Ocean Subaru of Fullerton - Service Center

Their own Mechanics think that Subarus Break down too much. The first part of this review is what this dealership was capable of. That has all changed now with the retirement of their Parts manager and their be The first part of this review is what this dealership was capable of. That has all changed now with the retirement of their Parts manager and their best online mechanics... So read this, then go on to read the disappointment. I suggest avoiding this dealership for any service in the future. There a fantastic mechanics that are honest at your local repair shop. Read the reviews, most of the independents have been forced out of the dealerships because they refused to pull and replace when a simple repair is usually all that is needed. It takes more skill to repair than to replace. I am a Subaru enthusiast for the unique qualities of their cars. I own more Subarus than I need, but not more than I want. My ownership years go from a 1969 Subaru 360 - 2009 Impreza 2.5i. If its a quirky model, I own one. Brat, Justy, XT6, SVX, FF-1 are the high notes. This place was tremendous in getting me my Cash for Clunkers rebate combined with an already low price, and dealership rebates as well. I was allowed to test drive my car without any proof of any income at all, and they let me get on the freeway. Their parts and service department is head and shoulders above all the others I have gone to that are closer or as close to my residence. They have gone out of their way to find me hard to get parts, and even honor internet prices in some circumstances. I fixed my SVX at a local transmission shop that I trusted. It took the guy a year to replace my transmission. He messed up the install and broke my radiator. Renick fixed the SVX in one week as well as replacing the bearings in a wheel that was screetching and new struts. This place has taken great care of my babies, and they will do the same for you. Best Subaru Dealership in LA Metro Area! That was before their Parts dept manager retired. Now a new edict has entered the Subaru dealerships... A customer is not allowed to speak with the mechanic if a customer has a question. The Service concierge must be the go between for all such conversations.? This is what we in communication know as the 'telephone game' and it is very hard to get just the facts from the telephone game because first copy is the best, and the more it gets relayed the more the message and jargon ansd syntax of the message gets changed. Also there is no follow up in this type of communication, so it just gets bounced back and forth without resolution. What if your doctor told you you cannot speak to them, only a desk nurse to find out what is wrong with you and what will be your treatment. You would naturally think there was something fishy going on. You should. Now I wouldnt shop at Renick Subaru and Cadillac unless it was the last place on earth. Seriously, these service people only care about writing out a work order for over $5000.00. Thats the goal, or their new incentives for the service concierge at the check in stands. It is widely known that the service manager of the month is only based on gross billing reciepts not actual reviews of their service. They are actually told to add any service, needed or not, to get to the $5000.00 per customer. They wont do proper diagnostics like a simple compression test, because as the Service concierge told me "thats a waste of time". Really, for whom? So their lead mechanic now goes on a hunch from a service desk concierge who thinks that it a waste of time to do a compression test to check for faulty valve or a damaged cylinder or a warped head? I told her it only took me ten minutes for all four cylinders when I did it, and thats why I dont think I need a new engine block for a car with barely 50,000 miles on it and a clanky valve. Apparently the Subaru Service at this location thinks that Subarus are really fragile cars with terrible safety and quality content ntrols during manufacturing. It leads a buyer to think that if the service department thinks that Subarus dont last more than even their warranty, why should the purchasers? They seem so sure of themselves, that maybe Subarus are junk now. Well you dont get any better word of mouth than the mechanics that work on them. More