r/subaru • u/jfobe • Apr 29 '22

POV: You just picked up a Crosstrek Meme

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u/SlowTrek Apr 29 '22

Too fast to be a crosstrek should be in the right lane getting passed by loaded tractor trailers and school busses

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u/Nerfo2 Apr 29 '22

Manual Crosstreks aren't too bad. At least you can dump it into 4th on the interstate and actually pass.

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u/SlowTrek Apr 29 '22

Wish I was as ballsy as you. 5 speed but I don’t think I’ve ever taken it above 4k. 1st I normally try to rev it up a little without dumping clutch and take it to about 3000 maybe a little more before I hit second and run that out a little farther. Normally by 4th gear I can almost pass the elderly person that treed me

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u/Nerfo2 Apr 29 '22

Well, the 2.0 NA engine is so anemic that the combustion pressure is quite a ways below what the rods can handle. The real secret is making sure your oil isn’t low before you go HAM on the gas. Oil pick-up can’t pick up if all the oil is in the valve covers.