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cheshired5

May 12th, 2021 21:53

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Originally Posted by Spike56 (Post 2736542)

The price is what it is and as long as I can afford it, not a problem.

Fair enough and if you'd said this ^^^^^ initially, no-one would have said anything.

I think people reacted because you stated the price with an exclamation mark, said it was expensive and capped it off with 3 sad face emojis..... It sounded like it was a problem for you and it sounded like people were suggesting how you could mitigate costs.

Spike56

May 12th, 2021 23:33

Also true. However the final bill was a quarter of what I paid for the car. Price is subjective. How much you are willing to pay to keep the car you want as opposed to buying a replacement and still having bills is only a decision you can make. Personally, for me, this bill was the same amount I would have had to pay to keep my previous S80 on the road, and that was an 03 reg. This is an 11 reg and personally I think was worth it.
Regardless of how your finances are, these decisions have to be made either by head or heart. I went with heart. Still a shock though 😂

davB	Jun 7th, 2021 09:15

An update...

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Originally Posted by davB (Post 2735788)

XC60 2016 been sitting outside now for ages - and I made sure the battery was topped up and it was moved a bit to stop the brakes seizing.
Bodywork had another few layers of polish and the cash piled up as their was no diesel to buy every week.
So last Sunday was time to go out and that's when it was a bit warm outside and not lashing down with rain.
Set the climate control to LO and full fan to enjoy a blast of warm air.
I leave the AC button on all the time but clearly I'd neglected the needs of the compressor/seals. So off to the garage for a fix.
I had to resort to opening the windows! :shocked:
I guess it will be reassuringly expensive with special Volvo parts fabricated by pixies.

Turns out that it was simply a hose that had 'fallen off' somewhere near the pollen filter. Dealership suspected it happened during the last service with them and so lots of apologies and fixed free of charge.

S60RDesign

Jun 8th, 2021 11:33

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Originally Posted by davB (Post 2743324)

That’s good to hear. Had it not worked all year since? As an aside there’s no need to park your car during lockdown if similar guidelines come back. There wasn’t ever a legal limit on driving your car to visit a place to exercise or you could take it on a longer shopping run. It doesn’t do us or the car any good to be stuck at home.

Clan	Jun 8th, 2021 12:33

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Originally Posted by Spike56 (Post 2736228)

Volvo AC drain and refill plus check (!).
£125.00 + labour! Today 11th May.

Been an expensive day 😳😳😳

did they find the leak? AC systems don't just empty in a short period of time ...

Yes they are obliged by law to do a full system leak check before adding new gas.... hence the price which is reasonable as it was done properly ...

GrahamHR

Jun 8th, 2021 21:59

Mine is showing a humidity sensor failure. Aircon works fine, cold air, hot air, it controls the temperature perfectly. I don't understand why it would need such a sensor in the UK ! The aircon system is hardly going to make the air too dry. I'll not get it changed, another poor quality component with a short life.

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