Denied service...

[PoWn3d_0704]

Originally Posted by Cade01

FTW Tuning is in Eugene as well, they cater to the Subaru crowd, so maybe a bit better than Garage 808.

^ There you go. I would take my car to FTW if I needed a local shop. I'd rather head up to Perrin though, depending on what I'm looking to have done.

[Alexis]

Originally Posted by DeepHunta

Maybe it's a Toyota/Scion thing. My Subaru dealer will gladly service aftermarket cars.

Some WRX's and STI's and modded and they still service them. I haven't done much to my BRZ, but I'm sure they'll service it. Bring your FR-S to a Subaru dealer and see if they'll service it, hehehe.

Same car after all.

Seconded! My dealership services all kinds of mods, and actually encouraged me modding and autocrossing my BRZ, they seemed excited. I haven't needed much from them yet, but what I have needed and with purchasing, they've been pretty decent throughout. Show up to your local Subaru and just bluff it out, you never know

[Ooops]

Originally Posted by PoWn3d_0704

^ There you go. I would take my car to FTW if I needed a local shop. I'd rather head up to Perrin though, depending on what I'm looking to have done.

Perrin doesn't actually perform the mods themselves. They are a performance market manufacturer. They are happy to recommend some local shops though.

At least this was my experience.

Sorry, just realized this was thread was last updated in June. My apologies for the late comment.

[Anthony]

Originally Posted by Chen

So I took my car in for its first service today...

What was being serviced? I'm only asking to gauge just how wacky their claim was for my own entertainment.

I love dealership stories. Somebody should take the initiative to start a Shit My Dealership Says website. (In reference to Shit My Dad Says, for those that don't get it.)

[Chen]

Just a standard first service. Basically... Must an oil change and rotation of wheels and tires...

Originally Posted by Anthony

What was being serviced? I'm only asking to gauge just how wacky their claim was for my own entertainment.

I love dealership stories. Somebody should take the initiative to start a Shit My Dealership Says website. (In reference to Shit My Dad Says, for those that don't get it.)

[Anthony]

Nice.

"I'm sorry sir, but we can't change your oil because you have an aftermarket shift knob."

[PoWn3d_0704]

Subaru, at least my local dealership, pretty much said don't slap a turbo on it or play with the ECU. Told me that he would recommend Perrin for exhausts, and possibly intake, if they made one. I have a feeling they see a lot of modded STi's and the like around here.

[Chen]

Originally Posted by PoWn3d_0704

Subaru, at least my local dealership, pretty much said don't slap a turbo on it or play with the ECU. Told me that he would recommend Perrin for exhausts, and possibly intake, if they made one. I have a feeling they see a lot of modded STi's and the like around here.

I have standard bolt ons. Didn't effect anything. Should of been ok.

[PoWn3d_0704]

Originally Posted by Chen

I have standard bolt ons. Didn't effect anything. Should of been ok.

Should of... as in wasn't? I'm in mid-exhaust install right now.

[kALMIGHTY]

Originally Posted by ft_sjo

I don't really get why people want a dealer service history. 9/10 they do a crap job compared to a specialist. The primary value in having a full dealer service history is TO THE DEALER ONLY when they take your car back after the lease period ends and they have to re-sell it on.

In the event of me selling my car private, I would prefer to have printed evidence of dealers fucking up in my service book and a list of receipts from a specialist who will take some care and pride in your car.

Of course i'm just talking routine service work, not warranty replacement stuff. That's just tough shit and you have to try and find a half decent dealership.

Sometimes, the reason people want to go to dealerships for service instead of a specialist is because OTHER people aren't knowledgeable like enthusiasts like us. What I mean is, let's say I want to sell my car 5 years from now. Most buyers are going to look into the car's past, and if they see the car was serviced at a 3rd party shop instead of a dealership, they'll probably turn the other way and just walk. The general public isn't aware of what's out there beyond the dealerships, and see 3rd party servicing as a bad thing.