Anderson's Foreign Car Service LTD

Old clutch bad- new clutch very good old car noisy- Kent make better. I highly recommend their service!!

We went to Andersen?s because of fantastic Yelp reviews but we had a terrible experience.  
We took Andersen?s our Volvo v50 for its 120,000 mile service which includes replacing the timing belt ($1,040) and also for them to replace the front disc brakes ($434).  When the car came back we noticed it stuttering during uphill acceleration.  We took it back and they said our constant velocity joints were bad even though the cover boots were not torn.  This "diagnosis" didn't make sense to us so we took the car to another Volvo shop which told us the constant velocity joints were fine and instead replaced the front struts and A-frame bushings.  That ended the vibration. 
The second shop also told us that the front engine seals were leaking.  They explained that those seals are located behind the timing belt and should have been replaced when the timing belt was replaced.  The leaking oil is getting on the new timing belt and will soon ruin it and gum up the mechanism. We confirmed this diagnosis at the Volvo dealer.  To replace the seals requires removing the timing belt mechanism all over again.  In other words, completely redoing the shoddy work done by Andersen?s at a cost of another 1,000 plus dollars.
And oh, the new front brakes (pads and rotors) smelled initially because they didn't run them in properly. 
My conclusion is that Andersen?s is either incompetent, dishonest or both.  Buyer beware!

Completed as promised.

1.  All went well.  As any Volvo will confess, there isn't much that is inexpensive to fix.  Shop was able to warranty 2 of the 4 parts.  Work was completed on time and correctly.

    We have been associated with this shop since 1986.  They have always been fair, honest and to the point.
    As long as we drive Volvo, there is no where in greater Denver that we would rather go.