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Bear:You will laugh when I tell you that I recalculated my figures for the yearly commute and I'm at around 6,000km, so on the odd year I would be stretching myself to 10,000km.
Moojie: I fee what you are going through as I'm still going through my search!! :) I guess we want a nice and safe vehicle, along with a maintenance plan that won't destroy us!!
Philia_Bear
V8 for sure of so little km
morgan
Just buy the car you want , they all require maintenance of some type
Moojie
What are the main issues you get with the V8's? i saw one on car sales that has done 133k (2009) and had a tranny rebuild, is this common?
http://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/Volvo-XC90-2009/SSE-AD-4062082/?Cr=0
bigal
Moojie
Cheers
@bigal , i think
@morgan might be right. No matter which way we go, there are going to issues one kind or another at some stage. After all it's a 2nd hand car. Buy within your means and allow for repairs at some stage.
http://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/Volvo-XC90-2008/SSE-AD-3906104/?Cr=3
This one has caught my interest, have requested more info and pics on it though. Nice price for low Kms though.
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I've just put a deposit on a 2011 XC 90 V8 R Design model! It looks fantastic, and purrs like a ...... Lion!!!
I'm going to call Berry Motors on Monday for the tech inspection, so hope it all pans out well!! :)
Thanks to everyone with helping me along my journey. I'm almost at the finish line now, and will soon be part of the club! :)
I'll kee you updated with the inspection, and will also take a few happy snaps of the vehicle!
Ex850R
Pix of big wheel spin smoking burnout x4 wheels when you get it!
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Hhahahah!!!! I may have to start a donation box so I can get new tyres after they have been smoked up! :)
Ex850R
What colour!?
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Volvo's finest - Saville Grey :)
Ex850R
You must have taken pix?
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Philia_Bear
/jelous
sucksqueezebangblow
Looks smart, hope it gets garaged
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I have to clear my garage for it now! All of the wife and kids precious items have to go, so at least if I'm in the dog house, I can sleep in the car :)
Philia_Bear
with the seats folded down an inflatable double mattress fits really well in the back
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Awesome!!!! I guess it has to be a Volvo authorised accessory which costs three times as much :)
sucksqueezebangblow
you have to lose that attitude.
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I know! I was only joking!! I think I've gotten myself into a comfortable place after everyone's great advice on the forums.
I did stray towards the Kluger after my first purchase fell through. I jumped on their forums and asked a similar question, and I must say, that I didn't get even an ounce of the what I saw on these forums! Thanks for looking out for me, and making sure I stayed on the right track!
