Suba9792 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 So whats the deal, are there just so many subie owners that have been screwed at the stealerships or "mechanics", just seem like a boom in member's all of a sudden. I hope there will be many donations this year. Or just folks who realize the little things can be answered here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesFox Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Subarus are selling better now than they ever have. So there are more people with subarus. But unless you know subarus over the last 30 years, you are going to freak out the first time it needs service, and mechanics freak out the first time someone brings them a subaru. The internet provides links to here from search results. It's a parallel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchwarzeEwigkt Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 I don't know why any mechanic would freak out when someone brought them a Subaru. They're not that off the wall. Just like any other machine. Read the instructions before trying to fix it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 just seem like a boom in member's all of a sudden.where does that information come from? if it's just based on threads i'd guess weather and time of year has an affect too. charts of new members and threads/day for a statistical anaylysis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bheinen74 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 I don't know why any mechanic would freak out when someone brought them a Subaru. They're not that off the wall. Just like any other machine. Read the instructions before trying to fix it. most mechanics around here turn down work on a Subaru. It's JAP to them, they usually only know how to work on Grand Ams, Gand Prixs, Fords, and Chrysler. Just the way it is in the midwest. Even Subaru Dealer refused to work on SVX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allwheeldad Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 I too have been seeing alot more subies on the road lately. When the economy took a dump and the auto industry fell into a tailspin the only manufacturer to post any profits was Subaru. Maybe people took notice of that and started looking into what we already know are excellent cars. That, and maybe there's just a growing number of people like me out there that simply can't afford to take thier car in to be fixed and have to do it themselve. I love to tinker with my cars, but if it was a matter of choice I would be handing the rusty, breaker-bar snapping, skin shredding dirty work off to somebody else. Just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Happy people never complain, and there are more happier people then *itchy ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-3-2-4 Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 I still love my car sometimes it gives me little issues that fail but I've never once said I hated the car.. It has more then met my expectations. Plus it's fun to have to give people rides in 6 inches of snow and hearing them say wow your car moves like it's dry & clear out! priceless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesFox Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 (edited) I too have been seeing alot more subies on the road lately. That, and maybe there's just a growing number of people like me out there that simply can't afford to take thier car in to be fixed and have to do it themselve. I love to tinker with my cars, but if it was a matter of choice I would be handing the rusty, breaker-bar snapping, skin shredding dirty work off to somebody else. Just a thought. As far as turning wrenches, the subaru is faily accessible to the average joe who can change his own oil or spark plugs. If you had the mind to do your timing belts at 100,000 miles, or bought a used one, and addressed the service intervals based on the mileage, you would never have rusty tool-breaking procedres, and you nwould have a car that is particular on maintenance, but easy to service, versus any tranverse type arrangemant. To contrast, there are die hard patriotic folk who wouldnt consider a subaru, or you have old timer mechanics that can build chevelles, but not fathom the odd arrangement of a horizontal engine. LAbor rates or bad mechanics can be attributed to either a high rate based on specialist import shops, or a fair price mechanic, but may not be familiar or even stumped by the strange subaru. You would think anyone into old VW beetles would understand a subaru, but they were in it for the cult of the car instead of the design of the engine. Most failures in suibarus that cause complaints are caused by a lack of routine maintenance intervals, or odd mechanics being unaware of subaru specific tips and tricks. Edited February 11, 2011 by MilesFox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Most failures in suibarus that cause complaints are caused by a lack of routine maintenance intervals, or odd mechanics being unaware of subaru specific tips and tricks. And each car make has their own tips and tricks. I sdometimes blindly ask people when was thier last oil change (it is a game i have i steer the converstaion that way) and it is surprsing how many times i hear, "when I remeber to do it" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allwheeldad Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 As far as turning wrenches, the subaru is faily accessible to the average joe who can change his own oil or spark plugs. If you had the mind to do your timing belts at 100,000 miles, or bought a used one, and addressed the service intervals based on the mileage, you would never have rusty tool-breaking procedres.... I have been religous on service intervals and know my way around doing timing belts and headgaskets and such, but with my Legacy being a 99 with 420,000 + kms driven daily on the salt covered roads of Ontario rust is unavoidable. It's the laying under the car fighting with seized bolts or repairing exhaust holes that don't really do it for me. Great Youtube videos by the way, I've only ever worked on the EJ25's so seeing some of the older stuff was fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlefish Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 quotes on suspension repairs to my former 98 impreza were the same among 2 local shops and a very dependable dealer. recently traded down to a 97 legacy brighton for the sheer pleasure of doing my own wrenching without worrying about a/t, power windows, etc... there is a subaru every other driveway or so here in nh. lotsa independent shops run by former dealer's techs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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