General: - URGENT newbie V70 buying advice - Page 4

CTCNetwork · Jun 13th, 2007, 19:21

Hi,

Seems like you fell on your feet there..

I would get the warranty - as injectors can be.... Expensive.. JIC

Des. . .

jackthehat.co.uk · Jun 13th, 2007, 19:29

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Originally Posted by CTCNetwork

Hi,

Seems like you fell on your feet there..

I would get the warranty - as injectors can be.... Expensive.. JIC

Des. . .

Yes, I intend to. I will have to check exactly what the warranty covers but if it covers plenty of things I won't hesitate to buy it. So, looks like I'm about to become a full time member of this forum.

DSK · Jun 13th, 2007, 22:53

You didn't seem to certian about the first one, so you have lost a little but at least you walked away.

The second one sounds OK. As for the warranty, if its not a franchised Volvo Dealer warranty I wouldn't bother extending it, those other warranty companies are as much use as a wet as a paint brush is to a merchant banker. I have had some of those warranties with other cars in the past and when I went to conatct them due to faults, I was passed from person to person and excuse to excuse. Personally I'd save the £200 and spend it on petrol or put it aside to spend during the next service etc.

GMcL · Jun 14th, 2007, 09:33

Sounds like you landed on your feet.
Check the cambelt and other belts were changed at 96k and you should be set. I would imagine with that mileage the injectors have already been looked at. You could always pop into your local friendly Volvo dealer and find out what info. Volvo have on this car.
SE spec is much better than the S you originally looked at. You should have an upgraded stereo, and electric seats among other things as standard now.
It will be a EuroIII car so will give better fuel economy than the later cars too.

jackthehat.co.uk · Jun 14th, 2007, 19:50

DSK: I've looked in depth at the extended warranty information and I think you're right... there seems to be far too many get-out clauses. If something massive goes like the gearbox or engine blowing then it'll be handy but other than that it would be a waste of £200.

GMcL: The car has a full service history with my local Volvo main dealer so the timing belt etc should have been sorted. It's a March 2003 car so I was hoping that the injector problem wouldn't be an issue but it's a chance worth taking I think. The price seems so good that even if I had to spend £1500 on injectors it wouldn't be the end of the world (fingers crossed).

More bad news today: Some a**hole ran into our VW Touran hire car today and b*ggered off without leaving a note. We have the hire car because my 4 year old son and I were nearly killed in a near fatal road accident 6 weeks ago. That's why we bought the V70 as our other car was a write-off. The day after our bad accident some kind soul smashed the mirror off the hire car and also took off. To say that I am at the end of my tether with cars is an understatement. Today was the last straw! Luckily I had a chat with the security at the multi-storey and they managed to find the incident on camera. It was a woman driver (surprise!) in a Ford Transit. The company's name was on the side of the van. I phoned up the company boss and gave him both barrels. I then phoned the hire company who said that I would have to pay £100 excess even though it wasn't my fault!!!! So in temper I brought in the bobbies who have told the boss to get it sorted out before Sunday or they would take action against the woman for leaving the scene of an accident. So we'll see what transpires.

Now I am going to drink myself senseless and try and get some sleep. Thanks for listening.

GMcL · Jun 15th, 2007, 09:27

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Originally Posted by jackthehat.co.uk

More bad news today: Some a**hole ran into our VW Touran hire car today and b*ggered off without leaving a note. We have the hire car because my 4 year old son and I were nearly killed in a near fatal road accident 6 weeks ago. That's why we bought the V70 as our other car was a write-off. The day after our bad accident some kind soul smashed the mirror off the hire car and also took off. To say that I am at the end of my tether with cars is an understatement. Today was the last straw! Luckily I had a chat with the security at the multi-storey and they managed to find the incident on camera. It was a woman driver (surprise!) in a Ford Transit. The company's name was on the side of the van. I phoned up the company boss and gave him both barrels. I then phoned the hire company who said that I would have to pay £100 excess even though it wasn't my fault!!!! So in temper I brought in the bobbies who have told the boss to get it sorted out before Sunday or they would take action against the woman for leaving the scene of an accident. So we'll see what transpires.

Now I am going to drink myself senseless and try and get some sleep. Thanks for listening.

Crikey ! You have had a bad run of it. You must have used the only car park in the country which provides usable images and not 640x480 from half a mile resolution.
What are your lottery numbers ? I'll make sure I don't use them with your run of luck

Hope you had a good drink (sounds like you needed it) and the heads not too bad this morning...

jackthehat.co.uk · Jun 15th, 2007, 12:22

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Originally Posted by GMcL

Crikey ! You have had a bad run of it. You must have used the only car park in the country which provides usable images and not 640x480 from half a mile resolution.
What are your lottery numbers ? I'll make sure I don't use them with your run of luck

Hope you had a good drink (sounds like you needed it) and the heads not too bad this morning...

Update: Boss of company called this morning. He has spoken to hire car company who have told him that he will have to pay for all the damage repairs. Hire company told him they will waive my £100 excess fee. I really hope that turns out to be true. The driver of the van turned out to be the bosses son's girlfriend who only passed her test 2 weeks ago.

Isn't life just great?

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Jun 14th, 2007, 19:50	#35
jackthehat.co.uk Member Last Online: Sep 3rd, 2019 11:10 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Cumbria	Warranty DSK: I've looked in depth at the extended warranty information and I think you're right... there seems to be far too many get-out clauses. If something massive goes like the gearbox or engine blowing then it'll be handy but other than that it would be a waste of £200. GMcL: The car has a full service history with my local Volvo main dealer so the timing belt etc should have been sorted. It's a March 2003 car so I was hoping that the injector problem wouldn't be an issue but it's a chance worth taking I think. The price seems so good that even if I had to spend £1500 on injectors it wouldn't be the end of the world (fingers crossed). More bad news today: Some a*hole ran into our VW Touran hire car today and bggered off without leaving a note. We have the hire car because my 4 year old son and I were nearly killed in a near fatal road accident 6 weeks ago. That's why we bought the V70 as our other car was a write-off. The day after our bad accident some kind soul smashed the mirror off the hire car and also took off. To say that I am at the end of my tether with cars is an understatement. Today was the last straw! Luckily I had a chat with the security at the multi-storey and they managed to find the incident on camera. It was a woman driver (surprise!) in a Ford Transit. The company's name was on the side of the van. I phoned up the company boss and gave him both barrels. I then phoned the hire company who said that I would have to pay £100 excess even though it wasn't my fault!!!! So in temper I brought in the bobbies who have told the boss to get it sorted out before Sunday or they would take action against the woman for leaving the scene of an accident. So we'll see what transpires. Now I am going to drink myself senseless and try and get some sleep. Thanks for listening.

Jun 13th, 2007, 22:53	#33
DSK C70 T5 Last Online: Mar 23rd, 2022 21:00 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Midlands	You didn't seem to certian about the first one, so you have lost a little but at least you walked away. The second one sounds OK. As for the warranty, if its not a franchised Volvo Dealer warranty I wouldn't bother extending it, those other warranty companies are as much use as a wet as a paint brush is to a merchant banker. I have had some of those warranties with other cars in the past and when I went to conatct them due to faults, I was passed from person to person and excuse to excuse. Personally I'd save the £200 and spend it on petrol or put it aside to spend during the next service etc.

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