Autopia

EDIT: I need to update this review. Autopia has kept my poor, beat up, and worked to death Subaru up and running for a decade now. Every time I get it back, it's like a new car again.



But now I finally picked up my dream car: a dark gray 2011 Chevy Camaro 2SS/RS. As great as this car is, that chassis and motor are both capable of so much more. So I brought it to Autopia to shed all of the 'hair dresser' acceptable chassis softeners and motor muters.



Keep in mind: These were no small changes I was asking for. I brought a truckload of new parts and completely stuffed poor Dave's office. Installing them would involve removing the whole rear clip, the whole front AND rear suspension, sway bars, engine intake and exhaust, and even the stock axles.



I can't even imagine forcing myself to trust anyone else with this work. Dave told me he had just the guy, one of the friendliest, most experienced, and knowledgeable mechanics I've ever met, Stan.



The work they did is INCREDIBLE. It's completely transformed my dream car into my Beyond My Dreams car!



Shortly after the work was done, my stock Chevy differential unit failed all on it's own. Even though it's warranty work that a dealer has to do themselves, Autopia stood by me through the whole process. When the dealership tried to add an extra week to the work time at the last minute, it was Dave who got all over them and made sure I had my ride back ON TIME and in PERFECT running condition. For NO charge.



It's natural for people to be suspicious of businesses who make their living doing and fixing things that the customer doesn't understand. So I can only hope that you understand me when I say that Autopia not only takes it's job and reputation seriously, they approach it as a professional responsibility. When they warn you of trouble ahead, it's because they want to make sure you know what you need to know about your car. Dealerships have a vested interest in giving the customer an impression. Autopia has a vested interest in the customer.

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I brought my 12 yr old Subaru into Autopia last month after neglecting it's upkeep for the last 4 yrs. It had been a heavily used work car for about 8 yrs prior to that.



I'd had some trouble with my latest clutch that Autopia had put in for me in '08, but I put it down to my hardly driving any more.



So I called Dave S and made an appointment for a tune-up.



Once they got my car in they found out the clutch really did have a problem and they replaced it at no charge. They also had the foresight to send my flywheel in to a machine shop to fix a little damage the bad clutch had done.



When I got my car back, I couldn't believe it. The WHOLE car is like new again! I really thought my little GT might be on it's last legs. But they managed to turn my poor old dog back into a pup again!



Now I really enjoy driving my car again. And they did it all for a song! For the money I paid, I never expected to get a completely rejuvenated car back. I couldn't be happier.

I went in for front and rear brake repairs on my 2001 Nissan and it ended up costing me over $1,000 because they removed a part of the brakes and claimed that they couldn't fit it back in no matter how hard they tried (deceptive practice #1: lying about an obscure piece of hardware that the customer would have no idea about). This is the kind of crazy place charges the CUSTOMER for something that is clearly Autopia's mistake. Furthermore, they didn't replace the rotors, even though they claimed they did--I only found out about this yesterday when I had my front and rear brakes replaced yet AGAIN by a different company. (deceptive practice #2: failing to fulfill their mechanical obligations). If you want to spend a lot of your hard-earned money on garbage, go to Autopia. They'll be happy to take you for a ride.