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Just found this thread...... So I'll give up on that idea. Presumably service history will be via a series of stamps on the log book.

I bought a 2023 Outback in October and and loving it. It was serviced by the dealer when I bought it so it won't need a service until the next service interval. However I am trying to find out of there is a Subaru app which allows access to service history online. I have found referece to a couple of apps but am not sure which one is for the UK and if it actually does anything. Can anyone help? This morning was the first very cold start. I had an early ride to Edinburgh airport. I knew it was going to be cold so I topped up the reservoir with screenwash yesterday. I used the "good down to -5 degrees" without any dilution. There was probably 25% weaker solution already still in the reservoir. Over the trip to the airport the car registered as low as -3 degrees at times but typically the temperature hovered around zero. And the yet the washers still froze - front and rear. I would have expected my previous car (2015 CR-V) to have coped and that the Subaru would have been even better. Is the Subaru prone to freezing washers and is there anything which can be done to improve?

Got an answer on Reddit where Subaru activity is a bit better.

Justin - fabulous response. Many thanks. I'll try it on the driveway first. FYI the event is the Strathpuffer!

Funnily enough 2 days later and I have got the hang of using them.

I have a 2023 Outback. In January I will be acting as support to a cycling team doing a relay, 24 hour event. It's a circular route meaning I will be static. I am working out the logisitics for providing shelter and hot food for the 2 participants who are resting at any given time. One option is to put the back seats in the Outback down and have a bed they can use to rest/sleep. However I am concerned about the impact on the battery of having the tailgate open all the time or it being opened and closed over a 24 hour period. Hot food will be via a gas stove and flasks so no impact on the car. Any thoughts or comments?

I am posting this here because I assume it may be an issue (if indeed it is an issue) across models. I took ownership of a 2023 Outback Touring with 20k miles. So far it has been great however I am struggling with the self cancelling indicators. They don't cancel for anything less than a full 90 degree turn. For example coming off a medium/large roundabout indication left I would expect the turn to be cancelled but it is not happening. I also find the click on the indicator stalk to be very soft so it's difficult to feel the point at which it engages. As a result if I want to lane change I find I have put the indicator fully on meaning that I have to self cancel (the turn is 5 degrees or less). In my previous cars there is a much more definite click on a full turn and it would cancel after a much less tight turn. Is this a know issue or just a case of adapting?

I have just bought a 2023 Outback. Done a few hundred miles and loving it. I didn't realise that the roof rails swing through 90 degrees and become cross bars. So now I am looking at my best option for fixing bikes to the roof. I have Thule aero bars and bike carriers which are great. To use these on the Outback I would have to swap the feet on the end of the bars and then attach them to the Outback roof rails. The feet are about £120 and I might get £30 for my old feet. Alternatively I could use the roof rails in the cross bar position if I could adapt the bike carriers to fit a cross bar without the slot the aero bars have. Thule do make adapters - https://www.thule.com/-/s/approved/std.lang.all/16/19/511619.pdf?rev=1.5 and this would be a cheaper and more convenient option. Does anyone know if these fit the Outback rails/bars?

Given that this sub-forum is very quiet I may not get a great range of opinions however I'll try. I am looking at a 2021 Levorg as a replacement to our ageing CRV. We don't need the space or the step up/fall out convenience of an SUV. I've never owned a Subaru before but understand that they are competing with Toyota/Honda in terms of reliability. Our CRV has been superb and has been or cheapest motoring ever. However I don't like how it drives - far too soft and rolling. Our 2nd car is a Seat Leon FR which has a form, sport ride. This replaced a TTS Mk3 which was a retirement indulgence and an absolute hoot to drive. It was never intended to be a long term keeper. Normally we keep our cars until the die - the CRV is 11 years old and 140k miles. So replacement is not far away. What are they thoughst on the Levorg - driving, reliability, comfort etc? I'd welcome opinions before I go and look at the car I have seen online.