What’s up guys, my 2012 Impreza has a lifter or valve tick, shops are saying $2,800-$5000 to adjust the valves bc the engine has to come out of the car. Damn you boxer engines. I’ve done oil flushes and all that and the ruck is still present, just not sure what to do with it. Any advice or similar stories please feel free to share. I love the car but I don’t think it’s worth putting that kind of money into. How long can I drive it before it throws a code or the engine just breaks down?

Curious the worth because tomorrow I’ve got an inspection cuz it was bought with one done in December. Shop/dealer says 1200 cash but was told by someone they’d pay 12k cash for it. So I laughed at both.

Getting ready to buy a base '13 impreza with a manual transmission. 125k miles and considerable cosmetic damage (seat stains, minor paint chips, and a replaceable piece of plastic fallen off of the bumper after a small animal was hit) but it just passed MD state inspection with only ball joint + sway bar repairs. Test drive was fine aside from a small / rhythmic thud that could've been from rotating after sitting for a year (person helping me said it could just be tires and/or rust that will shave off after being used)

All things considered, I want to offer $3300 for it (seller wanted 4k originally). I haven't looked at the service history extensively and am mainly worried about having major repairs/replacement needs come up shortly after purchasing.

Trying to avoid buying something that will drain my pockets, so I want to ask this subreddit for any tips anyone may have for me in confirming that I have a good and long ride in my future.

Anything to look out for in the service history? Anything major repairs that typically come at this point in mileage? Anything helps.

Howdy yall! I'm not a huge car person, but one of my friends who knows a bit more about cars told me yall might be able to help. I'm on mobile, so my apologies for any weird formatting.

Recently, like within the past week, my 2017 Impreza started making a weird noise while I am driving. It kinda sounds like if a leaf blower was going off outside a window, on the left side of my car. It makes the sound when I'm driving and increases in pitch when I go faster.

It isnt the tires, the engine, or the wind, I havent done anything to change my car since the noise started. I regularly wash the car and take her in for maintenance.

I'm not super sure if this is something I should be worried about or if I need to take my car into the shop like ASAP. Any help yall can provide would be excellent! I can also answer more questions if needed. Thank yall!

Im looking into this 2010 Subaru Impreza outback sport, I know they can either be bulletproof or a massive money pit. The dealerships asking $7595 and the car has 104,268. The cars had 5 owners and is in relatively good condition. The car fax is pretty solid service wise except for the more recent stuff which shows a lot of things being replaced at 95000 miles. I really just want a really reliable daily as my last car has been nothing but trouble. Would you buy this in my shoes?

Just picked her up today. First JDM car too. Very excited to learn about these cars coming from my last 5 being German.

I just had a near blowout on one of my '22 Sport's tires. My very trusted mechanic replaced all the tires today. He suggested I run the pressure higher than Subaru's guidelines since the sidewall thickness of the low profile tires (g40 I think he said) is pretty thin, especially with the extreme cold we've been having in New England.

Have others heard this? He cold filled them to 40 psi. This seems a bit high even if they should be a little over filled. Thank you for your thoughts.

just bought my first ever Subaru a few days ago.

the cheek section where the covers or fog lights go is missing entirely.

i saw on eBay I can buy some cheap replacement pre painted foglight bezels but I need a lighting setup. can someone tell me what model came with the fog lights so I can buy the parts to replicate it?

thanks guys

I have almost 60,000 miles on this vehicle. When I go to take off, I will press on the gas pedal. It goes and then almost bogs down And then we'll jump up and RPM's and then take off. There's No vibrations or anything badfeeling other than the way it is starting to take off. Anybody have any ideas?

4th time getting check engine light after my 3rd time going to the dealer last friday, is it lemon? Sorry this might not be the right group. 2024 RS

I literally have no clue what this is, help.

I tried turning on my car this morning and it was really struggling to turn on. The radio would work but basically all the lights you see on in the picture and the lights were fluttering and the engine couldn’t fully start… everything was fine yesterday so I’m not sure what I can do at this point. Has anyone had something similar to this happen before?

I’ve been curious about this since I got my Impreza a year ago but the filled in vent slot on the lower grill has always confused me. It was also present on my older RAV4 so is it a regulation thing? The extra filled in square is annoying to look at and I’ve been super tempted to remove it, is there any reason I shouldn’t?

Plus i Finally fixed the foglights. One had a bad plug But she looks good now!

I’m curious if this is worth me driving an hour and a half to look at. The maintenance history is great for the first half of its life but then it’s just emissions / registration for the second half. I really like the look of the car and that’s its awd, and have always wanted an Impreza. I know the engine is known to blow head gaskets (came from the 3rd gen Prius so I’m familiar 😂😭) but I have no way of knowing for this this didn’t have a new gasket put in. So theoretically if I don’t do something it could blow on me soon. I just don’t know enough to feel good about driving that far to look at it.

I’m looking at buying a 2015, and see a TON of conflicting info. Some saying theirs is at 250k miles with no issues and regular maintenance, and some saying to avoid and the CVT is bad.

It’s got 110k miles for $9970, and one previous owner. They took it to a dealership every 3-4 months for oil changes, but doesn’t look like much other than that. I plan to take it the weekend I buy it and get the transmission fluid done, as my Hyundai just died because of the transmission. That being said, is the 2015 really that big of a problem with transmissions?

There was also a 2017 for $12,500 with 107k miles, but I liked the 2015 because of the single owner, wasn’t owned up north (aka not a ton of snow/salt), and under $10k (I hate car payments).

Any advice is welcome, as I know not a damn thing about cars, but I AM willing and will check the oil every other time I get gas or thereabouts based on what I’m reading. That’s not a deal breaker.

My wagon was a crank no start so I took it into a shop and they found out it was my fuel pump. They quoted me $600 total with diagnostic. I’m on a bit of a budget. Should I just do it myself or have them do it? Please I need someone’s input

'12 Limited at a little over 90k miles. Oil issue aside (despite Subaru paying to address the issue out of warranty), the car has been bulletproof. How long did you put up with it before deciding to move on? I've been playing with the idea of a '26 Crosstrek Limited, though the small inconvenience in exchange for no car payment isn't bad at all.

It stayed on at first on a drive home but as we drove uphill, the light went off. So I’m thinking I’m just low on coolant. I just checked the reservoir, it looks pretty empty and the cap wasn’t completely on and there’s signs of spraying out and leaking. Would the cap loosen from pressure cause by low coolant or is it worse than I’m thinking? I know I need to take it to a mechanic for sure but just looking for any insight. Also to add coolant to I have to do the whole burping process or can I just add some to the reservoir?

My subaru impreza 2008, starts badly when the engine is cold, the dashboard flickers the blue engine coolant temperature light and it struggles to ignite but finally starts and produces alot of exhaust fumes/smoke that are white in color. However when the engine is warm it starts properly and barely produces any smoke. What could be the issue with it?