First time poster here. I'm looking for some advice on a potential purchase. I'm in the market for something bigger than my current car to accomodate my growing family (a two year old, and another baby on the way). Currently, my wife and I are pretty open to all alternatives, but the Volvo XC90 has certainly caught our attention.
I'm looking at the used market, primarily due to the prohibitive cost of a new, but I can stomach the price of a 3-year old machine with 60,000 to 100,000 km. The 3.2 L version seems to be the most common from 2007 forward with a few V8's mixed in there as well. Our primary application will be just regular day to day commuting, family stuff. I have no need to tow.
What has me concerned is that if I buy from a typical reseller (not a dealership), with next to no warranty, how "exposed" am I from breakdowns? I'm a little reluctant to purchase a high-end luxury SUV (in my opinion anyways) that came with a pretty hefty original purchase price, to find out it turns into a deep holed money pit. I don't necessarily get that impression as I read various threads. It looks like there's a few things, like the sunroof drainage problem, that are common (is that fixed for 2007 and later models?).
So what advice do you have for me?
And the next question is, should I consider the V8 model if it's to be had for marginally more money?
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