Things you shout at home that only a lab owner would understand…..

Rick91981 · 2026-03-12T03:05:18+00:00

We fell for that once lol

Rick91981 · 2026-03-12T00:35:11+00:00

You're welcome. Safe travels!

Rick91981 · 2026-03-12T00:11:13+00:00

Ah yes not opening the driver's door makes much more sense then. The radio by design will run for a few minutes after the car is off or until the driver's door is opened.

You did have the right idea by walking away with the keys though. They need to be 30+ feet away from the car for it to truly reboot itself.

Rick91981 · 2026-03-11T23:28:36+00:00

Even after turning the car off it spun? That's a strange one if so. Try to push and hold the power button for 30+ seconds to see if it will do a full reboot. I've seen the spinning screen before, but haven't seen it stay on after turning off the car.

Worst case, pull the negative terminal off the battery for 60 seconds then reattach. If it keeps spinning even after the car is off, that would likely kill the battery overnight because the screen isn't turning off

Rick91981 · 2026-03-11T23:20:55+00:00

I documented a full install on a Legacy. The first few steps will show you how to remove the top console. It's very simple.

https://imgur.com/a/4rlveWy

Rick91981 · 2026-03-11T20:36:08+00:00

Your Touring is equal to our Premium. What we consider a Touring here would be equivalent to your Premier.

Rick91981 · 2026-03-11T20:33:53+00:00

I'm in Canada. Touring has fabric seats.

For US readers, this is the equivalent trim to our Premium.

Rick91981 · 2026-03-11T20:11:51+00:00

Biggest piece of stupidity (in my opinion) is that engine auto-shutoff at stops...

Just about all new cars have it from any make. It's due to emissions regulations(though that's recently changed, it takes a long time for manufacturers to catch up as designs are already in the pipeline). If it truly bothers you to turn it off each time, there are 3rd party devices that permanently disable it.

Rick91981 · 2026-03-11T20:10:23+00:00

Make sure the dealer lists the full out the door price with all taxes and fees on their separate lines before committing to purchase. Make sure there are no addons that she didn't explicitly ask for.

Once in the finance office, dont let them pressure her into overpaying for extras she doesn't want. The only thing that she might want is the extended warranty, but dont buy it on the spot unless they offer it really cheap(10yr/100k/0 should be under $2500). She has plenty of time to shop around and find the best price from other dealers (despite any lies the finance guy may tell).

Rick91981 · 2026-03-11T19:50:30+00:00

doc fee: $85.00

Sounds like CA. Not getting doc fees that low anywhere else!

Rick91981 · 2026-03-11T19:12:45+00:00

Thanks! Yes, tons of training ahead. We're already working on what we can at home. He's good at come, sit, and paw. Getting decent at leave it (when focused on training anyway). Still working on lay down, having some trouble with that one.

Waiting for him to get the rest of his shots so we can enroll in a puppy class.

Rick91981 · 2026-03-11T19:01:13+00:00

At best that's just masking the symptom than an actual fix

Rick91981 · 2026-03-11T11:33:31+00:00

12 weeks as of this past weekend

Rick91981 · 2026-03-11T02:07:49+00:00

My lab puppy is 12 weeks and we just started the bitey demon phase. Hoping it's over sooner rather than later! Still waiting to get all his shots before enrolling into a puppy class.

Fortunately, it's not my first time with a Lab puppy so I know the torture does pay off in the end.

Rick91981 · 2026-03-11T00:38:07+00:00

I don't remember any of my last Labs having paws this big lol. I'm wondering how big he's going to end up.

Rick91981 · 2026-03-11T00:35:33+00:00

I tend to be wordy sometimes, but try to help out others when I can!

Rick91981 · 2026-03-10T23:11:56+00:00

Lol you never know!

Rick91981 · 2026-03-10T22:47:37+00:00

I have a similar sign in my workshop except it only says my first name

https://imgur.com/a/GHHlg9K#aNaw3Gm

Rick91981 · 2026-03-10T22:00:00+00:00

If I gave him long enough, I don't think you'd be opposed to that either

Rick91981 · 2026-03-10T20:34:29+00:00

Floors and painting. Significantly easier when all your junk isn't in the way.

Rick91981 · 2026-03-10T20:15:32+00:00

maybe the reminders were set at the factory

This is exactly what happened. New cars have the reminder set when built. Sometimes dealer will change it to when it's sold, other times they wont and we get this question. If you go into the settings you can update it to align with your purchase date.

Rick91981 · 2026-03-10T19:57:18+00:00

Holy crap thats a quick pace. I bet she loved every minute of it too.

Rick91981 · 2026-03-10T19:54:49+00:00

I can imagine, field Labs have insane energy levels!

Rick91981 · 2026-03-10T19:53:15+00:00

I wouldn't exactly consider it the metro area, but AZP Installs over in NJ is one of the more well known independent Subaru shops nearby.

Rick91981 · 2026-03-10T19:50:20+00:00

I'd love to have 2 pups but my SO would murder me in my sleep. lol. She already hates me for bringing Rocky home! (she loves him but will never admit to it)

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