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Reliable SVX mechanic in or near New Jersey. Need help.
My new SVX has come up with some problems that are beyond my area of expertise and I am in need of assistance. Can someone please refer me to a reliable mechanic that you know that knows these cars and is trustworthy. There has to be one on the east coast at least relatively near me. I'm willing to drive for the right service, I also have AAA who will tow 100 miles. I live in New Egypt NJ (central Jersey). Car is leaking oil pretty good. A.c. isn't working, battery draining, and the airbag light is on. I have inspection for this car coming up and I need to have that airbag thing fixed before my 14 day period ends where I can drive around Willie nillie without an inspection sticker. Someone please help me.
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Re: Reliable SVX mechanic in or near New Jersey. Need help.
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Re: Reliable SVX mechanic in or near New Jersey. Need help.
Sean, your absolutely right. I would most definitely take the car to these guys if I had the money an time to do it. The problem is, I don't. Between working part time, and school coming up in September, it will be very hard to maintain this car by means of taking it to west Virginia when a problem arises. No doubt, one day, if I have the funds and the time, I may make a trip out of it to go down, have the car serviced and have a chat, but for the time being, I just can't justify driving 4 hours down to west Virginia for to get it serviced. Very soon, it will be the only car I own, and I need it to be working everyday to get where I need to go.
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Re: Reliable SVX mechanic in or near New Jersey. Need help.
Understood, if you have to travel that far he is good when you need a lot of repairs done at once or when there are the big jobs. For somebody local look around for the local shops that work on Subarus. They may call themselves Subaru specialists or they may just be the shop that has a bunch of Subarus parked in the lot. You might also want to join the NASIOC forum and see who they recommend.
A good shop should be able to handle the work you need done. There is a pretty good write up on valve cover gasket replacement you can give to the mechanic, it has a few tips on it that make it a little easier. I'm guess the airbag should be straight forward, but may need parts or sensors.
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Re: Reliable SVX mechanic in or near New Jersey. Need help.
Just curious as to why you ended up with an SVX for your daily driver. I am not saying these cars are not reliable but if you have one that requires some work it may take some time and money to get it running and considered DD'able.
http://www.svxworldforums.com/forum4/6415.html
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