How much for repairs/service?!!

[Peter Milnes]

AFAIK George Volvo would exchange the rack and send the u/s one back to their official refurbishers. Although the rack would look new it is surprising what a good clean-up can do. Granted the inside bits and bobs would be new like any other refurbished rack.

All the best, Peter

[MATT]

Dealers but thankfully before i bought the car
My 765 used to get through a rack every 2 years, so i'm now trying to find out who supplies Volvo in the UK, anybody here know?
Passed MOT in June so have pleanty of time to find out.


MATT

[Peter Milnes]

Your best bet is to source a re-conditioned one from German, Swedish & French, or Eurocarparts. It is an exchange item as the one removed will be refurbished (with new parts) and put back into the exchange stock. You can expect a refundable deposit to be charged. As mentioned above cost is likely to be around £130 (exchange plus refundable deposit). There must be a reason why the racks in your 765 were so quickly rendered u/s. There must be another fault causing it, like a dodgy power steering pump.

All the best, Peter

[TheJoyOfSix]

Worn/seizing strut top bearings can bugger up a rack really quickly..............

[ivor940]

Thanks Rupert,
I am tracing a judder in my steering when turning right. The LH strut bearing is causing the judder, I will replace both LH and RH bearings. Thanks for info.

ivor940

94 940 2.0 SE Turbo Estate 5 spd 145k

VOC member

[drivesavolvo]

Hi,

The price you paid......

140000 mile service = 118.90
Oil = 28.98
sump washer = 0.85
oil filter (volvo) = 8.10
injection fuel filter = 19.27
environmental charge = 7.50
screenwash = 1.10
MOT = 42.10
Labour = 94.05
steering rack (volvo) = 295.00
steering fluid = 7.43
bulbs = 2.65

Total = £727.98 inc VAT

The price i charge.......

140000 mile service = 120.00
oil = included in service price
sump washer = included in service price
oil filter = genuine or bosch.(your choice)included in service price
Injection filter ( if required) = 15.00
enviromental charge???? = you've been nailed mate.
screenwash = included in service price
MOT = 30.00
steering rack = 125.00
Labour to fit rack = 50.00
steering fluid = included in rack price
bulbs = included in service price

Total = £340.00 + VAT total £399.50 saving you just under £430.00
Is that worth a day out in Wigan?

Can anyone please tell me what this enviromental charge is please??????????

Do these people charge for a smile too?
Toilet use £10.00???

I am sorry pal but they seen you coming. you've quite simply been nailed to the cross. The price you paid is, in my humble opinion, extorsionate.

Regards. Keith

[turboboy]

Hi,

I don't think you have been overcharged for anything, subject to labour rates in your part of the country, but it does appear that you have been charged "top dollar".

The MOT price of 40.10 is what I pay which I believe is the maximum that the DOT (or whoever they are these days) allow garages to charge. I use the garage I do for convenience and pay that price because I have got to know them and feel confident they will not fail any of my cars on borderline points - they simply give me as "advisory" or change a bulb or whatever and not charge labour.

The only environmental charge I have come across so far is for the disposal of tyres, so they must be adding something for disposing of your old oil, filters etc. Not unreasonable if taken in isolation but I would have thought that most garages would have included this "overhead" in their hourly rate (much as they would for electricity, gas, water & sewage - as Keith says £10.00 for use of toilet).

Oil & filters also seem to be full main dealer price although they probably got these from a factor and marked them up.

Labour rates vary throughout the country and because we in the South East are wealthy (well that is what my local authority think when they set each year's Council Tax increase!) hourly rates can be 80.00 odd an hour at a main dealer and probably 35.00 to 40.00 at the other end. A work colleague runs a Renault and because he holidays in France he gets his car serviced over there each year at a small, local specialist at 1/4 the price charged in this country!

Overall I would think that had you gone to a main dealer then you got a bargain but because you didn't then I think although the garage can easily justify their charges you should look elsewhere in future. Wigan sounds nice :-)

Cheers

[PEGE63]

Just had the bill from my local (he's ex.Volvo by the way) garage.
Full 80K service which included new thermostat and cleaning throttle body, used Mobil 1 oil and included a spare 4L of oil (like to have one in the car,just in case). £130.00 for the lot!