Hello again! Between a very busy work schedule and weather that has not been conducive to doing any serious work on the car, I haven't been particularly active for the past 5 months or so. But the weather is starting to clear up and I'm doing my best to schedule time for working on the Volvo, so hopefully I will be a bit more active as spring and summer approach. Unfortunately, I've stumbled upon an obstacle in continuing work on the car and I need to find a new source for Volvo parts.

It seems that Joe was quite upset with my post last year--found here--when I expressed my concerns with the rear springs that I received from Swedish Treasures, and so he is no longer interested in selling me parts. Although I feel that I had every right to seek a "second opinion" before simply accepting the issues to be trivial, I can see where the wording that I used in the title of my thread could be cause for concern to Joe and I understand why he might be reluctant to continue doing business with me. I am sorry about any damage that I may have inadvertently caused his reputation and I am also very disappointed that he feels we can no longer do business, so this is certainly a strong lesson for me to be more delicate when choosing my words in the future.

However, I find that despite proverbially shooting myself in the foot, I am still in no less need for parts. I will probably attempt to deal more with Olof at Vintage Import Parts (whom I have had pretty good experience with a few times in the past), but I figured that now would be a good time to ask if anyone had any additional suggestions regarding sources for new replacement vintage Volvo parts? Is there anyone beyond Joe and Olof that you would recommend?

Thanks,
Andrew