I really liked their electric XC40's and tried to buy one last year, but ... I just can't figure out car dealerships. They had two on the lot, I had enough in my checking account, I go there on a Saturday morning, and ... It was just a mess. The sales guy first said electric cars are dumb and I don't want one, I actually want their biggest SUV, then he said he could only lease the electric cars (with horrible terms), not sell them. I gave up and went home to see if there is a way to buy a new Volvo online -- no. So I bought my second choice (a Tesla Y), with an app, in about 30 minutes.
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That sounds like the sales guy really screwed up. But I get it. I had the same kind of situation and ended up with 3 sales people yelling at me to buy a used car. I went to a different dealer and got the car I originally wanted with no hassle. I also got catfished at a couple places. They didn't have the car I wanted, or anything for the price they quoted.
Love the price. Hate the lack of physical buttons for temp and the lack of instrument cluster. Never liked driving cars with it on the center console.
For sure. My car's touchscreen started being intermittent last month, but luckily it doesn't control things like climate, volume, turn signals, getting into gear...
I have a Mazda lease that's ending in December and looked really hard at the EX30. The delays in Volvo actually getting the car to the U.S. have been disappointing. Now, with the good things I've been hearing about the Equinox, I'm leaning towards the Chevy, which is something I never thought I'd say.
Isn’t the ex-30 subject to Chinese import tariffs? That may make it very difficult to be competitive.
They are moving production out of China for the cars going to America.
Remove the word "luxury" from marketing material, and cut the price in half. The world needs more electric Model Ts, not environmental-esque virtue signalling for a minority of drivers.