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October 2024 by Natasha Kelly
The people here clearly love what they do and take pride in their work. I was in a very stressful situation with my car and the owner himself went out of his way to help me. They are friendly, knowledgeable, and care about their customers.
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October 2024 by Brian Block
I have been using Darnell ever since I had him replace my 2008 Outback's motor, which I accidentally ran for WAY too long between oil changes (long story, I'm not an idiot) and ruined it. He's become a good friend and I bought my wife a Forester from him as well. I will likely purchase more cars from him as my kids are soon be old enough to drive (shudder the thought). We get personalized service and always leave feeling that we're being well taken care of. He's honest, knowledgeable. and fair. Know the expression "Good, fast, and cheap: choose any two"? Well, this shop just might qualify for the rare status as defying that rule. I recommend him without reservation, provided that you drive a Subaru.
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May 2024 by Mary Doyle
I was so impressed with how personable Darnell Brown was. He replaced our engine in 2 days and brought her back to life. He was generous with his knowledge and expertise of Subarus and spent over an hour just explaining how he works on each car with the future of the car in mind and why he spends the extra time and money to increase the performance and longevity of each car. He must have answered a hundred questions today and enjoyed and answered each one. Thank you so much. If you want a Subaru expert. This is the place.
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April 2024 by Marcia Wolf
Performance's timeline.
Jun 19, 2019, 10:22 AM
I bought my first Subaru in 2003 and met Darnell when he was a technician at the Subaru dealership. When he ventured out on his own I followed him to his new location and he worked on two of my Subaru's as we became friends and I had complete trust in him. But to make a long story short, the last visit my son brought in his car as oil had blown everywhere and it turned out to be a head gasket. He charged us $1700, WOW expensive! not even 6 months later one of the gaskets blew again and he lives not in this area, so he had to go to a franchised local auto mechanic. We have pictures and written notification of what happened and Darnell would not even talk about offering to have it towed in. Nor guarantee that if it were to be found out that it had to be something he replaced 6 months ago. It turns out one of the belts that usually should be taken off with a machine was able to be taken off by hand @ Tuffy's in Jax. Tuffy 's charged much less then what D & L charged.
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March 2024 by Charla Markesteyn
In 2016, I was driving a Subaru STi that kept overheating because I couldn’t afford to maintain it properly. I called the Subaru Specialist and Darnell offered to tow the car in for me, which I thought was suspiciously nice. He came to pick up the car and from the moment I met him, I knew he was the only mechanic for me. Darnell helped out with a used part that time and since then I’ve been a customer, a friend, and even a part-time employee for a bit during the pandemic. Darnell Brown is definitely not everyone’s cup of tea, but he is savant-level good at all things Subaru. I saw multiple customers come in with issues that other shops, including the dealership, either caused or couldn’t figure out…and Darnell was able to diagnose and solve them. Since establishing Brown’s Performance, Darnell’s business has grown to include an all-wheel drive dyno and an engine build facility, which recently culminated in his setting the record for world’s fastest Forester in his Brown’s Performance-built, 1,000 hp Subaru Forester. All this while continuing to operate one of the best and most trusted Subie repair shops in Florida. Full disclosure I am very much biased, but in my experience Darnell Brown is the best in the business. If you have a Subaru, bring it to Brown’s Performance!
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March 2024 by Samuel Ko
Excellent service. They definitely know their stuff and worked well with me in terms of timing. I have a very busy work schedule, and they worked around me and helped get my car fixed asap!
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March 2024 by Fernando De jesus
Not sure what to think of this person and his business. Im not the person to talk bad about others and their business but i left his shop feeling very uncomfortable. It seems he did not wanted to work on my subaru and just charged me to run his errands. All i heard was excuses and irrelevant stuff as to what i truly took the car in for. At this point i still dont trust mechanics. You are what you show, and it just showed that you only care about the money and not peoples safety and well being. Good luck to you and your business.
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January 2024 by Jessica Whelpley
I found this place after I became dissatisfied with the local Subaru dealership. They are amazing and I wish I found them sooner! Fair, knowledgeable and quick service. They replaced the clutch on my Subaru forester and it feels AMAZING. I highly recommend Brown’s Performance!
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December 2023 by Chris Hernandez
I reached out to Browns Performance inquiring about a few specific aftermarket performance parts and also a tune for my 2021 STI. Darnell immediately earned my business by being able to provide me everything I needed which included a base map tune to allow me to drive to his shop from Savannah GA, all exactly within my budget. Darnell and his team of Subaru specialist all went above and beyond to help me achieve my goal every phone call (many) and question (also many) were all answered with the same promptness, and professionalism that anyone could ever expect. All this said Brown's Performance has earned a customer and supporter for sure.
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November 2023 by LBaker1061
I have always had good reliable service for my Subaru Outback. Very knowledgeable.
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November 2023 by Apolo Zamparelli
I was charged $187/hour in labor.
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November 2023 by Marshall Haugen
Great staff, Great customer service, and more than fair pricing on thier parts and services!
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November 2023 by Derrick Wallace Jr
Best place in Gainesville for Subaru repairs and advice for upgrades. They also sell great looking and reasonable priced cars.
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November 2023 by Louis Searcy
Great Subaru specialist
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November 2023 by Tyler Chalfin
Honestly I can’t say enough good things about Browns. You got a subie? Better bring it to browns! Darnell is the best!
