Raguvian
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Bay Area, CA
- Car(s)
- 2019 GSW 4MO 6MT
So it turns out that I have a bad habit of ruining whatever car I get my hands on, such as my always broken Miata:
Or my previous car, a 2018 Crosstrek:
I never was super happy with the Crosstrek, as it was just too slow and not super practical. I always missed my old Outback:
so I decided to get the best modern equivalent of that. Plus, with the Sportwagen/Alltrack being discontinued after 2019, I figured it was a good time to go ahead and get one to ruin. I am starting this thread to keep track of what I've done in the month that I've had it and see where I take this car.
First day with it (8/4/19), next to my brother's 2019 R that he got two weeks before:
Transferred my radar detector and dashcam from the Crosstrek. It took some fiddling to get the radar detector wire to run through the mirror:
Some more boring stuff out of the way with some Muddybuddy floor liners and an RGM rear bumper protector (I hate the silver Bumperdillo that VW sells):
Got bored on Aliexpress and bought an $8 battery cover. Doesn't really fit but oh well:
Bought a shift knob adapter off of ebay to put my Subaru's shift knob on (yes I know it looks terrible but it's temporary):
Also did a bunch of other small stuff like the clutch spring mod, CDV delete and HD DIY clutch stop, all of which greatly helped the clutch feel. I also replaced all the halogen interior lights with LEDs from Amazon.
Or my previous car, a 2018 Crosstrek:
I never was super happy with the Crosstrek, as it was just too slow and not super practical. I always missed my old Outback:
so I decided to get the best modern equivalent of that. Plus, with the Sportwagen/Alltrack being discontinued after 2019, I figured it was a good time to go ahead and get one to ruin. I am starting this thread to keep track of what I've done in the month that I've had it and see where I take this car.
First day with it (8/4/19), next to my brother's 2019 R that he got two weeks before:
Transferred my radar detector and dashcam from the Crosstrek. It took some fiddling to get the radar detector wire to run through the mirror:
Some more boring stuff out of the way with some Muddybuddy floor liners and an RGM rear bumper protector (I hate the silver Bumperdillo that VW sells):
Got bored on Aliexpress and bought an $8 battery cover. Doesn't really fit but oh well:
Bought a shift knob adapter off of ebay to put my Subaru's shift knob on (yes I know it looks terrible but it's temporary):
Also did a bunch of other small stuff like the clutch spring mod, CDV delete and HD DIY clutch stop, all of which greatly helped the clutch feel. I also replaced all the halogen interior lights with LEDs from Amazon.
