50,000 mile check in.
 

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So this happened a couple days ago. I've done some other mileage check-ins, and I think at my 25k check in someone in an FRS was at...29 or 30K, so I don't think I'm the highest mileage car in the country currently, but I think I'm the highest on the boards.

The last 25K miles have seen some auto-xing, and a lot of driving around the midwest for work. The car is still a great "Mini-GT" as I like to call it. Earplugs are my only addition for long rides. I've had no issues, and I am following the 5k oil change, 2.5k oil filter change suggestion I read about on the boards. I'm coming up on a trans/dif change and I used Motul for my last two changes and really liked it. I've used Mobil for my last two engine oil changes, and always use the OEM filter.

This is my second winter and there are some chips that I put a coat of wax on, but didn't get around to filling in. I'll have those painted by my body shop in the spring with whatever other chips happen over this winter. I'm going to add some rally armor mudflaps next week, and I run the OEM rims with winter tires while in winter mode.

I'm still averaging about 29-30 mpg depending on the month which is a mixed city/hwy of 20/80. I run Mobil 93 almost exclusively but have had to use 91, and other 93 brands when traveling, but not too often. I'm 10K away from the suggested spark plug change...should be fun.

If you guys and girls have any questions please let me know!

Did you observe the break in period? How was it driven the first 1000 miles?

I did observe the 1000 mile break in as per Subaru's suggestion.

Do you still have crickets under your hood :D ?

I've had a mild case of the crickets the whole time. By the time there was really a resolution I could take to the dealership I was out of my warranty. :bellyroll:

I did try to get my GPS antenna replaced at 42K, but they said I was out of warranty. I tried to argue that the antenna was being replaced as a faulty design and it would be bad regardless of mileage but the dealership didn't bite and said a TSB wasn't enough to warrant a replacement.

The GPS is my only real complaint about the car. It's ok, and I use is a LOT, but it's kind of clunky and seem's like it's being run by a 386 processor with the turbo button turned off. That and the fact that 3 minutes after starting it I lose signal for 5 minutes almost every time.

What was the purchase/delivery date?

Averaging 29-30 not bad at all. I am actually going to go get my oil change at 15,000 miles.

Post where and how much for spark plugs.

Thank you for the update!

It is very encouraging to read great reviews such as yours, as it only reinforces that I made a great decision picking this car.

-Nate

I'm going for the opposite record - least mileage. I'm only at 5,100 miles, a mere tenth of what you've driven. I got my car in June - of 2012! I should probably get the GPS antenna taken care of - I never use it so it never has issues, but the two times I did use it, it would lose signal easily.

Plugs are due at 60k? Sounds early. I guess I never read the maintenance schedule. Heck - according to my dealer, I shouldn't even have changed my oil yet! :p

Nice job on the 50k mile odo shot.

I picked mine up on May 24th, 2012. It was the first or one of the first in the state, probably one of the first 50 delivered in the US (Just a guess).

I'll be doing it in my garage, so it will just cost parts + my time. :)

make a thread of DIY when you do that.