Brisvegas

I agree with your first statement ... because Subaru, like all manufacturers, obviously want to achieve the highest mileage figure they can ..... but your last sentence is pretty silly in my opinion. If Subaru designed their vehicles to only last six or eight years, how many people in the future would be buying their vehicles? Longevity and reliability has been one of the mainstays of Subaru sales over the years ... and whilst some might question some of the decisions that the Subaru boardroom boffins make at times ... surely designing cars to only last 6 or eight years would not be one of them.

Maybe this link might interest you ... https://blog.amsoil.com/what-happens-if-i-use-the-wrong-weight-viscosity-of-oil/

Thanks ... I kinda guessed that's what the poster meant, but then I also thought perhaps he meant a picture of the actual maintenance manual.

What stuff do you mean?

Hi Shooter, just to let you and ammcinnis know that here in Australia in the Japanese made Legacy's (Liberty here) "Upper Engine Cleaner (part #SA459) is in our factory supplied Maintenance Schedule ( I am looking at it as I type this) and is "performed" at every scheduled service. Just as an added note, Fuel Additive (part #SA718) is also "performed" at every scheduled service as well.

2016 Legacy (Liberty here) still on first battery. 23,000 miles. Car kept in garage. My Subaru battery OK.

Great Car. There is another Forum thread entitled "What Vehicle Do You Want Next" ...... I'd take the Packard in a heartbeat

I would advise you to make sure that you make your concerns known to your dealer and have those concerns documented. Hopefully everything will be OK in the future, but if not, you will at least have some "documentary back up" if needed. I have had no problems with the CVT in my Australian (Japanese made) 3.6R. When the CVT warranty was extended in USA, I did however contact Subaru Australia just to enquire as to whether they were intending to also extend the CVT warranty. Here is their reply ... " .... Thank you for contacting Subaru Australia. Subaru of America is a separate business entity to Subaru of Australia, they also manufacture their own vehicles to different product specifications and design regulations specific to the American market, which would mean many of the internal components within the vehicle will be completely different between country to country, this is why what occurs in the American Market often will not translate to the Australian market. Please understand that a transmission is made up of many components internally, and there can be a multitude of reasons as to how these components could fail, in the event you should have a concern with your CVT you should raise your concern with a Subaru service centre immediately. However should you have any concerns outside of your warranty period, a claim for 'goodwill' assistance can be submitted through to Subaru Australia, which will be assessed accordingly on a case by case scenario. Subaru Australia stands behind the terms of our manufacturers warranty and should you require any assistance in the future in regards to your CVT, please do not hesitate to contact us....."

I know, I know, it's not a Legacy I know, I know, it shouldn't be posted here I know, I know the post will be removed But hey, it's a bit of Christmas fun, it's a Subie, and it's a cool video ...

Thanks mate ... I like the quick way

Thanks D, .... I had a quick look at those instructions ... but I might have to wait to finish my university degree before trying it

(I can't figure out how to embed the pics, so link only - sorry): Actually I know the feeling. I for one would appreciate it, if anyone can provide in simple language (for a simple person ) a 101 lesson on embedding pictures to a forum post. Just to preempt the inevitable ... I know "search is my friend" but the friendship appears broken

Thanks. Loved the pictures. I want to do something like that one day (not possible at the moment) I've just returned from a much smaller trip, and like you I was stopped in both directions by bushfires (as we call them here). By the way, have you read the posts in the other thread "2017 legacy unstable at highway speeds" ?? I took the liberty (no pun intended) of quoting your travel post because I figured that considering the length of your recent trip that you were in a pretty reasonable position to offer an opinion on stability of your vehicle. I assumed that you probably encountered some windy areas in your travels, and I'd be interested in your opinion on the matter. I did get some flack for saying that you covered almost twice the distance of the other poster in the thread ... but hey maths was never my strongest suit

I was going to say the same thing because my steering wheel is certainly on the other side But then I thought perhaps the OP just came across a stock photo somewhere that best showed the buttons that he was referring to.

I drive a 3.6 with that standard "toothpick/noodle size RSB" that you mention, and on a flat road at high speed it drives as straight as an arrow. On a few occasions I have driven in an exceptionally high wind area, but even then the car handled like all other cars that I have previously driven, and it wasn't a struggle to keep it on the road. I guess this conversation can go on endlessly with one person (like me) saying how their car drives well and another person (like you) saying the car is unstable, and the bottom line is that the opinions of only a few people is not overwhelming "evidence" either way. If a really large amount of Subaru owners detailed their thoughts on the stability of their cars under "normal" driving conditions (as against driving their cars like a race car and expecting race car handling) then perhaps a reasonable conclusion could be reached.

In a recent post in the thread "What's the furthest from Home you've taken your Legacy" george 2493 stated that he did a 3 month trip and almost doubled your journey distance .... after giving his Legacy a workout like that, I would be very interested in his views as to whether he also feels "our cars have serious problems with suspension setup." Here is his post ... " ... I did a 3 month trip this summer all across North America. I live in New Jersey. I drove down to Georgia, out to Colorado and Utah, THEN Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, through Alberta, British Columbia and Yukon Territory, then hit anchorage and homer Alaska, then same route back to Utah, then to Texas, New Mexico, Nevada, back to Utah and Colorado, then back to Jersey. 21,000 miles in my 2.5 legacy. Camped out of her the whole time. Best I averaged was 37mpg and 620 miles in one tank ..."

Sounds like a great trip. You mentioned you "camped out of her the whole time" ... I'd be interested in your "camping" set up.

There is an interesting (to me) word that is not at all common here in Oz, but I think it's used more by you guys in "Merica" and that is "Pernickety." In regards to feeling the need to add sound deadening to these cars, I think it depends on an individual's level of "pernicketness" My "rushing wind noise" is not apparent during normal street driving and only occurs at certain times at high speeds on the highway .... taking into account that I am very happy with the car otherwise ... I can live with that, and do not intend adding any deadening.

I think you might be closer to the mark here. I definitely think it's some sort of aerodynamic problem that causes "the rushing noise" ... whether it's the "window design" that you are talking about, or something else. In my vehicle, I find that at street speeds it is pretty quiet, but going at higher speeds on the highway under certain circumstances, the "rushing noise" is very noticable .... it's not always there, but it seems to me that it only happens when the prevailing outside wind is coming from a certain direction. At first I thought maybe it was caused by the large protruding side mirrors, but I have tried retracting them whilst experiencing the "rushing wind noise" and it doesn't lessen the noise at all. I will agree about the effect of tires though. My factory fitted Dunlop Sport Maxx are very noisy in my opinion, and at my next tire change I will be putting on Michelin Primacy 4's.

Just returned from a trip of almost identical distance in my 2016 3.6R. It was approx 75% highway driving, and included a lot of "crawling" through numerous roadworks. I kept all fuel records, and averaged 30 MPG for the entire trip ...(converted from Litres and Kilometres.) Air con on all the way.

And the winner is .... :lol: Hopefully you make the 300,000 club

This is going to sound obvious .... but make sure you have your key fob with you (or in your pocket ) ... I find that unless the key fob is very close, the trunk will not open by manually by pulling on the handle.

Actually it appears that it's more than just "a few." On various Subaru forums I was surprised to see it is not an uncommon error.

Hey Tigger, good to see you are still around ... how is the new car going, are you still happy with it?

I don't have to decide, because I'm happy with my NAS 3.6R ... but for those who might be tossing up between what is on offer "engine wise" for the 2020 models, this clip might be of some interest ... although perhaps it would only really concern those who intend to keep their vehicle until the wheels fall off, whilst the others who change vehicles more often don't care, because they can drive their cars to "near death" and then change them for the next cab off the rank