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[avp1]

Main suspicious thing is that car never was serviced by Subaru dealer. It's wise to avoid used cars without reliable service history.


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[Knshro13]

Perfect excuse to go for an aftermarket LSD.



but in all honesty, thats a shitty story. Im sorry OP.

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[Sideways]

This really sucks. Hopefully you can get it sorted out soon. You might have to fork the repair bill yourself, so start looking for used diff and find someone good to swap it out.

[Pat]

Originally Posted by winsanity

I'm just surprised Subaru wouldn't even offer some kind of goodwill gesture in this situation. They just plain said "nope, you're on your own"
I think even if I did get a proper inspection, this could have been missed. Definitely wasn't leaking when I bought it and only when the noise started getting bad did I notice some fluid there. I'm sure there's a bit of diff fluid left in there but I'm almost positive it's burnt now.

Don't ever be surprised a dealer doesn't offer a "goodwill gesture." It's not their fault and no one should ever expect them to pay for someone else's mistake.
If you got an inspection it could have been missed. But if it was done by someone that was good chances are they would have caught it.
Either way, good luck.

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[zc06_kisstherain]

my suggestion is to take a car to different dealership and explain your situation and see what they say. you got nothing to lose but time.
also, car doesnt have to be serviced only by Subaru dealership. as long as it has history of maintenance it's fine. all dealership will play like that though..
I would take it to local performance shop and do it right and upgrade parts if necessary after you get another negative response at different dealership.

[RichardsFRS]

Did you get a carfax before buying. Thats the first thing I look over top to bottom when buying a car. Mine was only serviced at Toyota, at regular intervals and only had a trim piece pop up as being repaired.

If I see a car had never been to its own dealership for repairs or maint. I won't budge on it

[DarkSunrise]

Sorry to hear about your troubles OP. This is one of the reasons I try to be super careful when buying used and usually get PPI's done. At least it's just a rear diff and gives you an excuse to upgrade!

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by winsanity

Thanks for the reply.
I'm not expecting anything but I thought I would get better treatment than I did.
Like I said, I work in the industry and I've seen goodwill gestures offered on some quite ridiculous things because of customers negligence or just because they make a big enough stink. But I guess Subaru operates differently.

I don't blame the dealer I took it to because I know they're just covering their end from a warranty point of view.

There's a new development in this story, but let me flesh it out a bit more before I post it up here.

Hello Win and welcome.
I am afraid I have some bad news on a few fronts as far as your situation goes.


There are many modded cars on here I would buy in a second. Unfortunately there are many, many more I would not pay a dollar for. Some cut corners or screw things up through lack of money to do it right or just plain inexperience. Your car may be stock now but god only knows what was done to it before it was put back that way. The dealer would never know what the prior owner did so could not tell you if they wanted to. Judging by the slap dash use of sealant instead of the proper gasket on that diff you may just be finding the first of the issues.


You bought it used but did you buy it Certified Used? I am not referring to the safety certification that you must have but was it a Dealer Certified used car? The terms are confusing because the same word is used for both but the meaning is radically different.
A safety certified car means all the safety functions are there and work. The mechanicals such as the engine and drive train are not part of the safety systems and therefore not subject to inspection. A Certified Used car would have been inspected for this and many other things. If not a Certified the odds of the dealer doing anything are remote. They are in no way liable for this.


On the bright side it is a relatively easy and cheap thing to replace.


Sorry to be a downer but this is the way I see your situation!

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by RichardsFRS

Did you get a carfax before buying. Thats the first thing I look over top to bottom when buying a car. Mine was only serviced at Toyota, at regular intervals and only had a trim piece pop up as being repaired.

If I see a car had never been to its own dealership for repairs or maint. I won't budge on it

Canada no Carfax

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by go_a_way1

I think his price might be CAD so thats like $200 lol

Last I checked Toronto was in Canada so still $330. Irrelevant now anyway since the for sale thread is now deleted.

[RichardsFRS]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Canada no Carfax

WHA! NO CAR FOX!? That's a shame cus it keeps you from buying into a clunker

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by RichardsFRS

WHA! NO CAR FOX!? That's a shame cus it keeps you from buying into a clunker

We have a government system that if you are selling a used car privately yu have to get a report from them but it does not have such things as service or other info. Pretty much just says if in a serious accident and that there is no lien on it. Dealers to not have to provide that report.