yep the OEM is weak af. I went to a local shop and paid $325 in Chicago. Works great, eyesight works perfectly, and glass is much stronger.
I changed mine recently to STP and the cabin gets cooler so much faster.
Yes, good tyres are absolutely worth the money when you need them.
I purchased my set of Falken Wildpeaks A/T trails back in 2020 and since then used them on all sorts of terrain. They handled well, in snow, dirt and rain and on road manners were excellent. My only small complaint was the big drop in fuel economy (22 MPG average.). Well, they've been driven about 38k miles now since my Subaru Forester is used for our family road trips and the tires are down to 2/32nd of tread.
My '15 Forester will burn a quart of oil every 1000 miles if I run 0w20.
I switched to 5w30 and it's all good for 5000 miles
The Geolanders are my favorite, I don't do much off road or inclement weather for that matter any more but I love the way they stick to the road.
They installed a Benson windshield which is a cheaper Chinese one but it couldn\u2019t be much worse than the original Subaru one \ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2642\ufe0f. Had a couple pebbles hit it already and no issues.
I just did the same job on my 2007 forester from the dealership, paid about the same amount, maybe a little more
Keep in mind I got rid of a 2013 Forester that had the infamous Subaru head gasket issue. Not an issue I want to ever deal with again.
At what point would you recommend to change CVT fluid in a 2018 Forester? A relative has one with 45k miles and it developed a quiet “howling” noise starting at around 50mph. It is not very loud and we cannot the if it’s coming from the CVT. It doesn’t go away when transmission is shifted into Neutral at that speed. Front and rear differential fluid has been replaced.
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