Garage bill just in ouch !!

[Ovlov5d]

An update re my ebay purchase ,briefly i paid £1500 for the v70 d5 estate 02. With 163k.It had issues so put it into recomdnded indi and result as follows
Full service major
2 wishbones
Anti roll bar link both
Front pads
Parking brake pad and freeplay
Engine mount
Both driveshaft seals on gearbox renewed
Wheel alignment needed
New atf fluid fully synth and flush
Four new avon zz3's
One new alloy as old cracked.
Total bill £1485
How does that sound for price i will now keep car !!

[Missing Lincs]

Although the total is a bit drastic , looking down the list of what's been done and thinking of the cost of parts and materials and the time involved I think you've done well.
The repair bill is probably more than the book value of the car but I think that's a reflection on the state of the market rather than the cars real worth.
I hope you get many more miles out of the motor, here's to the next 100k

[xc70jason]

Ouch,that's a bugger all at once.Still,hopefully it shouldn't need owt for quite some time now,finger's crossed.

I hope you enjoy your car and it doesn't give you any problem's from now on.

Jason

[RUTV70]

I guess you could look at it that you've paid under £3000 for a well sorted car with loads of life and mileage left...

Neil

[jasmith44]

Originally Posted by RUTV70

I guess you could look at it that you've paid under £3000 for a well sorted car with loads of life and mileage left...

Neil

"ditto"

[owyn]

Interesting that they mention "handbrake pads and freeplay" I wonder if they mean the unsettling lurch you get when the handbrake engages, I hate that feeling! Does anyone know if new pads will cure/lessen it?

[RAN60]

Having replaced my pads twice already, and adjusting everything possible within tolerances, i can confirm that the "crap your pants" roll back when applying the handbrake on even the slightest hill is a "keep you awake" feature. A feature designed by volvo's safety teams in the deep mountains of sweden that ensures alertness at all times at the wheel and it is a feature that cannot be removed.

If it could be fixed no doubt it would require several software updates and an airbag reset lol

[PeteB1]

Originally Posted by RAN60

Having replaced my pads twice already, and adjusting everything possible within tolerances, i can confirm that the "crap your pants" roll back when applying the handbrake on even the slightest hill is a "keep you awake" feature. A feature designed by volvo's safety teams in the deep mountains of sweden that ensures alertness at all times at the wheel and it is a feature that cannot be removed.

At least I now know that this 'feature' is not unique to mine. At times, it seems that it is only the mechanical 'Park' lock in the slushbox that holds the car on a hill. A full rear brake stripdown was on my 'todo' list for the near future but maybe it won't stop this.

Originally Posted by RAN60

If it could be fixed no doubt it would require several software updates and an airbag reset lol

At the rate that electronics and its unique issues is creeping ever more deeply into modern cars, the old 1990's 'joke' Conference exchange between Bill Gates and GM looks ever more likely to come true regarding the GM reply , at least some of the points:

http://www.techspot.com/community/to...-motors.37462/

[chris vince]

I can't understand why they say parking brake pads?
They aren't pads but shoes.
Chris

[GMad]

Bloody hell! Two years ago I paid under a grand for a slightly newer S60. It needed a pair of tyres...
You were done..