Yes, I am new to this group and have not been a member of a usergroup since my first SAAB days in the early 90's. So what brings me here today is that my turbo blew up twice the other week- it is still in the dealer's shop. Thankfully I bought an extended warranty that is covering the issue. When I picked up the car after the first turbo repair within 5mins it started making weird noises again so I returned it and insisted on taking a drive with the mechanic. The second turbo fully blew while the mechanic was driving it. I really enojoyed that moment. The dealer didn't change the oil with the first repair, they only topped it off. At least during this extended stay in the shop they dropped the oil pan to find...metal (surprise). They apparently found some things when they opened the rocker panels too. I always owned high output SAAB turbos and had never, ever had a problem with them, so I am left scratching my head about why/how this occured in the Subaru. I would have expected this kind of feature in my beloved SAABs. The mechanic's lay-person said the Outback was over 2.5 qts low on fuel, hmmm, why didn't the oil pressure light come on... Regardless, we regularly change the oil ourselves and I know that there were not two qts left over after the last change.
But now I am going to have to dump the Subaru because I don't want to deal with any engine problems from stray metal pieces. Anyone interested in buying it from me for $22k? (I'll still take a negative equity hit at this price), 47k highway miles. :-) I am not kidding. The extended warranty is good to 60k miles. Thanks.