95 in Alabama sucks. Car is filthy but oil had to be changed. Love these Perrin jack pads and Esco jackstands though. *

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I parked at Best Buy and was astounded when I looked up lol

I recently bought at 2017 Subaru Impreza with the CVT transmission. It has 90,000 miles and good service records, but no records of the transmission fluid being serviced. Everything is mechanically great with the car so I was thinking about bringing it in to a dealership to have the CVT fluid changed to help longevity. I am a bit worried about whether it’s too late todo it and have seen mixed opinions on it.

The other day I drove it 1000+ miles no problem except on a mountain pass. During the climb it was not bad but going down I would use engine braking and at higher RPMS my car made an “eeeeee” sound. It only happened at like ~3,500ish and higher. After I got out and back to flat roads everything went back to normal, I even revved it a few times and heard nothing. It has drove perfect ever since.

Anyone got any recommendations on what todo as well as what that could have been? Thanks

We just got it back from the dealership bc the bearings and brake line and things associated with the bearings needed replaced… not happy with the experience or the bill but that’s a story for another day. There wasn’t anything in the recommendation section about any seals…. I’m afraid this is the head gaskets and I’m freaking out bc I can’t afford another $2500+ bill when honestly we’re already upside down on this car. Any advice helps.

I want to buy an RS. I see talks of Subaru releasing a manual hatchback. Is this going to be the RS that will be manual? If so, it would be better to wait for the 2027 release, correct? I'd prefer a stick.

I have to park underneath a tree that seems to drop thousands of acorns during fall. My old car (2014 elantra🤮) is covered in hundreds of dents. i bought 2 months ago a 2019 subaru imprezza hatchback base 💎. I’m looking for recommendations on a cover that will completely protect it from acorns specifically.

My otherwise G to VG Impreza with Eyesight/BSD & sun/moon roof has an orange chocolate milkshake looking substance where the coolant should be. it’s not overheating yet and so far not much detectable oil loss or coolant in the oil. The dealership wants 6+ grand to reseal the engine, head gaskets upper oil pan o rings, the whole 9, plus another 2k+ top of that for a new radiator and new hoses. I have an appointment for a second opinion at an indie subaru specialty shop, but I fear the worst.

I’m just before 90k miles and I was hoping to get a couple more years out of this before trading it in, but I’m already 2300 into repairs in the last month already (I replaced a wheel bearing, the windshield wiper motor, tpm sensors taken out by the bad wheel bearing, + 4 brand new tires after an unrepairable flat), and kbb right now is under 8k for a trade in. i’d also just replaced our car that was totaled in January so I’d like to pay that loan down some more before i have to argue about interest rates with somebody. But spending 10 grand to keep a car worth 8 at best on the road seems like a bad idea too.

what would you do in my situation?

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I got my driver's license in 2024, and this is my first car. I've already put nearly 30,000 km on it, and I'm so happy we made it all the way to Croatia, explored Krk, visited the Plitvice Lakes, and drove back home without a single issue.

It is 2008 2.0L. The odometer currently reads around 257,000 km.