Best place to get a Subaru checked out? Subaru or VTNZ?

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TeaLeaf

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#207671 7-Jan-2017 19:17

Got an outback to get checked out.

But this is more of a general question as well as people say VTNZ 150 pt checks dont really always get to the problems, maybe becauce they arent experts on all cars?

Or AA even?

blakamin

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#1699995 7-Jan-2017 19:24

I'm not a fan of VTNZ (ever since they did a WoF on a bike I was buying, and next day the front brakes were metal-on-metal) so I wouldn't use them for anything.

Are there any indy subaru mechanics in your area?

doctormaxim

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#1700000 7-Jan-2017 19:40

I recently bought a Subaru Legacy 3.0R and took it to VTNZ for a once over. He picked the few things that needed attention that the Subaru specialist did later on during a service so it doesn't really get better than that. Being from out of town I liked the fact I could book it in online too.

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#1700017 7-Jan-2017 20:37

in Auckand SubRuS are pretty decent in my experience.

dejadeadnz

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#1700018 7-Jan-2017 20:41

Jase2985:

why did you not just ask in your other thread?

we need a TeaLeaf forum

And your post is such a fine piece of contribution?

Jase2985

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#1700020 7-Jan-2017 20:46

dejadeadnz:

Jase2985:

why did you not just ask in your other thread?

we need a TeaLeaf forum

And your post is such a fine piece of contribution?

much the same as yours

given they started another thread asking about the car earlier, it would be a good place to ask where to get it check dont you think?

CamH

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#1700029 7-Jan-2017 21:40

We used to take our Subaru's - we have 6 of them to a "Subaru Specialist" and even Subaru themselves (Winger), but after both of those places, we found a mechanic who doesn't claim to be a Subaru Specialist who was the best out of all of them. Still uses Subaru Genuine Parts and picks up just as much as the other two did, without charging us the earth.

dejadeadnz

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#1700057 7-Jan-2017 21:57

Jase2985:

much the same as yours

given they started another thread asking about the car earlier, it would be a good place to ask where to get it check dont you think?

If this thread bothers you so much, then politely make your suggestion to him without all the sarcasm about there being a need a forum named after the OP. Better yet, given that this is obviously a thread by the OP about a car purchase, should you have no interest in it, be an adult and leave it alone.

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scuwp

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#1700059 7-Jan-2017 22:02

I prefer a trusted independent mechanic who is not constrained by a fairly rudimentary tick-the-box inspection.

Lazy is such an ugly word, I prefer to call it selective participation

TeaLeaf

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#1700064 7-Jan-2017 22:18

thanks, why was thinking winger Subaru, but if there is cheaper Sub dudes that would be ace.

yes sorry i thought i put this in the autos. but this is not the impreza although if this fails thats the next choice.

any specific recommendations appreciated. :-)