Canadians where do you buy your Volvo parts.

_____ Foreign Car Parts of Groton, CT, has provided very good service.

Prices are similar to other on-line suppliers like IPD and VLVWORLD. I have received orders worth $US 450 via US Parcel Post, and not paid any tax or duties. If you plan your purchases in advance, the delivery times of two to three weeks are not a problem. I have paid via credit card on line, or sent a US$ money order. FCP usually ships the same or the next day.

Parts quality is fine. I am currently rebuilding the front suspension of a 1981 245. FCP supplied _all_ the parts. Brands included Moog for ball joints, KYB for strut shocks, some parts were made in Germany, some in Spain, some in Italy.

Often you'll find that items shipped from the US via postal service carry very little if any duty. Conversely, items shipped via UPS will always carry hefty tax/duty/brokerage fees. I try to avoid UPS like the plague.

RS

UPS is great for large/heavy stuff shipped domestic. For anything crossing the border it's horrible though, same goes for really small light weight stuff.

On Tue, 31 May 2005 06:01:54 GMT, the illustrious "James Sweet" favored us with the following prose:

I've found lots of useful parts on eBay. If the mechanic calls to say I need "part X" I usually have to leave it up to him but if I know what I need I try to find it on eBay and then FCPGroton. There are lots of good sites for parts listings but usually they want to ship FedEx or UPS. If you have the time, comb eBay.

Also, there are a surprising number of parts that are interchangeable with other cars so, depending on your model, you may find a suitable Delco part and save a few bucks.

good luck, blurp