Of course, I'm biased. I think that most of the shops I've dealt with were far less than perfect.. bordering on crooked most of the time.

http://www.craigslist.org/nby/car/38223075.html

I have half a mind to call them and bitch them out. $1200 to inspect the valves?? Geez.

It's a shame really because there are so many shops that would know how to wrench on a Volvo.

Just the other day I instructed a couple of guys in a 245 on how to replace the fuel pump relay and gave them my spare. The one forced about 5x times what I paid for the replacement relay into my hand. I can't imagine how much that would have cost to have a shop figure out, but I walked away $10 richer.

My current fav tho was the nearly $500 power stage replacement.

These hacks ought to be hoisted by their own petard.

P.S. Oh sh**, I guess I need to check out ANOTHER car. Maybe someone on the brickboard could/should instead:

http://www.craigslist.org/pen/car/38203696.html

Mumblemumble. This is the perfect time to give my neighbors more greif about the lack of parking around here. >:}

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alex

'89 765T, 176,4xx mi