Western Canadian skier here. I run Studded Toyos on my outback every winter, it’s amazing!
Pros: amazing performance
Vehicle:
Subaru Outback
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Replaced original battery at 93,000 miles. I live in Detroit. Cold winters. I guess I got lucky.
Pros: long lifespan
Vehicle:
Subaru Outback
Mileage: 93000 km
My stock OEM battery that came with my 2018 Outback lasted longer than I thought it would.
Pros: lasted long
Vehicle:
Subaru Outback
I'm 2+ years and 47,000 miles in to the factory battery and haven't had an issue.
Pros: no issues, good lifespan
Vehicle:
Subaru Outback
Mileage: 47000 km
Couldn’t believe it lasted that long.
Pros: lasted long
Vehicle:
Subaru Outback
3yrs in on my 22 XT ,still good
Pros: still good
Vehicle:
Subaru Outback
New thermostat (Aisin brand), fresh oil, fresh coolant, replaced at that time. Coolant system bled well. No leaks. Heat worked flawlessly. AC worked after the swap. Overheated the drive home after that swap, turns out the radiator fan module got fried on the final drive (it was above 250 on coolant temps before replacing the engine, on a 30 minute, fast, highway drive). Ordered a new one. Everything working perfect now at the right temperature points. Engine times reading perfect too (watching live data). On a 30 minute highway drive tonight, returning home after the same drive 2 days ago with zero issues, it overheats again. Radiator fans are working. The one thing I changed during the drive was turning down the heat from HIGH to 75. No more than 10 minutes later I hear the bubbling in the heater core area. Take my exit from the highway, and the red temp light starts flashing, temps read 239, and the bubbling worsened. Temps stayed above 228 until I made it home from my exit. Worse at red lights. Turned off for 10 minutes, turned back on, temps went up to 232 at idle, holding steady. Lower radiator hose read 102 degrees, upper hose reads 190.
Pros: heat worked flawlessly, AC worked
Cons: overheated, bubbling in heater core
Vehicle:
Subaru Outback
I bought a brand new '24 Outback Wilderness in August of 2023 and had to replace the battery within 18 months.
Cons: replaced within 18 months
Vehicle:
Subaru Outback
My battery died on my ‘15 Outback within a year of my buying the car brand new off the lot. I noticed some issues with the lift gate and the car was having problems starting at times. It was a bad cell in the battery so it needed to be replaced.
Cons: died within a year, bad cell
Vehicle:
Subaru Outback
Tires (Kumho Ecsta LX Platinum) were installed 6/25/2024 @ 151,xxx miles (with receipts). Manufactured date is May 2023. Currently, car has 165,xxx miles. As you can see, the two front (now rotated to rear) tires are bald! The other two tires have a normal amount of tread remaining however. I was running about 1° of camber front and rear, and explains why the inside is more worn, but doesn't explain the overall accelerated wear that occurred only on the fronts. I also have an alignment report showing only the front left Toe is out of spec (-0.39° measured vs. +/-0.08 spec).
In my opinion, this would fall under the warranty via excessive/premature tire wear, but of course I imagine any shop would fuss about the lack of rotation. To make matters worse, I purchased and installed these tires at Walmart, which I'm now learning isn't an authorized Kumho installer and Kumho's warranty form says they must be installed by an authorized installer. However, Walmart's own listing for the tires says it's covered by a 50k mile tread life warranty (see last photo).
Cons: premature wear, bald tires
Vehicle:
Subaru Outback
Mileage: 14000 km
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