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:lol: Beamer, I'll have to be honest here, I have often thought you are out of your mind ..... but I do have to admire your perseverance

This following recent vid by the same guy probably won't influence your possible next upgrade too much ..... but I thought it might interest (or entertain) you. It's probably aimed more at those people who leap into a new car purchase without doing all aspects of the homework ... (which doesn't sound like it applies to you)

I came across this today. It's a couple of years old now, but I think it can still be relevant. Whilst I know that a certain car can have a "feel good" effect whilst driving it ... I can understand the basic idea that the guy is putting forward here, that buyers should try for a car that does not make them "unhappy" but on the other hand, not to expect a new car to make the buyer's overall life to suddenly become "happy." I think all a person can do is work out the reasons for a new vehicle, then do the research on the brand options, and then make a valued decision on what is available. That way buyer's remorse can be minimalised.

Thanks for the suggestion but I checked and these are not available in Australia.

In USA is the Genesis in the same ballpark price as a Legacy?

The Turanza Serenity Plus looked promising on paper, but unfortunately they do not come in my size (225/50/18) which is why I now lean towards the Michelin Primacy 3 when it comes time to change.

Forget the other two and get the Michelin ...... because I am going through the same thought process, and I am leaning towards the Michelins .... but now you can be my test guinea pig and then report back to confirm my choice or not

There are a couple of obvious "fails" with my post here. Firstly because it is a review of the 2018 subaru Outback (and Liberty/Legacy) and not the latest ones. And secondly we here in Oz get the Japanese made models (which may or may not be better made than the cars you guys get.) It's just that I was watching this "old" video clip and kept thinking about those few posters who seemingly depict the Subaru generally as being a risky and unreliable purchase. I don't consider myself as a "fanboy" and I don't pretend that Subarus are perfect ... but this reviewer (whilst a lot of the time incorrectly thinks he is funny) I believe, is pretty honest in his car reviews and he rates the brand highly.

Lantern, you car is too nice to do this .... but you might find it fun https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fS6AXjNcTPU

I'm not saying you are definitely wrong .... but I am saying that I find it odd that if 3.6R engines "don't handle 5w30 well" and "greatly prefer 5w40" that Subaru engineers would not have also come to that conclusion. It would certainly be in their interest to do so, if that was in fact the case.

I readily admit that I am not a "technical" person, and that I take my vehicle to the dealership for all servicing. But what I do try and do is get a basic understanding of how the car operates, and to also get a basic understanding of what the dealership is doing (or should be doing.) With that in mind, I was wondering if the more technically inclined forum members would have an opinion on the following website. I'd like to know if the general feeling was if or not I could take what they are saying overall, as "facts" or not. And as a specific example, I am particularly intererested in their 8 stage Drain and Fill instructions for the CVT. If forum "techno experts" consider these instructions are "legit", then I would use these instructions as a basis for discussions, if and when I am deciding on who to trust for my transmission fluid change. Any comments would be appreciated. https://atracom.blob.core.windows.net/webinars/import/subaru_lineartronic_cvt_introduction.pdf

Here are some of the particles that I assume you are referring to. P.S. The guy in the video obviously hasn't read the manual in regards to the CVT being a "sealed unit"

I agree 100%

This is just a further addition to your much appreciated original post (from the car seat cover Tinder guy )

here's some pictures for ya https://www.carid.com/subaru-seat-covers/

I enjoy an honest debate about all things, and that obviously includes Subaru reliability. You have mentioned several times the "head gasket issue" ..... do you really see that as a legitimate complaint? Because from what I have researched, the "general online anecdotal evidence" is that Subaru has fixed that problem since approx 2011 ... so if anything, that should have improved their reliability in your eyes. You also quoted some figures from what I assume is a U.S. reliability organization where you mentioned that Subaru has slipped down the charts. I looked up the equivalent 2018 figures for here in Australia and whilst admittedly Subaru did not "win" .... the results put them on the same line as Toyota .... so I'd suggest that was not a bad result. Canstar Blue Reliability 2018 Mazda, Suzuki and Volkswagen were all rated as the most reliable in 2018, scoring five stars. Subaru and Toyota scored four stars for reliability. Audi was the only brand with a three star rating for new car reliability. I could quote other sites but I really feel most of these "reliability websites" are anecdotal/subjective/flawed at best, and are not to be taken as "gospel" in many cases. I don't think I qualify as a "fan boy" (mainly because I haven't been called a boy for a long time) .... but by the same token I'm yet to be convinced that Subaru's are scraping the bottom of the barrel in regards to reliability. I know that several posters on this forum have had a bad experience, notably Beamercub, who if he is genuine, must qualify as the owner of the greatest lemon in the history of motoring .... but all in all I can't help but think if his experience was the "norm" then the lines of protesting owners outside all Subaru dealerships would be making national headlines. Finally, you mention in your post that you are concerned about "the silence" from certain people in regards to your comments on Subaru unreliability .... could I dare to suggest that the "silent ones" are the silent majority who have few complaints about their cars

That is what he said.

I came across this article today. I guess there might be some complaints that it isn't CVT or even subaru specific, but I think it contains some useful "general" info on transmission fluids ... and that it has at the very least, some relevance to all transmissions ... (if not, then it can be removed ) https://axleaddict.com/auto-repair/Automatic-Transmission-Fluid-Change-Interval

If not then it should be

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Thanks for that mate. Try this link to the Outback forum https://www.subaruoutback.org/forums/138-gen-5-2015-2019/262786-what-must-reset-after-battery-disconnection-2.html and then you will see on the second from the top post, a link to "Battery Reset items. pdf" and clicking on that "should" take you to what I was referring to.

I was just wondering about what memory functions were lost after replacing a battery. The manual talks about resetting the automatic window function, but nothing else as far as I can see. Has anyone come across any other lost functions if a memory minder/saver is not used when changing a battery? When Googling this subject I came across an old post on the Outback forum by our own ammcinnis who mentioned various lost functions on 2015 Outback and Legacy models ..... and he referenced a Subaru FSM that mentions certain procedures under the heading of "when reconnecting the battery" https://www.subaruoutback.org/forums/...ml#post2926242 One sentence is repeated several times in that FSM .... and I'm totally confused as to what it means when it says .... " ... Set to the contents checked before disconnecting the battery ..." Could ammcinnis or someone else smarter than me, explain what that sentence means

excellent question

Don't worry about poor old Beamercub ..... he is probably a little distracted at the moment, because he is trying hard to work out the best way to break the world breakdown record by getting his vehicle onto a flatbed for the ninth time