TAKING a car in for service could be frustrating. I have heard stories about how motorists are treated badly at dealerships.
TAKING a car in for service could be frustrating. I have heard stories about how motorists are treated badly at dealerships.
This was not the case when I took in the Volvo S40 2,0D powershift for a service at the Lazarus Motors in Centurion.
The booking was easy. I took in the car in the morning and got a call to collect it at 3.30pm.
This after the car had reached its 10000km service interval and its diesel filter was worn out.
Having made enquiries earlier, I received a call from a Lazarus Motors representative, who informed me that the diesel filter was now in stock and I should bring the car in for repairs.
Rising fuel costs, increasing traffic congestion and a growing emphasis on efficient, smaller engines with clean emissions are all reasons why the S40 2,0D is a perfect motoring package.
This 4-cylinder diesel engine has power output of 100kW and torque of 320Nm.
The car also does not lag behind on the safety front. It is equipped with a side impact protection system with airbags housed in the backrests of the front seats and a full-length airbag curtain that is deployed from the roof in a crash.
The powershift gearbox was introduced last year to the S40 2,0D and V50 2,0D.
Powershift gives the driver an automatic transmission that permits sequential gear-changes, just like Volvo's Geartronic transmission.
The difference is that with powershift even manual gear-changes take place without any time or power losses.
Since powershift, unlike a conventional automatic transmission, does not need a torque converter, planetary gears or multiple wet clutches, there is also none of the added torque losses that these features bring.
For R292500, the S40 is good value for money.
S40 GEARED-UP
TAKING a car in for service could be frustrating. I have heard stories about how motorists are treated badly at dealerships.
TAKING a car in for service could be frustrating. I have heard stories about how motorists are treated badly at dealerships.
This was not the case when I took in the Volvo S40 2,0D powershift for a service at the Lazarus Motors in Centurion.
The booking was easy. I took in the car in the morning and got a call to collect it at 3.30pm.
This after the car had reached its 10000km service interval and its diesel filter was worn out.
Having made enquiries earlier, I received a call from a Lazarus Motors representative, who informed me that the diesel filter was now in stock and I should bring the car in for repairs.
Rising fuel costs, increasing traffic congestion and a growing emphasis on efficient, smaller engines with clean emissions are all reasons why the S40 2,0D is a perfect motoring package.
This 4-cylinder diesel engine has power output of 100kW and torque of 320Nm.
The car also does not lag behind on the safety front. It is equipped with a side impact protection system with airbags housed in the backrests of the front seats and a full-length airbag curtain that is deployed from the roof in a crash.
The powershift gearbox was introduced last year to the S40 2,0D and V50 2,0D.
Powershift gives the driver an automatic transmission that permits sequential gear-changes, just like Volvo's Geartronic transmission.
The difference is that with powershift even manual gear-changes take place without any time or power losses.
Since powershift, unlike a conventional automatic transmission, does not need a torque converter, planetary gears or multiple wet clutches, there is also none of the added torque losses that these features bring.
For R292500, the S40 is good value for money.