Subaru Repairs?

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I suppose I'm asking a bit after the fact.

My car (Subaru Legacy Outback) broke down last night and I had it towed to the closest place: Teele Square Auto.

To put this in context, I am 29 years-old and I've never had a car break down on me (my own father said, "Wow, you had a good run there!"). Does anyone have any experience with Teele Square Auto? I checked the archives and couldn't find anything about it.

I saw recommendations for ABJ and some dealership in Belmont. In case I get a load of malarkey from these guys in the morning tomorrow -- any other recommendations?

I'm worried that they'll see that I've had my car towed there and figure that they've got me by the you-know-what and can charge me whatever they want. I want to pay less than whatever they want, obviously.

Comments

[digitalangel-.livejournal.com]

My boyfriend always brings his car to Teele. He'll call on the day he wants to bring it in, and they usually turn it around in one day, two tops if they have trouble ordering parts. He's never brought it back there for the same thing twice. He says the prices are about average - not cheap, but not outrageous either. I strongly suspect the place that I take my car (Mobil on Fresh Pond Parkway) is screwing me over, so I'll probably go to Teele next time.

[nomacmac.livejournal.com]

I'll second Ideal Engine in Davis Sq, and also anti-recommend the Subaru dealer in Belmont. My Subaru always made a funny noise when it started cold. I complained about it every time I took it to the dealer for routine service. They always told me 'Subaru's just do that', and I believed them, since it always went away once the car warmed up. Ideal Engine properly diagnosed the problem, and encouraged me to bring it back to the dealer and get it fixed under the extended 'power train' warranty ('regular' warranty was expired). Once I knew what the problem was, the dealer couldn't deny it was broken, so they fixed it for free. Ideal was honest enough to encourage me to check the warranty, instead of fixing it and charging me.