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DeliriousBlues t1_j43fy15 wrote

A lot of new cars need their headlights adjusted. I know both of ours did.

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gcubed680 t1_j43l12g wrote

Yup, got a 2020 Outback that was TERRIBLE. Had to adjust them down a lot. They weren’t even close. It’s a well known issue with Outback’s over the last few years

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Cozziechov t1_j43qyyr wrote

These lights should be recalled. They create so much glare and are never aimed correctly. They're blinding regardless of what vehicle you're in.

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tryflin09 t1_j43orv7 wrote

We have a 2020 outback and I didn’t know they could be adjusted. People always flash me and then I flash the beams to be like hey it could be worse. Time to look into this.

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gcubed680 t1_j444cch wrote

Yup, just need a long Phillips head and you can adjust them. I had trucks flash me, knew it was to high

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twowheels t1_j45iyzl wrote

Not sure about the Outback, but I built a campervan, and with the full time load I needed to adjust them down and it was super easy, took about 15 minutes.

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OneHelluvaUsername t1_j46jzlp wrote

Subaru is a company running solely on their reputation (from the 1990s).

My first car was a 2018 Impreza hatchback. 5 recalls in 4 years. 1 was for an entertainment system not available to my base model, 4 others were significant safety recalls (faulty rubber brake hoses, faulty ECM, a PCV made of such shit material it was liable to be sucked into the engine, killing it, and faulty headlights).

The headlight recall - recall #5 - was the last straw for me.

"No remedy yet available," the NHSTA recall read. Which Subaru fought.

Why? Because laziness. The headlight molds were meant to house LED bulbs. Cheap fuckers didn't consider popping a halogen in would diminish efficacy dramatically.

I commute 350 miles every week on an elevated access highway in Vermont and people couldn't see me. Terrifying.

Plus an undiagnosable driver's front brake problem and a confirmed powertrain failure code. Dumped it before I ran out of warranty.

Corporate said they'd rather wait for a wrongful death lawsuit than fix the damn car.

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zarnov t1_j4922hm wrote

Owned an Outback, and spent quite a bit on repairs. Don’t think I’d buy another. However, it was an absolute BEAST in snow. Amazing on bad roads, snow, ice and mud.

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OneHelluvaUsername t1_j49qy23 wrote

Won't argue you there.

One day during my 1st mud season, I chose the "better" way out of the driveway and, about 1/4 mile down the road, while navigating the churn - with all of 5" of ground clearance to start with - I came upon some neighbors who'd set up a couple beach chairs, a table and beers beers...who were clearly taking bets on who would (or wouldn't) make it up/down.

Still remember the guy who lost the bet. I waved.

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JohnPooley t1_j45kpf1 wrote

Don’t post this on MtnRoo you’ll have an army of dealer techs mansplaining that that’s how it’s supposed to be. Obviously they don’t really care about that step of the state inspection or that there is an adjustment screw.

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