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    Wish I had seen it sooner! Rejoining the list...

    Wish I had seen it sooner!
    Rejoining the list after a few years of inactivity. Taking delivery of an "04 XC70 tomorrow. I considered a lot of cars while facing the need to update the V70AWD I had...
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    Up to date pricing!!!

    Got a current price from the dealer today. $995 + taxes!!!!!
    That about $1150 once all done.
    Thats a terrible hit on a leased vehicle. Think i am gonna have to invent a better option.
    :mad:
  3. If I put on my safe hat, i would say get it...

    If I put on my safe hat, i would say get it repaired. The damaged glass is likely not as strong as the "clean" glass. If a second impact occurs, it is more likely to spread or worse. That being...
  4. Thread: Forums for GM?

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    Well, at the end of the day, it came down to...

    Well, at the end of the day, it came down to dollars.

    I had my eye on an '05 Black Sapphire Edition XC, but there were better incentives on the V70AWD's. They had more negotiating room on them i...
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    Trailer lighting

    I have just taken delivery of a new V70AWD to replace the '02 ORE and i have to go about adding a trailer hitch. I am assuming that the V70 is about the same as the current XC so i hope you will all...
  6. Thread: Forums for GM?

    by Ocean1
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    Big enough for most things

    I just went through this whole discussion with myself, have had to replave my '02 XC (2 days ago). I thought I wanted an SUV for the towing capacity and started looking at a number of mid sized...
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    #1 Sold

    #1 was traded in on a '05 V70AWD.

    I will certainly miss it. It was (and still is) at the top of my all time favourites list. I hope I will be as fortunate with every other car I own.
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    You are correct. These two have a certain array...

    You are correct. These two have a certain array of equipment. DSTC is not one of them. If you compare the package lists, they have cherry picked the convenience and the luxury packages, and then...
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    I want one!!

    That is what i have been thinking of replacing my ORE with.

    I think they have just picked out a set of options and said they are all the same. They are both non standard colours for the XC70...
  10. Thread: Yearly mileage

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    Poll: Well, $21k USD is about $25.5k CDN. I guess it...

    Well, $21k USD is about $25.5k CDN.
    I guess it depends whether one were to think that having the #1 car of the ocean race series here would be worth a couple dollars extra. I know I was, (and...
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    Pictures?

    Would you have a picture of the installation?

    I would like to see how it fits up. Looking at this one for the next one ('05)
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    I admit, i prefer the 2" receiver, but keep in...

    I admit, i prefer the 2" receiver, but keep in mind, the 1 1/4" receivers are solid while the 2" are tubes. They are both rated at 3500 lb capacity.

    I believe etrailer is where i saw the terrific...
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    I had been recently looking at that (couple weeks...

    I had been recently looking at that (couple weeks ago). Locally, OEM hitch on a new XC is $800-900 CDN.

    I did a quick search and found someone selling the DrawTite unit for $114 USD. That one...
  14. Poll: Volvo may also be still experiencing the...

    Volvo may also be still experiencing the aftereffects of earlier Diesels they sold on this side of the pond.

    They used to sell a Diesel in the 80's in Canada (don't know about the US). I believe...
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    I also only use it manually, usually by clicking...

    I also only use it manually, usually by clicking it on and then off right away. I dislike the push away from the wheel to pulse it action.

    What i with they would really fix is the location of the...
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    Occupant Classification System

    Older vehicles with bo back seat into which to buckle your kids (read pick up trucks) had a key switch to disable the passenger air bags in North America.

    The current trend in occupant seating in...
  17. Thread: Yearly mileage

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    Poll: My Ocean Race (#1/100) is 3 years old at the end...

    My Ocean Race (#1/100) is 3 years old at the end of he month. So far 168,000 km.

    Now i am trying to replace it with a new '05 and the current one is available and "just warmed up" for the new...
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    Welcome to the (small) crowd

    I am always surprised at the number of these cars I see. The most recent was on Lake Ridge Road heading up to Uxbridge on Jan 1st. Was that someone on this group?

    The most I have seen in a...
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    For sale: 2002 XC70 Ocean Race Edition #1/100

    Only 100 of these cars were available to the Canadian market. This is a unique opportunity to have the #1 car. I am the original owner of this car, purchased January '02.

    Finished on Ocean Blue...
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    Poll: I like the ST's

    I had no complaints with the original ST's that the car came with. I got 110,000 km out of them. Pirelli no longer offers the ST's in Canada, but my dealer found a set for me which I happily put...
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