Allmakes Auto Repairs

My sister swears by them so we took our Subaru Impreza to get some work done. The price was right, but after my car was running oddly. When I opened the hood I noticed they didn’t re-​connect a vacuum hose. Simple fix but still…
Later we took our Forester in for a regular oil change. When it came back we noticed they lubricated the door hinges… good but overly as oil was dripping all over the inside door frame and onto running boards. Sloppy work… Ok one more chance.
Another oil change… ok but fuel mileage is drastically reduced (coincidence??? I don’t know). Everything else seemed to check out ok.
Another regular maintenance check, one of the big ones this time. Now all of a sudden the front brakes are all worn out? There was no indication of this on last oil change and inspection. The final straw, this weekend we were changing out the winter tires on the Forester and found the wheel bolt threads on two wheels are damaged/​stripped. The nuts would not come off without force and wrench. Coincidence. I THINK NOT. Now we are spending $$$ and all day to buy Tap and Die set to fix the threads. «Thanks All Makes!»
NO MORE SECOND/​THIRD/​FOURTH CHANCES, WE WILL NOT BE RECOMMENDING THEM TO ANY OF OUR FRIENDS.

Quick service, fair price. If you own a Subaru and live in the north, you just found your mechanic.

Made an appointment for the morning to change a headlight bulb for a 2010 Outback because I don’t have the parts, tools or know how. Din said it would be an hour if I came first thing in the morning. (I got an appointment in two days during the holiday season). I got there early, talk to Din — who is a very nice guy. $ 38 later done — parts and labour. Took 30 minutes including giving all my info.
Extremely reasonable for work on a car. I am taking my Soob there for all my needs.
This may not sound like a complex problem, but I got it fixed fast and inexpensively.
Waiting room had Subaru brochures, today’s newspaper and some other decent magazines, along with coffee in a clean area.
All the other customers there — he gave great service to, and/​or already knew them quite well.
i’ll be back …

Normally I dread taking my car to get serviced but this place has been a real breath of fresh air.
After getting an AMA inspection at Dale Adams Auto «Specialists» I got quoted that my vehicle needed in excess of $ 1,000 of servicing and potentially more. This seemed a bit unusual so I googled other options and found All Makes Auto Repair.
I took my car in and left it with them for the day. Not only were a number of faults they referenced on the inspection completely without merit, but the ones that did need attention cost a fraction of the prices they quoted. The total service ended up costing me approximately $ 350!
This is the only place I will get my car serviced in Calgary and have recommended it to several friends who have also had good experiences here. To the 2 gentleman I deal with when I come here, THANK YOU!

What a breath of fresh air to find a good mechanic. I went for a routine maintenance on my Subaru as well as a check up for a transmission issue. The staff was quick and friendly. Originally quoted to take 2 – 3 hours and was completed in just over 1 hour. They could have quoted me for a new transmission but they were honest and told me the issue is currently not too bad.
The work done was quality and honest. I will be coming back here for many services to come.

Definitely no worries here. I found out about Allmakes through some online car forums and they came pretty highly recommended by some legit rally guys on that site. I took my WRX in for it’s 48k inspection because the subie dealership quoted me something around $ 1000 as I remember. Allmakes quoted me $ 500 and it came to $ 443…wow…an estimate was actually an estimate and not just a starting point! They would have got 5 stars if they had taken a little more time to go through the inspection with me, but I was basically just handed the keys and was told everything looked good… which it was, but I would like to be reassured with examples considering it’s still $ 500 bucks outta my pocket. I’ll definitely head back to save a few bucks off the dealership.

They know all things Subaru, and have great service and reasonable prices.
Even on a simple oil change, they will point out other issues found, but aren’t pushy with having more work done and overcharging you.
I stopped in once because my check engine light was on, and said that I didn’t have any problems with driving. They did a quick check with a OBD2 code reader to diagnose (which I did myself beforehand, but wanted to confirm), reset the code and told me to come back in a few days if it comes back on. This was at no cost, awesome! They could have easily convinced me that something was wrong and it had to be fixed.

Subaru specialists!
Good place, good prices.
Ask questions as sometimes they can be, not so forthcoming, but if you engage them they are very knowledgeable.
I have taken my car here twice, once for a check up before I bought it, and once for some repairs.
They where spot on in the inspection. Identified every problem I would have with the car.
Recently took it their for some repairs and the rate was extremely good, and they got it all right.
They where also helpful in offering upgrade advice without ever upselling.
Definitely taking my car there again!

If you own a Subaru, this is the place to take your car for servicing. I’m sick and tired of dealing with the dealerships in town. Because the subaru has such a small market segment, there are only 2 subaru dealerships in Calgary, unlike if you own a Toyota or a Honda. So there’s not a lot of choice for the subie owner. And I don’t like both subaru dealerships for various reasons as I’ve dealt with both.
All-​Makes is owned and run by a guy who has previously worked many years as a tech at one of the subaru dealerships in town. So I’m comforted to know that my car is in good hands and this guy knows what he’s doing.
His rates are very reasonable. For a oil change and minor servicing (6000km), it costs $ 40 something which is pretty much the going market rate (unlike one of the dealerships who changes over $ 75 for the same servicing). I just simply got fed up paying almost double to one of the dealerships for similar or worse service. In fact, at All-​Makes, they provide excellent service and are able to perform the servicing in a prompt manner. Because they are a small shop, they can better manage the schedules and are able to give you a better idea when they are able to finish the work. This is in contrast to the dealership where I paid double and they could never really «guarantee» that they could get the work done for me on time.
For example, at All-​Makes, I take the car in for the standard oil change and minor 6000-​km servicing. I call in ahead of time and make and appointment. They know when I’m coming and they are able to bring my car in and work on it right away when I arrive. And I wait for my car while it’s getting done for maybe 45mins or so. When I used to take my car to the dealership, I would drop it off at 7 AM in the morning (their techs start at 8AM), they’d give me a shuttle ride to work and I ask to pick up my car at noon. Every time, they told me, they wouldn’t be able to guarantee that they could complete an oil change by noon. What kind of service is that!!! It does not take 4 hours to complete an oil-​change!!! After I discovered All-​Makes, there’s not a chance I’d ever take my subie back to the dealership for servicing.