The other day I had another physiotherapy appointment for my knee at Terapia Física. I usually just go by myself because it would be boring for Lance to sit around a waiting room for an hour. But this day he decided to come with me. We were planning on grocery shopping afterwards.
The best laid plans, etc. Got into our car (Subaru Forester) after my appointment and it would not start. Battery? Alternator?
We decided to go by taxi to Purdy Motors (Grupo Purdy in Spanish). I WhatsApp’d the red taxi folk (the red ones are the official taxis of Costa Rica) and it didn’t take long for one to arrive. The driver had the best haircut - it was shaved into a star on the back of his head. He was pleased when I told him it looked cool.
Why Grupo Purdy? As La Nacional put it:
“Lovers of adventure and safety when driving received good news since Grupo Purdy officially announced that it is the exclusive representative of the Subaru brand in Costa Rica.
This announcement comes along with the inauguration of a new showroom where lovers of this renowned brand will be able to live an experience in keeping with the characteristics they already know from Subaru.
According to Jorge Guerra, manager of Grupo Purdy's Ominicanal, the incorporation of Subaru into the Grupo Purdy vehicle portfolio provides Subaru consumers with all the protection and support that comes with a 64-year track record of success in Costa Rica.”
Also, they are located in our town of Grecia.
A nice receptionist found a bilingual representative for us - Pedro. He asked: “What is the problem with your car”? Lance explained what was going on. In no time at all, we were in a Purdy vehicle with a mechanic and a battery charger on our way to our vehicle parked in front of my physio clinic. It was the battery! Temporarily charged up, we drove to the Purdy lot with Pedro following us. We left our Subaru there to have a new battery installed and have a couple of other things checked out. Pedro asked if we needed a ride home.
We said we would call for a taxi from Mas x Menos right next door, because we still needed to stock up for the weekend. And that’s what we did. Mas x Menos is a good sized grocery chain here.
We were so impressed with Purdy’s service and we will use only them from now on. They have the well trained mechanics, the proper equipment, and the knowledge. Plus super helpful and very nice staff.
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| Our Subaru Forester |
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