Roswell, GA the Volvo Capital of the World

So we take the journey to Roswell, GA over a 100 mile drive, because of all of the listings for Volvos for sale there. Here is our story.

Before we called each location with all of the BUYER SMART QUESTIONS and were assured there are no problems with the VOLVOs we were interested in.

But when actually getting to the dealers the picture was greatly different.

FOR SALE BY OWNER: 2001 Volvo v70 with 105K miles good care – $5600 (Roswell). Listed on craiglist. When we got there the Volvo was running and then when we asked to shut it off and start it up ourselves it wouldn’t start. The title was not even in this guys name – George from Georgia the country not the state.

SEAN AUTO SALES Located in Duluth, GA but foreign owned and operated (no prejudice here, just stating the facts) had a beautiful ad of 2002 Volvo V70 Cross Country AWD $4,777. This car had white smoke coming out from both engine and muffler (an obvious oil burning turbo problem) and obviously been in a wreck although the seller said that there was a “clean” title and it was not a salvage vehicle. Yet, it was – all right side panels had been poorly replaced as well the interior. After pointing everything out to seller, he still would not clear say if the car had been wrecked. After looking at most cars on the lot, they all had some type of (poor quality) body work. BUYER BEWARE!

CARONLINE.COM: (located a few miles down the road, also foreign operated) had a Volvo V70 for $3500. The car had a very bad interior and the air did not work AT ALL, although they said everything was in perfect working order we we telephoned them before making a 2 1/2 hour drive. The car was not even at their car lot and they brought jumper cables when they went to pick it up. When we told the salesman we would just go to the “other lot” to see the car, he told us we could not because the “other lot” sales manager gets mad when he brings outside customers over. BUYER BEWARE! [BTW their website does not even work – should have known right there not to mess with them]

NALLEY TOYOTA OF ROSWELL: An used 1999 Volvo V70 Cross Country was posted for sale by this dealership. We called on the phone when we were 30 minutes out and they confirmed, that they still have it. When we got there the car was not even on the lot and we were told they had sold it to an auction company (in the past 30min. I guess).

They were not personally involved and customer service was lacking. This included 4 salesmen behind a computer, 3 salesmen on the sales floor, and 2 secretaries talking to each other and on the phone at the same time. The only 1 guy who would even talk to use was a mechanic from their service department. Sorry – not buying a car there if they would not even give us the time of the day!

The winner was Palmer Dodge across the street. More about our experience there in the next post Palmer Dodge of Roswell: The Legend Continues

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Room To Go At Rooms To Go Outlet Clearance Center

So one of the advantages of having a  large back size being a station wagon is you got a lot of room back there.   This means whenever you come across a large item you want to purchase you don’t have to worry.  If it fits, it ships.

If you are thinking of starting your new year off with some new furniture the place to go is the Rooms To Go Outlet in Atlanta, Georgia.  There are several across the states however, I find that the one in Atlanta has the BEST unbelievable, deals and selection.  From 15-80% off you can find just about anything you need from couches, art work, kitchen tables, end tables, beds, dressers, accent pieces, etc.

Rooms To Go Address For Atlanta Location: 5370 Frontage Rd, Forest Park, GA 30297

Rooms To Go Address For Other Locations: 63295 Old Military Rd, Pearl River, LA 70452

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Questions To Ask Before Buying a Volvo

Getting quite frustrated with this search for a used Volvo. These are some questions you should ask before even going to look at car:

1. What is wrong with the car. Ask for what the problems are instead of are there any problems.

2. Don’t ask if you have a clean title because of course the title is “clean” and not “dirty”. But ask specifically if the title is in the buyers name.

3. Ask if there are any check engine lights or airbag lights on.

4. Ask how long you have had the car.

5. Why are you selling it?

6. When is the last time you did any tune ups – oil change, timing belt change, breaks, etc.

7. Ask specifically has this car been in a wreck.

8. Is this your personal vehicle (you drive) – even though you have already asked if the title is in the sellers name this is very important.

9. Are you the 1st owner?

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Volvo 460 Now at 223,000 km and Going Strong

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2011 Winter Ready

1. New winter tires and rims
2. New rear disk breaks and pads
3. New oil with oil and air filters change
4. New timing belt and two safety pulleys
5. Collector gasket changed
6. Rear bumper aerodynamics recalculated
7. Spark-plug cables replaced

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Dodge Journey (East) Real Time Map

View Dodge Journey Search (East) in a larger map

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Second Dodge Journey Found, Winner Declines Contest Prize

According to Automotive.com, the second hidden Dodge Journey in the automaker’s new ad campaign has been found, but we’ve just learned that the winner, Brad Neidy, Troop Commander for the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, has declined the prize.

Some followers of the contest on Youtube and Facebook have alleged that Neidy may have had prior information concerning the location of the vehicle if the Highway Patrol coordinated road closures for filming.

Oklahoma Highway Patrol communication officer Brad Siemens had no comment on the issue and said that Neidy was not available.

Eileen Wunderlich, Marketing Communications Manager for Chrysler:

“The Midwest Dodge Journey winner has declined the prize. Dodge is reviewing program rules and will provide updates soon.”

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Dodge in a Barn

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Dodge Journey (East) located at the Wildwood Stables in Acadia National Park

We have received a new clue from one of our readers that Dodge Journey (East) is located at the Wildwood Stables in Acadia National Park. Google pictures from the park [see here]

Indeed, one (or more) of the picture clues released earlier by Dodge via Facebook [see here] could be easily located in the said search area.

Perhaps the best clue of the final location is the picture from within the stable itself:

This final location is barely within the perimeter of the initial seach radius as seen on our Journey Search map:

See ALL picture clues from Dodge [here]

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Dodge Journey (EAST) has released ALL picture clues via FaceBook

Dodge has released ALL picture clues via FaceBook. Here is the direct link:

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150391628629224.409025.7346304223

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