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Jp1975

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  1. The test they do to confirm the issue - related to the transmission - is to disable the AWD essentially turning it into a front wheel drive vehicle. If the issue disappears at that point it would be confirmed to be a transmission problem, which is about a $12,000 repair. If they won’t proceed to this extent you’d be better off trading the vehicle if financially feasible. I have not seen this reported by other Legacy owners and my dealer also said they had not seen any Legacys with this issue. My 2020 XT Legacy has less than 15K mi but no issues so far.
  2. No there was no change. I did get an explanation of what was done but it wasn’t anything that would affect what the driver experiences.
  3. Ok then nothing new. I think most had that done by the spring. We had both our vehicles done somewhere around March or April I think.
  4. Is this something new, or are you referring to what came out last spring?
  5. They really have. Just comparing the Onyx XT versions—the ‘24 has a quieter cabin, upgraded audio system, more responsive acceleration, faster responding infotainment system, heated steering wheel. My wife feels as if she’s driving a different yet still the same car. Her infotainment system, in the ‘20, was so slow to respond it was almost useless. The one in my Legacy was always much quicker, now it’s the slow one. This is the car, barring major issues, that we will have for at least 10 years without feeling that there is something better.
  6. When we first got our 2020s we had to learn the transmission and adjust how we accelerated to get the best response. Took several weeks as I was coming from a 5sp manual and my wife from a 6speed automatic on another Outback. That’s why I’m so impressed with this new 24 XT. No learning or adaptation needed, it just responds more quickly. I’ve not taken it out and hammered it, my wife would kill me, but it is more responsive from the get go. I would speculate that it may have greater low speed acceleration but no faster over all. Anyway you look at it, it is an improvement and a very impressive vehicle. Subaru did good with these. I think anyone going from a ‘20 to the ‘24 would consider this a significant upgrade. The more responsive infotainment unit is the cherry on top.
  7. Yes that’s what I’m assuming they have done. Tire pressures are spot on. The difference in accelerator response is significant. I know many do a “calibration” procedure because of perceived inadequate response by doing 30 presses down and up. I’ve even tried this myself with no change. But in the ‘24 OB no such shenanigans are necessary. I’m still waiting to hear from someone who went from a ‘20 Legacy XT to a ‘24 to find out if the same was done on them.
  8. Whenever I get to drive my wife’s new ‘24 OB XT it feels like the acceleration is better than my ’20 Legacy XT. So I’m curious if someone has been able to make such a comparison between a ‘20 and ‘24 Legacy.
  9. That would be an advantage for me. I’d lose the memory door buttons, and the leather seats, though.
  10. Due to issues with my wife’s 2020 Onyx XT Outback she wound up getting a new ‘24 Onyx XT this week. It is a remarkably better vehicle, smoother CVT, much better accelerator response, quieter cabin, more responsive infotainment system, and of course the upgraded audio system. Just a noticeably better car overall. So that’s got me curious if there’s been similar improvements in a ‘24 Legacy from my 2020 Limited XT. I see that they’ve essentially replaced my Limited version with the Sport which has fabric seats, no driver memory door buttons, but is otherwise essentially the same. So if I wanted to replace my Limited XT for some reason, that Sport model is probably what I would choose. I am interested if any on here have gone from a 2020 XT to a Sport or Touring, which seem to be the only ones with the turbo engine, and have noticed any significant improvements.
  11. As shown in title I got an email this morning from the map service about an available update released today.
  12. Mine has only stayed off a day or two. I normally turn it off myself on sunny days because I wear fit-over sunglasses over my prescription glasses and the system can’t handle the 2 sets of lens disabling itself with 5 minutes or so. It also can’t handle my wearing a cap in the car as it will again disable itself in a few minutes. So I just usually turn it off right after turning off the stop/start system.
  13. I could never tell for certain whether it changed anything. I first read about it on another forum a couple years ago and have done it about 3 times on my 2020 Legacy XT. Doesn’t hurt anything and sometimes the placebo effect makes you think it’s much better. I’ve seen that the 2023 Legacy Sport models have the Si drive feature and wonder if that does what the calibration procedure theoretically can do.
  14. It won’t hurt and only takes about 10 minutes. I’ve done it once or twice on my 2020XT but I can’t say if it really has improved things or not. But the placebo effect usually makes it seem better. Regarding the CVT if you slam down the pedal from a stop you won’t go anywhere regardless of device or procedure you use. You’ll gradually learn a technique in using the accelerator. I have and I came from a 2006 Legacy GT turbo 5 speed. They perform very differently but I’ve been quite satisfied with my XT, but I did have to develop my technique. To be honest I’ve never been enamored of any automatic transmissions, always felt they were added complications that are just prone to repair issues. But so far this Legacy has really been nice and I have no complaints.
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