Re: Where to take Outback for service?
We had a Subaru until recently for many, many years (got so old it finally had to be junked). We took that car, and now the 2 Toyotas we own, to Dana Meyer Auto Care on San Pablo, just down the street from Albany Subaru. http://www.yelp.com/biz/dana-meyer-auto-care-albany They're really nice people, do good work, and we've never felt uneasy about the work they've said needs to be done. anon

Re: Subaru Repairs in Berkeley/El Cerrito
I have to say that I disagree with the posting recommending Dana Meyers auto care. While we were initially satisfied with our service there, for a couple years, our recent experiences were not as good... when we went to have a hatchback lid repaired (one strut broke), my wife was told, when she came to pick the car up, that the struts only came in packages of two, and we had to replace both-- which, of course, doubled the price. And, they never cleared it with her first. When I brought our other car in for a computer problem (body control module), I had a lot of trouble dealing with their counter person who couldn't tell me how long it would take to order the part and held our car for a couple days before telling me the dealership couldn't get the part for them. Dana Meyer Auto Repair may have been good before, but we're not going back. Jim

I just want to add our recommendation for Dana Meyer of Albany for Japanese car repair. Our car was stolen, and after it was recovered the police had it towed to some real rip-off artists at a storage place in Oakland. They were going to charge us $150 to tow our car from Oakland to Albany, but when the people at Dana Meyer heard that, they said that they would tow it for $57. They sent one of their own guys out there to wait (a long time) to get our car and tow it back. Our car came back to us in better condition that when we had bought it (practically). We will definitely be going back to Dana Meyer again. linda

Although not cheap, Dana Meyer, in Albany or El Cerrito, specializes in Japanese cars In my experience, it proved well worth the money, fixing a serious problem many other mechanics had failed at. Eric

Try Evan Meyer at Albany Hill Auto, 558-2100, 660 San Pablo Avenue, Albany. Evan has been our Plymouth Voyager's mechanic for six years now. He communicates very clearly, tries to save us money, and he does good work. Louise