[tigermn]

Not much changed from 2 day post above about likes and dislikes. It's still a great vehicle. Learn more about the car each day it seems. Learning more about how the voice commands work. It actually works better than I thought but not perfect. Adaptive Cruise Control The lane departure things work better than I would have thought. If you start drifting you get annoyed/beeped at. Won't work on a road without any lines though... Rear cross traffic alert is also kinda cool. Beeped at me in a Home Depot parking lot when a pedestrian was walking behind the car (he was far back where I wasn't gonna hit him anyway if I had backed up but still nice). I had just put the car in reverse and not even moved or looked yet. The blind spot thing as well is useful. Twice when I started in the fog in the morning for about 1/2 a mile the Eyesight and stuff turned off, but came on very shortly after I started going, even in fog. Maybe it had to adjust/warmup up, don't know. I'm pretty impressed with all the Eyesight/warning stuff so far anyway. Got the clearbra thing from Jay's Tint Shop in Kirkland last week. Went for the full hood/front quarter-panel coverage. Also ordered some better (more full coverage) front floor mats from weathertech which haven't arrived yet.

[Brucester]

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[tigermn]

And I'm sure the materials have changed some since 2003, possibly even improved. Jay's claim the stuff they normally use is better than the 3M stuff commonly used at dealerships. Of course what are they going to say right. Based on my interaction at Jay's they seemed real straightforward and seemed to take pride in their work and doing a good job. I had a good feeling having them do the job. No I didn't get any tinting done. Not a big fan of dark windows. I like to see out. The back windows and sunroof were already tinted from the factory. Based on what I see and read it's probably about a 20% or so tint.

[touron]

Suburus have strong roofs

[iron]

so, for a hitch, is a bolt-on one a good idea or bad idea? https://www.etrailer.com/Trailer-Hitch/Subaru/Outback+Wagon/2014/13390.html?vehicleid=2014301541 i don't have easy access to a welder (though certain friends might, ahem...) so this seems like an easy enough DIY project. thoughts?

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[Brucester]

What tires come with a Subaru from the factory? Any luck with them?

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[Bedivere]

Anyone want to buy a '06 WRX? Needs some work. $6K firm.

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[Brucester]

It seems "back in the day" there were many more hearty tires available for passenger cars. I'm having an issue with one of my Dunlop SP Sport suck1000's. I don't have a Subaru but I was thinking maybe they offered tires better for the roads we drive. My next car will most likely be a Subaru or a Toyota truck.

[MtnManic]

Any Subie owners ever have this happen? 2009 Forester, 50,000 miles, I'm the sole owner. Automatic transmission, regular oil & lubes. Just over a week ago the car died while slowing for stopped traffic. Check engine and all dash lights came on. Turned the key and the engine came on fine and drove fine for a week. A week later, same thing. Took the car in for a diagnostic - no codes, no apparent problem and of course it didn't act up for the mechanics. Transmission fluid was dark and blotchy, so their thought (hope) was that a transmission flush would fix the problem. As they explained it, when slowing, a valve or something closes down and those "gobs" could block the line/tube/whatever it was. They mentioned the torque converter. A week later, dies again. This time the car growled when I tried to restart, but I got it going. This time only the ABS light and Check Engine came on, then went away. A couple of blocks, I'm slowing for traffic, it acts up bad and I'm cursing, then seems ok. I turn onto a minor arterial with a small uphill incline and I swear the car is falling apart, I've got the accelerator floored and the car is barely moving. I circle around to go home - the dealer is a short ways past home - and I'm on the verge of pulling into a lot and calling a tow. Two or so blocks later the car is purring like a kitten and runs fine all the way to the dealer. They call later - it drives fine, no issues, no codes. I agreed to let a mechanic take the car home for the weekend and see if it acts up - hoping I'll hear it did on Monday. It has only done this in the morning, sometimes when the engine is cold and sometimes when I've driven 4 or 5 miles. It has not done this after sitting all day in the open at work, so I doubt it is a temperature issue. BTW the loaner is a Crosstrek and what a nice vehicle. Love the CVT. Love that it feels more like a car than the Forester, though of course it has less cargo space. It has less visibility than my Forester (though okay), but I don't need multiple pillows to raise myself higher as I do in the Forester.

[Chief Joseph]

If I am going to or from my property in Verlot, if someone is tailgating me or speeding, chances are abut 70% or higher that it's a Subaru driver...Hikers are strange people, drive like hell from the Big City, just so they can walk slowly through the woods. I might have to put up a sign like one local did a few years back, it read, "Libs, slow your Subarus down!".

[trestle]

In the 80s and early 90s, Subarus were completely gutless (unless you had a turbo model) and were often the source of many highway backups. Things seemed to change around the time the mid 90s Legacies/Outbacks came out.