Congrats, nice car! Check the oil on as close to a level surface as possible, it does not take much to throw the oil reading off.
My new 2025 Subaru Forester Limited
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Nice my parents are considering this for replacement of their 2015 Outback base.
The $285/year is likely worth it for 7 years out of bumper to bumper.
The $285/year is likely worth it for 7 years out of bumper to bumper.
Oil is overfilled from the factory.Did you put THE sticker on it yet?
Great car. What’s the last pic of?
Killer score on the warranty.
It's slow at startup but after that I haven't had any issues and in general I like it. I did check and I have the most current software version. I will say part of the reason for the extended warranty was because of that touch screen. All of the car's functions go through it.
For only 2k the extra 5y/40k warranty is worth it. Looks really good in silver.
So I looked up gold plus and it covers more than powertrain but not as much as b2b?. Does the gold plus cover all electrical things like LED tail/headlights. If it does then that's great, those led assemblies are expensive.
So I looked up gold plus and it covers more than powertrain but not as much as b2b?. Does the gold plus cover all electrical things like LED tail/headlights. If it does then that's great, those led assemblies are expensive.
Back in my days of working at a dealership, fluid levels were checked/adjusted as necessary during the PDI.
I had a 22 Limited and still have an 18'XT. I have had 3 Foresters. Subaru shops around for the crappiest tires on the planet. Get some Michelin CrossClimate2s. The other issue of course is the DI only. I have dont the CRC treatments 5 times and the Subaru cleaning once. I also hope frequent redlining helps. The best way to do that is put the selector in the "manual position" andpush the pedal to the floor(not slamming it). Keep it floored and it will automatically shift into 2nd and then 3rd etc. [keep it floored the whole time]
I did it in both subarus in the first 100 miles. Neither burned any noticeable oil. BTW, best way is just to pull out the dipstick and read it. No wiping or reinsertions.
I did it in both subarus in the first 100 miles. Neither burned any noticeable oil. BTW, best way is just to pull out the dipstick and read it. No wiping or reinsertions.
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Nice! Congrats and many years of reliable, pleasurable driving.
dipstick only has to hit the top 1-2qt of oil.
it goes in at an angle.
I've tried you get about half the oil out 2-3qt max out of 5.
The Forster on has 120 miles on it and Subaru prescribes a long break-in of 1,000 miles so I've been going easy on her. My initially impressions are it's super spacious and comfortable inside. The AWD system makes the Forester feel very sure footed. Suspension is great at soaking up the bumps - much better than the 2019 RX 350. I actually like the large screen head unit. Seems to do what it's supposed to do.
This is my second CVT and to be honest, I think the Kia CVT drives better. It feels much more like a direct connection and its ratio changes feel much sharper. The throttle response in general on Kia is much more linear. The Forester seems to have some funky torque converter lockup behavior around 40 mph. To be fair, I'm being very gentle on the accelerator and not going over 4k RPM and some of this may smooth out once I start driving it how I normally drive.
This is my second CVT and to be honest, I think the Kia CVT drives better. It feels much more like a direct connection and its ratio changes feel much sharper. The throttle response in general on Kia is much more linear. The Forester seems to have some funky torque converter lockup behavior around 40 mph. To be fair, I'm being very gentle on the accelerator and not going over 4k RPM and some of this may smooth out once I start driving it how I normally drive.
We have CC2s on the Kia and RX 350 and they will likely be my go to once these OEMs wear out. Yeah, all three other vehicles have PFI or dual DI/PFI by choice to fight carbon build up so this will be a new issue to deal with for me. How are the CRC treatments done and at what interval are you doing them?
Check it on youtube. I do them every 7K miles. Really don't know if they help.
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My new vehicle has the crappy Nexens but atleast they are 440 twFunny you mention that about the tires. I just checked the tires on our new Crosstrek and they are crappy 280 treadwear Yokahama's
Congrats on the nice looking new vehicle. You can sleep good with that warranty.
It's very roomy and at 6'5" I need the room! I just ordered a bunch of Subaru OEM oil filters and I'll probably go with Valvoline R&P in either 0W-20 or 5W30 - they meet the certs. I'm going to hang my hat on the their owner's manual statement, "However, in hot weather, oil of higher viscosity is REQUIRED to properly to properly lubricate the engine." All other references to viscosity use the word "recommended". I also have enough 0W20 receipts to "prove" I changed the oil on a vehicle every 5000 miles for 100k miles.
Thanks for the clarification!
I had considered trying the extractor, but now I know it'll just leave me disappointed.
