Is this reasonable? Wiper "transmission" and left passenger door lock s80 1999

Took the car in for a quote at an import repair shop (not Volvo).
Their quote to repair the "Wiper Motor transmission?" was $841. To fix
the left passenger door lock (it won't unlock with the remote; only
manually) was $450.00. These just see high enough to be obscene.
Anyone with any recommendations? We're likely going to take it to a
different shop tomorrow.

Yours,
Bill
www.rlstate.info - Charlotte home foreclosures

 

Not reasonable, but Volvo parts are sometimes exspensive, find a Volvo
specialty shop, usually a factory trained tech. has started his own
business and let him know you need him for the long term, also ask about
used parts for the repair.

 

Door lock: I have changed 3 of them (Volvo parts) on my 1998 S70 for less
then they are quoting you for one. www.volvospeed.com (repairs and
maintenance) will show you how to do it. If one has given up already, you
can rest assured the other ones will do the same in the not so distant
future...

 

For sure, keep looking.

Seek a small shop that specializes in old Volvos: they're out there.

The wiper transmission could be a real bear to repair, as it is
waaaaaay under the dash, inaccessible, and would seem to require a lot
of stuff be removed to access it.

 

i THINK THEY ARE SAYING "GO ELSEWHERE" AS THIS IS SILLY PRICING

 

When will it all stop? It seems like this car has need for one repair
after the other. Maybe it's just a car that always wants someone
TOUCHING it. Is there any way to keep the thing from imploding?

-Bill

 

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Sometimes expensive? I've been working on BMWs and the Volvo parts
department left me with a surreal sense of sticker shock. e.g., $254
for a blower motor! I took it apart, oiled it, and put it back in just
this morning. Nice and quiet now. Here's hoping I don't need to do it
more than once a year. (Yes, Virginia, the Bimmer parts are less
expensive. Much.)

JRE

(Recently acquired a '95 850.)