I just had mine done on my 2019 Forester with 112K miles for the same reason I see yours - the bushings are shot. It made a night/day difference in handling. I had noticed the car had gotten less "planted" and more skatey on the road over any rough pavement or bumps.
That ring of belt material on the idler *implies* an anti-skip plate was installed too tight and rubbing on the belt, but I don't see one over the crank. The DOHC engines have them in the corners of the timing guide. SOHC manual trans engines had one over the crank but auto trans had none. Never reuse an unknown mileage/history belt... And even then, if you've already got in apart, just replace it. (For what it's worth Subarus service interval is 105k miles or 105 months.)
Budget for snow tires. AWD is not magic, and you generally can't use chains with AWD systems. In terms of cars, Subarus are good and reliable. I've owned two Foresters.
Did you use a high quality timing belt? We had a 98 impreza 2.2 and put an aftermarket timing belt kit on it and the belt broke in 30k miles for no reason. Tensioner and pulleys were all fine.
Before I read your post I thought it was the hood this whole time and didn’t realize it’s the bumper. It’s not noticeable at all until you mention it.
I didnt care for the feel of the pedal. Actual performance of the brakes is fine.
The windshield cracked on its own on mine. No impact just cracked...
RIP doing spark plugs at home and not hating life.
Good luck doing spark plugs
Replacing my battery recently
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