Drive Auto Center Review

Came in for an alignment for my M3 on air suspension. Drive auto was super professional, organized and did an awesome job. Highly recommended

After getting my alignment done by Drive Auto, I returned for walnut blasting, tgv/egr deletes and a tune. I could not be more pleased again with their service. I will continue to be a customer of their shop!!

I ve had my car in and out of drive Autosports many times now for everything from a complete engine swap, to advance diagnostics of hardware issues. Car has never left without being repaired and has never returned for a repair they have made. Robert and Paul are always extremely helpful and I can trust Taylor to diagnose and fix any issue. For how busy they are they always seem to get repairs completed quickly.

Very knowledgable Subaru staff! After taking my car to multiple mechanics, Drive Auto was the only one willing to take on the electrical issue my car had. They saved the car and have since helped with multiple diagnostics and upgrades. I can race confidently knowing they're there to help!

They happily took care of my clapped out, rusted out, wrx with almost 250k miles on it. I like that they send you pictures of any issues they find as well. Will definitely be going back to them for things I don't feel like doing myself!

Owner was very helpful, these guys are great, will be back

They were very professional and did excellent work on my car. They re extremely helpful and whenever I had questions I was given a thorough explanation to help me better understand. They re an all around great shops I would highly recommend them for repairs and tuning!

Had my car tuned here yesterday and the team was very communicative and was patient with my crazy schedule over the past couple of weeks! They also provide a loaner car while your car gets tuned!

Friendly guys with lots of experience. They were able to diagnose some issues with my ej207 and ill be coming back soon for a tune.

Took my car in for a tune and was pleased with the results, fair pricing, extremely knowledgeable staff and amazing facility. Would recommend to any automotive enthusiast looking for professional service performed on their vehicles

I have been looking for a local Dyno shop for all wheel drive cars in the Pacific Northwest all wheel drive cars are a large pit it is very nice to have an all-wheel drive Dyno with dyno tuning I cannot recommend these people enough they More

These guy are super knowledgeable and easy going. Have had work done on a few different Subaru's and even let them take my personal e30 M3. Never leave feeling pressured or over sold on service. So glad to have an honest shop in my neighborhood. Keep up the solid work and building great cars! Shops like this are few and fair between.

I had a great experience with these guys, had an exhaust rattle from an aftermarket part for my BMW M2. They took the mid pipe off and modified it, fixed my issue! Friendly staff, will definitely use them in the near future!

I found this shop after calling several in the PNW region with a pretty specific build in mind. I was referred to Drive Auto Sports from AWD Auto, a sister shop.

My request was pretty clear, STi swap into a GM4 (classic Impreza coupe).

From the moment we started speaking to the final days of the build, these guys were very friendly, up front, and incredibly thorough.

They dealt with 3 months of emails back and forth sharing opinions and options, had to be more than a hundred. They shared their knowledge and experience with me, and I defaulted to their collective wisdom and judgement.

3 months later, I wound up with the car of my dreams. They ensured I was up to the task of operating this vehicle and all the intricacies by way of sharing knowledge and instruction.

There were a couple gremlins to be fixed that I missed in the design phase, we were quick to correct them and they made sure it still fit my vision.

These guys went above and beyond in all cases, even offering to come out to my place to help triage and correct the final gremlin.

Major kudos to you guys, you definitely earned a customer for life!

Great experience here, tuned my auto wrx and they gave me advice on what is needed to reach my power goal. Bigger turbo, supporting mods, TC and VB upgrade with a trans cooler is next on the list for the next tune! Cant wait to get tuned again!

Friendly and professional. The coilover installation was flawless!

If you have a Subaru this is the only place you should go to. They are quick and have fair prices and actually know what they are talking about.

Highly recommend this shop! Brought in my 19 WRX to check install on intake I did. Very friendly and helpful. Will definitely return for all future performance mods!

So good I travel from Seattle to their Everett location for my Audi

Great communication, service, and knowledgeable staff. 10/10 would recommend to a friend & customer.

Took my car for a random misfire than later to find out I ll need a rebuilt which wasn t a issue for me , staff is very friendly and always kept me up with updates on my build and helped me out find help financially for the build as well ,

Car runs and drives perfectly new , highly recommend for anything ! As well they are super close to me so it s a win win !! Highly recommend these guys

These guys always do a good job and have all the best tools for the job. They had the perfect lift for my slammed car and even managed to do an alignment for my car when other shops couldn't, if your drive a modified car or want to dyno your car this is the best place to go in the area.

The potato sayer got Mr. Laghey off Spoolian's back finally. but in all seriousness they do great work and are honest about their labor costs so what more could you ask for?

Took my car in for an issue with the car lugging when I got into high boost.
At first they diagnosed it as fouled spark plugs and dirty MAF sensor, which they replaced.
It seemed to drive fine when I got it back but I didn t have an opportunity to get into high boost and when I finally did it was still having the issue.
I took it back in and did a ride a long with a tech, who was very nice. He noticed right away that there was an issue with cylinder one and suspected it was a bad ignition coil and replaced it. Problem solved for now.
They also charged me minimum labor since they didn t fix the issue the first time, which I appreciated.

Did a great job with the tune on my WRX, told them I wanted a moderate tune with some power gains but not to push the car too hard and still be able to get decent gas mileage and they delivered. Good prices, they were thorough and did exactly what I wanted.

Really awesome group of guys at Drive Auto. I came to them with a dying engine in my Forester and asked for a consultation on what it would take to get the results I was looking for. The next morning they were able to get me an estimate on what it would take to build an engine that would make the power that I wanted as well as what other parts may need to be replaced along the way. Once parts arrived they were able to build the full engine from start to finish in a very quick amount of time.

Robert was a huge help and answered any questions and concerns that I had throughout the process. He was very quick to respond to any emails that I sent, I'm really happy with the communication and updates from these guys.

The results of the build went behind my expectations and I'm incredibly happy with what Drive Auto was able to do for my Subaru. I will absolutely come back to these guys for any work that I want to have done to my Forester in the future.

10/10

Have been awesome since first got my car and great tuning haven t had any problems, also had drive build me a badass engine for my 08 wrx and it was worth every penny! Great people and awesome customer service, only people I trust with the car!!

I went to this place couple of times to get work done on my ford focus st , had a" dino tune" done always had a great experience with this company, I would recommend this to anyone! great price and quality .

Purchased a new Chrysler 300 AWD and wanted it lowered and as you can imagine the choices of products were nil. Unfortunately I tried the cheap way and just ordered spring that I found and the ride was so horrible the car just sat. I happened to drive by their shop and decided to stop in to see what could be done. Rob was excellent in listening to my needs and explained all the alternatives and options I had. Now she is sitting pretty on BC Racing coilovers and the ride is unbelievable! They gained my trust and future business. Thank you again Rob and Drive AS!

This place rocks!

Fantastic options for preventative maintenance as well as upgrade capabilities, staff is super helpful/knowledgeable, and there's tons of potential for casual and professional customers alike!

A++ quality and knowledge of staff. Paul tuned my 96 Supra tt auto beautifully. Great prices, great staff can't express how pleased I am. Can't wait to come back for E85 tune. Thank you guys so much.

Great people, great service , awesome work! Wouldn't take my car anywhere else! I will definitely refer them to everyone I know !

Really surprised these guys don t have over 100 5 star reviews for the amount of tuning they do. Paul is a pro Cobb tuner and honestly since day one the vibes this shop gave off far exceeded the vibes in front, Pia and surgeline Gave by a long shot... They aren t there to try and make every penny they can from you. They are there cause they truly love what they do and always recommend things based on getting the longest life out of your car. Creating horse power safely is what they promote and to me that s the best trait a shop can have. Also their pre car checks are included into the price of the tune. And Paul s pro tune on my wrx is a hundred times better than the pro tune from Las Vegas that this car was running on. Definitely worth every penny coming here and I would gladly recommend them over those big three shops any day. Will be going to Paul and Robert from now on for all my Subaru questions and purchases.

Amazing! Mad props to Robert for making lifting my forester so easy and effortless on my end, and providing the best service. Truly one of the best shops I have worked with. Everything was transparent, easy, and done so well! So excited to take my car on more adventures with its new stance!

I had a manual swap done to my 2008 outback XT. Although the car had some problems with the clutch and transmission. Paul discounted well over $1,000 in labor in order to get the car functioning up to my expectations. These guys truly will stand behind their work.

I would highly recommend Drive Auto Sports to anyone looking to do any modifications major or minor.

Drive Auto Sports is great! Awesome group of guys who are very professional and knowledgeable. I ve been taking my car to All Wheel Drive Auto for all the work it s ever needed but finally needed to get a boost problem fixed and get a tune. I brought the car into Drive Auto and they called me back to report the find, suggest the best solution as to my lowest repair cost and had it all done quick!
I was blown away by the results and couldn t be happier! MONEY WELL SPENT!!!
I will not take my Subaru to anyone but these guys as they are the most reasonable, straightforward people I ve met in a while.

Super service, great clean shop, and detailed inspection report on my car texted to me. I will definitely recommend this shop!!

Competitively priced and very competent shop for all things Subaru. It's rare for me to deal with mechanics and service writers that don't try to undermine, second guess, or massively upsell me. The helped me with a reasonably priced solution to a nagging issue that would have ended up costing me literally thousands of dollars down the line. They're also a one stop shop for my favorite brand of automotive oil. Do yourself a favor and at least get a quote from Drive for your next Subaru service. From routine maintenance to high dollar custom builds and tuning, they do it all.

Very nice shop. Rob, the frontend guy,was patient enough to give me an estimate on a couple future projects,and that's something I appreciate.

We have had one of our Subaru s worked on at Drive Sport on several occasions both in Woodinville and current Everett location. Robert, front office manager for Drive Sport Everett is one of those sharp, professional , able managers that lend confidence toward a performance oriented automotive operation like Drive Sport. I had TGV deletes installed in our 06 FXT a few years ago and recently had a Cobb boost controller installed and limp map provided by Drive Sport for the same car, pending a dyno tune. The boost controller and limp map worked great after owner errors were worked out the car. The Everett shop is run like a clean competent operation doing high end performance work on Subaru and additional high performance brands. The tuner leans heavily toward Cobb components in tuning Subaru to the extent that I felt pressured to buy Cobb intake, Cobb injectors. I began to think If I took my stage 3 car to Paul I would receive a Cobb OTS map tune instead of a dyno tune. I decided to take my wife s Forester elsewhere for the dyno tune.

One of the best automotive experiences in awhile.. Came in, was greeted.. questions asked and answered.. Started to map out what I wanted to do, quoted me a price that was fair

They know my car better than I do but they don t talk down to you they helped me understand what I was looking for and everything has worked great so far...great attentions to detail and fast in the service and a loaner car that rocked!.....thanks again guys

I've had several services completed with the team at Drive Auto Sports, and every experience has been a positive one. I'm hard to reach by phone, so their electronic communication, digital inspections and pay-by-text have completely eliminated delays and communication difficulties. The facility is second-to-none, and having my M3, RX7, or STI racecar in the shop is always a pleasure.

Reliable and great work with the best price in town! Take all of our cars here.

I would recommend this place to anyone. When I called to make an appointment for an alignment they asked me what mods I had done to my vehicle in regards to suspension which made me feel like they cared, they also asked for my style of driving etc. Came in at 11am and I got the vehicle back at 1pm. They went as far as to check my oil levels and even zip tied a loose plastic splash shield. The car drives great and I couldn't be happier. I will be returning to get my car tuned here. You can trust them to do a great job. FYI I Have a 2015 civic si coupe. So don't be afraid to come here because you own a Honda.

They tuned my 2003 WRX, it is a lot more fun to drive.

Very helpful! I highly recommend, they gave me much more information about my car that other places would never do, (I own a 2004 forester xt), they figured out I have carbon buildup around my piston rings, along with some other issues, I am currently having my short block replaced, a cylinder head resurface and valves replacement and valve guides. they sent me pictures and a very thorough list of everything that is being done and how they figured it out making it easy to understand. It really feels like they care ALOT about what they are doing, which I can appreciate a lot. Thanks to driving auto sports my car will be saved!

Had an outstanding experience at Drive Auto Sports. 2011 STI had just been the recipient of a new IAG short block and had LOTS of aftermarket power adders. Drive did a great job of tuning and exhaust repair.
Service was truly outstanding! Robert certainly went the extra mile helping us through the entire process and beyond.
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I recently did a JDM ej205 swap on my 03 wrx. I worked with Sean throughout this and he has been nothing but helpful. The workers at this shop are on time, professional and willing to work with you. Appreciate their business and will very likely recommend them.

My STI was previously tuned down at PIA, which most people seem to use. I started getting knock and DAM issues and their tuner first told me to clean my MAF sensor. It didn't help, and when I let him know he just stopped responding to my emails. Needless to say I decided to look elsewhere.

I decided to try Drive Auto Sports because they were closer and i had been to their sister shop for some other maintainance.

When I took the car in, they immediately took the issue seriously. They spent a full day checking for mechanical issues and they spotted and fixed a nasty oil leak from the valve seal. Then they threw it on the dyno and sure enough, the car had a crazy lean spot on the map which was causing all the knock. They smoothed it out, and since then the car has been rock solid and buttery smooth. The new tune feels so, so much better than the old one, and my gas mileage is better too. I have way more peace of mind about romping on this engine now that I trust the tune and the leaks are gone.

Their prices were reasonable, the staff were friendly, knowledgable and communicative, and their loaner car was super helpful. Turnaround for a retune, new valve seal, new oil pressure regulator seal and an upgraded radior was only four or five days. Great job guys! I'll be a repeat customer for sure.

Highly recommend taking your cars here to get worked on regardless what it is these guys do incredible and very honest work and 100% trustworthy. They helped me every step of the way while I was building my sti and did a fantastic job tuning the car after the build and runs amazing and have not had a single issue and they are all very knowledgeable. Took my GTR in for just a diagnostic appointment and they ended up fixing the actual issue in the time frame I gave them which no one else was able to do. 10/10 in my books!

I repeatedly asked for an appointment because I dont have time to waste on Emails. It is now 3 days later and after receiving several insulting emails telling me I dont know what I am talking about, I was only JUST offered an appointment after they saw my 1 star review. Then, they proceeded to ask me to change my review under threat of retaliatory response.
I had very high hopes when I started. Now, I am extremely disappointed and hurt.

Excellent communication. Very professional. I had a number of mods installed and a tune. This was my first experience with Drive and I came away very impressed with the quality of their work.