I've had my forester for a little over a year now. Only the past 4 months have I been putting some real miles on it. I commute 40 miles to work and 40 miles home from work. My 2.5i forester has been burning oil a LOT! I have to keep 2 quarts in my car. I know they have a consumption problem. 3k miles after my recent oil change I was a quart and a half low (my oil light was on). Then 2k miles after that I had to add ANOTHER quart of oil.
Anyone else having this consumption issue? Did taking it in and having them do the test and 'fixing' it help at all?
I have a son who is young and think this is a MAJOR issue. Especially because it can effect the entire vehicle! I am all about being safe and that is why I bought my forester in the first place. Though this is not okay in my opinion! I bring it to the dealership on thursday to have the test done. I know they will be against doing a buy back, but I believe that they should because that past time was not the first time I had to put oil in it almost right after I had it serviced. Any advice on how to handle something like this? Don't get me wrong, I LOVED my subaru. It was awesome to me. BUT being a mom and having to commute, it's not a good thing to go through.