The bronze caps in the front (and back) are actually your recover points. Pop them off, screw in the eye bolt it comes with and get pulled out of all that fun mud. Great video!

@ADVENTURUSS

8 ай бұрын

Yeah, Im used to recovery points being underneath the vehicle vs behind a cover. I could have sworn I watched another review where someone called them sensors as well, like for the active cruise control etc. But lessons to be learned for sure since it's quite a departure from our previous vehicles.

I had a very rough start with my Crosstrek Wilderness due to incompetence with my dealership's service department. Sales process went great, but they did not get the accessories in on time. A week later, I dropped it off, and they installed the rear bumper cover guard in the completely wrong spot (which is 3M taped to a painted surface), there was vibrations/buzzing in the hatch - later finding out they did not put the seat back covers in correctly, and then I noticed the whole car was covered in tons of paint swirls - they ""washed"" it before installing the rear bumper cover and were extremely harsh in washing it - the roof was really bad. They had to for a week then after that to reorder and reinstall the bumper cover and had to send it to a detailer to try to get out as much as they can. Looks like it is 70-80% better in terms of swirls, but there is now a very tiny ding of the roof that is only noticeable from one angle and wax dried onto spots of the hood decal. I got most of the wax off the decal, but will be leaving good enough alone. It's amazing how much enthusiasm dealership screw-ups can take out of the excitement of getting a new vehicle I waited several months for. I was going to add the Subaru mud-flaps, but lost interest in touching this car any further for a while after the amount of time and frustration went into just having the two easiest accessories installed, reinstalled, and damage fixed from the screw up of the initial install.

@ADVENTURUSS

8 ай бұрын

Im sorry that you had such a bad experience with the dealership! Our dealership was pretty good overall, though the detail department was a bit lack-luster on the cleanup, likely b/c we showed up to pick up the car a few hours early. We ordered accessories ahead of time, but the parts dept had a hard time finding everything we had ordered, but did end up finding everything. We didn't have them install the accessories as ours were mostly pet-related things which are easy to install ourselves. Hopefully your dealership can help you to repair the damage!

bronze ports on front are recovery points

@ADVENTURUSS

8 ай бұрын

learning curve, for sure. haha.

Love the wilderness!!

@ADVENTURUSS

3 ай бұрын

Sorry for the response delay! Yeah, it took a minute for it to grow on me, but it’s definitely a fun little machine!

Nice ride man! I think this will be my next car for those trips to Baja California. Thanks for the review

Fantastic! Great job. Breathe, slow down. You're doing great!

@ADVENTURUSS

8 ай бұрын

Working on it!

Careful that subi will win your heart!

@ADVENTURUSS

8 ай бұрын

Haha! That’s very unlikely, but I’ll be careful still.

Nice to see these finally getting into owners hands. Im told mine will be here this month.

@ADVENTURUSS

8 ай бұрын

That’s awesome. Thankfully we didn’t have to wait very long as it was already in transit to the dealership when we made our deposit. But certainly happy for my lady that she has it now!

Nice! I have this without that package too and find it is very comfortable. Look forward to what you think of 24 Crosstrek Wilderness over landing.

@ADVENTURUSS

5 ай бұрын

We'll see if we ever take it out on a camping trip, but at least we. know its capable!

Wow ... thats wicked nice. Congrats bro.

@ADVENTURUSS

8 ай бұрын

Thanks man! Carrie loves it!

I can’t wait to watch you installing a torque masters rear differential locker on it soon!! Wink wink

@ADVENTURUSS

8 ай бұрын

haha, thats highly unlikely to ever happen since it's my lady's car. You never know, though.

Don't forget to set-up your 5 digit pin with the hidden button on the rear hatch. Its in the same area as the button to open the hatch. It will be towards the right side. The idea is, if you cant get into the car for whatever reason. You input the 5 digit pin and it will unlock the car. There is a video or two on how to set it up.

@ADVENTURUSS

5 ай бұрын

Absolutely! We set that up while we were at the dealership, but totally forgot to mention that feature in the video. Maybe I should make one about the setup and function of that! Thanks for watching!

@kurtinsgiran8147

5 ай бұрын

@@ADVENTURUSS My sales guy never mentioned it to me. I had to find it on my own. I wasn't sure if other sales departments were aware of it. I actually got the same colour wilderness. But the Canadian one, with the Harmon kardon, electric drivers seat and heated steering wheel Purchased mine before Christmas with 13km. I'm at 3000km now. Looking forward to see what you do with yours.

@ADVENTURUSS

5 ай бұрын

It's actually my lady's car, and she won't let me modify it quite yet. That may change, but maybe not. She did drive it through some easy trails with me this past weekend, so maybe that'll light some kind of fire. haha

@kurtinsgiran8147

5 ай бұрын

@@ADVENTURUSS Sounds about what mine will do for the time being. Snow belt commuter for now. Either way, if you include it in the future I'll definitely be watching. I think the pet accessories are great. It's very tempting, especially with my son getting older.

Nice whip! I really like the look of those.

@ADVENTURUSS

8 ай бұрын

Haha. Thanks man! I’ll let her know!

This is funny, I also have the 2017 Wrangler Rubicon Recon in white and just purchased the same 2024 CrossTrek Wilderness in white.

@ADVENTURUSS

7 ай бұрын

Nice! I think the CrossTrek is cool and all... but Im definitely a Jeep guy through and through. My lady, and our pup love the Subaru... now its time time to get her to take it off-road!

I love that color, how do you like the dog door panels, did you install them yourselves and/or have you removed them? I ordered some too and wanting to use the service dept as little as possible so i was thinking about just putting them on myself.

@ADVENTURUSS

8 ай бұрын

We bought a few accessories for the pup... there's a bumper protector thing that simply velcros to the floor, and you fold it out when you want to use it... and then we bought the cargo area dog pad, which clips into the side loops near the rear hatch, loops around the rear headrests and also velcros to the seat backs... both of those things were installed in seconds. The door protectors were a little more tricky, but they just slide in between the rear window and the inner weather stripping seal. Took a couple tries to figure it out, but definitely something you can do on your own with a little patience.

@sleepingthroughthewar

8 ай бұрын

thank you that helps so much@@ADVENTURUSS

@ADVENTURUSS

8 ай бұрын

Sure thing!@@sleepingthroughthewar

After watching seveal of these videos-- Im klinda TORN between the CROSSTREK Limited (and I'll add the tires and lift to turn it into a Wilderness with more stuff)... or the OUTBACK WILDERNESS (or even limited- and change wheeles etc. in it too)...

@ADVENTURUSS

7 ай бұрын

I completely understand where you're coming from with that. As a Jeep guy... I didn't see the point in getting a Rubicon if I knew I was going to make modifications down the road. As for the option between the CrossTrek and the Outback, I guess that'd depend on how much interior room you're looking for. The CrossTrek was my lady's decision (as it is her car), and she totally fell in love with it. Counter to that, good friends of mine that live in Colorado just got the Outback... and they feel the same haha!

@davidwayne9982

7 ай бұрын

@@ADVENTURUSS Well, I like the OUTBACK for a little more power- and the look- but I really don't NEED that much room- it's just ME-- and a rare single passenger.. and I won't be hauling anything but groceries. So the Crosstrek also looks good- is fun to drive and good- but a tad low on power.. I'm also thinking about MAZDA CX-50...I just HATE the way they put 20" wheels on everything- which is sTUPID...

@ADVENTURUSS

7 ай бұрын

@@davidwayne9982 couldn’t agree with you more on that. We both have to remember that HP isn’t everything. Torque gets you there, horsepower keeps you there. So for off-road applications I’d much rather more torque. As for the 20” wheels … the first thing I looked for after I got the trail boss was 18” wheels… still haven’t bit that bullet! Ha!

@davidwayne9982

7 ай бұрын

@@ADVENTURUSS DEFINITELY!!!

How did you get the hitch? It's not an accessory on the configurator.

@ADVENTURUSS

7 ай бұрын

Standard equipment.

@raybonz7939

5 ай бұрын

@@ADVENTURUSS not standard here, but it is a dealer add-on accessory. That's a Class 3 hitch, BTW.

How wide is it from outer edge of mirror to other outer edge of other mirror I keep getting answers from people trying to say it’s smaller than my Honda fit which is 81” total width

@ADVENTURUSS

8 ай бұрын

Haven’t measured, but will for ya.

@christophermccord3757

8 ай бұрын

Thanks much appreciated

@ADVENTURUSS

8 ай бұрын

It’s 79” edge to edge.

Now that you’ve had the Subaru Crosstrek for 5+ months, how’s the fit and finish of the vehicle? Have you experienced any creaking or rattling, any misalignment with exterior and interior panel gaps? Any issues with your Subaru during your ownership experience?

@ADVENTURUSS

3 ай бұрын

all good thus far! Granted, my wife and I both work from home, so we haven't driven it as much as some might expect. Having said that, it has been on several longer rides, and a couple forest service roads, and so far, everything is good.

@lennygarrison6836

3 ай бұрын

@@ADVENTURUSSgood to hear! I’m doing my research now, and will be in the market for one soon. Looking for a reliable, somewhat off road capable vehicle. I plan on doing some light overlanding adventures with it. I love that the roof rack can hold up to 700lbs static load, for a good rooftop tent!

@ADVENTURUSS

3 ай бұрын

for sure.... and the towing capacity shouldn't be sneezed at either - in case you opted for an off-road trailer setup.

@lennygarrison6836

3 ай бұрын

@@ADVENTURUSSgood point. 3,500 lb towing capacity is pretty darn good. It’s like the Crosstrek Wilderness is the perfect little adventure vehicle!

Hello brothers

Florida … snow and ice? Me thinks the lady doth protest too much! 😆

@ADVENTURUSS

8 ай бұрын

we live in Western NC now... so snow and ice is an annual guarantee :)

@rodneywk1

8 ай бұрын

@@ADVENTURUSS Nice! Congrats on the new Crosstrek. That color is so eye-catching. I’m trying to convince my wife to trade in her ‘15 Limited but she’s more disciplined than I am. :). Good Luck and thanks for sharing!!