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Old 05-31-11, 06:37 PM
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Default Maintenance shops in the South Bay (San Jose)

Can anyone recommend a good quality shop in the south bay to bring my car in for regular maintenance service? From the way one of the lexus service reps "helped" me today I dont think I will be giving them any of my money in the future. TIA
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There is a thread on this I believe. Exact Motorsports is highly recommended in that part of the bay. They're a vendor on here too!
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Originally Posted by melIS350
Can anyone recommend a good quality shop in the south bay to bring my car in for regular maintenance service? From the way one of the lexus service reps "helped" me today I dont think I will be giving them any of my money in the future. TIA
I recommend Ministry of Transport
http://www.yelp.com/biz/ministry-of-transport-san-jose

Dan is the owner; extremely knowledgeable, friendly, and pricing is good. No hassle service - he'll give you a quote and won't pressure you to bring it in unless you want to.
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looking for someone/a shop that can install my megan EZ coilovers, adjust settings, and do an alignment anybody know of one? I know Exact Motorsport is popular anybody here know how much they charge for all of the above?
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^^Exact doesn't do alignment. Call them and find out! -> http://www.yelp.com/biz/exact-motorsports-milpitas
There's also SonicMS and Motorsport Techniques. Both of them are highly recommended from here. I went to Exact because it was closest to me (and open early on Saturday).
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does Sonic MS have the flat alignment rack? How much do they charge for alignment? I have an IS300 on tein CS
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Originally Posted by tedward88
looking for someone/a shop that can install my megan EZ coilovers, adjust settings, and do an alignment anybody know of one? I know Exact Motorsport is popular anybody here know how much they charge for all of the above?
Check out Tire Outlet in Alum Rock (San Jose). The shop is run by a Club Lexus member (josephdoc).
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Default Looking for good spring installer in south/east bay area

Hi,

I just bought some sport springs for my SC430. Now I am looking for a good and reasonable installer in the south/easy bay area.

Thanks for your suggestions.
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Tire Outlet located at 2240 Alum Rock Ave. San Jose. Ask for Joseph. The techs there works on all my GS's.
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I get all my work done at Speed element in fremont. Let me know if you need a hook!
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Thanks guys!

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Exact Motorsports, Sonic MS, Speed Element are all good
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would anyone know what it costs to do 30k service on a lexus 400h??? dealer vs exact?
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Originally Posted by RoverBoi88
would anyone know what it costs to do 30k service on a lexus 400h??? dealer vs exact?
In order to compare fairly, you really have to get a written quote to know if the performed was the same at both shops. The amount of maintenance they recommend may depend on how you use the car and the environment where you drive and how many of those recommended services that YOU decide to have done.

At 60k service, the quotes become even more varied, as some quotes may not include spark plug replacement or transmission oil change.

If you compare apples to apples though, Exact will surely be less than the dealer at 30k, 60k or 90k.


Note: Every year, Exact gives out discount coupons to all attendees during one of the NorCal Certified meets each year. Keep an eye out for which meet that is.

I notice that there is always a rise in the veteran CL member attendance when that coupon is annnounced for a particular event.



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