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Originally Posted by rivarama
That’s probably where my original assumption was wrong when we went out to buy a 5th car to replace a Range Rover that we barely used, as we didn’t think of volvo as prestige car but more like a middle of the road reliable work horse like VW.
Thanks for the recommendation on exploring the specialist network, I didn’t expect there’d be so many around the country... I guess that’s an interesting tell tale of the market the main dealers created taking the P*** with their pricing structure.
For what it’s worth, I have found a well respected local Volvo Specialist that quoted me £275 for the 2 year major, with all Volvo parts and diagnostic tool. Looking at the Google review (4.95) I am safer going there than my local Volvo dealer (3.25).
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Volvo's are easily just as expensive to run/maintain as German rivals like BMW & Mercedes. Maybe not quite as expensive now that I think of it, but I wouldn't think there's a lot in the difference either.
Yes, there's plenty of Volvo independent garages around that are usually far cheaper than the dealership. Once you find a good one, stick with them for future servicing/repairs would be my advice.
£275 is very reasonable for a major service. You could get that figure down even more if you told them to an "essential"/minor service, taking into account that the car didn't do big miles in the last year.