My S60 T5 has about 58000 miles on it and will be coming up for the 60,000
mile service. I was down in Tulsa a week ago Saturday and talked to the
folks at Jackie Cooper Imports, the local dealer, who btw participates in
the VCOA discount program. The Volvo service manager was not there so I left
a note for him to send me an e-message, which he did not do.

I phoned him a few days later and we talked at some length. During the
conversation I asked him about the 60,000 mile service for my car. He had
to look it up and told me that it would cost about $500 plus another $50 or
so for some specialized service for the turbo. Found out that he has recently
been assigned to Volvos and that most of his experience is on Hondas. In fact
it seemed that in the past 39 years I probably have accumulated more Volvo-
related knowledge than he has (although little of it applicable to this
particular car). I have not talked to any of the mechanics who would be doing
the service but I sort of feel that the fellow I talked to wears business
clothes and has clean hands, which worries me.

The warranty book that came with the car has all the spaces up to now stamped
with Volvo dealer stamps from the Houston area. I think I would like to keep
it that way at least for the time being, or until I learn a LOT more about this
car.

Can anyone direct me to a Volvo mechanic in the Tulsa area who WILL inspire my
confidence?
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George Downs Bartlesville, Heart of the USA!