I’d poke around here and see if one has ever been that inexpensive
Nope, it hasn’t. Even if you take the base price of about $47,000 and make it about $49,000 for Polestar and the wheels, you and I both know that there are almost no R-designs that inexpensive. Plus, working it backwards in the calculator, it’s nearly impossible to get to that price.
Also, why were you looking at significantly more expensive cars, OP?
Yes, that car probably doesn’t exist. To get polestar, normally, you have to go way up
Can always add Polestar after the fact. It’ll cost you a few hundred more since it isn’t residualized, but if it opens up cheaper options it may be worth it.
@Davidmushman
@jeisensc had a polestar done to his. There was this even a discussion about the color of the emblem here.
hey man! i’m pretty much in that boat too!
Which boat?
Trouble finding base T6 Rdesigns and it seems I am living on hopes and dreams. I am going to reassess what vehicles better fall in my budget, it seems I need to move down a step into the more entry level as opposed to finding a unicorn deal.
$340/mo for a $55K car boat
It floats on hopes and dreams and has no engine, just powered by unicorns.
Skimmed and didn’t see: why RDesign?
I like RDesign (esp Bursting blue omfg) and even found 1 v60 R, but the seat bolsters bother my back (had surgery earlier this year). I was open to MOM and INS: lucked out and found a MOM with wheels and leather (1 INS with 12k more equip I didn’t care either way for) with a much lower MSRP and added Polestar (still better than residualizing car seat clips and other stuff I didn’t want/need). MOM (in July) also had best incentives, residual, and MF. If you search the Edmunds forums you’ll see I posted there 1000 times to check them all.
My last (counts on fingers and toes) 7 cars were all loaded top trim. I expected Momentum to be a stripper model - could not be happier with what I got for price, with a hat tip to @Benedetto for his help.
All that to say: have you driven a Momentum?
It’s a bit of a strange build, I can’t imagine many people who are spending more $$$ for the T6, but also only want a base version…of the R-Design….with Polestar. It’s just an odd build, ESPECIALLY for a loaner? With this budget A T5 Momentum…sure but not the build the OP wants.
You raise a very valid point. And maybe I should look into that as I have not driven a MOM. I will definitely go through Edmunds to reach through your posts and piggy back on your research to see if with MOM and polestar I can be within my budget.
Thanks for the insight, I appreciate the feedback!
an FYI, @jeisensc has an XC60, not S60. I just tagged him because of his polestar upgrade after he purchased.
It’s the same thing under the hood
Good clarification from @mooshoofooie but yeah: same platform/engines/trims. You can obviously do this at a dealership but I rode in a mix of all of the 60s at the LA Autoshow last year, spent more than an hour with the product folks. I also looked at S60s first when v60 was unattainable but ultimately I just don’t like sedans, didn’t want one. I’m unAmerican like that.
The pricing/incentives seem to be a bit better on S60s because they are built in SC.
Wachutalkingbout…? SUVs are very American
Why not just adjust the budget to $400 from $340?
Find ways to drink a few less beers/glasses of wine/coffee each month and get the car you want.
You can find the $15/week!