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Hi Barry,
I too, traded in a Volvo. It was a 1998 T-5 V70. It was a disaster from day one. We traded it in on a 2005 SRX V-8. We had one problem when we first bought it. The dealer was less then stellar on fixing it which made it so miserable. Other then that, it has been great.
Although the Volvo always had a new problem it seems, I do miss the quality of service on how they took care of me.
I do have a problem with the quality with GM dealerships. Some are horrible , some are great. They need to monitor their dealerships better.
By the price of your offer I assume its a V-8? You will love the power that your Volvo didn't have. Just be prepared not to get the mileage that you once did. $43K sounds pretty good. Especially if it has what you want and at the color combo you like.

By the way, Is the SRX new or used? If used, how many miles are on her?


Dino Falabrino (djfcars)

SRX05, I'll let you know tomorrow when I pick the car up. I haven't seen it yet but warned the dealer I'm pretty anal retentive and any noticable paint issues will kill the deal. He swears the car is "perfect." Coming from the Volvo R, the SRX is going to be night and day. The Volvo was built really well but the uniqueness that was "cool" in the beginning grows old. The seats are incredibly comfortable but huge making the interior seem and feel smaller. Even though the radio is in the navi unit on the SRX, it'll be easier to use then the funky knobs and settings in the Volvo. The Volvo navi has about half the features of the one on the SRX. Sucks that it only works when the car's stopped though. I found out the car has splash guards which are black on a white car. They may have to go. It has analog/digital OnStar so I don't have to worry about upgrading. MSRP was $62.4K and I got the car for $43.2K. They also gave me an insanely high amount for the Volvo. I usually keep a car for two years so at least I won't have to worry about resale. Wish me luck.

Wagoneer said:

Welcome! Were you a regular on Swedespeed? I'm pretty sure there was someone with a similar user ID. I also used to have a V70R, until someone ran a red light and totalled it. My replacement was an SRX V8; my wife requires an automatic and I was really turned off by the whole Volvo GT fiasco. If you search here, you'll find a comparison of the vehicles that I posted way back when.

Anyway, good luck with your new Cadillac. The vehicles are different, but I haven't regretted moving to the SRX.

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Hey Wagoneer. I was on Swedespeed and had the first customer ordered R on the west coast. It was a good car, but after 29 months I got tired of its moodiness. I've never seen a car more effected by temperature and humidity. I never really had any problems with it but if I'm going to get 13MPG (short commute) I might as well have something more substantial and comfortable. If I hadn't gotten the deal I did on the SRX I would have kept the Volvo. I never really had any problems with it. I picked the SRX up last weekend and so far really like it. The Navi on the Volvo was an ancient design so its cool to have all the additional electronic features on the SRX. Love the stereo, love XM, and love the UltraView (although it's 20 degrees out). My snow tires are due in this coming week but so far the Michelin's haven't been as bad as everyone's said. So far so good.