Help buying a used XC90
Discussion
Hi 
My family is expanding so we have to move from our (great) C320 diesel estate to something bigger, and the XC90 seems to be the best fit for us. Very open to spec and colours, only necessity is leather but heated memory seats would be nice.
The cheaper the better obviously, but I would spend up to 10k on the right car.
My current thinking after a little research would be to get a -06 model as I understand there is a useful facelift? And registered before march to get the low taxband. Am I being stupid and restricting myself too much?
Are there any trusted specialist dealers that you can rely upon to sell you a good car?
If I go the buying private route, who can I use to carry out an inspection, or is a specialist inspection not needed?
Any pointers appreciated
Thanks,
Fred
My family is expanding so we have to move from our (great) C320 diesel estate to something bigger, and the XC90 seems to be the best fit for us. Very open to spec and colours, only necessity is leather but heated memory seats would be nice.
The cheaper the better obviously, but I would spend up to 10k on the right car.
My current thinking after a little research would be to get a -06 model as I understand there is a useful facelift? And registered before march to get the low taxband. Am I being stupid and restricting myself too much?
Are there any trusted specialist dealers that you can rely upon to sell you a good car?
If I go the buying private route, who can I use to carry out an inspection, or is a specialist inspection not needed?
Any pointers appreciated
Thanks,
Fred
Thanks, I might have gotten it confused then as I am not (much) bothered about cosmetic facelifts, they are all old cars in the end of the day.
Was the drive shaft thingy connecting up the rear transfer box also updated when the engine was uprated from 163 to 185? There was some issues here early on wasn't there, or this is internet hearsay?
Other then this it is pretty much the same car through all years, or did the car get markedly better over the years?
Was the drive shaft thingy connecting up the rear transfer box also updated when the engine was uprated from 163 to 185? There was some issues here early on wasn't there, or this is internet hearsay?
Other then this it is pretty much the same car through all years, or did the car get markedly better over the years?
Aha, so I was on to something on the 2006 facelift.
I realize the XC90 buying guide threads have been done to death, but that also means hours of trawling to figure out whats what..
To keep it short, is there any sort of consensus on which model(s) would be the best bet, and make best sense in terms of outlay vs what you get?
And also, any dealers out there with a good reputation to sell good cars?
I realize the XC90 buying guide threads have been done to death, but that also means hours of trawling to figure out whats what..
To keep it short, is there any sort of consensus on which model(s) would be the best bet, and make best sense in terms of outlay vs what you get?
And also, any dealers out there with a good reputation to sell good cars?
Yeah I think I want a diesel, I know it's a truly dreadful engine, possibly made worse by that gearbox, but in the end of the day it's just a ferry so running a gas guzzling v8 in it is really just wasted. Imho.
Good point on satnav, we use it a fair bit so it would be annoying with a tomtom and cables.
Thanks again, will go do some more research.
Good point on satnav, we use it a fair bit so it would be annoying with a tomtom and cables.
Thanks again, will go do some more research.
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