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Originally Posted by Gallowlight
Usually at 70 degrees I'm sweating my butt off in this car. Usually have to open a window or turn to defrost + floor heat to make that happy medium. I had just stopped for a coffee a short distance from my house and was switching the controls. Noticed it seemed to blow different but ignored it. Driving home on a cold day a few days later noticed NO AIR or HEAT coming to the floor. I always use manual settings and even at full heat and full fan, there was nothing. Ok made an appointment with the dealer.
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OP, you live in CT so I'm going to confirm the above that it's temperature based.
Cars sold in the US are designed to not overheat in AZ which means they're over-cooled in the winter when temps drop. Ours are overly warm in nice temps because Subaru engines are spec'd to run a little hotter than others (IIRC 180F vs 150F for other engines, someone correct me if I'm off). Today it's 19F here in NE Ohio and my coolant barely reached normal operating temp after a 5 mile 50/50 city/highway trip. This has happened with every car I've had here, and it's especially noticeable if you get straight on the highway and never do any stop and go because the amount of airflow makes it very difficult for the coolant to reach operating temp.
Put a small block of foam in front of your radiator to reduce the amount of airflow for the winter. It's the simplest thing and I'm 95% certain it'll fix the issue for you.