Lake Forest Park Subaru Repair

Welcome to the April blog for Suburb Service! We’re glad you’re here. We hope you and your family are healthy, happy and hope everything is working out well for you this year, amidst the uncertainty of COVID-19. Staying safe as a family can be tricky in these times, so congratulations to you if you’ve managed to persevere. Most Subaru owners already know that Subarus make good camping vehicles. Their all-wheel drive is good for navigating across difficult terrain that would rule out other vehicles. Some of you who are new to Subarus might be surprised to learn just how adept they are at camping! There are two main lifestyles in Subaru camping. The first is the Cowboy Camper who sleeps in the car itself or in a sleeping bag under the stars, and brings less with them. The second is the Overland Camper who has a proper tent to set up in the wild or a tent resting on the roof of the Subaru. Cowboy Camping is roughing it. It means saving yourself hauling equipment, but ... read more

Do you understand how fundamentally unique your Subaru is? Most Subaru owners know there’s something quite special and unique about their Subaru. You see it in their love and loyalty for the brand. Subaru love is mighty! It’s not your imagination, though, or the special love you are attaching to a car brand that you like. Subarus are very different to most other vehicles.  In most cars, the pistons go up and down as they generate power. It’s the way combustion is done all over the world. But Subaru does it differently. The pistons in a Subaru go side-to-side.  This difference creates some unique advantages to the engine. The biggest in that the engine of a Subaru is easy to remove from the chassis. With the right tools, it can be completely removed, which makes getting to a hard-to-reach area no longer an issue.  When we work on the engine of a Subaru, our auto mechanics don’t worry about how to proceed. They pull the engine right out of your ... read more

Make no mistake, Subaru “Love” is a very genuine thing. Even hardened skeptics like TorqueNews have come to acknowledge that Subies have a particular love for their cars that transcends the normal relationship between driver and vehicle.  The exact defining element is often elusive, but Subies agree that it’s there-- but cannot agree on that defining element. We’ve isolated five of the most significant factors: Zip. Subaru cars are known to be sporty and cool, and that goes a long way with people and the cars they love. Resale. Subarus tend to hold their value pretty well, and that’s no small thing considering the abuse they take.  Reliable. They’re known for being fairly reliable as a brand. Versatility. You can upgrade them and use them in wonderful ways. Friends. The peer support for Subies is unlike any other brand. The Jets and the Sharks never h ... read more

Dear Friends and Family, When Suburb Service’s owner Candy Johns passed away a few short months ago, so very many of you responded with warmth and kindness, and let us know how loved Candy was in the North Seattle community that her shop served. We are forever grateful for the love and care you showed all of us here at Suburb Service, especially to Howard Musolf, her husband. We understand that there may be some anxiety over what her passing wil mean to our shop. There are some ventures that are too specific to a person to continue when they pass. A business can often be like that. Suburb Service, however, is not that kind of business. For almost all of our years, we’ve been a woman-owned business in a largely-male industry. We’ve always been forward-thinking, from the moment Howard began it, to the day he gave it fully to Candy, and in the years she made such a remarkable difference to North Seattle. We continue to be forward-thinking to this day.  Candy was ... read more

Now that December is here, we can finally share some cheer as the holidays draw near. COVID19 has managed to ruin most of our family memories from this year in some way, from the loss of see our teams play, to not being able to go to church, to our kids missing out on trick-or-treating. If you’re like us, you are determined not to let COVID19 take away the joy of a holiday season. So we’re offering up some holiday travel tips & tricks in the COVID Era. Get Organized In Advance - The first step in every battle is to count the steps to the battlefield. Mapping out everything you want to do, and creating lists, will save you the risk of being out shopping and trying to remember everything you’re going to need. A good hour thinking the whole matter through will save dozens of trips later. For all the trips you take in mid to late December, use pre-planning to save yourself terrible moments where you needlessly risk an infection. If you’re taking a long trip to ... read more