picking a mechanic

I'm finally getting my car fixed and wondered will I be better off going to the dealer to get work done or taking my chance with a random shop? I need my seals replaced on the engine and a transmission hose but I dont want to pay some rediculous price. I dont have a regular mechanic so I would endup picking a shop by random and I dont know if this is something that should be handled by an experienced shop or not. any advice? I'm located in Maryland if anyone wants to recommend a shop.

[Ron Mummert]

Why not just call a few dealers for pricing? I know Heritage Subaru is capable of doing the work properly. We have a member here, SubaruPartsGirl who works for Wilkins Buick/Subaru. If you're referring to cam seals, you may want to do the timimg belt & waterpump while in there.

Ron.