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Just as people still prefer a bolt action rifle vs. a semi auto, there will always be a certain segment of cars that will retain a manual. Im sorry, anyone that is otherwise not inhibited by a medical condition (like a broken leg or surgically repaired knee) and can consider the Subaru CVT over the manual is just not a car guy. Thats like someone saying they would rather curl up with their girlfriend pillow rather than spend a night with Kate Upton because the pillow is easier to manage.

Nope. The market is very clear in its preferences. Its big government marxists and globalists that are forcing the mandate of the electric car.

Lol. The people that would be drawn to an XT model will not want to go anywhere near a CVT and the people that would tolerate a CVT or dont even know what one is will not want to drive or pay for an XT. [redacted]

Hey Guys, Another shout out to Luke Corcione at Stamford Subaru. i called yesterday and he got me squared away with the Gold Plus Warranty for $1550. he was happy to learn about this site and this thread. if you are interested in getting the warranty, dont hesitate to call him: Luke Circione (203) 252-2222 x109 - keep in mind he is off Thursday and Sunday. Also, thanks to SecurityGuy for the hookup!

Just to update this thread. My wife's car developed a whine/groan from the rear driver's side wheel. I pulled the wheel and the bearing hub turned freely with no perceivable lateral movement. I then rotated the tires to eliminate an unbalanced wheel and the noise still persisted. At that point, I took it in under warranty, suspecting a bad wheel bearing. They ended up changing both rear bearing hubs under warranty.

Interestingly, Ford sold about 80,000 Ford Tauruses in 2017 - but about 45K of those were fleet sales to PDs. Subaru sold 50K Legacies in the U.S. in 2017. By sheer numbers, the Taurus is a more common car on US roads, but more of the public bought Legacies vs. Tauruses in 2017.

I can understand not knowing that the SHO existed as they are pretty subdued unless you know what you're looking at. But not to realize that the Taurus was a current model? Do you live in a cave somewhere? You dont notice cop cars or these big Ford sedans on the street?

Well, now that you've invalidated your opinion in regards to performance cars, we can allow others to chime in.

Yeah, you know the GT350, the Focus RS, the Fiesta ST, not to mention the run of the mill Mustang GT... who would want those cars?

Lol. Are you serious? There are probably a 100 factors which could effect the drag strip performance of the same car on different days to the tune of a few tenths, much less two different cars 3 years apart. I will tell you this, if 0-60 and 1/4 mike are priorities for you, you are barking up the wrong tree with the Legacy. The 365 hp Taurus SHO will lay waste to a legacy and doesn’t cost all that much more.

Perfect - thank you!

Anyway, these electronic brakes have been on the market on Subarus for about 4 years now. I guarantee you that many of these cars have had brake jobs done at places other than the dealer. I dont see a raft of stories or cautionary tales on the internet about rear brakes failing when they were retracted manually. Hopefully, OP can update. Ill take his input over others' conjecture.

So do you think Subaru corporate, knowing hundreds of thousands of these cars would go to places like Midas and Quick - e- Lube, where Gomez would smash the piston back in like he does with countless 95 Camry's, proceeded to release to the market such a massive liability issue? You dont think they figured many many of these cars would end up at independent shops, retail lube joints, and driveways for a pad slap and they said, "Aww **** em, let em eat cake unless they have the multi thousand dollar Subaru scan tool and software?"

Bumping this thread to re-visit the electronic parking brake issue on the rear caliper. First off, OP thank you for tackling this and posting photos. I know you can properly turn a wrench and from your SO flank drive 14mm, I see that you have quality tools. As such, your experience and opinion is worth 1,000 times more than some of the limpwrists on this forum who criticize but cant turn a wrench. Now, to the issue at hand. Did you see any issue with manually retracting the pistons without using the 'Subaru Select Monitor' to set the brakes in maintenance mode? Ive seen on other forums that the posters were unable to retract the caliper by hand and were concerned about forcing the piston and/or damaging the electronic parking brake actuator. Did you experience any issues afterward? Thanks again, OP.

Im starting to hear some whining from my wife's car at 31K miles. Mine seems to be coming from the rear. I'll pull the wheel and rotor this weekend to take a look, listen, and feel. Ive personally never owned a car that had a wheel bearing go bad prior to hitting 150K miles. If Subaru is having so many bearing issues, they need to take a look at who their bearing manufacturer is or re-visit the specs that they accept from them.