Minor niggle, but the mechanism that lets you adjust the width of the jaws has failed, so it's always wide open. It's been like that for a while (since I got the car in fact) but I've lived with it until the next service. Next service is on Monday. Apparently Volvo aren't replacing them under warranty, and they are hard to get hold off because people are breaking so many. I can feel a crusade coming on! If they are all breaking then there is a design fault and I am not going to pay £17 for a new one. So, anyone else had this problem and is the new cupholder any better? I'll get the new one fitted on Monday (if they can get hold of one) and then fight for my money back. Surely Volvo aren't going to piss off people who buy £30,000 cars for a cheap bit of plastic? -- Tim Hobbs '58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig" '77 101FC Ambulance aka "Burrt" '03 Volvo V70 My Landies? http://www.seriesii.co.uk Barcoding? http://www.bartec-systems.com Tony Luckwill web archive at http://www.luckwill.com
your dealer is full of ^%$#...it is a warranty item, tell your dealer you are filing a complaint w/volvo inc and the consumer protection agency your country uses...they (the dealer) are trying to nickle and dime you...imho...
My thoughts exactly. But I'd rather argue with the organ grinder, so let's see if they back down and how quickly! -- Tim Hobbs '58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig" '77 101FC Ambulance aka "Burrt" '03 Volvo V70 My Landies? http://www.seriesii.co.uk Barcoding? http://www.bartec-systems.com Tony Luckwill web archive at http://www.luckwill.com
Tim...make sure you "share with the group" the name of the volvo dealer service center and location. I would also share w/the service advisor your participation on the volvo newsgroup...and our sincier interest in how the dealer resolves your problem....I myself am willing to cross them off my list when i go to order my 2004 s70r.....That should hit one of "their buttons"...
There is no reason the Dealer shouldn't replace the cup holder under warrenty unless there is signs of obvious abuse. Or unless this is your second or third cup holder.
Well, there are apparently no cupholders to be had in the UK at the moment. They do seem to have backed away from the 'not under warranty' silliness, but I reckon I'm going to have to chase them up a bit. Service was good - 24K for £195. Car was fully cleaned inside and out and they also fixed a slow puncture I didn't know about. The usual dealer wheeze of finding split wiper blades and other minor consumables to fix didn't happen either. I reported an intermittent issue with the gearbox getting confused and slipping into neutral for a couple of seconds in the low gears. There is apparently a bulletin for this and some new software has been loaded. Thus far, no repeat of the problem, but it's early days. -- Tim Hobbs '58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig" '77 101FC Ambulance aka "Burrt" '03 Volvo V70 My Landies? http://www.seriesii.co.uk Barcoding? http://www.bartec-systems.com Tony Luckwill web archive at http://www.luckwill.com
any dealer thinking straight will remove a cup holder from a volvo on its lot and put it in yours.......sheezzee...not brain surgery here.....what is the name of the dealer?
It's the Barnsley dealership in South Yorkshire. I'm not pissed off with them (yet) - I haven't made a big deal out of it because frankly it isn't. They've been fine in other respects, so I'm not going to slate them too badly yet. I wouldn't expect them to compromise a car on sale for mine, but at some stage I will suggest that one of their fleet cars could do without a cupholder for a few weeks... -- Tim Hobbs '58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig" '77 101FC Ambulance aka "Burrt" '03 Volvo V70 My Landies? http://www.seriesii.co.uk Barcoding? http://www.bartec-systems.com Tony Luckwill web archive at http://www.luckwill.com
I put cups in mine... -- Tim Hobbs '58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig" '77 101FC Ambulance aka "Burrt" '03 Volvo V70 My Landies? http://www.seriesii.co.uk Barcoding? http://www.bartec-systems.com Tony Luckwill web archive at http://www.luckwill.com
I'm with Geoff here. In all the hundreds of thousands of miles I've spent in cars, I've never once found that I need something to put cups in. I find it hard to think of anything less useful in a car, but judging by the number of posts we get in here about them, some people find them indispensible. Presumably they are meant for people whose lives are so rushed that they have to leave for work before they've finished their breakfast. How does the contents not get spilled during cornering or braking? Given that in the UK it is now illegal to use a hand held mobile phone whilst driving, I can see our current administration getting ready to ban cups, too. Maybe next year's model will have a little sink and a plate rack, too. -- Stewart Hargrave For email, replace 'SpamOnlyToHere' with my name
[Stewart Hargrave] (Thu, 28 Oct 2004 01:21:12 +0100): There are cups with lids, you know.. And I would use it to keep a bottle of water.. with a screw-on cap..
I rather like having a cupholder in a car myself when I have several hours of driving to do. A cup of coffee is nice after a few hours of staring at the road. These days, I rarely have to drive more than four hours or so, but not so many years ago I was making 16-hour trips several times a year. Stopping every time I wanted something to drink would have made them 20-hour trips. There are areas in the US which have banned eating and drinking while driving. It doesn't seem to have reduced the practice any. -- Michael Wojcik Be sure to push the button of the bottom, and push the button of the settlement page indicated next only once, there is fear of the bottom rhinoceros multiplex lesson money. -- Sukebe Net
