Rice Burner

I was wondering if anyone on the board has had the same issues that I have had. I own a 2009 Impreza Outback Sport that was bought new(with a bug shield). For the past year I have been having problems with rocks very easily chiping the paint and sometimes leaving very deep chunks missing from my paint when hit by a kicked back small rock! I have never had this problem with a vehicle before. I also own a 2005 Honda Pilot and there are very few paint chips compared to my Subaru. I also owned a 1997 Impreza OBS and when I traded it in last year, it was in better shape paint wise than what my new car is. I work at a car wash as my 2nd job and have been using touch up paint and waxing my car every 2 weeks but this is CRAZY!!! It seems to me that Subaru made the paint too thin and almost too "soft", if that makes any sense. I would like to see if anybody knows of this being a problem that Subaru has been having, if so then I would like to contact them somehow to make a complaint. This seems like poor quality control on an otherwise great vehicle.

Does anyone know how to properly remove the glovebox to get to the cabin air filter? I can't figure out what screws to remove or where to remove them from. Thanks

Thanks for the opinions. The Baja is owned by a lady in my church and it has already had all the major things needed for the mileage. I don't know what options it has just yet because I have yet to look at it in person. Her husband passed away a year ago and it has been stored in her garage since then. I am just hoping that my Odyssey sells so I can own Two Subaru's. Anyone know what the ground clearance is on the Baja compared to an impreza outback sport? I am curious......

If I can sell my 2000 Honda Odyssey, I have the option of buying a 2005 Baja sport automatic with 90k miles for $8,000. Anyone know about the reliability of the Baja and if that is a good deal? Any input would be welcome. Thanks

I have a 2009 impreza obs with 6200 miles. Recently for no reason my left turn signal will blink very quickly but eventually go back to normal. I have looked at the front and rear bulbs, but they look ok. Any ideas? Seems very strange for this to happen on a "new" vehicle with such low miles.....

:confused:I have a 2009 impreza outback sport with 6k miles and am wondering what is REQUIRED maintenence for my subaru? I have been getting emails from the dealer saying I am due/overdue for "recommended" maintenence, but if I followed their schedule I would be spending a fortune every 3k to 5k miles to have things done. Is all these little things necessary or is there a simple way to do what is required and not lose my factory warranty. Thanks.......

Hey guys, I have a problem where my wife was getting off the interstate today and the check engine light and stability control light came on and my cruise control light started blinking. The gas cap was checked when she got home and it was on tight. The car only has 3750 miles on it. I don't know if this has anything to do with it, but I have been smelling gasoline after parking my vehicle. The smell seems to come from the rear of my vehicle. My wife will be calling John Howard Motors in the moring and trying to make an appt. to get it looked at A.S.A.P. Any imput would be helpful. Thanks....

Awesome! Thanks

Thanks, i did the three step thing and it worked. Now, this won't effect my airbag or anything else will it?

I tried the seatbelt thing with no success. :-\

I have a 2009 Impreza Outback Sport and was wondering if there was anyway to silence the seatbelt chime that comes on whenever you have your seatbelt off above 5mph. Any help would be appreciated. (this occurs for the driver and passenger)

sounds good. I'm there at school if the police grand cherokee is parked out front.

I believe all the Morgantown Sheetz have them. And they are FREE. I work at Clay-Battelle High School in Blacksville (western end of county) as a school police officer.

Thanks for the info. You from MoTown as well? I did get and still plan on getting my car repairs done at the Sube Shop on the mileground behind more tire. They have always treated me right. As far as the Sheetz air pumps, they are brand new with digital readouts. I thought they would be pretty reliable. I take my police jeep over there every week because I know one tire loses pressure down to 18 lbs and it seems to work fine.

Thanks for the input guys. How much does a catback exhaust cost? I will probably start with the small stuff until I save enough and then go to the expensive stuff. ebay has the eyebrows (for that MEAN look) for around $30 and STi carbon fiber/ mesh grills for around $100.