Volvo Body Repair

[arashtrip]

Hi,

Anyone has done a body repair work at a Volvo dealer? Are they consideravly more expensive than the local garages?

And doing this will affect the car final settlement figure at the end of the contract?

Thanks

[Thekilt]

I don’t think dealers do body repair, they use authorised third parties (like most manufactures they aren’t set up for it).

You will be able to find out who they use by asking them.

[arashtrip]

Originally Posted by Thekilt

I don’t think dealers do body repair, they use authorised third parties (like most manufactures they aren’t set up for it).

You will be able to find out who they use by asking them.

according to their website it seems they offer such thing:

https://www.volvocars.com/uk/own/mai...ent-and-repair

[Thekilt]

They may offer it, but it will be done by a third party. The Volvo dealer in Poole uses a body shop locally who is approved for Volvo. You can google search Authorised body repairers for Volvo local to you humans it should show you who they are. Also in the Volvo Owners Magazine it shows you who they are and who gives discount to VOC members.

We just picked up a Jag, and Jaguar/Landrover also have a third part who comes in to do the work onsite including wheel refurb. They also say they aren’t out body repair etc but it isn’t them, it’s their authorised third party.

[Thekilt]

Originally Posted by arashtrip

according to their website it seems they offer such thing:

https://www.volvocars.com/uk/own/mai...ent-and-repair

Also as per the link, they are “Volvo approved repair shop” (third parties)

[ITSv40]

The local dealership near me used to have their own body shop, but that closed a good 20 years ago. It now farms out the repairs to an approved repairer.

[green van man]

My local dealer still has a body shop, wether they still do repairs there I don't know.

My volvo insurance assures me the car will be repaired useing genuine parts in a volvo shop.

Paul.

[arashtrip]

Originally Posted by Thekilt

Also as per the link, they are “Volvo approved repair shop” (third parties)

Thanks. Then what about the second question. If I repair it at an approved volvo repairer and the volvo knows it, then they will use it as an excuse to charge me at the end of the contract?

[Thekilt]

Originally Posted by arashtrip

Thanks. Then what about the second question. If I repair it at an approved volvo repairer and the volvo knows it, then they will use it as an excuse to charge me at the end of the contract?

They shouldn’t do, however I’m sure someone on here should know. Or alternatively maybe call Volvo and ask. Don’t give a name or reference number, just ask the general question.
My view is if they don’t see it, they don’t know about it.