Parents 2018 Forester got ~65k miles on stock Yokohama tires with regular rotations and replaced them with a bit over 3/32” left on them.
I have these on my forester I bought used two years ago. I have maybe rotated them once, never had an alignment, and will need to buy new ones next year. Not because the tread is wearing out but because they are getting those cracks from being nearly 5 years old. Fantastic tires and i will be purchasing again!!!
I have just replaced the cabin air filter in 2025 FW and was really surprised as how thin the filter was. In a couple of places I could see through it. I went to AutoZone and got a $25 filter from STP which looked much more solid than the original OEM.
Raybestos Element 3 in the Forester (surprisingly good pads and cheap AF)
I switched to 5w-30 instead of the factory spec 0w-20 and that slowed down my consumption. I use Amsoil to maximize protection with use of the "wrong" oil weight and I monitor wear with oil analysis and seem to have no change in wear from my 0w-20 use.
I've used nothing but Fram on my 16 forester 2.5i. Just hit 102k miles. I change the oil and filter every 3-4k and have never had an issue.
CVT doesn’t give me reliability anxiety, it’s a fleet car sold to police. Get it serviced regularly, it’s fine. Most people blame the cvt, when it’s actually the valves need cleaned, and O2 sensors, Spark plugs, coil packs need replaced. The stock tune needs updated. Even then the Subaru tune isn’t great. My kid loves the smooth as butter cvt ride. I love it puts her to sleep.
2025 Forester purchased in early June already has 2 of these chips. We have never experienced this in any of our past vehicles, including an Outback that was part of the class action class. This is an obvious quality issue.
Right at 5k miles the AC Compressor stopped working. Took it to the dealer and they replaced the Compressor. 3 weeks later, 5,600 miles, hot air blower out the vents again. Again they replace the Condensor, Compressor. All under warranty... 4 AC Compressors. When we got rid of it in 2019, the APP and the AC stopped working for the 4th time.
My 2020 Forester has proprietary subaru clips. I can't find any Bosch's that will work on it.
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