As per the title, ive had my STI hatch for a few weeks now and want to get the oil changed at 1,000 miles.

Dealers within a reasonable distance are:

Chandlers, Horncastle
NT Shaw, Louth
Chandlers, Grantham
St. Leger, Doncaster
Willougby Group, Nottingham
Europa, Sheffield
Beechdale, Derby
Conders, Peterborough
Heritage, Leicester
Pentagon, Ashbourne
RN Golden, Huddersfield
Mill Hill Garage, March

And of these I should avoid like the plague?

Any you would highly recommend, I want to use the same dealer for all my servicing.

Chandlers in Lincolnshire, being closest would be my first choice but they stopped selling new Subaru, and now sell Mitsubishi, although they are still franchised to service, repair and do warranty work on Subaru. NT Shaw are very new to Subaru, having only taken on the Lincolnshire new vehicle franchise in January this year, prefer a dealer with a bit of history looking after Subarus.

Your thoughts?

 

If ur travelling why not try JD Performance in Derby
Im not a stealer fan,
As long as they use OE quality parts your warranty is fine.

 

Carnetix in Melton Mowbry

 

Theres cortin miller in friskney they deal with scoobys and evos .

 

Carnetix, came recommended to me and I have used them ever since, Glenn and Becky are always very helpful.

www.carnetix.co.uk

 

If your near grimsby try rasps (not a subaru dealer) but seems a good bloke with alot of know how (just done my cam belt there). If you want to ring him its 01472 350008 ask for john.

 

Yes can only echo Carnetix, used them last few years and always been happy, spent far too much

 

would definatley recommend john from rasp ,changed my inlet manifold and intake pipe nothing is a problem to him excellent service.

 

Another thumbs up for RASP here.

 

Chandlers Horncastle are good but are no longer Subaru specialists, they're Mitsubishi.
I called NT Shaw and they didn't really no much about the Impreza just yet being quite new to the marque. Really pricey too !

 

I'll probably get some stick for saying this, but I live near Lincoln and still take my car to Weataways near Northampton (I moved here from that area). If it's for the first 1k oil change then wouldn't the best advice surely be a main dealer? If you ever have any warranty issues, which is quite probable, then keeping in the main dealers good books can't be a bad thing.

 

+1

 

I used to go to Chandlers Horncastle and never had any problems.

I now use Carnetix down in Melton Mowbry - bit of a drive but well worth it.

I have not had any experience of NT Shaw at Louth but they are new to Subaru and usually play about with Citroens - need I say more!?!

 

Went for a test drive of WRX hatch at NT Shaw, salesman told me STI suspension was far too hard for everyday use! Think they took up the Subaru dealership more for the Forester & Outback than the Impreza.

Chandlers Horncastle is looking favourite at the moment.

Thanks for everyone suggestions, Carnetix looks a popular choice once the mfg warranty expires, the warranty on the hatch is just too important to have IM reject a claim because I non Subaru dealer change the oil

 

NT shaw in louth have no idea about subaru.....i rang them up when i first got my 03 and they try to tell me it was a 2.5 and the price for a oil change and check is just silly money