Didn’t do anything really for the car today but drive it. Realized I didn’t have anything for basic maintenance washes going forward and ended up spending money on a pressure washer set up and some chemical supplies for its first spa day. ?
Oh and I remember you saying you were in the Portland area, the only shop i know with an alignment rack is PRE btw just for reference. I could totally be wrong tho @hhkb
I agree, performance shops usually will take better care, more attention to detail than your local firestone or les schwabs.
Last time I took my EVO to les schwab it was right before a autox, I had installed coilovers the night before and had them put on my new wheels/tires and had them do an...
I took a chance on mbrp with a previous vehicle focus st. Not a fan of exhaust clamps for that very reason. Leaning towards apexi if i can find one in stock.
If you decide to go into a dealer, go in the last week of the month. Might get lucky and have a desperate/motivated Salesperson looking to meet a "monthly quota" making the negotiations a bit easier.
Surgeline in Tigard, PRE performance race engineering in Portland on the east side and English Racing but they are just outside of Portland in Washington. I've worked with all these shops and nothing but good service.
Everyone wants to buy at msrp or under and I am sure there are some that have. Considering you were out the door 5k over msrp, that isn't bad at all. Lots of dealers in our area were pushing 20k over msrp. It took me 8 months to find one and a dealer that worked with me on out the door pricing...