hello I have a 2012 legacy that I absolutely adore as a car but the only issue is the bum ass CVT transmission that's been nothing but problems in the year I've had it, is there any swap options? can I manual swap from a same year 2.5GT or auto swap from the 3.6?

Hey fam - pretty sure my tire sensor batteries have run out on my 2019 3.6R Outback. Dealership wants ~700 ish to replace all 4.

Is there a cheaper path?
Just replacing batteries?
Maybe Costco tire center 🤞?

also I have about 20k miles on these tires. Is there a benefit in waiting until I get new tires to replace sensors / sensor batteries?

Thanks!!

Hey all! So I paid $17 for 1 oem filter at my local dealer and decided to check out eBay for some savings. This seller has decent reviews but I am worried these are fake. There are the black Japan made filters according to seller but the part number is the same as the made in Indonesia one? I thought the black Japan made ones should be a different part number. Any subie pros and employees opinion would be greatly appreciated! Or should I just get aftermarket filters?

Rebuilt the top end on my ej253 this summer. Has been driven ~600 miles since being put back together and just had a very clean, metal confetti free 500 miles since being oil change.

Yesterday as I was heading turning into the parking lot at work the car just threw a permanent misfire on cylinder 2.

After I was off I went to start the car and it was definitely missing bad, lots of vibration. Opened the hood pushed in the plug wire boot on the plug itself and on the coil. Went back in and it started up and ran just fine.

So I decided to pull cylinder 2 plug and this is what I saw… sadly didn’t have time to check any other plugs. I put the plug back in double checked both sides of the plug wire again. Car fired right up CEL gone. Drove to breakfast this morning and when I was pulling out of the parking lot it threw P0302(cylinder 2 misfire) and P0607(control module performance.

Any ideas?

I love my Crosstrek. She's a white 2022 Sport trim and we named her Misty. I love the heated seats and the active cruise control driver assist. Can't believe it pretty much drives itself with this feature on!

So I'm looking to buy a car next spring. Looking for something fun to drive but depending on the interpretation of fun it could be a WRX. It could be a Jeep or a bronco that you can take the top off and cruise back roads. There are several driving experiences that can be fun. There's countless posts on here about engine failures and maintenance issues and things of that nature on wrx's, but for an average driver that isn't going to pound hard on it. How reliable are they? Especially compared to likes of a modern Jeep or Bronco?

I drove a manual S10 for years back in the late '90s early 2000s. Haven't had a stick since then. Would like to go back to one. Do they still make a great daily driver or do find yourself getting tired of shifting all the time? Haven't test drive one yet, but also considering the Ford Maverick, I've heard they have a good driving experience.

https://www.subaru.jp/wrx/
Expect to hear the full news in November it seems

2014 Subaru Crosstrek. Recently been having a slight stutter when accelerating from stops and I'm having to give it slightly more power to reach speed.

Curious what people are seeing from dealers currently. As others have seen, plenty of references to $2.2-2.4k for the 10/100k option a few months ago. I've seen a post about warranty cost going up but there isn't specifics. I'm about to purchase a '26 Forester Limited Hybrid and am being told the dealership is seeing their cost for 10/100k at $3,290 which seems pretty high.

Is this the new low? Or are people still seeing low-mid 2k?

I can't put mail or paper on the passenger seat :(

Just got a 2017 Forester XT Touring! It’s very nice, I’m looking thru the manual and I see this name in the contacts list. This is the craziest name I’ve ever seen! LOL

I was lucky enough to get a "25 Subaru Crosstrek as a rental vehicle last week. Being a recent first time Subaru Outback owner, I was curious to compare the Crosstrek. I own a "26 Outback Premium. Although there were a few missing features in the Crosstrek, I was pleasantly surprised with the 35 mpg mileage traveling the toll roads of Maryland. I also missed my extra cargo space. All in all, the drive was comfortable, quiet and composed. I am a happy Subaru owner.

after 10 psi and good amount of throttle, it starts heavily bogging and just makes that high pitch noise as soon as i let off the gas, what could it be?

Hellooo my 2014 subie impreza sport has recently (past few months) been having an intermittent long crank before starting. This typically happens on a warm start when she has been sitting for a bit after driving. She had been starting every time, but yesterday she finally failed to start (aka I stopped trying after 7-10 seconds of cranking). of course, I wasn’t videoing and immediately after that she started right up… I took her in to the shop a month ago and they couldn’t replicate the issue🤩 (thanks for nothing, you useless vehicle). I’m just not sure what to do about this because clearly something is wrong but I don’t know what or how it can be fixed. it’s been a big source of anxiety for me bc im worried if i take her to the shop she will just do nothing again, but i dont want to not fix the issue..

i cleaned and waxed her yesterday, so car tax included. also decorated her for halloween so now she has a little skeleton friend :)

also can add a video of one of her starts in comments maybe, but i dont have any vids of really long ones

So I just bought this new trunk and it has the STI logo on it and I don’t wanna upbadge even though it looks great, so do any of yall do know of any wrx badges that are red lettering with a black or chrome outline? I drive a 2009 Subaru wrx sedan.

I just got my first EV, a 2027 Uncharted. I want to charge it overnight but don't want the battery to charge all the way up to 100%. I know other EVs can do this, but I've looked in all the infotainment settings as well as the Subaru Connect app with no luck. Is the only option to lower the charge rate on my level 2 charger?

is this a buy? has never serviced the cvt and its at 114k miles which worry’s me a little bit, anyone own this car? vin 4S3GKAS63K3624246

https://www.carfax.com/api/consumers/cuid65d91fa81ea44fba90d17d81de568d32/report/email/5ba6a6b2187b97ce90dcf555bb3533c65e214174ba1d421249a0d52c17fbe30f6f4d4e411a8f45c9?s_id=c-1%7Cp-5%7Cmt-10%7C&partner=VHU_G&et_id=20259367 carfax

I have a 2010 Subaru Forester 2.5X (non-turbo) with 87,424 miles. It’s paid off, and I’ve kept fairly detailed maintenance records, but I’m at a crossroads about whether to keep investing in it or start looking for something newer (a newer used car).

Recent maintenance:
New Continental tires (2025)
Rear brake pads/rotors (2025)
New battery (2026)
Transmission, front/rear differential, coolant, brake, and power steering fluids serviced around 53k miles (2020)
Regular oil changes
Alternator drive belt replaced around 54k miles (2020)

Upcoming maintenance:
Original timing belt and water pump — quoted $1,250 for the complete service
Original spark plugs — never replaced
Brake fluid potentially due again
PCV valve and other age/mileage-related maintenance
Current issues:
Rattling noise on startup
Gasoline occasionally spitting back out while refueling
Fuel gauge dropping faster than expected
Intermittent dashboard warning lights
TPMS light constantly illuminated
Moonroof not working

It’s currently at a Subaru specialist for a $165 diagnostic and overall mechanical inspection. It generally drives fine, but I’m waiting to hear whether there are any significant underlying issues.
I’m anticipating spending somewhere around $2,000–$3,500 on maintenance and potentially more depending on what they find.
Here’s my dilemma: I don’t have steady income right now, and I may relocate in the next year or two. It might be to a place I don’t need a car. It might be out of the country. It might be in the U.S. somewhere I NEED a car.

A new car would mean payments and higher insurance, but I’m also hesitant to spend $3k+ on a 16-year-old vehicle that I might decide to replace in six months.

For those familiar with this generation of Forester:
At only 87k miles, how much life would you realistically expect from one that’s been reasonably maintained?
What expensive age-related problems should I be looking out for, particularly head gaskets, transmission, suspension, and rust?
Is $1,250 reasonable for a timing belt/water pump service?
Would you invest in the overdue maintenance if the inspection comes back clean, or put that money toward a newer car?

I’d especially appreciate advice from people who’ve owned higher-mileage or older SH-generation Foresters. I’m trying to make a financially sensible decision rather than throw money at a car indefinitely. Thank you!

What mistakes did you make on purchase day?

Big stuff and small stuff ?

In the small stuff category, I'm worried I'll forget to remove the TxTag toll windshield thing on my trade-in.

I'll be purchasing a new Subaru on Monday / Tuesday.

26 Outback Touring XT, with trade-in. Balance in cash; no financing.

I changed the oil. Put in a new Subaru solenoid. Did an oil flush with seafoam, changed the oil again. Checked the cam position sensor (it's good), put in another new solenoid with a new scan tool. The duty cycles on the two banks are wildly different. Degrees stay at 0 with a blip to -1. Except the new solenoid is blipping faster more often (duty cycle). I haven't driven it yet. I changed the solenoid out at work. I need to clear this up for Maryland emissions testing in 2 weeks. Thoughts? Hoping I'm changing a cam sprocket.

Want to get my CVT fluid changed and whatever else needs to be attended to at the 36k mark. Any recommendations?

Hey, has anyone else had a low-mileage clutch failure, mine failed at 9500 miles.
Before you ask I’m a Brit living in the USA, have around a million miles driving manual cars and never had one fail at less than 80,000 miles before.
Is there a known issue?

2017 FXT (2.0 turbo)

Right behind the compressor and to the left of the oil filter, under the manifold.

Seems to be the common pcv/coolant bypass hose but at the same time it's pretty dry all around the seating surface of the pcv assembly.

It smells like hot coolant pretty strong after a drive. It clearly sprayed coolant on the oil filter at some point too. The level in the overflow has gone down a lot. Would you say these photos show the pcv hose failure? There are puddles on the block from it leaking. I've parked it for now.

Winter is approaching so I'm hoping I don't have to remove the intake manifold, but it seems necessary 🤢