Bill G.

For Sale, $500 (edit: Since nobody seems to want these, make an offer. They need to go!), Very low mileage set of (4) 245/40R19 Cooper LSS-Ultra tires mounted on MSW Type 71 19"x8" 45mm offset wheels. Tires have .265" tread depth (or over 1/4"). Date code 4020. No road rash or other damage. I have lug nuts, and the TPMS sensors are in the titres. Guaranteed to fit all 2015-up Legacys. I cannot deliver. You will need to come to Torrington, CT to get them. Thanks.

For Sale, $500 (edit: Since nobody seems to want these, make an offer.  (Now they are FREE! They need to go!), Very low mileage set of (4) 235/50R18 Bridgestone Blizzak tires mounted on Tire Rack MotorSports C4 18x8 45mm offset "titanium" wheels. Tires have .260"-.280" tread depth (or over 1/4"). Date code 2918. No road rash or other damage. I have lug nuts, and the TPMS sensors are in the titres. Guaranteed to fit all 2015-up Legacys. I cannot deliver. You will need to come to Torrington, CT to get them. Thanks.

Honda Accords & Toyota Camry Sales are down like the Legacy. It is not just a Subaru Legacy trend. The sedan market size might be down but there are still a lot units purchased. They just aren't selling in the same volume they use to.

 

Accord

2005 376,293

2006 354,441

2007 382,231

2008 368,161

2009 290,056

2010 311,381

2011 252,304

2012 353,204

2013 366,678

2014 388,435

2015 355,557

2016 345,135

2017 322,655

2018 291,071

2019 267,567

2020 199,458

2021 114,707

 

Camry

2005 431,703

2006 448,445

2007 472,808

2008 436,617

2009 356,824

2010 327,553

2011 306,510

2012 404,885

2013 408,484

2014 428,606

2015 429,355

2016 388,616

2017 387,081

2018 343,439

2019 336,978

2020 294,348

2021 177,671

 

If those are for the first 6 months of 2021, 2021 will be a better year than the last few years with 355K Camrys, and 229K Accords. That's not exactly a downhill trend (many assumptions being made here, obviously).

19"x8" MSW Type 71, 45mm offset. Tires are 245/40R19 Cooper CS5.

I just bought this a few weeks ago! Decided it was a great color...

The "regular gas with a turbo" thing is actually a XT selling point (per my Subaru salesman).

Yeah, but did they lower it? And how much?

I was going to say buy some good ones, like EBC. However, they have nothing for 7th gen Legacys (yet).

I'd like to know how they picked 37°F ? It is pretty annoying, especially when it's just cold and the roads are completely dry.

I'd like to see some pictures of "Brilliant Bronze".

Anyone have any experience with a dealer installed Subaru CD player, or some other aftermarket ones that are supposed use the USB connection? (2021 XT Limited)

Where are you finding that info? I work at a Subaru dealer and the spec sheet still says you can only get the napa leather in the Touring xt model.

O.K., I' wrong, sort of. On a Legacy Limited XT the only choices shown are Slate Black leather, Titanium Grey leather, or Warm Ivory leather. However, they do still offer Tan Napa leather in the Legacy Touring XT. I guess we need to be very specific in calling out the exact model. For example, the o.p. is asking about a "Legacy XT", but that does not exist.

THIS INFO IS WRONG : The tan leather is gone for 2021.

I've never done one myself and I'm not a mechanic. The level of certainty you have seems to indicate that you are. I'm sure there are ways around following the manual exactly, but my point to the gentlemen who was told to "bring it in with a 1/4 tank" is that he should push back on the dealership and insist that they do whatever is necessary to complete the job based on the fact that it's a recall. There shouldn't be any stipulations.

 

Providing references to the FSM gives him ammunition for that conversation if nothing else. Personally I took out the (kid's) car seats and brought it in with a 1/3rd tank to make it easier for them because I had the runway to plan for that. But I didn't/ shouldn't have had to....

 

You are right about the siphoning. I should not have had to do it. But it was worth while. I only had to wait 40 minutes and it the recall was done.

Siphoned gas out, took it in today with 1/4 tank as requested. They replaced the pump. It took under 40 minutes. Center Subaru in Torrington, CT. Pretty good if you ask me.

Got mine done about two weeks ago.

No issues since.

In and out in less than 2 hours (I was the first appt of the day).

Have them check to insure that they have the part in stock before booking .

 

Service writer said "about an hour". And supposedly parts are available. I told her that I am taking time off from work to get this done and if for some reason the part isn't there, or anything else goes wrong, to let me know ASAP. We'll see how that goes. Maybe I'll pull the back seat out ahead of time to expedite this service.

 

Did you have to get the tank to 1/4 or below?

Mine just started acting up. Anything more than 1/2 throttle and it basically DIES! Have to keep driving it for a couple days because they can't squeeze me in for service until Thursday PM. Hope it does not totally crap out before then! They said tank has to be below 1/4 tank. Well, I have a full tank. Funny how the repair bulletin tells them how to get the fuel out safely. I guess they don't follow procedures... no surprise. I guess I'll be siphoning gas out Wed. night.

According to tirerack.com, the Continentals start out at 11/32 compared to the LS2s at 10/32, but I doubt that is enough to account for the discrepancy. The total diameter is the same, but the LS2s get 777 revs per mile compared to 773 on the continentals. Again, not enough to explain the difference. If anything, I'd expect the new tire to result in a slower speed than the worn one, assuming I am thinking about it correctly.

 

773 vs 777 is 1/2 of 1%. Or 0.30 mph at 60 mph. With the precision of today's speedometers, and even GPS, that is virtually zero difference.

What makes you think you need one?

I'd just turn it off. Never liked it and never will.

Anyone know how to get the gas cap door open when it is frozen shut due to melting/freezing snow/ice? I pounded on it, pulled the lever many times, but it would not open. And there is no way I was going to pry on the painted surfaces with a screwdriver or something. Luckily I was not 'out' of gas and it thawed out overnight in the garage.

Air pressure will change the tire diameter too.

Try Rain-X DeIcer washer fluid all year round. It works great on bugs. I think better than anything else.

Anyone know why these wheels are obnoxiusly loud on my 16 legacy. they are a different tire size than what is supposed to be on the legacy. The wrx rims are 17 x 8and the stock subaru rims are 17 x 7.5, not sure if that might be it

 

I'm sure it isn't the wheels. I'm assuming you are now running different tires? Some tires are a lot noisier than others. Hi-performance tread designs are often louder than the more "normal" type tires. I'll bet the WRX tires have a more aggressive tread design.

So, either 88.5 ft/lb or 85 ft/lb. It's virtually the same. Unless you're working with NASA's tools, that's well within the margin of error for any normal torque wrench. Set it to 90 or a hair less, and torque away. Bubba's pneumatic tools down at the garage are probably +/-10% (if youre lucky).