Comments on: Almost a month, and here are the impressions.

By: Claude

Claude — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:11:59 +0000

This is my first Subaru…so I went with the WRX. I agree on the speed but the ‘quick fix’ with felt did not work. The dealer glued strips of felt to where you put the cargo cover. Then they replaced the cargo cover, and within a week, the tick tick tick was back. The latest cargo cover now sits in my garage.

I had a pile of other sweaks…very disappointed. Where the emergency tire is stored, there is more foam than reasonable. I ended up putting layers of towels to muffle the noise. I guess I had too many trips to the dealer.

Now I get a hum/buz from the winter tires (Micheline X-Ice 17″). If I go over 80 KM/hr…you hear a hum. I was told by the dealer that this is a Subaru, and that is the inteligent all-wheel-drive. True?

By: jt83

jt83 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:52:15 +0000

We didn’t have time to get it done when I was in, but I am told it is an easy fix where they just put a little felt on in and it is solved.

I am in for an oil change soon and so I will be getting it done then.

By: 2010 STi

2010 STi — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:50:06 +0000

Any luck jt83 with the cargo cover?

By: 2010 STi

2010 STi — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:12:08 +0000

Thanks JT83, let me know, ill book them for an oil change as soon as you know they can fix it!

By: jt83

jt83 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:33:37 +0000

Apparently it is quite common. So I have mentioned it to the shop, and I am going to have it fixed this weekend when I am getting my winter tires put on.

Kyle (service manager) told me it is an easy fix with a little felt tape. It is just the plastic of the foot and the plastic of the socket it fits in rubbing against each other.

So I will let you know how it goes when Every thing is done.

By: 2010 STi

2010 STi — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:53:45 +0000

I have the same cargo cover squeaking problem. Were you able to get it fixed?

By: cata_o

cata_o — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:56:14 +0000

Just installed new Dunlop 3d winter tires on my 2009 wrx. I picked the 94V rating instead of 91H which is supposed to be a little stiffer. I put them on dedicated oem 16″ silver steel rims my dealer sold for a good price (half the catalogue). I can say that the car is not as “crisp” as with the summer stocks (duh?). Braking is somewhat easier but overall the car is softer. Hardly wait to test it in snow.

By: Samer Forzley

Samer Forzley — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:43:38 +0000

Winter tires, I got a set last year from deals 4 wheels. I get them to put them on the same rims. I did not feel like going out and paying 800 on rims alone.

By: mwrx

mwrx — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:23:40 +0000

Mark, The turbo xs hybrid bov runs like the stock. Only difference is it has 2 small port holes on the back that let a small amount of air out witch gives you the noise you want. They came out with the hybrid because all the problems that come with a vent to atomosphere bov. It seems maybe a tad faster but I think that is due to like you said it does cut down on turbo lag. The car runs the same. Youre really just buying the bov for the noise or if you plan on running more boost you would have to replace the stock one anyway. Ill check on the warranty with that bov and let you know what my dealer tells me. I think somtimes the dealer makes there own rules on some warrantys. Just pasted the 1000 mile point and it has been a good time since. What year is you outback? My wife just bought a 2010 outback about 2 months ago and we love it. mwrx

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:55:53 +0000

mwrx- I’ve owned a few sports cars in my day and getting the tranny to go into reverse is all to common. I never really considered it a problem as much as it is part of the package with high end sports cars…’double clutching’, if you will, always seems to be the desired way to drop it in gear. a little patience never hurts either….Anyway, I was interested in the BOV and whether it affected the warranty. I’m going to my dealer on Monday and see what John has to say…He’s a Master tech, and actually just got back from Subaru’s school that he attends once a year. He’s got 20 plus years experience with Subaru and I have him, and only him, do any work on my Outback and WRX. Did you feel any gains in HP or a quicker response? I assume that it cuts down on the ‘turbo lag’ and makes the x-car a little ‘quicker’…I’ve been patiently waiting to see if SOA comes out with an intake system that keeps it in warranty and makes the appropriate adjustments to the ECU. I’ve got the SPT exhaust system and am ready for the intake portion of the package. Not really interested in after market intakes. John told me that without the ECU adjustments from Subaru, I wouldn’t realize the gains I’m looking for. Having a great time with X-car….hope you are too. Mark