# Good Volvo mechanic in Boston/Newton area

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/good-volvo-mechanic-in-boston-newton-area/699>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** mechanics, volvo\
**Created:** [June 18, 2007, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/good-volvo-mechanic-in-boston-newton-area/699 "2007-06-18T13:32:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![tknapp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@tknapp](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tknapp)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2007, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/good-volvo-mechanic-in-boston-newton-area/699/1 "2007-06-18T13:32:36Z")

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My son has a 1996 Volvo sedan that needs some urgent attention. He is living in Boston (Newton area) for the summer and does not know of any good reliable Volvo mechanics. Does anyone know a mechanic that they might recommend?

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**Author:** ![Cougar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cougar/32/21348_2.png) [@Cougar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cougar)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2007, 3:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/good-volvo-mechanic-in-boston-newton-area/699/2 "2007-06-18T15:36:47Z")

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