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Don, did you ever figure out what caused those cracks in the roof panel corners?? Did tightening the latches or any wiggling or jumping on the rear bumper open the cracks wider?? Did you try

I would likely still be towing my Classic with my 2015 Ford Escape if I had added an extra transmission fluid cooler.? It only had a 2000 pound towing capacity, but you wouldn't know it.? Never a

No, I always latched both sides, however, you might be on to something.? My latches are adjustable, so it's completely possible that one side is tighter than the other.

Don, did you ever have the latch on only one side closed?? If you did, that may have pulled the roof section out of square, and that would explain the cracks.

It turns out mine has the updated part. And I’m past the date that it would be covered anyway. And they confirmed it’s a bad idea to try to tow anything much bigger than a breadbox. ??

I didn’t know there was such a thing. I will look into that today! Thanks!

Did you try to get it repaired under Subaru's Warranty Enhancement Program, specific to the excessive oil consumption? lh

Oh yeah. I add a quart between oil changes. Every mechanic I mention it to shrugs and says “It’s a Subaru!”

Do you have excessive engine oil consumption? lh

Dave...you are a wonderful resource for the A-Liner community!

2014 was the first year they put a CVT in the Forester and it is super laggy for me. Also, my gas mileage was never great, but I understand they improved it in subsequent years. While the transmission

Don, what may help in figuring out what is stressing the roof would be to put a phone with an active video call (or just recording video) in the back corner of the trailer, focused on the crack.? The

CVTs are not bad transmissions.? They have good power and get great gas mileage, and good reliably.? The problem is that small cars are not designed to be tow vehicles, and Subaru didn't put enough

Agreed...I thought I was MUCH lower until I actually got the trailer weighed at a roadside scale. I was 450 lbs over my estimate... Larry

Oh man. That sucks. Oh how I hate this freaking transmission. But all good points. Dang.

The CVT in the forester has an overheat problem if stressed.? In the owners manual, they say that the max tow limit drops to 1000 lbs for towing up long hills in hot weather.? This is the same

I have a 2015 manual which has the same tow and tongue capacities (1500) as your 2014 auto. I've towed my Ranger 12 (weighed at a highway scale at 2050 pounds) 80,000 km with no issues other than the

Automatic. It's the first year they switched to that awful CVT.

Is your Forester an automatic transmission or manual gearbox? Larry

I see some past posts about towing A-Liners with Foresters, but wondering of anyone has experience with the A-Liner Scout Lite which is about 1180 lbs unloaded. It's under the 1500 limit and still has