Volvo Serviceing and repairs Essex

[graham_S40_uk]

i used south hill garage in laindon yesterday and i cant fault em, pretty reasonable prices and a good job

but Robbies auto in corberts tye (behind the huntsman n hounds pub) is brilliant , robbie and bruce do everything and anything and they are fantastic, always ring you if they find something wrong and can usually get the part delivered and fitted same day , used them for years only reason didnt with this service is where ive moved and i wanted to the car diagnosed and robbie doesnt do that
robbies number is 01708 223141 , only does monday to friday

[Anadinolin]

i go to "outens" scrapyard in purfleet on the old A13 if theres any work i cannot do for myself, maybe head down there on a saturday and ask if paul is available, let him know your problem.

word of warning though, he dosent like being taken for a ride or rushed, he is quick and reasonable wit his prices. he states his prices, and terms of work e.g. he will sort out parts for you, or you bring them to him. stick to what he says and ull be fine

you also have chelmsford volvo up the road near army and navy if i remember correctly, and if you fancy going up the M11 theres one opening at bishops stortford

[graham_S40_uk]

Originally Posted by Anadinolin

i go to "outens" scrapyard in purfleet on the old A13

do they have lots of Volvo's in there ? as might go and see if i can find a alloy and a few odds n sods

and the new dealer in stortford opens on the 23rd according to the guy i spoke to at St mary's today , just make sure you dont turn up "casually dressed" (had jeans , polo shirt n trainers on) as i didnt get anyone talking to me till i made a remark "must change my anti perspriant as i seriously must smell" even then the guy wasnt happy talking to me till he realised that i knew a fair bit and may have plenty money to spend on a newer Volvo

[Anadinolin]

Originally Posted by graham_S40_uk

do they have lots of Volvo's in there ? as might go and see if i can find a alloy and a few odds n sods

and the new dealer in stortford opens on the 23rd according to the guy i spoke to at St mary's today , just make sure you dont turn up "casually dressed" (had jeans , polo shirt n trainers on) as i didnt get anyone talking to me till i made a remark "must change my anti perspriant as i seriously must smell" even then the guy wasnt happy talking to me till he realised that i knew a fair bit and may have plenty money to spend on a newer Volvo

unfortunatly, they dont have a lot of volvo's in there scrappy :/ they are predominantly a ford scrappy, cause being quite close to dagenham...they do not scrap alloys and as far as i am aware the escort alloys fit the volvo's with a little bit of jiggery pokery, we thought we would see how 5 spoke wollrace would look on my v40 once lol

the mechanic, paul knows a heck of a lot though, ask him if he's happy to do the work or even take a look, im sure he would be

me and the mrs where in hoodies and jeans lol, looked like a right pair of chav's when we where inspecting their v50, one of them came up and asked if we where interested in buying the car or booking a test drive told him im a volvo owner already and very happy with it so far, and he upped his game abit, offering me a free check-up for my car, and a chance to win a volvo for a weekend lol as you have probably seen in the st mary's column and informed me i could get 6k off the list price if i traded my v40 in

it would be interesting to go in and say hi, i work at great dunmow and my lady lives at Stortford, so they would be a favourite to me instead of trundling to chelmsford...

[graham_S40_uk]

I had the same thing , i was having a look at the new C70 , but looks too much like the new astra (front end) , as soon as he found out i had a volvo he was a bit better , when he found out it was a 52 plate with 111k he said "time to replace it then as the engine will almost be worn out" ..... a diesel engine with 111k on the clock is nothing , but still got me free safety check and a test drive booked in for a C70 and the S60

dont spose you know any good volvo scrappers round our way ? heard there is one over canvey but cant find any details about it

[Anadinolin]

unfortunatly not currently, i will keep you posted if i find anything volvo in a breakers nearby..

[Stephen Edwin]

Originally Posted by graham_S40_uk

i used south hill garage in laindon yesterday and i cant fault em, pretty reasonable prices and a good job

but Robbies auto in corberts tye (behind the huntsman n hounds pub) is brilliant , robbie and bruce do everything and anything and they are fantastic, always ring you if they find something wrong and can usually get the part delivered and fitted same day , used them for years only reason didnt with this service is where ive moved and i wanted to the car diagnosed and robbie doesnt do that
robbies number is 01708 223141 , only does monday to friday

I bought my first Volvo from South Hill garage in the mid 1980s. Great car, a 244, dreadful garage. Of all the niggles that needed fixing, that garage fixed exactly none of them. Easy things, like dashboard bulbs needing to be replaced. Like a tyre not seated properly on the wheel causing a slow leak of air. That sort of easy peasy stuff. Perhaps they have changed hands by now??

[Stephen Edwin]

Originally Posted by graham_S40_uk

I had the same thing , i was having a look at the new C70 , but looks too much like the new astra (front end) , as soon as he found out i had a volvo he was a bit better , when he found out it was a 52 plate with 111k he said "time to replace it then as the engine will almost be worn out" ..... a diesel engine with 111k on the clock is nothing , but still got me free safety check and a test drive booked in for a C70 and the S60

dont spose you know any good volvo scrappers round our way ? heard there is one over canvey but cant find any details about it

There was a kewl Volvo breaker on Canvey yes. Stuff was ready dismantled to be bought off the shelf. Up the road beside Camping and General and explore those roads. But I can't find it now, I think it has gone.

There was a far more basic up and at it mind the mud Volvo breaker in Basildon. I understand that has also gone now.