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[Lentil]

Hello member,. I have a 2014 XV,S 19000K's and am wanting some advice on servicing. My car is out of Subaru warranty and was wondering weather to have my next service done by Ultratune @ $280 (logbook service) or stay with my dealer @ $800+ for the cars  first major service? I am a bit of a doubter so any positive feed back will be appreciated, Thanks, 

[Liberty]

Whereabouts are you located?

[Lentil]

Brisbane CBD

[Niko]

There's plenty of options in the middle there. Ultratune service would have me worried they didn't check much. Are you talking about Toowong Subaru or Newstead? City Subaru weren't too bad last time I checked.

Plenty of options north of Bris such as Subi Evolution, but John French near the Gabba should be good enough, and convenient location.

[STI_Tom]

Ultratune: No way. Big chain-franchise who tend to specialize in cutting corners and doing half jobs. Will tell you stuff needs fixing when it doesn't and leave apprentices to break shit then cover it up. Not worth the discount price.

 

Subaru: Also a no go. Overpriced, yes everything will get actioned in line with the book you're overpaying for it. Apprentices galore in the servicing part of the workshop and most of them don't care to look hard enough for impending issues and then you're left with a big bill when that small component breaks and leaves a massive damage bill for other related components.

 

I recommend finding a reputable local mechanics garage who is honest, fair, knowledgeable and has people on forums recommend them. (I'm not from your neck of the woods so I can't actually recommend anything near you). Usually you'll spend a chunk less than the dealership would charge, you'll get better service, you can be sure that your car is in good hands.

 

My number one tip for choosing who touches my car, as the following questions. "Is the owner/manager also a mechanic on the tools in the shop? Is the owner/manager going to know exactly where my car is and who is doing what to it at any given time without looking it up?" If the answer is not yes to both questions then I move on to the next shop.

[RX25SE]

I recommend finding a reputable local mechanics garage who is honest, fair, knowledgeable and has people on forums recommend them.

 

This.

[Bumpty]

I recommend finding a reputable local mechanics garage who is honest, fair, knowledgeable and has people on forums recommend them.

I recommend listening to Tom's recommendation of listening to other's recommendations.