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Would you let a trusted mechanic do the first (3750) maintenance/checkup?

1981 Views 16 Replies 11 Participants Last post by  I call her Sheila
I know I can wait until 7500 miles as we haven't operated under extreme conditions, but I'd like to get the first service done with. I bought the car at a dealership further away from home than I'd like to go to to get service done, so I called the local dealer yesterday (and e-mailed them) to set up an appointment and they haven't bothered to call me back (more than 26 hours later as of now). I do have an appointment at the next closest dealer, but it's still a bit of a shlep.

I have a very trusted mechanic about 1/4 mile from home. Can they do the same work without voiding the warranty?


If the first trip should be to a dealer, can I take it to my guy for future regular maintenance?

Many thanks!
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For me, in Texas, i have free service from dealership the first 25k miles and/or 2 years. Came with the car and official from Subaru. Is that a Texas thing?? Oil change at my dealership without tire rotation is $30-35. I plan go to Discount Tire for tire rotation (free).
We have the same thing, however, if you read the fine print it states that it only covers 4 oil changes during that 2 year period.
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