It just happened.....

I passed the 155,000 mile mark on my Subaru Forester.

I have filled it with gas 596 times. Changed the oil 42 times. Replaced the brakes 4 times. Replaced the tires 9 times. Replaced the windshield twice. Fixed a radiator hose once. Replaced the timing belt once.

My satellite radio receiver just crapped out and I've got to replace that now.

That's it.

Here's a photo of my baby:
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Got a 2010 Subaru Forester.

Damn thing didn't come with roof rails (premium did but I don't have the $$ for it). Don't know what I should do to fix that since Subaru doesn't seem to offer the rails as an accessory. Buy the Subaru cross bars? Get a 3rd party rack?

There's a handy site called (drum roll) subaruforester.org which be useful. Lots of forester owners there.

Drove over Carson Pass last night in a snowstorm. Love AWD !

Nice thread. Wish I would've discovered it back in Aug/Sept. of last year when I was shopping for one. Or, maybe I did. .
Anyway, found an '02 Outback that was pretty decent, clean, etc. with 109,000 on it. Not much info on it, even with a carfax. Looks like it was a lease car for some Co. I bought if from a dealer.
114, 000 on it now. Without knowing its history, I'm guessing I should get that damn timing belt changed pretty soon, right?
Also, what's the "cabin filter," some of you were mentioning? Wonder if mine has one?

And, I always thought the Forester(less room than an outback,btw), was the lesbian car of the bunch. . . Not to offend any guys or non-lesbians who drive one.

Go to a checker auto parts and ask if they have a cabin filter for that model. In many outbacks, it was located behind the glove compartment. It was just a filter to take the dust out of air circulated to the passenger compartment.

Mine supposedly does not have one; it was only in the higher-end models. There are many internet directions for changing the filter.

dskoon wrote:Nice thread. Wish I would've discovered it back in Aug/Sept. of last year when I was shopping for one. Or, maybe I did. .
Anyway, found an '02 Outback that was pretty decent, clean, etc. with 109,000 on it. Not much info on it, even with a carfax. Looks like it was a lease car for some Co. I bought if from a dealer.
114, 000 on it now. Without knowing its history, I'm guessing I should get that damn timing belt changed pretty soon, right?
Also, what's the "cabin filter," some of you were mentioning? Wonder if mine has one?

And, I always thought the Forester(less room than an outback,btw), was the lesbian car of the bunch. . . Not to offend any guys or non-lesbians who drive one.

I drive a Forester and am proud to say that I am lesbian. (How do I know that I am lesbian? I know because I wear men's clothing and I like to eat at the Y.)

The Forester is higher off the ground and thus easier to get into than the Outback. It seemed to me that the Forest had a lot more room than the Outback. That's why I switched to the Forester.

Yes, your timing belt needs to be replaced now. Probably will cost you about $300.

Sierra Ledge Rat wrote:

dskoon wrote:Nice thread. Wish I would've discovered it back in Aug/Sept. of last year when I was shopping for one. Or, maybe I did. .
Anyway, found an '02 Outback that was pretty decent, clean, etc. with 109,000 on it. Not much info on it, even with a carfax. Looks like it was a lease car for some Co. I bought if from a dealer.
114, 000 on it now. Without knowing its history, I'm guessing I should get that damn timing belt changed pretty soon, right?
Also, what's the "cabin filter," some of you were mentioning? Wonder if mine has one?

And, I always thought the Forester(less room than an outback,btw), was the lesbian car of the bunch. . . Not to offend any guys or non-lesbians who drive one.

I drive a Forester and am proud to say that I am lesbian. (How do I know that I am lesbian? I know because I wear men's clothing and I like to eat at the Y.)

The Forester is higher off the ground and thus easier to get into than the Outback. It seemed to me that the Forest had a lot more room than the Outback. That's why I switched to the Forester.

Yes, your timing belt needs to be replaced now. Probably will cost you about $300.

Thanks for that info. Will do as soon as I can.
Liked your joke, btw.
The forester seems to sit up higher, and may actually, but, I will still argue that the Outback has more inside room. I've checked them out. My uncle has a Forester, and the back storage area is much smaller than mine. Although the forester may have more room in the back seats, but, I wanted the storage.
Cheers.

I have a 1999 4 cyl Outback that's about to pass the 175K mark. Never had to do anything other than replace the normal stuff--brakes, tires, etc. Never had a major problem with the engine or transmission.

sisyphus wrote:I have a 1999 4 cyl Outback that's about to pass the 175K mark. Never had to do anything other than replace the normal stuff--brakes, tires, etc. Never had a major problem with the engine or transmission.

Sorry, I guess what I wrote didn't go through.
Which was, I think you should consider yourself lucky. At least from the little bit of research I've done, it seems the '97-99, or even '00, were a departure in design from previous engine models, and therefore more susceptible to head gasket problems around the 150,000 mi. mark, or anywhere around there.
Susposedly, they went back to more of the original design after '00, and while still susceptible to the gasket problem, it then becomes one more of maintenance rather than bad design.
Anyway, if you've got 175, 000 on yours, most excellent! Keep on drivin', and good luck!

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A couple years ago I replaced the stock tires on my '05 forester with .. the same yokohama geolandars it came with. Drove over Carson Pass in another snowstorm on Monday afternoon and they seemed to do alright. Mud-bogging on the Lee Vining Canyon power station road was ok too.

Maybe I'll switch to goodyear tripletreds after these wear out.

TacoDelRio wrote:What kinda tires are you guys running in your Subies in winter?

I currently have a Big-O brand M&S tire on mine. They work OK but they aren't the best. A couple of years ago I had them put on a real winter tire (Big-O brand, don't recall the model) which kicked butt.

jonesa37 wrote:I love my subaru, the only complaint I have is that sleeping in it is super hard to manage since the seats don't fold down all the way...

same for me in my 02 legacy... i was thinking of taking the seats out, or at least the big one and butting in a plywood bed but (so far) i've found sleeping on the incline isn't so bad for me. i use by super cush Big Agnes pad and i sleep very well in summer and winter...maybe im just to lazy to take the seats out and actually build something cool.

Sure, the stock tires work fine. But then I don't drive fast anymore, for obvious reasons.

No way dude... AWD Audis are where its at