Been telling my brother to offload his Crosstrek as soon as the powertrain warrantys up...

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Kinja'd!!! Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > sony1492
08/20/2017 at 02:02

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My friend owns a 2014 Impreza that’s been problem free over 100k miles. But his girlfriend bought a 2016 Crosstrek, which should be effectively identical except it’s had A.C. and major brake problems over a few thousand miles...


Kinja'd!!! Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
08/20/2017 at 02:10

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Quality control problems much?


Kinja'd!!! sony1492 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
08/20/2017 at 02:10

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At first he thought it would be fine but then the problems as outlined above. Aswell as, One day every warning light was on. Now the infotainments tweaking out.

Maybe they are built at different facilities?


Kinja'd!!! Dusty Ventures > sony1492
08/20/2017 at 02:55

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If the Crosstrek is a pre-2017 model it should have been built in Gunma, Japan, along with the Impreza. If it’s a 2017 model it may have been built in Indiana


Kinja'd!!! sony1492 > Dusty Ventures
08/20/2017 at 02:57

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I guess they are bound to have problems when they produce that many cars.


Kinja'd!!! promoted by the color red > sony1492
08/20/2017 at 03:10

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Yikes, I thought about buying one before I decided to get a Miata. Looks like I dodged a bullet.


Kinja'd!!! sony1492 > promoted by the color red
08/20/2017 at 03:16

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Miata sounds like a better choice regardless


Kinja'd!!! hike > sony1492
08/20/2017 at 06:45

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I have a friend with a 2012 impreza hatch who just passed a 100k miles. Been trying to convince him to at least look at Mazda and Honda, but chances are he’ll buy a crosstrek that was a service loaner. Hope he doesn’t regret it.


Kinja'd!!! RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > sony1492
08/20/2017 at 07:25

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I really miss my old 2002 Subie Impreza, but they’ve really gone downhill in recent years to me...both styling wise (super bland) and quality wise. I’ve got a friend who used to be my old boss that has a 2nd or 3rd model year Crosstrek and it’s on it’s 3rd engine because of that oil issue....all replaced under warranty...


Kinja'd!!! FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > sony1492
08/20/2017 at 09:55

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There seems to be a lot of inconsistency in Subaru quality from ‘12 on when their sales started taking off. I’m guessing they’ve had trouble scaling up production.


Kinja'd!!! Textured Soy Protein > sony1492
08/20/2017 at 10:31

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My wife drives a leased 2016 Impreza hatch that she loves very much. She puts very few miles on it. We’ve had it for 16 months and it might just now be approaching 10k miles. She talks about buying it at the end of the lease and keeping it for a long time. It’s been a good car but I’m much more like “let’s see what other lease deals are around when this lease is up.”


Kinja'd!!! sony1492 > Textured Soy Protein
08/20/2017 at 11:31

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That is a wise approach