Servicing S40 - is it worth it?? Advice Pls

I have a 1999 S 40 2.0 T SE
Very good and have it serviced by Volvo from new.
Its due a 70K service and just wondering if its worth £200+ for what seems
to be a very basic service.
The next 'big' service is 80K (cam belt etc)(£450 for that one!)

People what should I do?
Pay it or go elsewhere?

Thanks in advance

S

 

If you can find another mechanic who knows Volvos and charges less, go for
it.

My late uncle, here in the States, once owned a British-made Humber. He
often complained about paying mechanics to learn how to fix that car. I
learned from the Peugot I once had. The guys in the quick lube places and
local service stations couldn't even change the oil properly.

 

My advice is go elsewhere. I had the 70k service done for my S40 T4 1998, at
a non-volvo vat-registered garage for £120, and i got a quote from them at
the same time for the 80k (cambelt incl) service, which they quoted at £250
max; quite a saving on the Volvo dealer quote! The only down-side was that
the mechanic could not reset the service light as my specific model requires
the service light reset tool. However I dont mind having the service reset
light on, and as long as I have the service carried out by a vat-registered
garage at the specified intervals, this fulfills car warranty validity
requirements.

Go on save some money, dont go to Volvo!!!!!

Sam