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Originally Posted by roy826
I don't expect this to really solve due to all I've read about it on the net. Subaru is the black sheep of Japan IMO. Give me a Toyota (real yota) or a Honda all day long. Won't be buying another Subaru.
I will say this she loves driving this car but the sorry engine quality has all but ruined the experience for her and me.
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Okay I'll be the one to say it. Stop.
1.) You bought one Subaru. There are millions of completely reliable Subarus on the road. My previous one almost hit 300k miles before I sold it, and other than needing the head gaskets replaced, it was probably the most reliable car on the entire planet. It says something about a car when you're taking the one with 250k miles on road trip, rather than the ones with under 100.
2.) You bought a Subaru with the first new engine design from them in a very, VERY long time. New designs have teething issues, no matter what manufacturer you buy from.
3.) The cam cover leak is a perfect example of the kinds of teething issues new cars have. You say yours isn't leaking from there. As far as I am aware, that is the only "common" oil leak this engine design has so far. If yours is leaking from the valve cover, it sounds more like an issue with your particular engine, rather than with every single "black sheep" Subaru ever built.
4.) Coming into a forum with your first post being about a problem with your new car is perfectly acceptable; even encouraged.
5.) Coming into a forum with your first post being about how this is the worst manufacturer on the planet, and how you will never buy another one, all based off of what could thus far be one defective part in your engine, and one less-than-helpful dealership is a great way to annoy a lot of people. The problem you are having has happened many millions of times over to people with Hondas, Toyotas, Audis, WV, Fords, etc...
Stick to the facts, and leave your incredibly biased viewpoint out of it and this thread won't devolve into a bunch of arguing. Because right now all I see is you continually bashing all of Subaru, calling them a disgrace to Japanese car companies, all over an oil leak, and a less-than-hekpful dealership, which we all know is *most* dealerships from every manufacturer.
Also, if your dealership sucks so much, why not take it to another one? Subarus are pretty popular on account of them being very reliable cars, so there's probably another dealership not too much further away.