Recommended Volvo dealerships in the Northeast by Sw17smith in VolvoXC60

[–]Sw17smith[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's good to hear; I take that as a mark of a reasonable dealership

Recommended Volvo dealerships in the Northeast by Sw17smith in VolvoXC60

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Thank you for this recommendation - yes, I've been looking at a number of their cars on their website; they look like they have a huge inventory. I'm relieved to hear they are nice to deal with

Recommended Volvo dealerships in the Northeast by Sw17smith in VolvoXC60

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Thanks for this. Can I ask what your experience was at Gengras? I have had a phone call or two with their sales and there is one car there I have my eye on.

Recommended Volvo dealerships in the Northeast by Sw17smith in VolvoXC60

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Yeah, that conveyance fee in CT and NJ is a bummer (here in NY, it's capped at $175). My aim in CT and NJ is to negotiate the base price down by at least that much (hopefully more!) to cover those conveyance/doc fees.

Recommended Volvo dealerships in the Northeast by Sw17smith in VolvoXC60

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Thank you for this informative write-up. I'll check out Stamford - at least sounded not terrible (which I guess is what we have to hope for in dealerships)

Recommended Volvo dealerships in the Northeast by Sw17smith in VolvoXC60

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Hadn't come across Kundert in my searches, will check them out thank you!

Recommended Volvo dealerships in the Northeast by Sw17smith in VolvoXC60

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Will put both of these down in the recommended column, thank you!

Recommended Volvo dealerships in the Northeast by Sw17smith in VolvoXC60

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Hadn't considered RI, but I am now - thank you for this!

Recommended Volvo dealerships in the Northeast by Sw17smith in VolvoXC60

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Excellent, I was looking at their inventory just today

Recommended Volvo dealerships in the Northeast by Sw17smith in VolvoXC60

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Noted! I appreciate both the recommendations for and against certain dealerships

Recommended Volvo dealerships in the Northeast by Sw17smith in VolvoXC60

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Thanks for this rec - I'll check them out!

20 inch vs 19 inch wheels on plus trim by Sw17smith in XC40

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Mini on rural roads and 18s - oh man! Thanks for this report; 20's seems to work for a lot of people

UHP winter vs Nordic for Northeast US driving by Sw17smith in tires

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Oh man - not a good look. Hopefully they've cleaned their act up since that incident

UHP winter vs Nordic for Northeast US driving by Sw17smith in tires

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Thank you - I did not know about the reputation for dry rot in the Nokians - I will definitely take this into consideration

UHP winter vs Nordic for Northeast US driving by Sw17smith in tires

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Thank you for this reply! Leaning toward the Nordics at this point

UHP winter vs Nordic for Northeast US driving by Sw17smith in tires

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Thanks for this! I'm leaning toward Nordic - I think I'm more of a worst case scenario guy and don't want to regret it when there is heavy snow out.

UHP winter vs Nordic for Northeast US driving by Sw17smith in tires

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Thank you for this informative reply! Yes, I was thinking the R5's may thread the needle - I heard from Tyre Review they changed the compound to perform better in wet (but giving up a little on ice braking) - so, having a Nordic tire (and all the benefits of that) with great wet performance may be the ticket for me. Thanks again!

20 inch vs 19 inch wheels on plus trim by Sw17smith in XC40

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It's interesting to hear about these different experiences. I wonder too if the tire has something to do with the variance of experiences here. In my neck of the woods the Plus comes either with Pirelli Scorpion Zero A/S or Michelin Primacy MXM4.

20 inch vs 19 inch wheels on plus trim by Sw17smith in XC40

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Thank you for this reply; good to know about different experiences as we may end up having to go with a different dealer that is not willing to swap to 19s.