Volvo bodyshops

[Volvo480]

I just want to say that I have had a terrible experience with a Volvo bodyshop after my car was involved in an accident. No fault of my own. <br><br>My car needed a whole new offside, bonnet respray, nosecone respray, new aloy wheel etc. The dealers quoted £1700 to fix. The insurance company said theyd sort it. The car went in.<br><br>Should have taken 4 days to do, but took two weeks because of problems with painting?!?! Finally the car comes back with a new door, front wing and partial respray, but still damage to bonnet, alloy wheel etc.<br><br>They removed a big screw from the nosecone and worst of all:<br><br>It came back to me with damage to the nearside front wing. They had crashed it in their car park and told me I did it.<br><br>I have given them an earful, but what a bunch of wasters. I have now decided to sell my 480 and get a Saab.<br><br>Sorry its a long story, but please be aware of the low life out there.<br><br> <p></p><i></i>

[RichardZ]

I've had a similar experience some time ago, though not with Volvo.<br><br>In my case they dropped something on the roof, causing a deep dent. When I received my car back they had just washed it, it was still wet. As a result of all the waterdrops on the roof, I didn't notice the damage at first. I noticed it when I got home, when the car was dry.<br>Lucky for me, this was a company car, so I complained to the lease company immediately. I was furious because of this trick they played on me. Of course the damage was repaired on their expenses.<br><br>My lesson is that I always inspect my car thoroughly when I receive it back, especially when it's not my own, trusted workshop.<br><br>Too many cowboys.<br><br>RichardZ<br><br>By the way: good luck with your Saab. They're splendid cars. <p></p><i></i>

[dan]

On a plus note, and because l want to mention it as often as possible, l just got my 91 480 turbo completely resprayed and restored, including new arches, and front wing with lead filled (old style) welding rather than filler for £1000 plus VAT. They even wax oiled it without even mentioning it. <br><br>Looks like new. In fact some things like doors and windows now open/close better than they did before. The place is Body Centre in Norwich and they are a family outfit. Picked 'em when l went for a quote and saw a top end Alpha and a porsche boxster being done up. <p></p><i></i>

[Master-480]

Hohohohoho! Good luck with your S**B!!! You'll hate yourself about selling your Volvo for a F***ing S**B!!! <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :evil --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /devil.gif ALT=":evil"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p><!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>Real power and Turbo-shit</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br><!--EZCODE BR START--><br /><!--EZCODE BR END--><br><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://w1.150.telia.com/~u15008837/signaturbild3.jpg" style="border:0;"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--><br><br><br></p><i></i>