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Subaru's stubborn low grades in the U.S.

A lot, if not most, medical research evaluates success of new procedures/surgeries for a relatively short period of time. Follow-ups for N.American studies are particularly short because doctors quickly lose track of patients who are mobile and change place of residence often and get lost to follow-up.

Most US. medical studies present results for

18-24 month follow-ups. Success is based on these short intervals. Many side effects show later.

Similarly most car studies concerning themselves with quality reference relatively periods of time.

Cars within an initial 5 year period of ownership.

Very few look at 10-15 year period. Average time a car was owned in the US was 10.8 years in 2012.

True reliability experience should be measured for average if not slightly longer period of ownership.

Data below compiles issues for older cars. Results for foresters are mixed. Engine problems are frequent over the long run. In the short run Forester quality looks fabuluous.

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Basia

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abjjkst
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No matter who designed them or who makes them, Subaru seems to have considerable confidence in the new CVTs. I got an official extension of the transmission warranty on my 2018 OB 3.6 Touring to ten years.

Reply to
John McGaw

I do not understand how is willingness to pay for future repairs a sign of confidence in a product's quality. Please explain.

Basia

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abjjkst

An argument could be made it is self-evident. As the manufacturer, you feel the quality is so high, there is little financial risk overall in offering some extended warranty. With attendant marketing aspect as well.

One could also argue it is strictly to restore/maintain confidence in the buying public's minds, and has little to do with engineering or assembly quality.

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1 Lucky Texan

It would be a very weak argument because not being the manufacturer one cannot know the motivation behind the decision, wishful thinking being the assumption underlying the rationale, therefore not logical at all. A dozen assumptions can come up with.

Yes, but again no way to know for sure.

Another possibility is that Subaru wants to avoid more lawsuits. They have been sued so many times recently and had settle it may just make more financial sense to extend the warranty and hope this will minimize litigation costs.

I am sure other possibilities exist.

Basia

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abjjkst

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