I was shopping for a 2007 Volvo XC90 and came across this deal. It's definitely hot and we're going to pull the trigger on this one. NOTE: No, I do not work at a car dealership or work for Volvo.
Volvo Overseas Delivery Program (more info here) The regular OSD deal is: Purchase a Volvo (normally 8% below MSRP), get a free trip (airfare for 2 on SAS, 1 night hotel @ Radisson SAS) to Sweden to pick up your car, use it to drive in Europe and it's shipped back free to the dealership where you bought it. That's just OK, right? (details of what you get
What's makes this deal HOT is the fact that they are trying to get rid of the 2007 models to make way for the 2008s. So, for the XC90, they are including the Climate Package ($675), Premium Package ($2995) and Metallic Paint ($475) AT NO EXTRA COST! That's a total $4145 in savings.
For the 2007 XC90 (osd price list for 2008), it will be slightly cheaper than the 2008 price list. For 3.2 AWD, it's $35,135 before the usual taxes/fees. BUT that comes with the extra packages mentioned above PLUS a trip to Sweden (Gothenburg). Crazy, but some people have just stayed 1 day to sign the papers and flew back afterwards.
BTW, I've shopped around a ton of dealers in and out of state, via CarzDirect, via Costco, and this has to be the best deal so far.
The only downside that I can see is that it will take 8 - 12 weeks after your trip to have your car. But we can wait!
If you're looking for a Volvo at massive discount and have sometime to travel, check it out!
Update - 6/11/07 We found a local dealer that offered to do this for $1000 less than the "fixed" OSD price. So for a 2007 XC90 AWD in a titanium metallic paint with climate, premium and versatility packages, normally $37,385, we got it for $36,385 before taxes/fees!
So we are going to Sweden next month... Woo hoo!!!
Update - 7/21/07 We just completed our European trip to pick up the XC90. Before heading to Volvo's headqueaters in Gothenburg, Sweden, we were able to kick it in Paris for 5 days. We did, however, needed to pay for the airfare from Paris to Gothenburg, Sweden, but it was only $341/pp.
CaptainAlias said:Doesn't BMW have a similar program as well? I wonder what their overseas delivery program includes.
Yes BMW and Mercedes also have similar programs too. You can go the www.bmwusa.com and search for European delivery option. The Plus point, You can drive your new Beamer on AutoBahn and then retrun it to the factory and they will deliver it to the BMW dealership nearest to you.
I wonder someday I will get my 6-series and drive it on AutoBahn!!
I have a video of the XC90 being crash tested. They put it on a sled and roll it at 45 mph. The thing rolls 9 times and is remarkably intact. In fact, the windowshield didn't even break until the 5th roll.
This is an awesomely safe SUV. Worth it at twice the price.
cdawgindahaus said:The only downside that I can see is that it will take 8 - 12 weeks after your trip to have your car. But we can wait!
Sounds like a good deal, but here's a couple of things to consider:
Invoice and Edmunds.com TMV run about 5-6% below MSRP compared to the 8% discount. The depreciation from a 2007 model plus the added 2-3 months of depreciation on the shipment make that part of the equation even less desireable.
Free vacation and added bonus features at no cost are hot IF you need/want them.
OP if you havent pulled the trigger on this yet, id suggest you do a google search for a volvo forum to make sure youre getting the best deal. I am doing this now with a BMW 335i and im getting the car for 1000 dollars over invoice which is a total savings of just under 18% of the US MSRP. Now, BMW doesnt give you a free flight or hotel which is going to cost me about ~750 plus hotel (im going in the off season). You do get a 2 for 1 flight on Lufthansa. You also get free insurance for 30 days.
it's a typical thing for euro car (if you ever buy euro car)... basically you order it, they make it, and they sent you to europe to pick it up, you can drive around there with your car, and drop it off at one of their place (all over europe), fly back and they'll ship your car to the US (when you have the car built make sure to select the wheel on the side that you'll use, which is opposite of the side in europe).
what you're saving is car rental cost, in this case you're saving a bit more on the upgrades, it's like they're throwing upgrades in for free. It's good if you need a car and also going on vacation at europe, other wise it sounds good but doesn't apply for alot of people.
You aren't ever going to get a brand new loaded BMW X5, Mercedes ML, Lexus RX, Acura MDX, or even a BMW X3 for $35,000. While the XC90 may not be the sportiest or the most luxurious SUV in this segment its still one of my favorites nonetheless. Its very stylish, comfortable, and extremely safe.
You'd be a fool not to look at this deal if you are shopping for a luxury SUV.
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