Hi,
Just a follow-up note on previous posts. My wife & I went to the local dealer a few days ago, took out several XC`s(03-04) including the 2 candidates she`d had been considering. My vote went for the 03 @ 42K miles, lots of "juice", great brakes,mint interior, everything felt good on the test drive. The 04 @ 59K was a little abused, ie, small paint chips on the hood, deep scratches in a few spots on the leather seats(dog?) plus some staining & the car had a trailer hitch. I thought that likely the previous owners had probably neglected maintenance issues as well.
So, in the end, we negotiated a reasonable price for the black 03 XC. Wife picks it up tomorrow & is excited about driving her "dream car".
Thanks again for your input!
Rich
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