V40 Corrosion Advice (UK)

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LaoFuZhi

My recently acquired V40 shows signs of corrosion bubbling through the rear
wheel arch . This is visible when you open the back door. The rust
definitely seems to be coming from the inside out as there are areas where
the paint is intact but bubbled, others where the paint has 'burst through'
and there is a rust patch underneth.

I heard that these cars are supposed to have an 8-year perforation warranty.
But I have no documentation for the car and can find no information on the
volvo uk website.

Do I patch it up and 'punt' the car in due course or will Volvo fix it? My
suspicion is that the Volvo warranty applies to the original owner or
requires some sort of expensive insection to have been carried out....
 
"LaoFuZhi" <the.real.address [email protected]
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My recently acquired V40 shows signs of corrosion bubbling through the rear
wheel arch . This is visible when you open the back door. The rust
definitely seems to be coming from the inside out as there are areas where
the paint is intact but bubbled, others where the paint has 'burst through'
and there is a rust patch underneth.

I heard that these cars are supposed to have an 8-year perforation warranty.
But I have no documentation for the car and can find no information on the
volvo uk website.

Do I patch it up and 'punt' the car in due course or will Volvo fix it? My
suspicion is that the Volvo warranty applies to the original owner or
requires some sort of expensive insection to have been carried out....
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Perhaps your might tell us what year of V40 it is?! It shouldnt be rusting-
has it had crash or impact damage repaired in this area by a previous
owner??

Tim..
 
Perhaps your might tell us what year of V40 it is?! It shouldnt be rusting-
has it had crash or impact damage repaired in this area by a previous
owner??

Tim..
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It's an 'R' reg tim ..97 or 98???

AFAIK it's not been involved in an accident. If it has the paint's been
applied in that area quite expertly as it looks very original...

Matt
 
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