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C30 / S40 & V50 '04-'12 / C70 '06-'13 General Forum for the P1-platform C30 / S40 / V50 / C70 models |
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Jan 22nd, 2009, 13:38 | #11 | |
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As per other replies, 1.5 hours sounds an awfully long time to do this work. Even if you accept £100 per hour is a reasonable rate, I reckon consumables at cost plus no more than an hours labour should do it. |
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Jan 22nd, 2009, 14:57 | #12 |
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to expand a bit on what i said before my local dealership quoted me £355 for a 3 year service on a V70 D5 i then rang MRG and got a quote of £255(or there abouts i was a bit shocked so forgot to write it down) any way point is id bet the main differance in all the prices being quoted is labour and not all dealerships charge the same amount so its deffinatly worth ringing around a few, then if your so inclined take the cheapist quote back to your local and ask em to match it, see how much they want ur buissnes
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Jan 22nd, 2009, 15:56 | #13 |
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I've just been quoted £295 for a 12,000 mile service on my S40. Ouch. Can I go to another dealer? Not really as there are only 3 Volvo dealers in the NE of England and they are all the same company. No competition at all. I would have to travel over 100 miles to find an alternative
When a service is around 2.5 times the cost of any other service I have had with another make of car I feel pretty ripped off. My own stupid fault for not checking this out earlier but it is not impressive from Volvo either. You live & learn. |
Jan 22nd, 2009, 16:12 | #14 |
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im traveling 100 miles for it so prolly do £20ish in fuel and im still saving £80 is 100 miles really that far anymore, give some other dealers a ring what have u got to loose
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Jan 22nd, 2009, 17:27 | #15 |
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Don't forget you can take it to any dealer/garage without losing your warranty as long as they follow the volvo service schedule and use good quality parts. The 2.0D is the same engine as in the Focus so why not phone your local Ford dealer and see what they can do. Then go back to Volvo and see if they will price match.
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Jan 22nd, 2009, 20:16 | #16 |
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John_C , thanks for the advice. Very sound. I'll give it a whirl.
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Jan 22nd, 2009, 20:47 | #17 |
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Nice one never thought of doing that with the car!
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Jan 22nd, 2009, 21:31 | #18 |
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Independent garages?
You can use Independent garages instead of alternative dealers (eg Ford), can't you? Without invalidating warranty as long as certain conditions are met including following the Volvo service schedule and using Volvo parts... as suggested by another poster. But the fine print in those conditions needs thoroughly checking out.
'Dealers' are always 'dearer'... and I have never found them to deliver value for money. Shop around. |
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Jan 22nd, 2009, 23:34 | #20 |
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Gosh, servicing volvos can be truly expensive. Luckily I found a reasonable dealer at chippenham called MRG. They aren't too bad once they know you. I make the yearly trek from nottingham to them just to service the car. Reason: I won't part with my cash to vultures at these other garages. I rather burn the excess money on petrol to go to MRG than give it to say the dealership at nottingham.
Servicing this car is way too high to begin with. Not surprised you are asking here. I think all volvo dealers should by law inform potential buyers of the serving cost they will incur if they buy the car. Give them a league table comparing other makes to volvo. cheers
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