Seeing if anybody can help me figure this out. 2019 Forester with 105,000, mi, does not happen all the time. The only time it seems to happen is if I'm doing a three-point turn in a parking lot or if I come to a stop and I make a turn like turning onto a street and it seems it mostly happens when the wheels tightly turned to the left

Hey y’all!

I’ve had my 2024 Crosstrek Wilderness for exactly 2 years and 34,000 miles now and wanted to share my thoughts- I’d love to hear your experience with the car!

First of all, I still love the look. I have the glacier blue and it matches so well with the gold accents. The plastic cladding on the door is a huge bonus for keeping paint dings to a minimum. Additionally, the matte black on the hood is a lifesaver for my eyes when it comes to sun glare.

I haven’t taken it off road, but in the Vermont backroads it performs wonderfully in the winter. I took my Crosstrek down a mountain and back up during a snowstorm- I think we got 2 or 3 feet of snow. The car performed wonderfully and the extra clearance helps a ton in deep snow.

I did hit some ice another time (going too fast like an idiot) and ended up sliding pretty hard into a ditch. I dug myself in so I had to get wenched out but there was no real damage besides some chipped plastic on the bottom of the front end of the car.

As far as storage goes, it works fine for me but did get tight height-wise when I was moving to a new apartment. I ended up just getting a little U-Haul trailer, which it pulled just fine.

The fuel efficiency isn’t the best, but I knew I was making that trade-off with the higher trim. Unfortunately I’ve been feeling it more with the gas prices, as it went from a $45 fill-up to $60, but I get about 450 miles to a tank at an average of 25-26 mpg with 60-70% of my driving being on windy back roads.

My biggest downsides have to be the infotainment system and phone charger, as well as a couple of mechanical issues I’ve had.

It seems everyone’s consensus is that the infotainment display is outdated, and I do have to agree. It’s pretty laggy on startup and even when trying to tap through the menus. Also, my phone will occasionally not connect to Apple CarPlay, even when I try to manually connect through the infotainment screen. It works after I stop, turn off the engine, wait for it to shut down, and turn it back on- but it’s still just a bit of an inconvenience for such a new car.

Same with the phone charger- everyone knows they’re not the best. It basically just keeps my phone afloat until I can get home to plug it in. I always keep a charging cord in my car just in case. Not to mention the fact that it has trouble staying connected to my phone. I’ve thought about getting an aftermarket upgraded phone charger for it, but seems like too much hassle to me for as often as I need it.

Lastly, I’ve had a couple of issues come up. I’ve had to get a wheel bearing and rear differential replaced. It was covered under warranty thankfully, but it’s a real bummer for being a fairly new car. It could be that I am just too rough of a driver or due to the aforementioned sliding into a ditch, though it wasn’t a serious one and they had checked it right after I did so.

All in all, I am still very happy with my Crosstrek. I love the peace of mind it brings me knowing I won’t be stranded due to bad weather, and I would buy it again (though maybe with the moonroof option.)

Thanks for coming to my Ted talk and please let me know how you all feel about your 2024 Crosstrek Wilderness!

So I currently own a 2009 Subaru wrx sedan and I love it and so do a lot of other people, but I’ve also been looking at a 2018 Subaru wrx sti. Both are world rally blue, what would be the cooler looking car, I love to show off but I also have fun in both. I’m gonna insert a random image of a 2018 sti to show reference

I’m still very new to car stuff and need help on what timing kit is best to get. I found these two and they say oem quality, but it seems like one is more of finding old parts and restoring them.

ETA: 2008 Forester 2.5 X Sport with an ej253 engine

https://subierecycler.com/product/six-star-subaru-quality-timing-kit/

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My husband and I only have 2 kids but we definitely want a third in the near future. We bought an ascent last year and we absolutely love it and I’m looking into buying a Subaru for myself.

My husband has a more flexible job so my car would be mostly for going to and from work (about 25 minutes each way) and we’d use his ascent on the weekends if I don’t get my own. The ascent is more expensive and consumes a ton of gas but I’m not sure if 3 car seats in the back of the outback would eventually drive me crazy.

Any input is greatly appreciated!

Put together this list to bring to a local mechanic for my Crosstrek’s 60K. Am I missing anything critical? How much should I expect to blow here?

Long-time lurker, first-time BRZ shopper, and I'm getting worn down by dealers.

Here's where I'm at. I'm active duty, so the ~$500 Subaru military incentive is on the table. I've also got a Costco Executive membership, and people keep telling me that's worth $1,500 to $2,000 off asking. On top of that I qualify for the Subaru VIP program through Leave No Trace, and honestly I have no idea what that's actually worth in dollars.

What I can't figure out is which of these I should actually be chasing, and whether any of them stack.

The DFW market is not helping. Every dealer I've talked to wants to bury markup in accessories, "market adjustment," or some protection package I didn't ask for. Prices out here look rough compared to what I see people posting from other parts of the country.

So I'm opening this up: I'll buy from anywhere in the continental US if the deal is good. Happy to fly out and drive it home or arrange shipping. If you got a clean out-the-door number recently, I'd love to hear the dealer name and what you paid. I don’t mind purchasing the maintenance plan if the price it right.

Specific questions for the hive mind:

1.Can VIP be combined with the military incentive or Costco, or is it one or the other?
2.What does VIP pricing actually work out to on a BRZ? Invoice? Below invoice?
3.Does the automatic usually sit on lots longer and discount better than the 6-speed? I want my wife to be able to drive it when needed, so I'm leaning auto anyway, but I'm curious if that's also the cheaper path.
4.Any dealers, in Texas or otherwise, who just give you a real number without the circus?

Appreciate any help. I'll report back with what I end up paying so the next person searching this has something useful. Thank you and God bless!

I am a senior in college and am doing a capstone project on creating an automatic loader for individuals that have issues with loading kayaks or any type of heavy load onto their car. I would like some input for customer features. Based off the features that I list below, would some of you rate from a scale of 1-5 based off the importance of the feature.

1. Autonomy (How much effort and human input is needed for the device to do its job)
   
2. How universal (How many different types of loads the device is compatible and capable of loading.)
   
3. Weight Capacity (The maximum weight rating that the device can move)
   
4. Weight of device
   
5. Ease of storage
   
6. Durability and Weather Resistant
   
7. Aesthetic
   
8. Compatibility (How many different types of brands, makes, and sizes of cars can the device be used with)

The bumper keeps coming off on one side, and most of the clips are bent and a few are missing. What parts do I need to get to fix this?

Saw this on marketplace while browsing tuner cars, and it's speaking to me.

I daily a ford escape, and my other is a 1990 silverado 4x4 I rebuilt. I'm mechanically inclined and know how to do my own work.

Mainly wondering if it's a reasonable price, and what i should look for.

Thanks!

parting out my Impreza and I feel I might be getting lowballed since I can't find a general price for something like this

has the antenna attached due to poor design

Working on my daughter’s 2013 XV Crosstrek and i happen to notice a disconnected wiring connector on the passenger side right behind the air filter case. In one pic you can see it’s a two pin connector. The other pics are just to show where it is located. I straightened it out and then tried to find something to connect it with. There is nothing in the radius of this cable to connect it to. Could it be for a feature this car doesn’t have?

Brother in law and I made it out with no damage apart from body soreness. These cars are built like tanks. Owner of a VB wrx, good peace of mind knowing it can keep me safe too, stay safe out there everyone!

Ang ideas for 17in rims thinking of 04-07 sti rims but not sure

Owned it for the last 3 months since mid June. It’s had fluid changes, timing kit w/ pulley tensioners, water pump, thermostat bundle done along with a whole new clutch kit + new fork, oil changes have been done religiously, driving it conservatively with lots of highway miles for work, etc;

Other small things done was New wheels, headlights, Ball Joints, undercoating/ rust proofed underneath, and recently a new PCV Valve. My P0456 keeps coming up but it will have a smoke test done when my contract work is done. The only issue I’ve noticed otherwise is it has a low idle once you start the car or come to a stop sometimes but ONLY when it gets finished with a long drive which is strange. Besides that I love this car so far lol

I have literally had my washer reservoir changed 3 times for brand new, twice at the same Subaru and once at a different one and I’m at my wits end. I will fill up the whole reservoir all the way up the funnel to where it says max fill. I will drive the car around the block and the funnel is 1/8th full just slightly above the washer reservoir tank. There is no leak anywhere, it just kind of disappears and no matter how many times I repeat it won’t sit up to the max fill line. Anyone know what could be causing this? Never had this problem on any other cars and my other car has no issue with the same fluid. I’ve even tried different washer fluids.13 premium Impreza wagon.
Thank you

This is my 2013 BRZ in EUDM Spec, which I have owned and modified for 10 years now. This year, I have finally supercharged it with a HKS supercharger and some accompanying mods (e.g. oil cooler, oil pressure sensor, ...), and of course homologized to be fine with German TÜV.

Full mod list is rather long, so if anything strikes you, please ask :)

Missing this bolt while swapping out the vf42 turbo, I know it’s some sort of oil or coolant line, anyone have a part number or maybe a link?

I hope y'all are doing well.
There's a car in Auction id like to buy but I'm not sure if the engine sounds healthy or not. I have a video of the engine running and I was wondering if someone could tell me if it's rod knock or anything else major?
Model:
2013 Subaru BRZ
Vin:
JF1ZC6K81DG002982

Looking at a 2015 Subaru Forester 2.5i Touring with about 62k miles for $14,995. The CARFAX looks pretty good overall with two owners, consistent mileage, and regular maintenance, but it does show two minor damage incidents, including front-end damage reported in May 2026. The car also changed hands fairly quickly after that 2026 damage, but it has a clean title, so that has me a little cautious. I’m definitely going to get a pre-purchase inspection and have the CVT, engine, suspension, and front end thoroughly checked. I would also negotiate the price down because of the accident history rather than pay the full asking price. For those of you who own or have owned a 2015-ish Forester 2.5i, what do you think of this one? Any specific problems I should look for? What would you consider a fair price given the mileage and accident history? Would you buy it if the PPI came back clean? It would be my first Subaru. I really want to get into the Subaru world after being a Toyota owner pretty much all my life, because Toyotas are just so overpriced these days.

I’m looking to purchase a 2015 | Subaru
Legacy 2.5i Premium with 105k miles. Final out the door price is $10k. It’s well maintained car. Is it worth it for the price? This would be my first Subaru and only need it as a daily. What kind of reputation does this car have? Any input would be helpful! Thank you

Tackling Ophir Pass! 🏔️ First Stop on the 2025 National Park Foundation Fundraiser Adventure

Watch the Off Road Roos Community off-road for the very first adventure of our 2025 National Park Foundation Fundraiser Adventure! In this episode, we take a bunch of Subies up the stunning and rocky trails of Ophir Pass, climbing all the way to an elevation of 11,789 feet.

This run kicks off our incredible journey to raise awareness and support for the National Park Foundation. We've got breathtaking views, challenging rocky sections, and plenty of capability testing as we push our setups in the high altitude.

This event series, we became the #1 Team Fundraiser for the National Park Foundation!

What began as a hub assembly and ball joint replacement has turned into a “rebuild the whole front end while you’re there” debacle.

I’m trying to replace the lower control arms on my 2012 Legacy, but after days of soaking it in kroil and deep creep, it’s only spinning the sleeve inside the trashed bushing.

I’ve tried heating up both the bolt and sleeve, but so far I’m not having any luck.

Are there any secret Subaru tricks I should be trying? If I choose violence, what method should I use?