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Which Life Pro Tip disappointed you?
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this post was submitted on 06 Nov 2023
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Next time buy a Subaru and have the guy meet you at a dealership. They do a free inspection for you
Ironically that's exactly what I did.
Dealership inspection was crap didn't catch obvious issues, and 2. I live in a country where Subaru is only a minor player so not a large service network
Oof that sucks. I’m sorry.
I raised the possibility of buying a Subaru with my local mechanic and he described me as "brave". He mentioned that the ridiculously high prices for fixing up my Merc (like £600 for a hosepipe) would be peanuts compared to Subaru repairs, and that's assuming he could even get the parts. So I got another Volvo.
weird. i love my subie and it's had basically no problems in 4 years, even though it was already 8 or so when i got it. i made sure to get the year where they'd fixed the gaskets, though.
Having watched so many subarus break down (belonged to neighbours and friends, and I was the person called to rescue them) some of which were brand new, buy any vehicle other than the rubbish sold with a subaru logo on it. Subaru breaks down on dirt roads constantly. Those things can only cope with flat perfect tarmac without hills in a city where public transport is available for emergencies.
A few days ago my brother saw a car on the side of the road at an odd angle, and thought it was for sale. It was not, it was yet another subaru broken down waiting for the flatbed. They just can't hack it.