Sounds like you need to install a steering lockdown bracket.
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The tires are overinflated. Reduce the tire pressure to the the factory recommendation, which is 33 front and 32 rear on my Sport, but may be different on your trim. It will make a noticable difference. The steering isn't "loose". Steering ratio on the Generation 5 Impreza is 1:13, which is fast and may take a while to become familiar with.
This is a Subaru enthusiast forum. Most of your complaints are personal preference and also lack of research prior to buying the car in the first place. With all do respect, nobody on here is wanting to hear your opinion on how much you hate the car. You're entitled to your opinion, but you chose the incorrect platform to broadcast it. Sorry you dislike the car, but tell it to Car and Driver and not to a bunch of people who take pride in the car you are bashing.
The lane assist keeps you in the lane and when engaged can feel like you are driving on ice. You might want to turn that feature off, check your owners manual or go to the dealer / your sales rep and have them help you.
GOOD POINT!!
My family bought a '21 Forester when I purchased my Impreza, and it has the lane keep assist. It annoys my mom who daylies the car, but I found it to be nice, except when lane markings are vague or worn.
I think the reason why is because the gear calculation actually comes from whatever drives the cluster (ECM?) on the MT car. Obviously the CVT computer can tell the ECM what "gear" it's in for manual mode, but for our MT car there are no sensors in the gearbox except the reverse switch.
Dude, you re comparing apples to broccoli here. I have a 2021 and I concur with just about everything the OP posted. Halogen lighting is 40 yr old time to snap out of it. I dont know what Impreza you have but your comment about the USB port and cable makes absolutely no sense to me, what slot?, what door? the cable just hangs out sloppy and many times gets tangled on the shifter and unplugs itself off when engaging 4th gear or reverse, now its dark, I have to pull over and hustle trying to find the slot buried under the dash. If you re happy with ground clearance of 5" I feel sorry for you, (sure, thats something thats in plain view, must agree) Heated seats on newer Imprezas dont heat up like the older models due to Subaru switching to weaker (cheaper) elements. The clutch does nothing for the computer, the computer gets the info from the microswitches inside the gearbox. I want to add some more deficiencies I ve noticed on mine, when it rains and car is parked water accumulates inside the front doors, when doors are opened at least 1/2 gallon of water starts pissing out from some holes at the bottom, that cant be good rust wise, I predict the bottom would look like a swiss cheese in a couple of years. The side view mirrors sit drooping down making it hard to see on diagonal merges. And last but not least I would ve liked a light in the rear cargo area instead of having to use my cell phone to see what the hell Im doing at night, anyways, enough ranting....I had a FIAT 128 when I was young this car reminds me so much of it 😂
I feel so bad for you. You really been having a bad experience. I have very little to dislike about my 17 Sport model with 5speed. I wonder where your USB port is located since you said something about under the dash. My USB port is in the center console compartment. There is a slot for USB cable to pass through when the lid is fully closed. So I don't see how the cable would become undone or caught up on the shifter. Also I use the heated seats often and it gets plenty hot for me. I don't have experience with previous model heated seats so I don't know how much hotter those seats would get. All I know is that my seats are more than good enough. Next point is about the gear selector display. It wouldn't make sense to display a gear as soon as the shifter is placed in that slot since the gear truly hasn't been engaged since the clutch is still depressed which is considered to be neutral because it is indeed in neutral anytime the clutch is depressed even with the shifter in a gear slot already. So yeah once the clutch is released is when the gear is engaged and can be displayed. Next point regarding the headlights. I agree they can be brighter yet for what they are as halogens they do a decent job and hi beams are more than bright enough to me. I could counter each of your points but for what when it seems that your dislikes run so deep for your Impreza which is very unfortunate. I will never allow or standby as I hear or read anything that tries to bash such a great car.
I believe facelift models (2020+) have their head unit and power USB under the AC controls, in your image you only have a 12v jack there. I can understand having the cord unplug from this position on newer models because its a very easy area to pull the plug straight out from. I use a 4ft USB cable that doesn't get wrapped around my shifter but follows to the left of it and my phone sits in the cup holder charger side up.
That makes much more sense. I guess they thought it would offer easier access by having it under the dash. I like the center console set up. Yeah it isn't easy to plug in due to its position but once it's plugged in its all good.
That may have been an upper trim offer initially, as my '22 Sport does have auto locking doors, keyless entry, and auto unlock. So its likely facelift models got more features as base - I'd be curious to see what all of them entail, either cost effective to standardize models or regulation requiring some of these features on newer models.
I wonder if auto locking doors can be programmed to my 17 Sport. I have keyless entry and keyless start. My Sport is packaged out with the available packages at that time for the 17 model year. I just found the lack of auto locking doors strange.
And you got that information exactly from where? The computer doesnt calculate jack shit, the gearbox sends the signals mechanically just the way it sends the signal to the reverse lights to go on everytime you engage reverse. Anyways, Im done knocking sense. Do I need that feature? Hell, NO! But it crisps my nerves how Subaru engineers can be so extremely unintelligent Because thats how the car is, its extremely unintelligently designed. By the way, I brought that gear display gizmo up, among many other things, when I was invited by the dealer for a "vehice familiarization" meeting, the agent was totally lost for words. I will be back with the list of what will make the design more intelligent, see who agrees with me, and who doesnt and the reason why.
The computer does in fact calculate - there isn't a switch inside the transmission for gears, there is a reverse light switch, which in fact is required for all vehicles - think, the camera and lights come on when you have clutch engaged. All manual transmission cars do this.
