Originally Posted by crossfire ninja

PNA, this is AWESOME advice. I have an account I use for similar things; “emergencies” if you will. I don’t think I”ll go the warranty route, and looking at Larry’s input about his daughter and her canceling an extended warranty on her wheels gives me an idea to do the same on a warranty that cost me $3,000 for my F-150 that I got just over a year ago. I may go get the A/C checked on it before I do so, but I see no reason otherwise to have the thing...esp. if I feel confident in the vehicle after putting some miles on it AND if I have my little fund on the side.

As for the XF, I took a look at it, and I”m pretty impressed. An issue or two, however, is the tires seem VERY loud (esp in front - which is strange). Not sure if this is due to the need for new tires or what. Another is the guy said he had to put a new battery in it this morning (good for me I guess), but why would a fairly new battery go dead overnight? He said the other battery was under warranty, so he got the new one at no cost. Should this raise a red flag?

Otherwise, the car was in great shape for a 2004. Nice finish, well taken care of, needs wiper blades (no biggie), great acceleration, breaking, rides and stops straight, electrical components check out, engine looks free of leaks and guy said he’s had no issues with the car in the 3 years he’s had it. I MIGHT be making a deal with him today