l300 work in calgary?

[punkrawker]

has anyone here ever dealt with any shops in the calgary area and had a positive review? RMI said there is a shop in the NE i believe but am curious if anyone in the calgary area has had any good reviews of any shops.

[Nordo]

Id be interested to know this as well. I have tried to take mine to a few shops down here in Lethbridge and they all act like my van has some infectious disease!!

[punkrawker]

like "what do you mean you don't drive a north american vehicle? Those japanese imports are too complicated for us to work on. We dont have the proper tools and equipment to work on your right hand drive van" $#&*$ dolts...my north american made wrenches and sockets all seem to fit just fine on my japvan...a mechanical diesel engine is a mechanical diesel engine no matter where its from, just like 12v car system is the same here as it is in japan, russia, mexico, australia, africa.....no "special" 12 wire needed ya dicks.........ask me how i really feel. rant done.

[Big-Bird]

There is one shop that won't treat Delica's like a flaming Mo.
Adair Auto...The owner has an L300 if memory serves

My advice: Be informed and properly educated of any work being recommended on your van BEFORE you authorize it. Know what the tolerances are for things like rotors, drums, brake pads...front end parts etc. Ask if you can supply your own parts (if they don't have em or can't get em)...a shop needs to make money too and parts markup are a part of that.

If the tech says you need new ball-joints, shocks or whatever ...they should be able to demonstrate it to you and have no issue doing so...if the tech complains about 'trust' or 'doesn't have time to show you'....then you should be suspicious about the recommended work. (Thats a big red flag for me and I was a tech!)

A reputable tech will take the time to show an owner whats needs attention and what can wait.

[punkrawker]

Thanks big bird!!! I just got off the phone with RMI and the two shops he suggested was right price auto and B-pro. will post service results at a later date.

[rouxel]

Been talking to my vehicles ( diesel pajero, diesel land cruiser and diesel L300) to b-pro for years. I really like them. They know there stuff

Travis

[shaner]

I have had work done by pro active and i really like them. They are not the cheapest but i trust their work.

[Mr. Fuji]

Wow, that's 4 shops that come recommended, excellent!

I've used Pro-Active twice now and had good experiences as well.

[punkrawker]

i should clarify something here. I am looking for a shop in calgary that can do work/fix my l300, not sell me a l300. B-pro auto imports vehicles, not fix or work on them and that is what i was informed of when i called B-pro.

[rouxel]

My bad. Pro active is where I take all my import diesel vehicles.