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Any thoughts, other than i'm out of my mind?

: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

However, I will still be getting out of it for something else in a while.

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)

In a few years, I want a 4Runner, Tacoma, Legacy Outback or a Brat/Baja. Something with some height.

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.

these would work..similar tirehttps://www.discounttire.com/buy-tires/bridgestone-turanza-quiettrack/p/39970

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

Sometimes, this is what you have to do, move on. Nice choice, I rather like the Genesis.

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

I have used nothing but Bridgestone Turenza Serenity Plus on my Subaru cars. Excellent wearing long lasting tires... My car originally came with Bridgestone EL200 rubber and I got 40K out of them easily...

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.

Wasn't sure if I should start a new thread or not. I have a 2015 Legacy 3.6 at 47k miles. I can't make a decision and thought I'd poll people that have gotten replacements and had them for a while. I live west of Boston, MA

I'm leaning towards these in no particular order. All appear to have good ratings so I can't decide!

 

Yokohama AVID Ascend GT

Michelin Premier A/S

CONTINENTAL EXTREME CONTACT DWS06

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

2020 Outback XT is in the running. I'm not sure about that CVT, but 260hp on 87 octane sounds decent to me.

 

And honestly, the Touring trim is NICE on the inside. Pretty comparable to a lot of 'luxury' cars out there.

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.

Took home Judges Choice Award today at Import Face Off Fontana California.. Show Season never stops.. Just finished 2018 and already back at for 2019.

Lantern, you car is too nice to do this .... but you might find it fun

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fS6AXjNcTPU

due to the design of the Subaru CVTs they throw far less debris into the fluid. The torque converter lockup clutch is probably the biggest source of clutch wear particles in these CVTs. There are actually two filters in the TR580: 1) a sump-mounted "strainer" like the filter in a conventional automatic transmission, and 2) a presumably much finer cartridge-type filter that can only be replaced by disassembling the CVT.

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

I would say that when the ATF light (or corresponding for CVT) comes on you are long overdue for a replacement of the fluid. It's not just humidity but also particles from wear that the fluid has to absorb. Some of these particles are small enough to pass through filters but will still cause unnecessary wear.

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 want something for the cream-colored cloth seats in my Legacy, but I'm not sure if I want to pay a ton of money for something that won't work well or will just look tacky...worse, something that will stain the cloth seats when i take them off some time in the future!

here's some pictures for ya

https://www.carid.com/subaru-seat-covers/

Well normally a fan-boy doesn't purchase something knowing it is a problem but they are very emotionally involved with their car. A fan-boy would be someone that in the face of fact, they refuse to accept a long term issue. I've posted something we all know and that was the subaru almost decade long head gasket problem. To the people that kept saying I was giving anecdotal eveidence, they have yet to come out and say, "yes subaru did lose some reliability during those years. Nope we only hear silence. No mention of that oil leak issue on some recent years. Nope silence.

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

The point is that the subaru forum poster boys never accept the problems as a manufacturing problem.

People who are just being a fan-boy for subaru doesn't help change things, the squeaky wheels change things./QUOTE]

 

I find this concept of "Fan Boy" interesting. Is there really subaru owners out there who are stupid enough to buy the brand knowing full well they are pieces of "unreliable crap"? If they only find out about the lack of reliability after their purchase, do these same people continue to drive these "crappy vehicles" just because they are "fan boys?" One poster on this subject recently said "my anecdotes are just as valid as yours; no more, no less" and with that "validity" point in mind, I submit my anecdote that I have read where Subarus are up near the top in relation to brand repurchase and also up near the top in regards to the brands kept the longest.

 

I am going to be most disappointed if I don't get 300,000 miles out of mine. ( I will be changing the transmission fluid at 100,000 though). But if it starts falling apart then I'll get rid of it ... unlike another poster on this forum who states that he has had his vehicle towed 8 times and his list of complaints is never ending ..... even if there was a significant replacement cost involved, why this poster continues to drive a Subaru has me beat. Perhaps it's like in the animal kingdom where some protect their young to the point of death, and then there are others who eat their own

Remember, you're the guy who repeatedly complains about poor vehicle tracking and blames the electric steering, but then admits to driving an AWD vehicle around on grossly mismatched tires ... two 50,000 mile tires, one 25,000 mile tire, and one 10,000 mile tire. What could possibly go wrong?

That is what he said.

Personally I think that the fluid should be changed around 60000 km (40k miles) to 100000 km (60k miles) depending on driving conditions and how the fluid looks like.One way to do it would be to actually disconnect the lines to the oil cooler and let the oil drain into a container while refilling at the same rate as it's draining until the color achieves the same as the new fluid. This would be with the engine idling and shifter in neutral. A bit tricky, but doable and it would replace most oil in the system that way in one operation.

 

Regardless of way you do it the fluid replacement will cost some money. But would still not be as bad as a new gearbox.

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

gearlessness. (Is that a word)?

If not then it should be

Of course, in the real world most techs totally ignore this entire procedure.

:lol:

Twelve months ago I left the Liberty's battery disconnected for 5 weeks while we were OS on holidays. My records shows the following after getting back home:

 

“Charged battery overnight before reconnecting. Used ECU reset procedure & only needed to reset driver's window & welcome/goodbye screen settings (via 'I' button under left of steering wheel). Everything in Satnav appeared to remain the same. Radio stations in memory weren't lost (just had to reselect an FM station).”

I don’t think I even had to set back up my preferred Harman Kardon SatNav red light & speed camera settings etc, but you may like to check that.

 

The ECU reset procedure I mentioned is probably not essential, it is just something I have become used to doing from my Foz XT days when disconnecting/reconnecting the battery for an ECU reset. I’ll send you a PM in the next couple of days with that ECU reset procedure, which may come in handy if you ever need to do it.

 

The driver's side window initialisation procedure is as follows:

▪ Close the driver's door.

▪ Press the ignition start/stop button twice to the ON position (first press is the Accessory position & the second press is the ON position. Don’t have your foot on the brake otherwise the engine will start).

▪ Open the driver's side window halfway by pushing down the power window switch.

▪ Pull up the power window switch & close the window completely - continue pulling up the switch for approximately 1 second after the window has closed completely.

▪ Push down the power window switch until it clicks to open the window completely.

 

BTW, I get “page not found” when I click on your posted link.

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

why are you driving a Subaru?

excellent question

I mean no offense to anyone; I'm trying to allay the OP's MOST LIKELY unfounded fears. It sounds like you're projecting your issues onto the situation in a very unhelpful way..

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

Just wondering regarding NVH in 7th Gen. Can someone who has upgraded from the 6th give me some comparisons.

I don't think my 2016 3.6lt is exceptionally quiet ... especially in regards to wind noise on highways. It's not terrible, but I'd prefer better.

In regards to general road noise, I think my OEM Dunlop SP Sport Max tires don't help much .... and I'll be putting on Michelins at my first change, and hopefully that changes things for the better.

Finished up the Audio Friday night my installer spent 1.5hrs tuning the system and it sounds amazing.

Great Job. I hope you have room for another trophy

Let me know what you guys think. /quote]

 

I'm just interested as to why you repositioned the number plate. I personally prefer it in the normal spot (as Grnlantern depicted in his photo above). When I see the plates off to the side, it kinda makes the car look a little "uneven" to me. But that's just my opinion (which doesn't count for much in the long run) and I'm not trying to knock you, and you seem to have done a good job with the actual replacement, so well done.