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2 year Service... how much??

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Old Apr 11th, 2021, 13:03   #21
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When I bought my V70 AWD R in 2008 I bought a volvo 2 year extended warranty. The car had full VDSH. I could have taken the car to an indi for service but due to the complex nature of the car ( 4C suspension + AWD system ) I opted to get the car dealer serviced. I'm so so glad I did. Under warranty the car received new bevel gear, clutch, DMF, x2 4C shockers, and various electrical components. I may have got those repairs done under the warranty if I had gone indi servicing, but it was so much easier having the dealership "going into bat" for me with Volvo..
Once the warranty expired I began serving my car, if you don't wish to, or prefer others to do it for you, an indi would be a good choice.
Your car sounds as if its AWD, perhaps its not, but one "malfunction" will perhaps make you wish you had the car Volvo serviced. The dealership looked after me, which I don't believe they would have done if the car was not FULLY serviced within the dealer network.
So.... how lucky do you feel....?????

My 2d...

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Old Apr 11th, 2021, 18:08   #22
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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).
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.
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Old Apr 11th, 2021, 18:41   #23
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Your paying for the dealership, the glass, the concrete, the staff, the equipment, the investment, the payments to Volvo, the staff training, the coffee, Tracey on the front desk. All needs paying for, what you get in return is latest equipment, software, training etc plus goodwill in the future. For a new car it's essential, after that it's personal choice.
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Personally I'm with the OP here. The fact you can service a bloody Ferrari for pretty much the same cost as a Volvo shows how mental Volvo has become as a brand.


I've had Volvo's most of my life and have a master tech within my family at a main Volvo dealer, he's worked 30+ years between my 2 local dealerships - Some of the stories I get from him.....

Unless you're on PCP/finance and you're forced to get it maintained at a main dealer as apart of the finance agreement, just don't bother.

I take my car there because I get 'family' rates which brings the price of parts to cost price to Volvo + 5% and labour rates in line with an indi garage and even then, I'll only book it in if he is personally working on it, or overseeing the work they do.

A lot of their 'techs' are actually ex quick fit and make no end of mistakes, yet they still charge £152 per hour in labour and have a huge turn around of 'techs'. If you think you're getting value for money because of 'experienced people' working on your car, think again.

Regarding paying for quality parts etc - On the pre 90's Volvo's yes, fair point but most pre 'Geely ownership' Volvos are essentially a Ford Focus in a frock with most of their parts stamped FordMoCo, so you're not getting 'quality' there, just a heavily inflated 'Volvo price, for a Ford part.

Find a good local Volvo specialist and use them, they're usually setup by ex master techs and generally do know the cars well.

Only use the main dealer for software or if you need a VIDA/DICE system to find out what's wrong.
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Personally I'm with the OP here. The fact you can service a bloody Ferrari for pretty much the same cost as a Volvo shows how mental Volvo has become as a brand.


I've had Volvo's most of my life and have a master tech within my family at a main Volvo dealer, he's worked 30+ years between my 2 local dealerships - Some of the stories I get from him.....

Unless you're on PCP/finance and you're forced to get it maintained at a main dealer as apart of the finance agreement, just don't bother.

I take my car there because I get 'family' rates which brings the price of parts to cost price to Volvo + 5% and labour rates in line with an indi garage and even then, I'll only book it in if he is personally working on it, or overseeing the work they do.

A lot of their 'techs' are actually ex quick fit and make no end of mistakes, yet they still charge £152 per hour in labour and have a huge turn around of 'techs'. If you think you're getting value for money because of 'experienced people' working on your car, think again.

Regarding paying for quality parts etc - On the pre 90's Volvo's yes, fair point but most pre 'Geely ownership' Volvos are essentially a Ford Focus in a frock with most of their parts stamped FordMoCo, so you're not getting 'quality' there, just a heavily inflated 'Volvo price, for a Ford part.

Find a good local Volvo specialist and use them, they're usually setup by ex master techs and generally do know the cars well.

Only use the main dealer for software or if you need a VIDA/DICE system to find out what's wrong.
Any reputable specialist will have VIDA.
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Old May 11th, 2021, 11:08   #26
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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).
bit late to this thread, but what indie in London did you find? I'm on the look out for one.
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Old May 11th, 2021, 13:06   #27
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As far as Ferrari is concerned, I own an F430 F1 and a 550 maranello. They are both brilliant depending what you’re looking for.

I actually think that sportscar smart money is with Ferrari at the moment. Porsche , esp classics have gone mental. For the price of a 993 4S you get a Ferrari 550 which will destroy the 993 on every single segment. Diff league. 911T are now flirting w 100k which is preposterous. That will get destroyed by a 348 which is 1/2 the money (obviously not L4L car or generation but you get my drift)

Prices for well sorted examples avg mileage.
V8
348 - £45-50k
355 - £60-70k for manuals less F1
360 - £60k for manuals (add 10k if you want red)
430 - £70k
458 - £120k

V12
550 - £80k bullet proof
456 - £50k for manuals not v reliable
612 - £55-60k more exp to run
599 - £85-90k

348/355/550 belt service prices aren’t bad. Belts need to be done every 3 years and add £1k to the price of the service. Engines don’t need to be dropped anymore... at least not at respected indies that aren’t there to bleed their customers dry.
To the point made above I pay £600 for the annual on the 430 / 900 on the 550. Add £300 to that for the major every 3 years

I have said on here many times , that the new software driven volvo is probably more complex than a Ferrari now , and would you take your Ferrari to someone who hasn't been trained to do the necessary work ....
well here we DO have a Ferrari owner . who does do the right thing with his Ferrari but wont with his volvo !
a strange world we live in ...

you do need to negotiate that price down a bit though ... the difference between the 18000 and 36000 service is a fuel filter and Air filter that's all and dont forget the whole car's software gets all the updates and you get breakdown cover all for free....
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Old May 15th, 2021, 09:16   #28
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I just called my local Volvo dealer to get my 2019 T5 inscription serviced.

They quoted me £600 for it, which I find shocking. The car is 11k miles, and was only driven 4K miles since the last service in March last year. I was told it’s because it is the 2 year major service (or 36k miles).

Given that it’s more than what I pay to get my Ferrari serviced, and that this car isn’t really driven much (3-4K a year as it’s aime of 6 cars in our household), I am considering going to kwik-fit or halfords - both quoting me around £250 for the equivalent service (no idea whether the service parts are same as boesch oem). Am I nuts?

Alternatively- I could just get them to do a minor service for £300... but would they refuse to reset the service schedule light then?? Claiming I haven’t done the recommended service?

Thanks for your advice
If you are being quoted £600 for a single service, then I am definitely buying the 3 year service package offered for £599 when I get my new car later this year. Why more people don’t look ahead when purchasing, I will never know.
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If you are being quoted £600 for a single service, then I am definitely buying the 3 year service package offered for £599 when I get my new car later this year. Why more people don’t look ahead when purchasing, I will never know.
The servicing deal is an excellent deal but is isn't always available. It wasn't available when I bought my XC60 in September last year. However in January the salesman who sold me the car called to offer three services for £399. Given the normal cost of the first three services would be close to £1100 the decision wasn't exactly a hard one.
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