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Advice on a good independent mechanic in Boston or New Haven area?

posted by  mox on  Mon Jun 20 06:16 CST 2005
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Our poor old 1995 Volvo 850 needs some TLC-- new timing belt, mysterious groaning sounds, etc. and we have reason to believe that our old mechanic didn't do everything he was supposed to do during the full tuneup we requested last year.

Time to find a new guy! Anybody have any recommendations for a good shop in the Boston area or near New Haven, CT? We're in Somerville, and our family lives in the New Haven area. We could always take the car to a dealer, but they do tend to charge more.

Thank you,
Jean








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    Advice on a good independent mechanic in Boston or New Haven area? 850 1995

    posted by  HO on  Fri Jun 24 09:21 CST 2005
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    I just tried the Swanson Auto Service in Brookline Ave. next to the Huntington Ave. (Green Line E, get off at the stop right after Mission Hill/Park). They charge $88/hour, close to dealer price. They are a small shop but very knowledgable to our car. They only open from Tuesday to Friday.

    Ching-Ho Cheng
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    1995 855 NA, Bilstein Strut & Shocks, Volvo Protective Grill, K&N Filter, E-Code Lens, ClearCorner Light, Alpine CD-Changer, AutoDim RearView Mirror, 6000K HID








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    Advice on a good independent mechanic in Boston or New Haven area?

    posted by  Furnman on  Wed Jun 22 10:30 CST 2005
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    In Mass you could try Ashland Motors in Ashaland, MA. tel. 508-881-4776








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      Advice on a good independent mechanic in Boston or New Haven area?

      posted by  mox on  Fri Jun 24 04:27 CST 2005
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      Thanks for the suggestion! It's a little far (45 minutes) since we have only one car, but if we just can't find a good alternative we may end up making a day trip there to check them out!







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