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
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...
White '98 S70 T5 ME7
K&N panel filter
Drilled airbox
Ported 18T
Milltek Exhaust
Dark Anthracite Comets
'R' Bumper
2003 C70 Headlights
Autogauge smoked boost gauge
"Yeh, the T5 and T5R are handy bits of kit for transporting wardrobes across the country at monumental speeds."
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.
Alastair
Current: 2009 Cayenne GTS and a 2016 Prius IV... yes.
Previous Volvos: 2009 V50 D5 R-Design, 2005 V70R, 2001 V70 T5, 2001 S40 T4, 2x 1999 S40 T4, 2003 V40 T4, 1999 V70 T5, 1996 854 T5 & 855 T5, 1995 855 T5, and a 480...
Previous other stuff: Saxo Turbo, 2004 996 C4S, 2008 Z4M, 2001 Yaris T-Sport, 2002 S2000 Mugen, and a 1999 Evo VI
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,,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
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
Last edited by screwloose; Tuesday 17th February 2009 at 22:45.
all done for around half the price of the stealers
all feels good now
Do you know what ETM you had fitted?
err a new one
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
HTH bud
cornclose (Tuesday 24th February 2009)
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
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