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Mechanic in Madison, WI area

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rayraythe8th
Posts: 1
Joined: 8 August 2011
Year and Model: s70 1998
Location: Wisconsin USA

Re: Mechanic in Madison, WI area

Post by rayraythe8th »

I'm also looking for a decent Volvo mechanic in the Madison area, the dealer here in town is nothing but a rip off. After calling around to different Volvo dealers I found out that they were almost twice as expensive as other dealers. 150 for getting a key fob programmed? Then being told it would only cost 120 since it doesn't need extra programming, when the dealer down by Chicago qouted me at 62.50. And as I'm waiting the mechanic kept trying to get me to sell him my car. There has to be a better place in the area for me to take my car, if anybody has any ideas please drop a line.
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Tonyx
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Year and Model: 2001 XC70
Location: Michigan
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Post by Tonyx »

Quick bump to get recommendation for and independent mechanic in Madison, Wisconsin area.
2003 XC70 230K and counting..,
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ONV70XC
Posts: 135
Joined: 18 July 2012
Year and Model: 1999 V70 XC
Location: North Carolina

Post by ONV70XC »

The only one comes to mind is Terry's Auto in downtown by Logan's bar. They're great foreign vehicle specialists.
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Tonyx
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Post by Tonyx »

Thanks for that. Did you live in Mad town prior to North Carolina?
We will check out Terry's Auto.
2003 XC70 230K and counting..,
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ONV70XC
Posts: 135
Joined: 18 July 2012
Year and Model: 1999 V70 XC
Location: North Carolina

Post by ONV70XC »

Yes for a while. Terry's Auto isn't super good but descent pricewise and performancewise. Others are simply joke.
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robertmarchant
Posts: 1
Joined: 14 March 2013
Year and Model: 2007 S60 2.5T
Location: Wisconsin, United States

Post by robertmarchant »

Bob at Phoenix Foreign Car Service is an old school Volvo fan. He gave me a lot of his time and consideration as I was deciding whether to buy an S60 or S80. I haven't had him work on the car yet but plan on doing so. He'd be worth calling. I agree with the comment about dealer pricing in Madison. Latest quote for service I got from them was $500 per wheel bearing. Ouch.
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