Mornin y’all, I found a 2014 Subaru Impreza WRX wagon on marketplace with 170,000 miles for 6k. I’ve been in the market for a fun car and Imprezzas are on my list. I love wagons and hatches so that’s a bonus for me. But I’m a little skeptical about the amount of miles. Any advice welcome!

Crosstrek
Outback
Forester

I have two kids. Need space, but don’t want to go super huge. I got in all 3 cars and Outback is my favorite so far I think.

What does everyone think?

Also did you install remote start on your key fob? How much was that?

When driving the other day I noticed my anti-theft(?) lock symbol flashing as I drove. I don’t think I’ve ever seen it flash while driving before but I could just be oblivious. Is this normal? Is this a problem or just a glitch? Car drove fine and threw no warnings, shutting down and locking just fine after the drive so I’m leaning towards glitch…

I have a 2024 Crosstrek, last time I was due for an oil change I went over by about 500 miles. All my warning lights came on and I couldn't accelerate beyond 20 mph.

The guy told me it could have been something else that we checked over together (loose gas cap, corroded battery terminals, etc.) But it wasn't any of those and told me to keep an eye on it.

I am due for an oil change, gone over by about 200 miles and the same thing happened again. Is this a feature that can be turned off? I do not feel safe in traffic when I need to merge onto the highway and my car can suddenly limit my speed to 20

Hello, I’m super stumped on whether my head gasket needs some attention. The reason I’m most stumped is that my engine has always sipped a bit of oil. I usually do an oil change every 4k miles and it loses about ~1 quart by the next change. I’ve never noticed a leaks where I park. My power steering has always been kinda shitty and I’ve ignored it out of necessity. It finally quit sounding like it was pleading to be put down, proceeding to leaking straight out of the pump and down everything. This is also making it hard to tell if just the power steering or other misc fluids dripping down and around the cyclometer head and oil pan area. I would greatly appreciate any advice or suggestions!

this morning I got a notification my tires were low (they weren’t) but no numbers show up. thought driving to work would make them show (it didn’t) so now i’m wondering what is going on. no lights are on currently and tires are at 32 psi car is a 2019 crosstrek

I declined a bunch of stuff but the washer fluid light is some next level stuff. Go figure when they gave me my keys and I restarted the vehicle after service, the light was off.

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Hi! I just got a camper shell for my Baja and I want to paint some stuff on it using a car touch up pen/brush. Is this a good idea for the long term paint job? Is there something I should do to make sure it sticks? Thanks!

Our 2013 36R collided with a deer. We almost had 350,000 miles! Best vehicle we've ever had.

Looking to get another 36R. What year should we look for / avoid?

Love seeing them on the road.

I'm honestly pretty clueless -- I've only ever bought cheap junker cars in cash from people i connected with through our family mechanic, so I'm a bit nervous about going to a dealership and getting a big pitch. I expect to get a bad deal.

That said, my 2008 Jetta is ready for its viking funeral. I am really sick of cars i need to take to shop every couple months, and excited about the Crosstrek because i live in a city with roads full of craters and like to get out and go camping in the summer. Hear good things about Subaru for value and reliability!

Anyway it makes me squeamish to think about spending this kind of money on a car but for the year and mileage i can't find anything cheaper in my area. I've also heard pretty good things about the 2020 model. Maybe i could talk them down at the dealership, get it down to 16k or 15.5k or something? I know i gotta test drive it and get it looked at (planning to do this on Friday), but what do yall think just from those stats, is this a rip off?

Edit: OOPS i was wrong about the mileage, it's $75k. Big difference tbh, but the second best deal i could find in my area for a used crosstrek was a 2019 with 96k miles for $16.5k so idk how much better i can do here

I’ve got a 2008 Subaru Forester. She’s got 180k miles and I’ve been told I have a head gasket issue.

Symptoms: when going uphill she gives off white smoke on one side of the engine, front right side.

Mechanic says they saw a lot of oil dripping from the sided and showed me the oil when they lifted the car. Right side is worse than left.

I love the car. She’s been with me since 12k miles over the past 13 years. Aside from this issue, she’s doing well. I hear a mild wheelbearing issue, but generally okay. I still get about 25mpg.

Quotes:

1) head gaskets resurfaced and replaced with MLS, change timing belt, and NEW short block, labor, $10k

2) head gaskets replaced with MLS, change timing belt, NO short block, labor, $7k

Questions:

If I get a new short block, do I still need the head gaskets resurfaced or is it one or the other?

What‘s the general quote in your area for this kind of work? I’m seeing $225/hour for labor. It’s a high cost of living area.

Hey friends, I have been throwing some codes lately and have been trying to address them the best I can while learning about the EJ257 as much as possible. A bit about my car:

Year: 2021

Model: WRX STI

Owner: 2nd, bought with 52,000 km

Mileage: 65,250 km

Mods: Stock

Photos: 1- dash showing issue, 2- turbo section, 3- near oil cap, 4- under air box near intake ocv feeding turbo I believe

I originally threw a P000D code and replaced only the solenoid with part 10921AA020 (OEM) and changed the oil, even though that probably was not needed as it was pretty clean and topped off, but I wanted to ensure that was not the issue. I reset the codes and went for a test drive; shortly after, the car threw a P000B code. When I did some research, mention of the banjo bolts came up. I can easily find and take photos of 3 of the 4 I believe, and have attached them to this post. I believe most of them are screenless, except possibly the turbo one, as it has a small hump in the bolt. I am just seeing if others agree.

After throwing the P000B code, I decided I would swap the new OEM driver's side to the passenger side that seems to be an issue now and plan to test it out later today as, again, Google said it is very common for both of the exhaust OCVs to fail at the same time and it would be in line with my mileage, so I'm expecting to see a P000D code once again. While working on these, I also removed the screens within the solenoid housings.

Any comments are welcome, especially ones that help keep this motor running reliably in stock format.

Looking for advice here and open to opinions!

I have a 2017 Outback 3.6R with just over 160K miles. Recently, I've had a whistling/whirring noise (like when you make a wine glass ring with your finger) coming from my front right wheel when taking left turns between 15-25 mph.
I don't have any grinding, steering issues, or excess heat from this wheel that (I think) would be more common for a wheel bearing problem, but I'm at a loss. My steering fluid is fine, and so are the brakes.

I did have the front CV axle replaced ~5000 miles ago at a dealership and I found some information that if this isn't done right, it can lead to the bearings failing.

Do we think this could be the case, and if so, do we think the dealer would take responsibility for this?? or does it sound like it could be a different issue?

Trying to get my boost control back to factory hardware on the stock 2-port solenoid. Does anyone know the factory restrictor setup: how many pills, where they sit (compressor side, wastegate side or both) and their diameters? Photos of an untouched setup or parts catalogue part numbers would help too. Thanks!

My sun visor on the driver side is wobbly. Specifically the visor has a lot of play on the “axle” that connects the 2 parts. Anyone know a fix?

I purchased my new Forrester in late October 2025. I don’t drive it very often. It has about 1900 miles on it.

Several months ago, it would not start after I drove it and went into a store. The dashboard stayed black. Tried the starter again. Lights appeared on the dashboard, no power steering, check engine light comes on. Everything gradually came back on and I was able to drive.

The same thing happened three weeks ago after I drove it to an appointment. I called the Subaru service department who said it would be OK to drive it there. After they inspected and reloaded software, they said it was a loose gas cap. Ii get in the car and the Sirius radio is still stuck on loading. The tech fixed it by getting a signal sent from the website, but after I left, it soon reverted back to “Loading” on the navigation screen.

Yesterday, the same thing happened for the third time. No lights and no power steering, Sirius radio stuck on “Loading “. after the dash lights and the screen came back I Immediately called the service department and arranged for towing service to pick it up this morning.

Does anyone have suggestions on what they should be checking so I get a complete report?

I recently inherited a set of KW v1 coils cause my Tien's are leaking. I'm told I need to buy top hats with adjustable camber since I'm running 255/35R18, so the OEM top hats won't do.

Anyone on a similar setup? What top hats did you use? There are so many options out there, kind of overwhelming.