160 is actually useful over 6/160) for another $3500-ish. I will try to talk them into giving me this warranty for cheap as part of the deal.
When do major things go wrong on this car? Any recalls that I should check for compliance on? Should I make sure they update the car's software as part of the deal?
Thanks!
(Disclaimer: also posted on a couple other Volvo forums.)

The car is still owned by someone else; he wants to trade it in. I drove a technician's car from the dealer that is the same colour, same transmission, same everything, and I absolutely love it. This thing is a dream car for me. The only thing I'm not sure about are the stereo (premium audio is a huge plus for me) and the overall history of the car (owner claims no accidents, we'll see what a report says).
Car will have a 5 year/140k warranty (from in-service date, which I don't know, so I'm assuming Jan 2005) - I'll be covered for at least seven months. I've got them looking up the in-service date. I can buy 6 year / 160k or 7 year/ 160k (time being the limiting factor for me so 7/160 is actually useful over 6/160) for another $3500-ish. I will try to talk them into giving me this warranty for cheap as part of the deal.
When do major things go wrong on this car? Any recalls that I should check for compliance on? Should I make sure they update the car's software as part of the deal?
Thanks!
(Disclaimer: also posted on a couple other Volvo forums.)