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looking for Repair Shops in Boston Area 850

Does anyone have a good recommendation for a repair shop in the Boston area?
I really don't want to go to one of those shops that will try to make my 94' 855 showroom new from the ground up to the last door seal.
Just need some good tuning and maintenance from a shop that knows what they are doing.
Thanks!








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    If you want the very best... 850

    Precision Volvo, Rowley MA, 30mi north of Boston on Rt 1A, 978.948.7778. Excellent service, stands by his work, fair prices (parts priced below retail). No bullsh**, Volvo-only shop. Maintains a decent inventory of new parts, plus has quite a few used parts available. It's the only place I'd take my cars to.
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    (98 S70 T5SE misc mods, mostly lighting) (92 940GLE)








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    looking for Repair Shops in Boston Area 850

    Top Wrench Auto and Robert's Volvo Lab, both in N Reading on 28 are very good. I've used them both for a long time back and forth and wouldn't go any where else. I guess it depends where in the Boston area you are.








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      looking for Repair Shops in Boston Area 850

      Go to cartalk.com, find a link to 'Mechanics X-file', and search for different criteria.

      I read good things about Swanson in Brookline. Never got any work done since I live too far, but he seems very honest & knowledgable.

      I go to Swidish Motor Works in Concord, MA. Smaller shop, but Gary is very good. He had recommended re-charging my a/c instead of fixing every single thing (I finally ask him to do everything 'cause I wanted my father to drive the car). Tell Gary 'Mr. O.' sent you.

      Both are listed in cartalk.com. Let me now if you need more detailed info on them. I don't have any negative feedback on either.

      Good luck.








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        looking for Repair Shops in Boston Area 850

        Here's the place where I take my 850. I've been going there for years:
        A & M Foreign Motors
        181 Mcgrath Hwy
        Somerville, MA 02143-3417
        Phone:(617)776-1760

        It is a stone's throw from Lechmere/Kendall Sq. area and they'll give you a ride to the redline or greenline T if you drop it off in the morning. It's a relatively small shop, staffed with pleasant, helpful people.

        Between me and the rest of my family we've taken 5 or 6 volvos (turbo and non) there over the years. They are very familiar with volvos, good at what they do and pragmatic about repairs -- for example they recommended converting my Dad's 760 from nivomats to regular springs and shocks when they needed to be replaced. They have often told me NOT to fix things, or at least to wait until it really needed it. Once a part failed 10 months after they installed it and they replaced it for free. Perhaps most importantly the repairs they have made for me always fix the problem, unlike some of the horror stories I hear from friends who go go elsewhere. The place I went to before A&M always held everything to the standards of a new car and just replaced parts rather than diagnosing the actual problems.

        They've also done pre-purchase inspections for me with very consistent results -- the only time I've regretted a car purchase was when I didn't get it checked there first -- and performed the last rites for a few of my cars when they could have made money by telling me to keep fixing them. I've taken a VW, a Honda, a Saab and a Chevy there for repairs, and my father gets his Porsche fixed there as well.







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