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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

Hi Don: The roof latch system relies on the massive aluminum roof side extrusions to carry loads across the lower door opening. The presence of a dormer in the roof panel would have no bearing on the

Mine is a 2009 Classic.? I can see the plywood at the latches.? ?I sign of stress outside at all.? But there isn't much material in the corners inside.

Is the metal roof edge cracked at the corner?.? I'd think that would have to break before the roof itself could incur any stress. I'm also curious how your roof was built.? I don't have any plywood

I had installed a latching system soon after reading about them.? Along with a cable wind restraint.? I have a rear hard dormer.? Some time ago, I noticed the lower right corner of the main roof

If you have weatherstripping that is in good condition, but has just come loose, Permatex weatherstripping adhesive is the way to go. Some of the weatherstripping that gets pulled by roof panel

You could try some double sided carpet tape.? It's pretty good stuff.

I'm hoping with a heat gun I'll be able to get the adhesive strip along with the actual weatherstrip material. Too bad I can't just reuse the old stuff- it's in perfect condition. My next trip isn't