Servicing my FR-S at Subaru dealer rather than Scion dealer
 

There's a Subaru dealer nearby that I have good relations with. I trust them to do work well and right on my car. So I'm thinking about taking my FR-S to them instead of a Scion dealer I've never worked with before.

Anyone have any advice or tips or things that I should be aware if I want to take this path? I know I'd be missing out on the Scion Boost thing, and I probably have to keep careful record of all maintenance paperwork in case warranty issues come up. It seems easier to take it to the Scion dealer, but trust is an issue.

I'd give them the benefit of doubt at least once... who knows, maybe they are even better than the Subaru dealer!

Very true. I'll do that. :)

I am a Toyota Tech and you can do what you like no big deal but i will say why take it to them and pay when you have a free maintenance program with Toyota/Scion. Don't know why you would want to pay for service when its free up to 25k miles just doesn't make sense.

Its just an oil change not to hard for anyone to do.

Say that to the WRX owners who had their transmissions emptied and crankcases double-filled at quick lube places.

True. I'm not that knowledgeable about mechanical stuff, so I really don't know how hard stuff is. But I guess to me, it's more than just about knowing how to do the work. It's also good to know that the people are trustworthy and won't try to cheat me or lie to me about bogus repairs and what not. I've had bad experiences with dealership service departments in the past, so it was relieving to find the Subaru service department I've been working with for the past few years.

But like you and EsoBOFH say, it's worthwhile to at least give them a chance, which I will do. :)

But we are talking about an oil change. Plus if we talk about trans service then go to toyota its a Toyota trans and rear end

I AM referring to an oil change. An oil change where the oil was double filled because it was never drained, whilst the transmission was.

Damn then that jackass didn't know anything about cars lol that's why you never take it to a 16 year old haha

To be honest, I was a "car guy" (see Dadhawk's definition) when I got my WRX. I wondered why it had two pans so close together, lol. The problem is that most oil change places like that are going to see FWD cars where the tranny pan IS the one closer to the front.

Well at toyota we are all trained and know what we are doing but yes for some people or places that don't know it can be scary.

You are more likly to have Toyota to honor warrantys if u have all scheduled maintenance done at the dealership. And moast dealers wont touch a car unlesse it is the same label brand. Like crysler will not do work on a mitsubish truck or Toyota won't touch a pontiac vibe even if it was the same thing as a Toyota matrix.

Down in Sydney, I was told if I go subaru service centre my Toyota warranty will be voided..

Wow if Toyota is saying this thats the dumbest thing I've ever heard. The car came out of a Subaru factory and both cars are identical under the hood. If it's just regular maintenance service both companies should have the same service protocols. And if you go to Subaru with your 86 Toyota saves money by not having to service your vehicle.