A volvo truck engine top end overhaul costs approximately $80,000 with the agents in Doha, Qatar. I have a copy of their estimate.
A new volvol ttruck with an engine of like capacity is priced at $86000.Qatar is a closed market and the agents tend to soak you for as much as they can screw you for. There are no independent repair garages, and the agents refuse to co-operate with spares, manuals, or reprogramming vehicle computers/
That is why the japanese and koreans and now the chinese are prospering.I have had mercedes, bmw, mitsubishi, rangerovers and land rovers and toyota vehicles. I know from where my next car / 4wd will come.
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Mercedes service is relatively reasonably priced here in the UK. FD On 29 Oct, 2009, at 20:52, Peter K. wrote:Yes, we have a joke out here about MB and BMWs. When you drop off your MB for service, just to shake the mechanic's hand is a $100 charge. I almost bought a Volvo until I saw what the cost of maintenance was. It was on par with MB. Hence, no Volvo.--- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list
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