Good day to my fellow BITOG'ers,
I've had one vehicle for about 1 year now & that was fine by me. However, I got to talking with my wife & I said that if I bite the dust she'll not have anything to drive comfortably. Anything but my F-350 LOL. I've been looking online to learn about a vehicle I'd buy if the opportunity was necessary so I had developed a plan for this over the last few years. Once we agreed to get another vehicle I knew we needed a Volvo XC90. This vehicle passed safety test's well before the others eventually caught up. This keeps the price reasonable as that was mandatory. I'm only going to put liability only to keep costs down.
I scoured the internet to learn all I could in detail about these vehicles. I even sent @Astro14 a message to pick their knowledge. I learned that 03-06 T6 & V8 had transmission issues so avoiding those was my goal. Also the all wheel drive system can be some maintenaince but was still willing to buy one if needed. In 2007 Volvo came out with a new Ford manufactured 3.2L naturally aspirated engine replacing the existing 2.5L inline 5 turbo. Great, I could get one of these & eliminate the turbo as a potential repair component.
Off to FB marketplace & lined up a few years with under 125k miles located in Texas. Ultimately I found a clean looking 2008 Volvo XC90 FWD (Front Wheel Drive), 3.2L N/A one located in Houston, TX. Perfect, Let's go 800 miles to pick it up! I live in MO so wanted to get something out of the rust belt.
This is mainly for my wife to get her license back. She forfeited her license a few years back (only 2 yrs experience). However, I took her to test for a permit & She passed. I'm working with her in the XC90 to get some practice now before the driver test.
Went through the fuses boxes & seen an issue where they used a jumper wire for the A/C Clutch relay location so I bought a used A/C Clutch Relay that's on it's way in the mail. First thing when back to the house was to get the slight dog smell out! There was short white hair everywhere & this was after the dealer vacuumed it. I Used a box of disinfectant wipes to wipe everything down. Still need to clean the inside of the windows w/windex today. It appears the prior 3rd owner replaced the right CV axle, PCV oil trap on top of the engine, Lower control arms, 2021 Tires w/Alignment, one of the rear tail lenses, & bled the brakes w/new DOT 4 fluid. I'm going to need new headlight lenses since these are cloudy looking.
Paid $5,000, Willow Green, 116k Miles, Sunroof, etc.
Things I love so far are that I can turn the key to the start position for a split second, let go, & it'll start by itself from there. Glow in the dark ignition switch, If I turn the fan off while the A/C is running it'll shut off the A/C & the opposite when turning the fan back on...Neat! Here's some pics!
I've had one vehicle for about 1 year now & that was fine by me. However, I got to talking with my wife & I said that if I bite the dust she'll not have anything to drive comfortably. Anything but my F-350 LOL. I've been looking online to learn about a vehicle I'd buy if the opportunity was necessary so I had developed a plan for this over the last few years. Once we agreed to get another vehicle I knew we needed a Volvo XC90. This vehicle passed safety test's well before the others eventually caught up. This keeps the price reasonable as that was mandatory. I'm only going to put liability only to keep costs down.
I scoured the internet to learn all I could in detail about these vehicles. I even sent @Astro14 a message to pick their knowledge. I learned that 03-06 T6 & V8 had transmission issues so avoiding those was my goal. Also the all wheel drive system can be some maintenaince but was still willing to buy one if needed. In 2007 Volvo came out with a new Ford manufactured 3.2L naturally aspirated engine replacing the existing 2.5L inline 5 turbo. Great, I could get one of these & eliminate the turbo as a potential repair component.
Off to FB marketplace & lined up a few years with under 125k miles located in Texas. Ultimately I found a clean looking 2008 Volvo XC90 FWD (Front Wheel Drive), 3.2L N/A one located in Houston, TX. Perfect, Let's go 800 miles to pick it up! I live in MO so wanted to get something out of the rust belt.
This is mainly for my wife to get her license back. She forfeited her license a few years back (only 2 yrs experience). However, I took her to test for a permit & She passed. I'm working with her in the XC90 to get some practice now before the driver test.
Went through the fuses boxes & seen an issue where they used a jumper wire for the A/C Clutch relay location so I bought a used A/C Clutch Relay that's on it's way in the mail. First thing when back to the house was to get the slight dog smell out! There was short white hair everywhere & this was after the dealer vacuumed it. I Used a box of disinfectant wipes to wipe everything down. Still need to clean the inside of the windows w/windex today. It appears the prior 3rd owner replaced the right CV axle, PCV oil trap on top of the engine, Lower control arms, 2021 Tires w/Alignment, one of the rear tail lenses, & bled the brakes w/new DOT 4 fluid. I'm going to need new headlight lenses since these are cloudy looking.
Paid $5,000, Willow Green, 116k Miles, Sunroof, etc.
Things I love so far are that I can turn the key to the start position for a split second, let go, & it'll start by itself from there. Glow in the dark ignition switch, If I turn the fan off while the A/C is running it'll shut off the A/C & the opposite when turning the fan back on...Neat! Here's some pics!
