Kurtisl8

My 2018 3.6 had a small crack in the drivers seat (left bolster) and over the past 2+ years has slowly turned into a pretty large tear. Basically where the the side of your left thigh would touch on the seat. I cannot see how this can possibly be repaired, so has anyone else gone through replacing the lower seat cover before? The dealer has literally harassed me to buy back my car, but i just want the rip fixed at this point.

Sorry meant I’m a claimant, as part of the class action

I’m part of the class action - 2018 legacy

 

Chimicles & Donaldson Smith LLP

Hope you enjoy it! I love the combo of white exterior with cream interior on my ‘18. Wish that was offered on the XT, but I’m thinking it’ll be available by the time I buy again.

It makes no sense why Subaru embraced the CVT. A good 7-9 speed auto is both faster and equally fuel efficient.

I love my '19 3.6R, white with black interior. Perfect combination of performance and utility. It's also a great looking car. No real problems, although it was delivered with a couple small dents in the door. Dent Doctor at the dealer took care of that. I'm 99% satisfied with my decision to buy it.

The only thing I do not like is that it has no "Oil life monitor", which based on type of driving, time, and mileage will tell you when to change the oil. The last two cars I had (Ford Fusions) had this feature. I was rather surprised that Subaru does not offer this feature.

 

In the service section in the star link options you can add maintenance periods that will pop up when you hit a certain date or mileage. I’ve been using it for oil changes and it’s really convenient!

What is this keypad that you speak of? That seems like a feature I’ve yet to see

My radio literally failed and was replaced under warranty

I have the 2018 version which is literally the same vehicle. It’s not a rocket ship but it’s adequate with acceleration. After fixing my nightmare radio issues I now really love my car. Yes I wish I had the 2020 but I got such a great deal it was worth it. The eyesight system is pretty good and the safety features are good, especially the blind spot system.

 

I would suggest getting a set of winter tires as the stock all seasons are not too good compared to most other available types.

I’m curious about the “vehicle dynamics control”. Is this like the one you see in the forester?

It’s good if you are buying CPO. The values drop dramatically. I bought my 2018 for roughly 10k less than new, 11k miles. The car was only 9 months old. Curious how year-old 2020 models will hold up.

I see that it has a wireless phone charging mat, which wonder if OTA Apple Car Play is in the works

Way too rich for my blood for a Legacy. I could get a Volvo S60 for like 1000 more

 

 

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You’re right with the base model. It has a better engine, but unless I’m blind does NOT offer AWD unless you upgrade to R Design. Plus many of the safety options that are standard with the XT Touring are a multi-thousand dollar upgrade on the S60

Australian fighter jet pilot? LOL

I think it may be endemic to a hardware fault in the head unit. My old one did this along with some whacky audio and mixer issues. Only thing that fixed it was a new head unit. 3 months in and it’s been good.

I noticed that in Canada, the XT is rebranded as GT!

I swear by the Conti DWS 06’s. There is no substitute for winter tires, but if you don’t have the room for two sets, these are fantastic year round. I’ve had them on two different cars and my wife’s.

Whichever you decide on make sure you take it on a high speed (60 or so) test drive because there's more than a few people on this site that say the 6th gen is unstable at high speeds.

 

I regularly drive 70-80 Mph and have never experienced this.

I don’t regret getting the ‘18 Legacy, because I didn’t have a choice but the new options are really nice on the ‘20. Heated steering wheel, cooled seats and power folding mirrors!

I can use my own example. I had a previous Saab Turbo X before my current car and the Haldex XWD system is supposed to be “lifetime” according to Saab. Haldex’s own literature says service is needed every 20-30k.

The title to this thread ("Korean cars are the most reliable") is not a valid conclusion from this JD Powers survey.

 

This survey measures how "perfect" the cars are when coming off the manufacturing line, and has more to do with quality control than quality of the engineering that goes into making a car 'reliable'.

 

Even JD Powers 'long term reliability' survey's only extend through the first three years of ownership, hardly what many of us would consider "long term".

 

Exactly. Plus, many people lease their vehicles which is usually a 3-year. "reliable" is meaningless in that short period. 3 years is usually within the warranty window, too for many car companies.

 

I would say the ratings would be more fair if you put it into a 5 year window.

I had to have my car towed today because on the dash the park indicator was blinking and the Brake indicator was solid, with messages Eyesight Off Check Manual and Electronic Parking Brake Check Owner's Manual. The Electronic brake button by the shifter wasn't necessarily lit, I restarted the car and tried the button, and sometimes it was on and sometime off, but the dash indicators were the same.

I saw there was a recall specific to the 2015 model year. Has anyone with a 2016 or newer ever experienced this? Anyone, in any year who experienced this, what was the result, and was it resolved swiftly?

Since it isn't a recall for the 2016 year, how do I report it to have it registered?

 

It was for 2010-2014 models and only with the manual transmission. When I was getting the head unit replaced a few days ago, another person had this issue fixed and I overheard the tech explaining it. Didn’t catch the price.

Well done, I'm glad it worked out. On following your posts on this problem I admired your calm perseverance, and the fact that you didn't just rant and hate... which nobody benefits from.

 

Thanks, I really love this car and glad it's fixed. I went from a Saab Turbo X to this, so i had to make some sacrifices, but it was worth it in the end.

Final update for all: new radio fixed all my sound and volume issues. Come to find out that equalizer was broken too, according to the tech so just as well I had it replaced.

do you do a hard reset on the system?

 

Yes, the tech did it right in front of me, which did not solve it. I’m due for June 11th for the installation of the new radio. I really hope it helps. One of the reasons I picked this vehicle was the Bluetooth commands and the integrated nav.