We've got a 2018 Forester, 118k miles and so far it's been a great vehicle. I've been very impressed with the AWD handling in Montana winters and off-road. I've done all of our maintenance myself after our initial free service period and only recently replaced both front lower control arms and wheel bearings which came out to about $265.
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I’ve used and installed a bunch of Detroit Axle stuff over the years and never had problems with their quality or service
Took a quick look on RA for you and if you scroll down further you'll see the heart symbol next to the Delphi lower control arms at $55 a piece for the front. I'd go with those.
all 2011 audi will probably need control arms replaced by now anyway. get lemforder or meyle HD
160,000 miles. 5 sets of tires, 12V battery, two sets of wipers, and $120 for a squeaky front control arm.
Extremely low maintenance.
Meyle get mixed reviews too, many report early failings again.
Lower control arms. 12v battery. Charge door. Airbag sensor. Trunk cam harness under warranty.
Be sure to tell them that you hear grinding and clunking sounds when you turn the wheel so they fix your failing control arms. It’s a terrible design and they all seem to fail.
I ordered “Moog” upper and lower control arms to rebuilt the whole front end of my grand marquis. They all came in Moog boxes but they looked different. Only 1 of 4 control arms looked legit from the pics I sent to the “Moog” rep.
I have the same exact 2018 model. I've replaced all 4 wheels, 4 tires with new ones, got an alignment, and replaces both driver/passenger control arm and i still have a slight vibration that I'm still tackling/chasing to this very day.
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