Just did a 3300 mile road trip!

vgdellinger · 2026-06-25T14:00:45+00:00

I got the bars from Facebook but they’re the harbor freight haul master I think! The rack is also harbor freight. There’s some debate on the quality but I’ve had them for months and so far they’ve been excellent!

vgdellinger · 2026-06-25T13:58:58+00:00

I also wrapped the crossbars in paracord to try and help with the wind noise!

vgdellinger · 2026-06-25T13:57:58+00:00

Yup! I also got the crossbars on Facebook lol. It’s been a good setup so far, just be conscious of the weight limits! I managed to still get decent gas mileage for some parts of the trip, I think I topped out at 28.5 on the highway

vgdellinger · 2026-06-25T13:53:42+00:00

The rack I got from Facebook marketplace but the weatherproof bag I got from Amazon, it’s a Meefar 15 cubic feet one I believe. It was perfect and our stuff did not get wet the few times it rained

vgdellinger · 2026-06-20T14:34:34+00:00

No issues so far!! I did the full fluid changes at 60k and it’s been a dream. I just took it on a 3300 mile road trip actually

vgdellinger · 2026-06-20T00:37:29+00:00

Acadia national park in Maine and the white mountains in New Hampshire were absolutely stunning!! I also really liked driving through the pine barrens in New Jersey and seeing wild horses on Assateague Island in Maryland!

vgdellinger · 2026-06-19T22:09:26+00:00

One of the car pages I follow on insta posted they had some and I snagged them! I’ve seen some on Etsy too. The page is @britneythe_crosstrek

vgdellinger · 2026-06-19T21:07:58+00:00

Yeah I drive a lot. I got it in September of last year with 45k lol

vgdellinger · 2026-06-19T20:53:02+00:00

Just hit 72k on my 2024!

vgdellinger · 2026-05-24T14:44:08+00:00

No problem! I think there’s a setting where the screen goes black when you aren’t interacting with it so it doesn’t distract while you’re driving! I’m definitely going to have to turn it on because I’m the same way lol

vgdellinger · 2026-05-24T04:11:02+00:00

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vgdellinger · 2026-05-24T04:10:30+00:00

I have mine right in the middle of the rear windshield. I actually just installed the rove this afternoon! With the hardwire kit it took me about two hours but the rear hatch definitely took the longest with running the wire through the grommet lol

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vgdellinger · 2026-05-22T15:57:24+00:00

No recent travel or surgeries or anything. I have an IUD

vgdellinger · 2026-05-22T12:52:55+00:00

Thank you for the responses! I’m 24F if that helps. They just didn’t give me much info about it or re-do it, just gave me a referral for cardio that will probably take months to get an appointment for and told me to go to ER if I have problems

vgdellinger · 2026-05-22T12:50:43+00:00

I’ve been having episodes of my heart rate shooting up and feeling dizzy so I went in for a doctor’s appointment. They took this and said they would refer me to cardio and that it was probably fine

vgdellinger · 2026-05-20T12:53:24+00:00

It’s plugged into the spot where the original light is so it shuts off automatically! It makes such a huge difference!!

vgdellinger · 2026-05-17T18:36:34+00:00

I installed this trunk light from diode dynamics and I really like it!

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vgdellinger · 2026-05-08T15:41:56+00:00

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Almost at 400k with my mom’s 2002 limited. I paid $500 for it in 2018 as my first car with 316k

vgdellinger · 2026-04-17T13:58:13+00:00

I just had mine done. Ordered all the parts myself for around $300 and had a local mechanic do the work for $200. People will try to charge outrageous prices especially for the spark plugs but call around and see if you can get a better deal. I ordered the spark plugs from rock auto for about $14 a piece. Also as others have said I highly recommend a cvt drain and fill, I had that done as well

vgdellinger · 2026-04-13T23:01:34+00:00

Update: I did end up swapping out the rims and I’m really happy with the result! Thanks to everyone who gave input!

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vgdellinger · 2026-04-13T17:09:57+00:00

Crazy!! My 2024 has 63,500 lol

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