by "HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
Published 05/04/2017 at 17:57
by "HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
Published 05/04/2017 at 17:57
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One of 2 special order V90 wagons I saw today. This and a black one with light tan interior.
Also, is 16k a fair price for a 2011 XC70 3.2 FWD base model with 55k miles? its very clean but it feels a little high.
SIDERANT: I freaking hate car shopping. NO I don’t want you to ride along, oh you’re going to anyway? Great.
Salesman: “okay so turn left up here I’ve got a route.”
Me to my wife: “just go where you want.” (she didn’t hear me sadly)
Silence
Turning to my wife “so this is the FWD one.”
salesman: “No its AWD.”
Me: “No, its definitely not AWD, it doesn’t have half shafts in the back.”
Salesman: “IT BETTER BE, all XC’s are AWD!”
Me: “No, they make them in FWD too, this one is, I checked.”
Salesman: “Then why are we even driving this one?”
My wife. “we’re driving it because we want to know if we should buy it.”
Much silence....
Look Salesman, if you don’t KNOW...then shut your gob.
If you insist on riding along...then shut your gob.
If we ask you a question like “how much?” your answer shouldn’t be “I’ll have to check when we get back.” you have been in contact with us for DAYS regarding this car and we called you 20 minutes before we arrived.
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
05/04/2017 at 18:00, STARS: 0
That is black?!
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
05/04/2017 at 18:04, STARS: 0
this AND a black one.
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
05/04/2017 at 18:05, STARS: 0
lol, I read this black one.
"Spaceball-Two" (spaceball-two)
05/04/2017 at 18:07, STARS: 0
That seems high. Also FWD? Why not go for AWD seeing as how much it snows.
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
05/04/2017 at 18:08, STARS: 1
Cause with low mile XC70s....you get what you get and you don’t throw a fit. Also because FWD means less to break. I hear the rear drive units can go bad, I hear the driveshaft u-joints can go bad (a reason we didn’t buy an AWD one we drove a week ago). Just less to go wrong.
"Spaceball-Two" (spaceball-two)
05/04/2017 at 18:10, STARS: 0
Understood. We were looking at AWD XC70's before settling on the Mazda. I consulted El Uli about issues. He pointed out some points of failure and more importantly how much those repairs cost.
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
05/04/2017 at 18:13, STARS: 1
yup. Im not stoked to be looking at Volvo’s after spending time on swedespeed. The wife is all about them though so...
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
05/04/2017 at 18:13, STARS: 1
yeah, I like the brown but the black one was a better package (better wheels and interior)
"Nauraushaun" (nauraushaun12)
05/04/2017 at 18:15, STARS: 1
Shit that’s a nice color
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
05/04/2017 at 18:20, STARS: 3
metallic tootsie roll...is what I would call it.
"Boxer_4" (Boxer_4)
05/04/2017 at 18:25, STARS: 2
I know someone that had an AWD S60... he now has a FWD S60... he didn’t buy a new car...
"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
05/04/2017 at 18:45, STARS: 3
Good rant 10/10
"jkm7680" (jkm7680)
05/04/2017 at 20:20, STARS: 0
I think it’s hideous.
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
05/04/2017 at 20:21, STARS: 2
It gets better... He quoted me a price for a CPO warranty that would have cost 1800 and expired... Sunday
"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
05/04/2017 at 20:23, STARS: 0
He’s every stereotype about a used car salesman all at the same time.
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
05/04/2017 at 20:43, STARS: 1
I’ve heard that from a few other wrong people as well
"jkm7680" (jkm7680)
05/04/2017 at 20:47, STARS: 0
ikr
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
05/04/2017 at 22:09, STARS: 1
I saw one in that color at the Chicago auto show this year ... I wanted to lick it.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
05/04/2017 at 22:10, STARS: 0
Ugh, I hate salesmen like that so much.
"Frank Grimes" (FrankGrimes)
05/04/2017 at 22:27, STARS: 0
I hate how every car salesman I have ever talked to doesn’t know crap about the car they are trying to sell or the company history of the car they are trying to sell or any knowledge of cars whatsoever.
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
05/04/2017 at 22:32, STARS: 0
Its really disheartening. Not only that but they have total confidence in their BS.
"Frank Grimes" (FrankGrimes)
05/04/2017 at 22:34, STARS: 0
yes exactly they are so fiercely confidently ignorant
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
05/04/2017 at 22:45, STARS: 2
its pretty great in person.
"cmill189 - sans Volvo" (cmill189)
05/05/2017 at 14:15, STARS: 0
I see you are visiting Ken Garff Volvo. They had a V70 R that returned home a couple months ago that is now mine.
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
05/05/2017 at 14:42, STARS: 0
very nice. hopefully your sales experience has been better than mine.
"cmill189 - sans Volvo" (cmill189)
05/05/2017 at 15:11, STARS: 0
Mine wasn’t too bad. I work just down the street so I was in twice a day for three days annoying them about a sub 10k car. I found it hilarious because the salesman was also selling 100k+ Jaguars. R’s take expensive Volvo parts and ramp it up another notch. I wanted those service records!!
Who have you been working with?
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
05/05/2017 at 15:59, STARS: 0
Mitch. I used to work down the street as well, would have made it easier, but not much.
"cmill189 - sans Volvo" (cmill189)
05/05/2017 at 16:44, STARS: 0
I worked with Moises. If you go back, maybe you can ask for him. He was semi-knowledgeable and not completely full of shit.
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
05/05/2017 at 16:52, STARS: 0
I’ve worked with him before...in fact I called him and told asked him if he could pick up with us over mitch, but i guess that didn’t work.