Cleaning your car is great. A clean car is pleasant to drive, improves road visibility, increases the lifespan of your car, and raises trade-in/sale value of your car. Reconditioning and detailing expert Jeremy enumerates the three things that will help you the most.

Stanley Subaru presented the new Executive Director of the The Grand a check for $20,000—the culmination of Subaru's Share the Love Event. Members of the Stanley Subaru team joined owner Mark Politte as well as Subaru of New England District Manager Bill Bergeon to celebrate with Executive Director Nick Turner and members of The Grand board of directors.

To honor the successful installation of the Grand's new digital projector, Stanley Subaru offered the Grand honorary awards in addition to the check, small golden figures emblematic of film success.

Are the pictures of Subaru's next big vehicle from November not enough? Do you need to see more of that spacious all-wheel drive goodness? If you're doing an antsy dance back and forth, waiting for Subaru's next third-row vehicle, you're not alone. KGP Photography managed to get some sneak peeks for you.

Rogier recently stopped in for service. He shared this with us (emphasis his):

I have service done at the Stanley Subaru because

1. They're experts, and stay up-to-date on all things Subaru;
2. They're close-by;
3. They know me, and treat me well, because I'm a repeat customer not just at their service department but because I buy/lease my cars there;
4. I like having a complete service record at the local Subaru dealer, in part because that enhances the value of the car when it comes time to sell it or trade it in;
5. I get free new tires…

Stanley Subaru and the Abbe Museum have gotten together to make both all the terrain of Maine available to our guests and all of the history available, too. We are partnering throughout April to provide our guests this window into part of Maine's culture!

When you purchase a full, premium, or signature detail in the month of April, we will buy you a membership to the Abbe Museum

Children touring the museum

Our award-winning service is now available on-demand all the time

We are now bringing you our Express Service every day we're open! Subaru Express Service offers you on-demand access to

• Oil changes
• Tire rotations
• Air filter changes
• Cabin air filter changes
• Wiper checks/change
• Battery checks/change
• and more

Subaru Express Service isn't just for Subarus; it's available to all our guests! 7:30 am - 5:00 pm Monday through Friday and 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Saturday, swing by, and we can take care of your basic vehicle needs with no appointment. Just stop in…

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recently tested the 2017 Subaru Impreza, and well, the Impreza did a good job. We'll let the IIHS tell it: "The redesigned Subaru Impreza, a small car, is the latest winner of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's 2017 TOP SAFETY PICK+ award, thanks to top ratings for crash protection, a superior-rated front crash prevention system and good-rated headlights." And per IIHS's twitter, "This car managed to ace every test."

Some of us are lucky enough to have dogs that enjoy every car ride. Some of us are not quite so lucky. Thankfully, it is possible to teach a dog to enjoy road trips so you can make it to your favorite hikes and campsites.

Teaching a dog to like car rides is based on a simple idea. Simple doesn't always mean easy, so working with your dog may take a little more effort than someone else with another dog, but it is totally possible to teach your dog to love riding along with its family.

Construction is coming along! While we are working on improving the showroom and service entrance, we have temporarily moved all operations over to the annex. So for everything service, parts, rental, or sales related, you will want to visit the annex. The annex is on the right side of the street if you are heading to Bar Harbor or on the left side if you are heading into Ellsworth.

The lovely new annex

Don't worry! We don't expect it to take long. As you can see, the work is coming along quickly:

Check out all our timelapses and…

The Stanley Subaru family is hurting. We lost Georgette Himes-Richardson (Geddy) to cancer. We love Geddy and miss her terribly. She was the very first employee of Stanley Subaru and was a huge part of building us into the organization we are today. She embodied all the virtues we strive for – exceptional service and attention to our guests, a force for good on our team, and a positive contributor to our community. Our deepest sympathies are with her family. We love Geddy and will continue to try to do right by her.