Hey everybody. It’s been awhile, and I’m still entirely too busy. I’ll be getting back to more frequent restaurant visits at the end of July, but July is already shaping up to be a pretty crazy month.
I want to give a quick shout out though, because I feel things like this are important. I bought my car from Van Bortel Subaru in 2004. I’ve haven’t had any of problems with it, other than basic maintenance stuff, most of which I can do myself. However, I do have my limitations, whether they be lack of experience or just a plain lack of equipment, sometimes I need to take my car some place. I take mine to the dealer. Now, I’m sure there are a lot of great auto shops in Rochester, and honestly, I’ve always considered dealerships to be “stealerships”, but Van Bortel has really come through for me. Last night I had the genius idea of rotating my own tires. Something that’s not terribly difficult, but I ended up with a problem on my way to work this morning. Apparently my front tires were now horribly out of balance and the car was shaking pretty violently at 65. I got to work, called Van Bortel, and the always pleasant and knowledgeable people in the service department that take my call were able to get me in that afternoon. Cool. Good deal. I bring my car in, and I wait, and I wasn’t sure what to expect from a bill. Generally tire balancing averages at around 12 dollars per tire, but Van Bortel’s pricing has always been fair in the past, so I was unsure of what to expect. After about 40 minutes I paid my bill. 20 bucks. Not bad. My car has been fine since, and I’m a happy customer.
Van Bortel’s service staff has always been super professional, and all the people that work at the desk are well trained, and familiar with their products and services. In the event you have to leave your car for the day, they offer a loaner service… for 5 bucks. I pay 5 bucks to drive around a relatively new Subaru for the day. Pretty cool on that front too.
I can’t speak highly enough about Subaru as a brand in itself (love my car), and it’s great to know that they have a great dealership. While not Rochester, Van Bortel Subaru in Victor is definitely A-OK.
