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Old 06-13-2022, 10:21 AM   #2339
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Your background doesn't really change my opinion, or answer. I don't use an independent specialty shop. I use a general mechanic that works on all makes and models. I prefer someone with a broader range of knowledge personally because I don't want to have to go to a different shop depending on car make/model.

The one I use also does work for several large independent used car lots so they basically see every make/model of car I would ever own.
IMPOSSIBLE!
It has been well established on this forum that techs can only possibly know one make of car at a time.

Pretty sure the repair industry controls this!



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It has been well established on this forum that techs can only possibly know one make of car at a time.
^This^
That is the reason that I will only let a Toyota tech touch the engine in my FR-S.
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^This^
That is the reason that I will only let a Toyota tech touch the engine in my FR-S.

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That is the reason that I will only let a Toyota tech touch the engine in my FR-S.
But it is a Subaru engine so the Toyota techs are baffled as soon as they open the hood.

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But it is a Subaru engine so the Toyota techs are baffled as soon as they open the hood.
I was a Yamaha tech. So I guess I should stop working on my car and stick to motorcycles and the SHO Taurus.

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I was a Yamaha tech. So I guess I should stop working on my car and stick to motorcycles and the SHO Taurus.

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I was a Yamaha tech. So I guess I should stop working on my car and stick to motorcycles and the SHO Taurus.
Nah, since Yamaha developed or co-developed some of Toyota's best engines including the 4A-GE (AE86 and MR2), 2UR-GSE V8, the 2ZZ-GE and a few others I think you're good to go.
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Nah, since Yamaha developed or co-developed some of Toyota's best engines including the 4A-GE (AE86 and MR2), 2UR-GSE V8, the 2ZZ-GE and a few others I think you're good to go.
Back the the Subaru engine thing though! There are only 100 qualified Subaru techs in North America.
Everybody else is all "well there's your problem them there piston things are sticking out sideways and all the compression is draining out".
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But it is a Subaru engine so the Toyota techs are baffled as soon as they open the hood.
Good to see that at least some people appreciate sarcasm...
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Specifically old, obsolete, scary wires!

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