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Old Nov 23rd, 2018, 06:33   #11
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That’s right, hit me when I’m down!
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Just being realistic, Volvo’s are up there with the most expensive brands to work on.
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Old Nov 23rd, 2018, 13:21   #12
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I thought that was a bit naughty of the garage to come back and say "we had to replace the caliper" or did they warn you beforehand? that's a fairly pricey part to replace without approval...
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I thought that was a bit naughty of the garage to come back and say "we had to replace the caliper" or did they warn you beforehand? that's a fairly pricey part to replace without approval...
Sounds like a classic case of the steel bleed nipple chewing the soft aluminium thread... Ask me how I know!
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