Highway Star

No shit? I wondered why we have drive through car washes on every corner. It's a miracle that my oldest car is 15 years old with 160k miles and no problems. But hey, it's not a Subaru. You all laugh. But a chronic model problem can emerge at a certain time. Since this is the first year of the 5th generation, in another year or two you can tell me I didn't maintain my car or that I was the leading edge of a scourge for every northern owner of a 5G Legacy. Only time will tell.

Sorry I can't help you on your sub-frame. I just found out my front sub-frame has rusted out and needs to be replaced. I got a quote from the dealer for ~$500 in parts and ~$1000 in labor. So all in I estimate it's about a $2K job. It's a bite because the car is in good shape and too valuable to sell off. However when repairs get to over 15% of the car value, I start re-evaluating my fleet strategy. The biggest bitch is that the car is 8 years and a couple of months and about 95k miles. Pretty disappointing for a brand that claims to be all about snow and dirt roads. Of course I'll get it fixed but the Subaru love has gone cold.