If you’re in the market for a used Subaru it may be prudent to hold off for a while. Since the Japan earthquake, Japanese auto makers have been struggling to maintain supply chains to manufacture their vehicles. Even though many are built in the United States, they still rely on parts built in Japan. It [...]

Is your Subaru still under warranty (or any other vehicle for that matter)? Have you been lead to believe that your car must be worked on at the dealer while it is under warranty? If so, then read on and I’ll educate you on some of the often mis-understood facts about new car warranties. When [...]

We’re pleased to announce another feather in the cap of the Smart Service staff. Smart Service has just earned it’s 7th consecutive AAA Top Shop award.  After AAA analyzed our data from our customer surveys, they found we rank in the top 10 of over 340 AAA approved shops in the state of Washington thus [...]

For all of you Subaru entheusiasts, we’d like to pass the word along that the West Coast Subaru Show has been announced for August 27th-28th. It will be held at the Skamania County Fairgrounds this year. The fairgrounds is a great venue with an overlook of the Colombia River as you cruise to the fairgrounds [...]

If you’ve noticed that since the weather has become colder you are getting an obvious raw fuel smell coming through the vents of your Subaru you’re not alone.  SUBARU RECALL NO. WVK-21 for 2002-2003 Subaru WRX Models resolves a fuel leak from the fuel line under the intake manifold during cold weather condition. The fuel leaks out [...]

Subaru is an all wheel drive vehicle but it does have some limitations to beware of. If you’re ever stuck in the snow or elsewhere, your Subaru will try to apply a balance of power to each wheel the best it can. This works best if all wheels have some traction. If one or more [...]

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Buying your first Subaru can be a daunting task. Buying any vehicle can be a challenge but a Subaru is a bit more unique than most vehicles out there.  Here’s what a Subaru looked like in 1971. Things have changed alot since then as you might imagine. Read on and you’ll learn about the good, [...]

It’s the time of year where we humbly ask for your support in the Best of Western Washington contest. If you think we’re deserving, Please cast a vote for us at http://ctvr.us/smartservice Thank you, Mike and the Staff of Smart Service

I wanted to pass along some very important information that Subaru has recently broadcast to it’s dealer network regarding recommended oil and required oil types on  Subaru turbocharged models. Subaru states the following about it’s Genuine Subaru 5w-30 Synthetic Oil: Recommended for (2010 and prior) Turbo-charged Subarus Required on all 2011 turbocharged Subarus (Exception-2011 Forester requires [...]