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.