Who do you let work on your car? - Page 2 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Ultramaroon · 07-23-2015, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

I can fix a car better than anybody and all mechanics are stupid.

Well, yeah, but that's just true. I don't understand.

Packofcrows · 07-23-2015, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Talus1

This got me thinking about what kind of Ferrari owner gets their servicing done at a big box store.

a gazillionaire who doesn't give a s^%$t! about who or what goes on in their car because they can just buy another at the click of a button.

Only people who I have always allowed to mess with my vehicles have been my father and a local mechanic who has serviced our vehicles for 15+ years. He treats us VIP.

DarkSunrise · 07-23-2015, 11:29 PM

On my GTI, my local dealership sent me a complementary tire rotation coupon, so I went to have it done. Unfortunately they screwed up and accidentally changed my oil instead. So now I'm back to doing the basic work myself rather than dealing with that stress.

With my FR-S, I do most of the work myself anyway, mostly because of how much the track season ramps up the maintenance schedule (fluid changes, brake pads/rotors, tire rotations, exhaust, filters, intake etc.) Thankfully it's an easy car to work on. I'm learning some of it as I go. The DIY section of this forum is amazing.

Talus1 · 07-24-2015, 09:12 AM

Reading the replies got me thinking a bit more about this. I did a quick search on Autotrader and found that 360s have dropped to the C$80-100K range, which is pretty accessible (and kind of tempting...). This particular Crappy Tire is in a fairly rural area that is starting to get built up as a bedroom community for the surrounding wealthier cities, which have their own larger CT megastores. This particular store is small and doesn't carry some of the higher end stock you see in the bigger stores, fancy kitchen equipment for example. CT works on a franchise model, so maybe the owner of this one has developed a niche in auto service.

bcj · 07-24-2015, 09:49 AM

Likely belongs to the CT franchise owner. Or one of his sprogs.
The rattle gun jockey is doing the work for brown nose points and doesn't have a choice.

cdrazic93 · 07-24-2015, 01:18 PM

That performance shop, @Special_K, would that happen to be AWD Auto?

Special_K · 07-24-2015, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by cdrazic93

That performance shop, @Special_K, would that happen to be AWD Auto?

No, it's FTW Tuning out of Eugene. Currently rocking a solid 5 star rating.

Talus1 · 07-24-2015, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by bcj

Likely belongs to the CT franchise owner.

I had the same thought. I should have asked the counter jockey.

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