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Another Recall

On January 8th I received another airbag recall notice for my 2007 Subaru Outback. This time the recall is for the front passenger system. I reached out to Matt Slap Subaru to see if they had the parts for the recall. They do!! I scheduled the appointment for January 20th, added it to my personal calendar and moved on with life.

My plan for the weekend weekend before was to go on a Boy Scout camping trip and drop off the car on Sunday night so the dealer had it first thing on Monday. Too bad I slept-in, didn’t look at my phone, and had breakfast first. When I got around to my phone, I was almost 2 hours late. I called the service department and they rescheduled the appointment but could not guarantee I would have my car back on Monday. I also put in for an oil change. I received a call that evening stating all the work was completed!

Maybe they had too many complaints or the service people were in a great mood, but this is the first time in a while that getting service for the car was not a painful experience. they did their standard car inspection and they found 2 items I know I need to address: leaking power steering pump and a leak in the exhaust system.

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Replaced 2 belts on my 2007 Subaru Outback

Post author By George
Post date September 8, 2019
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Today is September 8, 2019 and I still have my 2007 Subaru Outback Limited Sedan. It needs to head into the shop for a catalytic convert / exhaust issue, but the car still runs well. Since my son is a new driver, I want to ensure he won’t have any problems for the next year so I started some maintenance. (OK, my wife was complaining about the car making noise too).

So I opened the hood and checked the oil and a some other things. Everything seem to be OK, so I started the engine and went back to the front. That’s when I noticed the serpentine belts didn’t look right. Time for a quick ride to Autozone to purchase new belts.

We swapped out the belts while listening to the album Southern Rock Masters by Molly Hatchet. The job took about 40 minutes to complete and the cost was less than $27.00 USD.

The Outback still runs great! It is fast, excellent winter driving, I love the leather seats, and it plays all my music from the iPhone using the AUX cable. Only with the car came with Bluetooth.

Again, I forgot to get my GoPro out to shoot a video on something I am doing. My plan is to keep the Subaru around for 3 more years before I think about replacing it.

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Personal Subaru

More Subaru Car Repairs

Had to drop off the Subaru again at Matt Slap because the Check Engine light came on and the cruise control light is blinking. Well they called back a day later with some news. The car computer is giving error code PO420. Turns out I need a new catalytic converter. Spit-take my coffee when they said $1,700.00 to replace it. Are you kidding!!! I want the car fixed but not at this price. Time to call around to some other garages and look for coupons.

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Update On My Outback After Repairs

Post author By George
Post date September 17, 2018
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Thursday afternoon Matt Slap called with some good news. My car raparis are complete and the cost came in $300 cheaper than expected. Now it drives like new! I hope to keep the Outback around for another 5 years before we sell, trade-in or scrap it.

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Personal Subaru

Post author By George
Post date September 10, 2018
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Got a call back about the Outback. YIKES! I might need to sell some blood or some side computer work to cover the bill.

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Car Maintanence for my 2007 Outback

Post author By George
Post date September 10, 2018
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I purchased my Subaru Outback 2007 with 5000 miles on it from Matt Slap Subaru in the summer of 2007. Although I drive my 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee more than the Outback, I still love that car.

My car is 11 years old with about 101,200 miles. We want to keep it around for a few more years. This is a great car for the kids to learn how to drive. When it is running well, this car can really move. It’s fast, responsive, and never been stuck in the snow (even with bad tires). Did I mention I love this car?

My 2007 Subaru Outback Limited 2.5.

I have not kept up on the maintance as well as I use to (still love the car). I change the oil around 5000 miles. Other items are still factory original such as spark plugs and wires, coolant, transmission fluid, fule pump and filter, and timing belt. The Outback is running rough (check engine light is on and it has a hugh loss of power), so I dropped it off yesterday. Just waiting for a call. I’m sure this will be expensive.

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Oil Change and Free WiFi

When I was growing up(in the 80’s) back in a suburb of Pittsburgh, we always performed basic auto maintenance with my father. We had a garage, a whole range of tools, and hot coffee or chocolate. Plus bonding time with dad. Sometimes the jobs were easy, sometimes it required several trips to the local auto parts store. It was a good experience learning how automobiles worked, how to maintain them, and to understand what is being explained to you by the mechanic when jobs were too big for work at home.

Today I am having the oil changed and wiper blades replaced on my 2007 Subaru Outback. Since I don’t have a garage, all the tools needed, and time is always short, I bring my 2007 Subaru Outback to Matt Slap (where I purchased it) for basic maintenance. I still get to have the cup of coffee, maybe watch TV, look at the new cars on the lot, but today I am trying out Linux Mint 7 (booting from my 16GB USB flash drive) on the free Wi-Fi while writing this blog entry. With my coupon from Matt Slap my total will be $24.95. I guess that is average price for our area.

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