Rainbow Auto Service

Transmission in my 98 volvo s70 bit the dust got one installed by larry. My car made it 300 miles before the new transmission blew up on the freeway in Seattle at 2 am. Got car towed back to his shop and he had his front desk worker contact me once and avoided calling me for 4 weeks despite my efforts to get ahold of him. He finally contacted me to tell me he fixed it but refused to pick up tow bill and was quite rude. Never go here again.

If you have an older Volvo the folks at Rainbow will help you keep it running. They will work with you according to your budget, so if you want all new Volvo parts you can use them or you can use second hard parts salvaged from their considerable parts yard. Friendly and honest, a bit out of the way but totally worth it.

When I originally went to Larry I thought he was awesome. Laid back, typical Bellingham person, ya know…
WRONG. He is so lazy and cheap. I took my Volvo into him and he replaced my brakes with used brakes — they starting going out a month later. He also uses socks to tie stuff down and diapers to «fix» oil leaks. Pretty sure that doesn’t deserve more than one star. He also «fixed» my leaking head gasket and surprise! It’s still leaking. Yay!
Yes, he is definitely affordable and «nice.» I can’t argue with that. But he’s affordable because he takes the cheap and easy route instead of actually fixing the problem. I’m sorry but that does not equal a good mechanic. I even decided to get rid of my Volvo because everywhere else in town charges way too much to fix anything Volvo related and I couldn’t stand the thought of taking it to Rainbow anymore. Take my advice — run away! It seems nice from a distance but learn something about cars and you’ll soon figure out that he’s a disaster.

Not your typical auto repair garage. the place is a bit unexpected, but the owner, Larry knows his stuff when it comes to old Volvos. Both he and his service writer, Adam, know how to help a customer get the most bang for their buck when repairing older Volvos. I’ve found the prices to be quite fair, and they have just about everything you could need in stock. Lots of good used parts to choose from as well.

My husband and I own two older volvo’s and we LOVE Rainbow Auto. Larry is a really great guy and has saved our cars on many occasions! Larry has always been a better value than any of the other shops I have taken it to and their service is great! I would and have highly recomended Larry. A true great Bellingham Business find!
Both our cars will continue to go to Rainbow Auto!

He’s not cheaper than the rest but where it concerns a Volvo he will get to the heart of the matter real fast — that will save you money. Larry is also a really great guy.
He has an informal museum of sorts in the back. If you are a volvo nut, it is a treat to view the car models that you owned in the past.