Topic: After one year of ownership...

[Jngrbrdman]

As of about noon today I’ve had my Legacy GT for 1 year. I figured I’d take stock of what has happened with the car since I bought it.[/font]
 
 
Damage:
 
Door Dings: 1
Window cracks: 1
Scratches requiring touch up paint: 2
Paint chips: …don’t go there.
Wheels curbed: 1, but fixable
Swirls: under control
 
Improvements in order they were done:
 
Window tint
Painted calipers
Debadged and rebadged with BOXER lettering
HIDs
Painted yellow caps under the hood
Bug guard
WRX pedals
Tail light tint
Turn signal tint
MOMO shift knob
Covercraft UVS100 Sunshade
L7 badge overlays
front strut tower bar
More polishing and sealant than the law should allow.
 
After a year these are the things that still bug me, but I can live with:
 
- At 8000 miles the infamous Legacy GT turbo sputter went away. Still does it before it warms up, but it is pretty much gone now.
- Clutch still burns kind of easy.
- Paint still way too soft, but that can be dealt with by being more careful while washing and drying.
- Side mirror warped and distorts images. I’ve gotten used to it since there doesn’t seem to be any fix for it.
- Radio signal kind of weak in some areas. I didn’t like that station anyway…
- Driver side floor mat floats all over the place. I fixed that by putting a screw in it at the top corner near the gas pedal.
- Small hole being worn in the carpet from where my heel turns when I get in the car. I need to bring that to the dealership for warranty repair.
- Still not thrilled with the climate control. Although it works pretty well in the winter, in the summer it takes too long to get cold and it fluctuates too much.
 
 
That is pretty much it. Overall it is still a great car and I have no regrets buying it. It has great power and great handling for what I use it for. I’m sure I could dump $5000 into it and be even happier, but the key words there are ‘even happier’. I’m happy with it now, so there really isn’t any reason for me to change much on it. I’m in no way living from paycheck to paycheck, but I simply don’t have a budget for tweaking a car that is already perfectly fine. That doesn’t mean I’m not going to keep my eye out for a good deal on an Accessport or some sharper wheels, but for now I’m happy.
 
Thanks for all the helpful information I have read on DC this year! You guys are great and I am always learning something new here. Everything I know about detailing was either learned by personal experience or from boards like this. I thank you for all the great tips and ideas that I have picked up here over the last year. :bigups