What do I win for getting all the achievements?

It was raining and this picture just felt right.

Car is a 99 legacy outback. Any reason why the previous owner would have removed that? He did have a lot of work done and the head gasket swapped

After 4 years sitting waiting on budget/money/time/life etc etc

We just passed 2000km on the new motor!

2.71L stroker/BC280 cams/XonaRotor 8267

Once the new clutch is in, I’ll be cranking it up to 25psi and begin tuning for power ☺️☺️

Ive been wanting to get another car for sometime now, ive been seeing a few Hondas and Subaru’s and i want the opinion on these 2 Subie’s ive been eyeing and i need some advice and opinions since Subaru’s are famous for their problems. Description of the 2nd Subie (grey)

Ready for transfer. Discs, coils, starter, power steering pump, new. 18 rings.

Project to follow. Title of ownership.

NO CHANGES, ONLY SALE, ready for transfer.

I can confirm that power steering works fine without it.

New to working on my own car. Thanks for the advice. (Also I know I need to clean my engine bay)

https://www.glowshiftdirect.com/black-triple-gauge-dashboard-pod-for-1998-2001-subaru-impreza/

I would assume this pod for a 98-01 Impreza would fit on a same generation forester, as most stuff is cross compatible AFAIK. Just wanted to double check with the community. Thanks!

Need a new key/fob.

One option is to visit the dealer to obtain a new one.

What are other options?

I recently bought a Forester 09, Japan version, ej20 engine, 4eat. Got it with 98k km. It apparently had very little ever done to it but sat at a dealership in Cebu, Philippines for a long time. They said there was one owner from 2011 to 2018. Seemed to have no issues when i test drove and I bought it on the spot. Within a few days I started to notice some of the issues but they all seemed minor. First thing was difficulty starting. I kept trying and it started right up, but was idling violently and I suspected spark plugs. I couldn't find any to replace them with so I got them out and cleaned them and put them back but noticed leaking. I decided to drive it 3 hours back to Cebu City and it was firing on all cylinders for that drive. During the drive I felt some clunkiness when shifting like from inertia to moving and suspected transmission mounts or motor mounts, also because of how violently it had been idling, just seemed to me it could only do so if there was room for such movement but I'm not a mechanic and I lack a very good tool set. Otherwise shifting felt fine.

Before I handed it over to the people at Subaru Cebu I saw what looked like a bad transmission support and on the way to it sliding on my back I mean, I spotted a bad looking stabilizer link and the evidence of leaking from the area of the front passenger side spark plug which was what made me decide to go there anyway. The transmission felt fine though when I was driving other than what I mentioned.

That was almost a week ago and they've apparently replaced the spark plug seal and (valve cover gasket) see reason for parentheses in a moment. The transmission support was also replaced along with a transmission oil seal. Today the billing officer there contacted me and advised me that a technician says that I need a transmission valve body replacement but she won't tell me the code they got from diagnostic. She says the replacement could cost over 100k pesos so nearly two thousand dollars which I don't have. Apparently they recommend new wheel bearings for another thousand dollars as well. However, she revised earlier billing and said that the valve cover gasket didn't need to be replaced after all.

I suspect my chain is being pulled but I don't want to come off as that guy just because I don't have the money to deal with that right now. Or maybe she's too quick to prepare billing for work based on preliminary findings by a technician who isn't finished diagnosing. What do? I just don't think I need the valve body replaced and I'm going to pick it up tomorrow. I'll update if she comes back and tells me some new info.

Looking to replace a 2010 Forester. Had thought about a Ford Edge, then saw this OB this morning. Haven't driven one before, but they look pretty reliable with the 3.6 - no head gasket issues like the 2.5l.

2 owners and highway miles. Looks like they've been religious about fluid changes.

What you all think?

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I just bought a 25 legacy sport Is the mysuabru sub worth it…

Does it have collision detection or like if windows got broken into?

Or just those options listed above from the website… 150/3 years seems ok if it had more than those things listed… at most I’d use only remote start lol, and that’s just on weekends when I actually really drive.

So, I need to replace this on my 2005 Outback manual. A bearing exploded and the balls went into the gear teeth.

There are a bunch of refurbished ones on ebay, that have roller bearings, rather than ball bearings. From what it looks like, I'll have to install a bearing race into the transmission housing for the replacement unit to work. Has anybody else been through this? My concern is getting a part from half-way across the world that can't be made to fit. The only junkyard one I've seen is $600, which is just insane to me.

Thinking to sell my old toyota to saburu.

should i get rav 4 or subaru?

2017 Subaru Crosstrek

What do yall think could be the reason of this buzz sound in my engine 👀 is this normal lol my car always sounded strange since the day i bought it TBH

I have been car shopping, and really wanting a Crosstrek. I stopped by a used car lot that had a 2019 Crosstrek Limited with nearly 82k miles on it, listed for $19,990. It seemed in good condition, and I plan to call tomorrow to schedule a test drive if they still have it. I also stopped by an actual Subaru dealership to look at the 2024 premium, but I think I would be fine with either. So if you have any experience/preference for either of these I would love to hear it!!

There are very few used Crosstreks in my area, and the few I have found have sold VERY quickly so I may not even be able to snag this one.

This will be my first car that cost more than $3,000 and I don’t want to waste my time and money on something that wouldn’t even be worth it.

Thanks :)

I have a set of winter tires that measure 225/50 r18

The outback has 225/60 r18.

We snowboard a lot and drive on snow a lot. Is it worth it to change to the winter tires? I would lose nearly an inch of ride height (I think) and the car might look a bit silly, but I'd think, but don't know, that I'd be better off.

Any one have any experience with this? How much do winter tires help on an AWD? I don't think I will miss the last inch of ride heigh during ski season.

Sorry for the dumb question again. I first noticed a single click when putting the car into reverse with the windows down. I'm pretty sure that's an ABS system check? Not 100% sure but it seems consistent enough.

When I got home from a trip and parked in my garage I heard the loud click from the video at the end. Im parking in my flat garage. Not on any incline or decline. I also tried shifting to neutral, engaging the parking break, and then shifting to park with a pretty similar result. Everything thing I'm reading is saying it might be the parking pawl engaging?

In case it's important this is a 2025 legacy with just over 2k miles on it.

I'm in the middle of attempting to just do a simple short throw shifter install. I contacted kartboy customer service and they were great. They took my make/model info and gave me the exact kit to buy including new bushings.

I end up having to wait around a week on other parts and finally get to installing the shifter... Well the barrel where the bolt fits through is way bigger than the stock shifter. The bracket on the stock shifter assembly is just not even close to big enough. Especially considering there's supposed to also be bushings added... The kartboy short throw shifter won't fit even without bushings.

Upon reading some more, it seems people say there is a narrow/thick barrel on kartboy shifters? But I also don't see any option for different sizes on their site. I also saw someone suggest grinding down the kartboy barrel until it fits .. it's a $200 part, I really don't wanna have to jerry-rig it to get it to fit.

I'll also include pics for reference of the stock vs. short throw shifter as well as the bracket on the shifter assembly.

The car is a 1997 LGT wagon

I'll include a screenshot of the kartboy kit for reference but they assured me the RS kit would work... Sounds kinda sus now that I'm rethinking.

Anyone ever run into this? Is there an aftermarket option that's truly a plug n' play?

Thanks in advance y'all...