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MystiqueTaurus:
Valarinz

What is your honest opinion of a foreign used XC90 2004 T5 2.5L for a first time car user in terms of reliability, fuel economy and ease of maintenance.

User intends to use it for daily commute to work.

That's your best bet as a beginner, no downside to it

legalwealth:
Calculusx who is your semi-god and role model car dealer that you were using all your strength to defend on https://www.nairaland.com/4950767/awful-experience-calculusx-runs-owns sold the lemon car under false pretence, which I bought based on trust and goodwill he then had with me of which now, I cannot even send let alone tell my enemies to go get any car/vehicle from him.


But now I'm wiser and more enlightened; never to trust any car dealer especially those on nairaland and I'm as well admonishing everyone seeing this update never to trust any car dealer.

You owe this to us too, you've got lots of free education and enlightenment via the bcd you claim to despise, pls show some acknowledgement.

Meanwhile, are PayPal flippers to be trusted?

Once it descends to insults and name calling....

The wise ones know the argument has been won and lost

Time to move on

Okike2019:
Hmmm with the Price... Am scared bro, really scared. How can U sell this Volvo for 900K?

I bothered to check you out, results ain't rosy

Pls, take your frustrations out of my thread. Thanks

Somatic:
Decent sellers will do (and have done) all of what you listed and more, even in this forum. The car is not being sold in Nigeria at auction. It's sold at a competitive price. So why not bring it up to speed to compete favorably in the market instead of casting aspersions. There are a lot of better apportioned Volvo XC90 SUVs with the seemingly irrelevant material intact in car stands all over the country. Why should Muyesky settle for less?

I assume I'm not a decent seller too, bet I've already sold more of these cars now than u can dream of in the next 20yrs .

Pls leave car biz for those who know something about cars, next time u want to ask someone to abandon a car, look for something reasonable as an excuse, cars are physical commodities, they are not used on a laptop.

Leave your laptop and enter the real world and learn, and yes, those items are 2k a piece at ladipo

Somatic:
If you a dealer cannot bother to decently plug a hole in your "Tokunbo" vehicle, why should I assume that all other things check out? Mudguards are an option however, I will raise eyebrows if instead of four, I see three mismatched ones. Better you remove them (and all traces of them)entirely.

Volvo have models of same vehicle with and without washers regardless of their relevance. So if you decide to import the models with one, bring them up to standard rather than dismissing it as irrelevant and passing the expense to the customer. I gave my advice based on pictures the customer uploaded, one of which, from similar pictures is yours.

Do the right thing. It's only 2,000 apiece.

I repeat, people like you are likely to end up like our dear legalwealth who ended up buying a defective car despite all his vin checks and internet knowledge

All the same, you're an internet warrior, that's where all your energy is, your type knows zilch about cars, it's only to zoom in on a laptop and seek for cosmetic faults, stop trying to sound like a car guru, you know nothing.

For your Info, those cars ain't mine anyways, if you knew your job as an internet warrior too, you'd go through my ad and see if any of those cars are among the advertised, let me help u

https://www.nairaland.com/5158087/2005-model-volvo-xc90-toks

This is the only one of those year models I currently have, now have some sense and go through it and also convince yourself it's the one posted above

AshipaEk0:
If this was how it worked, then sellers would service the cars, change the Wipers, clean and wax the body, install new tyres etc before selling them.


It's a great idea, some people do make such effort. If our sellers can be like that, it would be nice. It's even a great selling point


But to base your purchase decision off the presence of headlight spray washer is

Nna ehn, you see full gallant SUV, and of all the million parts that matter it's headlight washer that's your focus deal breaker?


You never ready buy motor and certainly have a problem niyen.

The thing just tire me, was even waiting for him to drop something tangible, he's mentioning washer covers.

Fortunately for the seller, this guy is nowhere near anyone willing to purchase his car, and even more unfortunate is the person who decides to be unfortunate enough to depend on this guys opinion regarding a car.

Na him type dey go buy Lexus with bad tranny due to too much internet wisdom

Someone up there is trying hard to get my attention.

Seems school is out of session now, lecturers got lots of spare time.

Oh!! Its a Saturday, aiit, carry on

Somatic:
If the washers were readily available at 2,000 a piece, don't you think someone who spent in the region of 2million, buying, shipping and clearing the vehicle wouldn't be bothered with spending 4,000 in covering a hole left by a removed fixture?

Some of us are smart. Not just for the internet. Take note of that.

And you, in your infinite wisdom decides that the washer covers(as irrelevant as they are anyways), is the yardstick to determine which car to buy and which to make a pass on

So you're saying that assuming every other thing checks out on those cars, he should forgo them and go looking for those with the washer covers? How about mudguards, do we go looking for those with those too?

Pls, can you stop replying now? Jeez!!

Cool

Call

Sa

Nefo:
Hi House,

I have not had much experience with Volvo cars. I have driven a friend's 2006 XC90 before and it was better than a Toyota Highander of same year. I watch to buy a naija used 2009 Volvo S60. The car is clean inside and out but am scared it might have faults hidden underneath. I don't know a trust worthy Volvo mechanic that can proffer advice. Please house I read to know more.

This car is by no means a 2009 S60, it's an 02 model.

Cosmetic changes has been done on it to make it look like an 09, the bumpers, side mirrors and headlamps. But still it's an 02 model.

Buy it if u love it, but it's better to known what you're buying

Thanks

Somatic:
The two pictured above have their washers removed and in their place, a garish hole. Either you get an XC90 without one so the bumper is flush, or you get one with all potential holes plugged in. It's not aesthetically pleasing and can be a haven for mud, dirt and rust.

On the internet we all like to sound smart.

So he should base his pick on a car on a washer sold for 2k at ladipo.

Next advise will be not to buy anyone without the rim logo intact, or anyone without mudguard

Somatic:
If you must get the XC90, get one with the headlamp washers intact.

Is that so??

whirlwind7:
Yeah, I get it.
Just needed to be sure that you are quite certain that Volvo parts, especially for XC90, are readily available in those states.

Yes, they are

whirlwind7:
Bro, are you certain about this?
Been eyeing XC90, meant for my old folks in the SE, but I've been wary about the parts being available over there. Kindly clarify, pls.

Pardon my generalisation, I meant anambra, imo, abia, enugu

seanfer:
Can those in Port Harcourt get parts like those in lagos?

Nowhere compares to lagos

I've owned both cars (08 pilot though)but still can't compare both at all, XC90 is on another level of comfort for me

The pilot feels too bulky and unbalanced at high speeds too, body falls apart and doesn't age so gracefully.

The engine is silent and the parts are quite cheap, though the XC90 is still cheaper to maintain

The pilot won't forgive u if you use wrong fluids, especially on the tranny, but the XC90 06 model can take a higher level of abuse.

I'll only advise you to leave the XC90 if you're based in some states that makes it very difficult to get parts, if you're in Lagos or environs or the whole of South East, my pick will be the XC90

sultaan:
Can you please give any logical reason to make that decision?

And it should be based on the criteria I listed in the first post

Logical?

What are the criteria, utility, reliability, and cost of ownership.

So logically, which other car stated so far on this thread is cheaper to own and maintain than the XC90.

Which of them ages better than the XC90. You don't see a lot of XC90 owners opening threads on NL to complain about issues too.

Come to utility, also tell me what any other car listed here can do in which the XC90 can't.

Go round and ask even the most religious of Japanese car dealers, XC90 is beginning to take a reasonable quota in the sales market, almost every dealer has one in their stand now. That tells u something, majority of Nigerians now requesting for the cars ain't blind.

Years back, you won't open this thread and see anyone other than me suggest XC90, pure fact!!

TheCar:
thebigkendo and valarinz market don land. Come and supply toks Volvo 760 gle 1988 model.

I'll pass on the offer, legalwealth aka omo-oba aka prestige aka bcd slayer aka clean title dealer can handle this without any qualms.

He's the best thing happening to the auto industry in naija currently

oluwaseunla:
In Nigerian environment, I will pick the Volvo XC, over and over again.

HeavenlyBang:
Volvo XC. Jeep Grand Cherokee.

OP, look no further, XC90 reigns

dannybrasky:
Thebigkendo,obekediamondfuto,sauceeep, valarinz, dem don do our thread wey we suffer for wetin Tharnos do avengers.

Was just asking same on the other thread

Must confess e pain me small oo, have got used to the laugh everytime I'm bored, chai

obekediamondfuto:
thanks for coming to the rescue...
but to me, it would be better if the dealer himself had done all these explanations.....

that would show how committed he is to the sale instead of making it seem like - "Wetin concern me"

you were not obligated to respond, yet u did whereas
it is his prerogative to know what he is selling and also be transparent!

also, we should also learn to focus on the message and not the messenger!
he is forming vex when he is supposed to tackle the assumptions and suspicion surrounding his sale!

thanks once again for clearing the air!

as for me, the ops arrogance is more than enough to walk away from the deal if I had any interest! it shows how I'll be treated after parting with cash!

sometimes it's the relationships we create while making sales that counts and not the tangibles!

Well said sir, well said.

Got no disagreements on your comments.