I have a b21ft in need of a head gasket. Any Birmingham area Volvo mechanics interested in taking on this project for a weekend or after-hours gig? I simply cannot afford the local shop quotes, so if there's any takers, please email me at gmcnair@charter.net so we can chat. Thanks!

Greg

I have to cast my vote for Franklin Automotive - they have been very good to me over the past several years and four Volvos.

Mike is good, too - he took care of an 82 240 for me. No personal experience with Alternative Garage, but a friend had a BMW 320 they took care of and he thought they were great.

I don't think you'll go wrong with any of them.

Thanks for the info guys. I am quite familiar with all the garages mentioned, but I must respectfully decline the use of any of them as $1200+ is far too much to spend on this job, and I know that is the "going" rate among them all. Looks like Steve M. and I may make a go of this. I've got about 20lbs of the factory manuals for this car, and a desire to learn the ins and outs of this repair. Besides, with my ability to toss wrenches across the yard and his ability to catch them before they hit the ground, we just might have a workable arrangement here!

Greg

If you want to DIY I'll bring a torque wrench, a manual and moral support.

I'm at smerelman@bhamnews.com.

Otherwise, I recommend Glenn at Alternative Garage downtown.

Steve Merelman

Well, this is a shop, but Mike at The Auto Shop over on Clairmont has the best prices I have found, and he loves Volvos.

Neos (Andrew in AL)