When it comes to buying a new car...
Do you have to stick with an SUV if you want cargo room? How can you measure whether you're getting good value for your money? What cars work best in a Minnesota winter?
This week's Patch Pros, Patrick Sutter and Debbie Tufts, are here to help sort out these questions.
Sutter is the general manager for Borton Volvo's Minneapolis and Golden Valley dealerships, which together employ about 70 people. He's worked for Borton Volvo for nearly 30 years, and works closely with the car company in a number of other areas.
Tufts, meanwhile, has been a sales manager for nine years for Golden Valley's Rudy Luther's Toyota Scion, a dealership that has been in the community since 1972.
Add your question in the comments section below and our experts will get back to you with their suggestions.
Thank you very much, Patrick Sutter - Borton Volvo
Unfortunately this did not catch my attention during test drive. I believe this is a common problem with every XC90, for sure early years. Is there anything to be done to eliminate that annoying squeak or this is a Volvo standard. PS: Car has not been in any accident, and there is nothing to suggest that a dashboard was ever removed.
So it is not so much a matter of "Will my car make it?" Your car will (and there is a hot market for maintained, used cars - sell it yourself). It is more matter of "Do I want/need/desire something different?" and "How much am I willing to spend to fulfill that desire or need?"
XC90 dashboard noise was an issue on 2003-2004 but not later models. Most common issues are personal items like coins, pens, etc. remove everything from clove box and door pockets (even the little compartment below the radio) first then drive vehicle if noise continues have a passenger place hand pressure to various parts of the dash while driving to locate noise. If you are able to change or stop the noise with hand presure we can ussually find the loose bolt or wire harness that is making the noise. Hope that helps. Pat
it's time for a replacement