Subietech Headquarters

Great service Mike is a one man show. I made an appointment with him to get some services done on my Subaru. He showed up at the shop on time and went wright to work on my car. The best part he let me hang around and watch him work. Thanks Mike for the great service I’ll be back.

I have a 2013 Outback that stranded us in Bend, Oregon on our way back from Washington to San Diego last week. The throw out bearing had disintegrated, while newish, it was out of warranty. It happened late Friday afternoon just before dealership service depts. closed. Our dealership in Carlsbad, Bob Baker Subaru basically said «you are out of warranty so we don’t care… have a good weekend.hahahahah.click»…The dealership in Bend said «love to help you but happy hour is starting, call back in the morning and maybe we can fit you in». Mike said «how can I help? Bring it by first thing in the morning and we’ll see what we can do». He diagnosed the throw out bearing in about 12 seconds. Since I was carless, he drove me to the dealership to buy the parts and dropped me at the hotel and he went to work. He did the teardown that day. The next morning he discovered that the dealership had given me the wrong parts. THIS WAS A SUNDAY MORNING AND HE WAS WORKING ON MY CAR!!! Since the parts dept was closed on Sunday I had to wait until Monday morning to tell the dealership that they had pulled the wrong parts… Part arrived on tues, Mike fixed it, we got on the road and made it home safely. Mike was fast, accurate, professional and cool all at the same time. I had some follow up questions the next day and he was responsive and helpful. All in all he spent much more time than he billed me, between the actual repair, working with Subaru, acting as a taxi driver etc he spent at least 4 more hours than he quoted for the actual repair.
Mike does not have some high tech garage, but somehow from his modest garage he managed to make a large international car company look like a bunch of fools as he did laps around them with his great customer service, fair prices and excellent work.
You will not find a better choice to work on your car than Mike.
Thank you Mike… you saved our butts… but I am still trading in this Suckaru for a Toyota.
The Caldwell Family

Mike is a friendly, experienced guy. He knows Subaru WRX’s well.
He replaced my clutch on my ’04 WRX. When I came back thinking I may need a head gasket done, he quoted me the lowest price I could find by a margin of a couple of hundred dollars, because I was a repeat customer, and then helped me determine that I actually didn’t need to replace my head gasket at all.
He’s offered me plenty of free advice over the phone and by e-​mail and also provided advice on where to find the cheapest parts to keep repair prices down.

Mike is very knowledgeable regarding Subarus. Also very chill and easy to talk to. Great work and a fair price. I highly recommend SubieTech.

So I’m having a problem with my ’04 WRX. I took it down to Mike at Subietech. He waited for me at the appointed time we discussed. Took the car for a test ride, looked over my motor, diagnosed it… Very professional yet did not make me fill like I couldn’t ask questions that to him im sure had obvious answers. he made me feel like we were buddy’s sitting in the garage working on our own car sipping’ a brew… After all this I ask him so what do you I owe you, to my surprise he replies… Don’t worry about it, if you still have problems after the recommended fix, well talk… What a great experience in this day and age of fly by night crooked mechanics. this guy knows his stuff and is a true Subie enthusiasts! Any Subie owner in the area needs to check this spot out before going any where else! I know my Subie has found her new mechanic.

I’ve been going to Mike’s Subietech for 2 years now after getting reamed by Timmons in Signal Hill. He’s been a lifesaver. He’s very knowledgeable, responsive, and affordable. I can’t say enough.

Ok so Let’s make this simple…
You want GREAT Service,…From a stand up guy? Then this is the place to go. Mike is not only a genuinely great and honest guy, but he will be «frank» with you about your car and what it needs and what your options are. Oh and did I mention that his schedule is really flexible? That makes it so much easier to get work done for those of us that work M-​F, 8 – 5
…So do yourself a favor,…When your ride needs some work done, whether it be small or large, save yourself some headaches and give Subietech a call… enough said!

Mike is super friendly, honest, and a hard worker. he’s knowledgeable and will not rip you off for dishonest work. he quoted me $ 75 for a job, found that the job would take much longer than he expected, and then just tried to do a quick fix and only charged me $ 25. the place isn’t some fancy and high tech shop, but mike for sure gets the job done. highly recommended, especially for subarus!

Mike’s my man for service, not only is he hospitable and knows what he is talking about but he is committed to giving you honest service. I had all my fluids replaced and they managed to do it under 90 min.
1^st class man on prices and business
will be back no questions!

Mike did not do a good job on my car. He had it for about three weeks. When I picked it up, it still drove poorly, and I ended up taking it to another mechanic who found a host of things he did wrong. I spent way too much money there, and had to spend more at the other mechanic too.

If you’re a subaru owner and you don’t know anything about cars like me, its essential to have a good, reliable subaru mechanic because regular mechanics just don’t cut it and if anything, try to rip you off cuz subarus have a repuation of having higher repair costs.
So here’s my story: the AC in my 2002 wrx stopped working so I took it to my local well-​repsected mechanic who told me I needed a new AC compressor which he said would cost me at least $ 1000 to repair (parts + labor). I called around other shops and got similar quotes. With such high repair costs, I had to consider selling my car since it already had 150K miles on it but other than the AC, the car was running fine.
As a last resort (and driving around in the unbearable heat) I decided to take the car to a subaru mechanic. Within 1 minute of looking under my hood, Mike at Subietech told me my AC belt was gone (most likely it had worn out). So I bought a new belt at Napa Auto down the street for $ 16, Mike installed it (along with some bulbs that needed to be replaced) and voila! My AC was working! YAY!!! Mike only charged me for ½ hour labor so my total cost for fixing the AC was about $ 50, meaning Subietech saved me close to $ 1000!
And just to let you know – before I brought my car in, I had talked to Mike on the phone about how much it would cost to to remove, replace, and recharge the ac compressor and Mike quoted me only $ 675 – which still would have been huge savings compared to the other places I had gotten quotes from. Mike is a honest, cool guy who has a passion for subarus. I’m so glad I took my car to him.

Knowledgeable, trustworthy and affordable. Able to accommodate to our schedule and needs.

SubieTech Headquarters is the only place I will bring my car if I need repairs or maintenance.
Mike is extremely professional and trustworthy. I recommend SubieTech Headquarters to everyone I know.

subietech ftw!
mikey is a cool guy and knows his stuff
make sure you set up an appointment because he is only there wed-​sat!

subietech is highly recommended. i had a trailer hitch installed, oil change, and tire rotation for 35−40% less than what the dealer was quoting.
mike does solid, excellent work. prices are affordable. and unless you’re extremely lucky, it’s better to set up an appointment. i also appreciated the quick responses to my many inquiries. i’ll definitely be back.
thanks mike!

If you have a subaru… this is one of the places you want to go in Socal!
Friendly staff, affordable prices — what moar to do you want!

My radiator blew out on the freeway going to work one day. Brought my WRX in, and in a couple of hours had a new Koyo OEM radiator and installed for a very cheap price! Highly recommend any Subaru owner to take in there car to these highly knowledgeable guys!
Thanks for everything Mike!