How Flat Rate works and why I don’t believe it’s good for the Subaru owner or any car owner for that matter. In today’s auto repair industry there is a pay system that has been around since the dealers broke the Auto Mechanics Union in the late 1970′s. It’s called the “Flat Rate pay system”. Pay [...]
I was approached by our booster club president at our local elementary school about a program called WatchD.O.G.S. It stands for “Dads Of Great Students” and is a simple program to get dads involved in their childrens school. Most of us Dads spend our day at work while our kids are in school. Our kids [...]
Each 9/11 brings me back vividly to the morning of the 11th. On the evening of the 10th we had just returned home in the fameous Smart Service 350,000 mile Subaru Legacy with our new baby boy-Matthew. Just figuring out what to do once you get the newborn home was exciting and overwhelming for my [...]
We would like to thank all of you for the time you took out of your busy schedule to place a vote for our shop in the “Best of Western Washington” contest. It was close but we pulled it off thanks to you and all your friends and family! Not only did we win with [...]
Hello all and welcome to the Smart Service blog. I’m Mike Corbin, the owner of Smart Service. I’ll be writing this blog to provide you with friendly helpful information about your Subaru as well as other interesting things. Whether it’s the latest about Subaru head gasket solutions or local happenings in the Shoreline and Mukilteo [...]
