That was me this afternoon with Stephen @ Specialty. Nice car Sandy, just needed a little tidying up. Micro-economics in your back seat too :P I went to get the trunk light set this afternoon and was a pleasure meeting both of you. Guess I'll see you guys in the big meet.

First visit to Specialty, Stephen was really nice, too bad I would still have to go to Don Docksteader for my services for a while coz I bought the car from them and had an accident. They recommended the repair shop to me (Docksteader Collision) and the dealership is backing up the repair shop with whatever further problem that's being discovered. Indeed, I do have some good word about DD also. My car overheated 2 months after they repaired it and check engine light went on. Took it back to dealership, a blown headgasket and a cylinder needed replacement. Don Docksteader service guys took the engine apart and checked everything, have it all fixed but engine light still there. In a weeks time I visited the dealership 3 times and replaced a spark plug wire, coilpack and fuel injector. They charged the repair shop for the headgasket and cylinder (~1500CAD) and warranteed the rest. Every single visit I was able to get my car back on the same day. Very efficient. (Only for the coilpack I had to leave me car overnight and they offered a courtesy car) As much as I liked Specialty, I would still want to stick with DD for a little longer untill all the hidden problems are discovered, mainly because the service people in DD knows what's going on with the car and I really don't want to bring all those troubles to Specialty. But I'm sure I'll go to Specialty for parts coz price is much better and they do have more stock as I last checked with the items I wanted. My car is running fine now, just gonna do the mods slowly coz my pay check sucks! hehe..

I have been Specialty for a service this morning at 10. Didn't meet anyone of you :(

I was there around 4 o'clock today, couldn't remember what time it was exactly.

OMG u have to go to Docksteader Collision?? that is the WORST place u can go..

i had to wait for 6 weeks for a crappy RE92.
and they did a horrible job painting my bumper.. u could see all the cracks and bubbles.. almost like they never even let it dry and put a towell ontop of it. And they oversprayed onto my fog lights.

pathetic...

I was at Specialty around 2pm and saw a RBP 2.5RS with Yellow I-club stickers and a black TS...they came at the same time. I said hi but didn't catch you're names.

Oh... that was you! I was wondering who that was too.... sorry I didn't stop and say hi, cuz I thought it was Stephen showing his custom my car again :) I didn't know you were from iclub.... anyway, nice meet you... :D
and you should have met Rudypoo too right? he was there getting his service done too.

wow
there was a mini meet going at Specialty today again?

too bad i have to work....

Tora: u didn't notice a gal driving the RS? hehe....my gf doesn't know how to drive up there so that can only be Sandy....:P

Umm...it was a guy that I saw in the RBP. That wasn't you...was it Sandy?? You looked different the last time I saw you. More like...a girl...with loose socks.

I havn't got introduced to him but I think he could be the Chinese guy with his hair gold highlighted? He was taking a smoke break outside.. Actually Stephen did tell me that's your car and he also showed me his. It's a little too hardcored pulling out all the airbags but I kinnda like his seats. He let me sat into it but it was kind of wierd feeling, may be it was my first time sitting in a true racing seat, I think it's a little too tight for me plus getting in and out would be a little tuff for me since I'm 6'2" :/
BTW, I did made Docksteader repainted my fenders and doors twice. I liked the guy who fixed my car with his great service tough.

I'm also 6'2" and felt a little tight in the seat. But I think when you are sliding around a dirt corner you would appreciate the tightness. Love that steering wheel too.

I'd love to have those seats but I like convience and comfort in my daily driver, that's why I got a seden at the first place.. Now, only if those seat could be easily exchanged so I could have fun in them once in a while (OH, forgot my sucky paycheck since those seats are ~650 each + mounts and everything would break my bank!)

oh... the chinese guy smoking was not Rudypoo, it was the guy I went w/, his name is Andrew.

and.... that's not me tora, I don't have yellow iclub sticker and I went there around 3 something not 2 :)

oh, then he must be the quiet guy who was sitting in the waiting room then... BTW, what's the purpose of your visits to Specialty? I was looking for 2 trunk light kits (one for myself and one for my cousin) and also a forrester dual cup holder, I called in the morning and there was one. But apparently somebody else got it during the day! Could it be one of you guys who took it? Now I need to wait for the order to come in this week.

so who was that guy w/ yellow i club stickers?

hehe...better hands up for this....

i once have a race seat in my car for about 6 weeks....borrowed from my friend who has done the Civic Type R conversion....it really had great support when i go around the corner....i meant u can do every step much better in those seats rather than the stock "sofa".....hehe....

Though I'd like to have a nice grip on the seats, 95% of the time I drive under 60km/h and I spend a lot of my time crusing in Standley park (obviously I do stop at the lots to enjoy the beautiful scenes there) with that seat I wouldn't be able to lean myself back just to enjoy my time in my baby!

My purpose? My friend was going there to fix something on his car, so I just went w/ him...... though he didn't get it fixed today :D

i think the yellow iclub sticker guy is Rudypoo......

Rubypoo has a black TS though

wait....RBP w/ yellow i club sticker? is that WRX31 or whoever goes to BCIT (i think his nick starts w/ WRX and then two #s)

http://sandymy99.itgo.com/June_2001/June2001_Stephen_Me01.JPG

hee hee that's the only pic I have right now, still waiting for Stephen to send them over :)

and yes he has the black TS, but he went w/ a guy who has a RBP impreza w/ yellow iclub sticker.

OK, OK, that mysterious guy was me. hehe...nice seeing you guys at Specialty.

Waved at a person when I first pulled into the lot...that would be tora? Then said "hi" when I was standing outside having a smoke and looking at your car...that would be Piusma ?

Yah...it was like a mini meet there today. I went in with Rudypoo to get his 24k service. I will be back there on Wednesday again. Stephen owes me a car wash from my last tune up. I will be back to bug him about it. I didn't get a chance to ask him today. He was too busy today. The service department was packed with so many people.

Too bad we didn't get to talk all that much. But hey, that's what the big meet is for. :) I will see you guys at the meet, or whoever is going to Specialty on Wednesday. Rudypoo and I should be there around 12 or 1. :cool:

nice meeting you Wrx31, yeah, that was me whom you greeted while you took your smoke break :) I might see you again on Wed since I have a cup holder on order, not sure if it'll get there by Wed. But if it does, we could talk a little more over there!

WRX-31, Rudypoo...nice to meet you. I was in the black RS. See you at the meet.

I got my car at Don Docksteader too....and I get it serviced there regularly...I think they are great...their customer service is great...and when I went back for little parts and stuff...small stuff they just gave me for free...and didn't charge me..so that was cool

Yeah, I got my locking gas cap from them for free, they're some nice people to deal with also, but they just don't love imprezas as much as we do! hehe..

Tora, it was nice to meet you too.
Piusma, too bad I didn't get chance to meet you. Guess I was immersed in the literature that was in the waiting room.

Piusma: how come u can get the locking gas cap for FREE?

we were back for sth under warranty and u know what?! they have messed up the order and ordered sth else (two parts ordered: 1st time only one comes in but they didn't mention it's not ALL there....then when we got there after an hour wait they say it's wrong....2nd time both comes in and one is alright yet the one they were wrong before is still wrong!!! they said they will give us a call when the part comes in and it was a 2.5 years wait!!! we just went back to the dealer last weekend and what it surprised me is the sales can still recall both of our names even we were in my Civic!!!

he says he will track down for me and hopefully this time won't take like forever....

They've been doing my service and my car repair forever and I wanted to buy the locking gas cap but they gave it to me for free somehow... probably because I went back to the dealership 3 times in the same week just to fix the same problem!

oh
that's probably the reason why!!!

since they have been having trouble w/ the same problem over and over....

we haven't go back for over 2.5 years till last weekend....