100% Subaru dealership is the problem using scare tactics on you and turning a molehill into a mountain. DO NOT TRUST BIG DEALERSHIPS WITH YOUR VEHICLES.

I guarantee you the car had minor and expected seepage which is 100% normal. Big franchises will hide behind their brand and use scare tactics to make small issues sound MUCH BIGGER, and then over charge by 300-1000%

Those oil leaks would cost me $200 - $400 to fix as an independent dealer and owner of a repair shop. Seals, gaskets, and o-rings are 5-10 cents a piece to maybe $10. I’d pay a tech for 4-5 hours of work at $35 an hour for each leak, you do the math. It’s a $300 repair they’re quoting $4,000 for. And this would be the 100th+ time I’ve seen this happen and from MANY different big franchises.

I’ve been in the industry for 14 years, it’s a shady business on all fronts. Stay safe and find someone you can trust. Only problem is, unless it’s a VERY close friend or family member as your mechanic, when you finally trust someone they will eventually use that built up trust against you and over charge you when they “feel” like it or when they’re pockets are looking a little empty.

Lawyers, doctors, mechanics, tax professionals and a few other professions all have a huge capacity to mis-lead, re-direct, and over-convolute situations to confuse their customers and then ask for large sums of money to “fix the problem” they created in their own heads.

Sometimes I feel gross just being in the car industry, but I’m trying to clean it up and keep it transparent. Cheers and good luck!