BobbyR

I had the same issue and asked the dealer. Canadian Subarus don't have TPMS. No big deal but you'd never know it from the sales literature or the manual.

That being said...

A tow truck is a last resort due to a driveability issue. Something out of my control. Wheel bearing, mis-fire 4 separate times, rear differential and not being able to drive safely to the dealer, in addition to a horrible grinding noise as the diff was ripping itself to pieces.. Hence my name, Beamercub... Seriously thinking of going back to BMW.

 

If BMW is an option why are you driving a Subaru?

I quite like the simulated shift behaviour in our 2018 but I wasn't aware that this feature could be disabled. How is it done?

My other car has start/stop and I really don't care for it. It is easily disabled with a push of a button and the car remembers the last setting so there's no need to disable it every time the car is started. I'm sure it saves fuel when driving in stop and go traffic but wouldn't make much of a difference otherwise. Car makers have to incorporate this feature to squeeze out that extra little bit of fuel economy but they know that many drivers don't use it.

I'd like to get a better look at the back end. Maybe they're still working it out and don't want to really show it off yet. Other than that it's a nice looking car. Pretty much like the current model actually. Interior styling isn't completely to my liking but overall ok.

Interesting thread. I haven't noticed any creaking in ours yet (about 7000Km) but it's good to know about the available fix if any creaking problems show up.

I had the Eye Sight warning once, same as yours, when driving in very heavy rain. It cleared as soon as the rain let up. I could hardly see to drive and had to slow down to a crawl so I'm not surprised the system couldn't make sense of the front view either.

All I can tell you is that our 2018 Legacy 3.6 doesn't do any of those things. In fact, it actually feels almost like a regular automatic transmission complete with apparent shift points. Not sure I'd even know it was a CVT if I wasn't told. Maybe they've changed the way these transmissions work since yours was built. Or there's something wrong with it.

Just installed my RS badge!

 

 

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I can't find any reference to an RS model on the Subaru site. What is it?

130? Really?

Sounds like they they were. That metallic red paint looks awesome. Wish that was an available colour...

I've waited until I've got some miles on our 2018 before commenting on this thread. With over 1000Km on the clock now, over half of it highway driving, I can say for sure that there's no issue with steering, stability or handling at highway speeds, at least not on our vehicle. It tracks true and steering is fine with no wander or twitchiness. In fact, the car handles pretty well over all, better than I expected it to. It's not a BMW but I wasn't expecting it to be. The Lane Keep Assist can sometimes feel a bit like tram lining if you aren't careful to stay in the centre of the lane and you aren't used to it. I've turned it off to be sure this is what I'm feeling so I know that's what it is. I like this feature as it really does work very well. Don't know what to say about your comments on the brakes. They feel fine to me. They certainly stop the car when needed.

 

There may have been minor changes in the 2018 to address some of the complaints about previous years models. If so, they seem to have done the job.

If you smell coolant and you are losing coolant, there must be a leak. How else would it be getting out? I may be wrong but I think a properly designed cooling system is not supposed to vent coolant except in the case of extreme over-heating.

Lol!