ok for those estate lovers out there apparently VOLVO are going to be releasing a V50R ????? this baby as far as we can work out will come in a full fat version with 300 BHP but that is all the info i have at the mo
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ok for those estate lovers out there apparently VOLVO are going to be releasing a V50R ????? this baby as far as we can work out will come in a full fat version with 300 BHP but that is all the info i have at the mo
Looking forward to it!
Cool.
is that after the s40r? heard that was to be next march.
Will have to wait until a 300bhp new Mundaneo comes out no doubt...
lets hope that there is no recall stuff on this model, that never gets recalled,,,
i think my next car may be a honda,,,volvo customer service sucks !
Would love to believe it but ain't gonna happen in this climate.
customer service doesn't need to be fantastic, just equal
i would just like more of a comparative list of prices across the country,,,
just shows to me we are being ripped off
i have had 2 quotes today from Volvo dealers, 25 miles away from each other
1 for £347, the other for £394
and i have seen others who have had the etm replaced with prices from £200 ringht through to £630
something is wrong somewhere, it makes me begrudge paying £347 at my local stealers, when i know joe bloggs paid £200 in leicester,,
is there summat wrong with that ??
Both of those dealers are taking the pish. Volvo have started doing etm for cost. Unit is £135, software is £2 iirc. Labour is 0.4 hrs (you can change it yourself but car will be in limp mode until the software download is done).
I know of 2 people that have had this done/agreed the above with Volvo in recent weeks.
i have emailed them regarding the above, and a statement from someon in leicester having the whole thing done for £200...
they haven't got back to me as yet, so i am pretty sure they wont be doing
here is the quote from rybrooks,
there is something seriously wrong with volvo UK if they are charging £168 + vat for 0.4 hours labour, even the ETM price has £20 bumped on top,,Quote:
Labour £168.00
ETM £156.40
Gasket £0.29p
ETM software £0.58pt
£325.27
VAT 48.79
Total £374.06
i am sooo fed up with vovlo customer service round here, its verging on ridiculous
need to do some research to find a better deal, they wont be getting a sniff of my cash round here
Don't blame Volvo UK the labour rate is set by the dealer, dealers are franchises and as a result are a seperate company completely, hence why they have a variance in cost throughout the UK, Honda have a thing called Honda Happiness which is a UK set pricing structure by Honda UK for the fitment of common items like brake pads, discs, exhausts etc. This means that the price for brake pads fitted at one dealer in the south should be the same as that of a dealer in the north. Having said that this is something that isn't enforced by Honda UK just advised hence not all dealers have signed up to it.. so if your having work done on a Honda and you try and get a quote from a few dealers then you may well find a variance like you have with Volvo dealers. FYI the closer you are to London the higher the labour rate as a general rule of thumb and parts prices are advisory prices set by the manufacturer, if the dealer wishes to charge less or more that is down to them but it just means they run the risk of loosing the business by charging more!
Not having a dig at you about this btw and I don't work at either brand's HQ or dealerships. I have worked for a Honda franchise in the past and as you can see I didn't buy one. ;) lol
lol...sounds as bad at all stealers then ;)
Honda was used loosely as more of an example than anything else :D
to be honest i really struggle to think of another car i would like to own, without daydreaming that is..lol
Well Rybrooks certainly wont be getting my cash, i am having a trip down to HLM this week
all done for around half the price of the stealers :D
all feels good now ;)
Do you know what ETM you had fitted?
err a new one :D
was yellow sticker i remember that much ;)
Yellow sticker is the new type (not prone to failure) and white sticker is the old type (prone to failure). I still have the old (white sticker) type.
Screwloose, can you describe the symptoms you had prior to having the ETM changed ? I presume you had the free clean/software update done by Volvo to patch over the issue previously ? I'm just trying to get to the bottom of whether my rough/lumpy idle is down to the ETM or not...
Hi mate
previously had the clean and software done, which tamed the car down, and turned it into a bore to drive, and made it feel worse.
symptoms,
on cold start revs would dance up and down uncontrollably for 10 seconds from 750 - 2000 rpm
generally uneven idle 250-850 instead of steady
feeling of picking up and slowing down on its own , more noticeable on cruise
control
cutting out when turning slow corners occasionaly, and same when parking sometimes.
thats about it really :D
HTH bud :D
Sounds about what mine is doing - although not cutting out, I have "generally uneven idle 250-850 instead of steady" and "feeling of picking up and slowing down on its own" - the latter mainly in low gears crawling in traffic.
Cheers
have you had the free stuff done,,thats what finally killed mine
cutting out would be like on full lock for parking or a tight corner at really slow speed,
engine not compensating for power steering
Yes I had the free stuff done about 6 months ago - I also noticed that the throttle response got dampened down somewhat, although got used to it after a short while.
The only real difference between now and then was that it used to go into limp mode (max ~20mph) before, and now it doesn't, but otherwise it's the same symptoms.
Seeing as the free update cured the problems for a while before and now I have the same symptoms, I'm pretty sure the ETM needs changing for a new one.
yer..definately sounds it mate :(
It's booked in on Tuesday next week - will let y'all know how it goes!
where you going for it,
if you do a google,,as i did ,,a volvo dealer was doin it for £200 in leicester area
ps, mine has been transformed, feels like i have just added 100 horses.
It's going to Sturgess Volvo main dealer in Leicester, as it happens...
They probably can, yes, but the third party warranty is paying for it anyway...
well i cant see there being too many volvo dealers in leicester
how much they having you for,,my locals wanted £375- ish
i am sure that forum i read when i was looking was around £200 at leicester
Don't know what the final bill will be - £153 for the ETM I'm told, plus labour and diagnosis, at £79 per hour I think they said, not sure how long it is to fit, can't be that long.
However, I've already got clearance from the warranty company that they'll pay, so yippee!
no probs, good for you ....bitch :P
good to lknow price though when your done for others in your area ;)
I'll let you know! If it's any more than £295 then I'll be 'in profit' with the warranty, as that's how much I paid for it. And it's got another 7 months left aswell! :B_steerin
Nice to know them warranties are not too bad, as they tend to get a lot of bad press,
you going up for the dyno day then at leeds in April ?
I doubt it - busy busy life, might do with a more local one.
Used to work in Leeds though, many many years ago...
It never went to Sturgess to get the ETM done - I had to cancel due to work commitments. It's in at DPA in Nottingham this Friday though for full diagnosis of the problem (and a few other bits and pieces that I want done...)
The rough idle I was having appears to have gone now the ETM has been cleaned. DPA said there was no need to get it changed, as it was a bit caked up that's all. So the Volvo main dealer in Melton didn't do the job properly last time I suspect, as they said it looked like it had never been removed from the car before - and I can agree with them as there were no finger marks or anything on it at all (there are now!). They said all they probably did was spray carb cleaner down the air intake (doh).
hopefully it will be all good for you then mate,,
its was the software upgrade,,,well downgrade that finished mine off made it feel like an old escort ;)
she is back to 100% now though,,,all guns a blazin :D
i feel everyone wants to race who pulls alongside now :O
A vast improvement I have to say. Suprising what a bit of crap in a throttle boddy can do... They did say however that if I did have further problems they'd recommend changing the ETM. So I'll be keeping a close beedy eye on it...:B_steerin
Didn't last long - rough idle is back again, although not as bad as it was. New ETM booked in for Friday...
yer the clean aint a fix IMO,,its just a fob off :D