VEX has been my go-to shop for all of my highly modified cars - since my Out Of Province inspection back in 2012, to my current STI and Evo8 builds. Out of many positive experiences, I'd like to highlight the way both Ryan and Jimmy will discuss and help the customer understand their recommendations or diagnoses. I really appreciate them educating me on how and why the parts they recommend are better long term, and overall safer for the car at high power levels. They continuously stay on top of industry best practices and are educating themselves with conferences and training events.
They only deal with the best parts suppliers, and of course will help upgrade any inferior parts installed by a customer or shop who didn't know better. Their basic and maintenance services (such as oil changes, new brakes, timing belt service) have always been quick and efficient, without inflating my bill beyond what I would expect to pay for quality workmanship and parts. I recommend my family and non-car-enthusiast friends to VEX for their routine services, since I know Ryan can explain what they need better than I can!
On a few occasions, they've spotted issues (or little things that may become an issue) and brought these to my attention before it could cost me big bucks or damage any other parts! Pre-dyno inspections are a great idea they've been doing for years - before your car gets pushed hard, every belt, bolt, and hose is checked, so you're not out a lot of money over something that could have been fixed early.
I was able to source some rare JDM parts for my current Subaru, as well as a discontinued set of Volks/RAYS rims in my bolt pattern. They have almost all common parts in stock or less than a few days away for common upgrades to Subarus, such as when they ordered my Apexi WS3 muffler, Whiteline endlinks, SuperPro swaybar, Kartboy short shifter, KW v3 coilovers, Aquamist HSFv3 water-methanol kit, EFR turbo.
When you're modifying cars for big power, you can expect some ups and downs - but VEX makes the experience as easy and gratifying as possible! If my car has ever had an issue, it has never been caused by the work I've had at VEX, but they have been quick to diagnose the issue and get me back up and running. It's great to go home with a well-tuned, healthy engine, making more power than when you rolled in. Can't wait for my Evo to be all set up and ready for big power!
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