2017 Subaru Outback Transmission Failure

[Mags]

I know about replacement parts getting hard to find. I had the transfer case go out on my 2000 Tundra. Couldn't get a replacement for a while. The shop finally found one in a junk yard. I keep the old one. Nothing wrong with the gears and the box. Seems it a problem with the vacuum actuator module. Probably a punctured diaphragm.

[dave77]

Thank you Sir. We are sticking with the Trucks...

If we should win a small fortune in the lottery and could purchase a Sunday driver, it would be a Classic VW Bug for Miss . Something with muscle from the 60s for me. Nostalgia. Don't play the lottery, so not likely.

My first car was a 1964 VW Bug. It was in good shape, 1970 and I paid $400 for it.
from Google...
"Typically, you can expect to pay around $19,500 for a 1964 Volkswagen Beetle in good condition with average spec. The highest selling price of a 1964 Volkswagen Beetle at auction over the last three years was $86,625."

$400 in 1970 is roughly equivalent to $3,341.46 in 2026.

[Sir Henry]

Thank you Sir. We are sticking with the Trucks...

If we should win a small fortune in the lottery and could purchase a Sunday driver, it would be a Classic VW Bug for Miss . Something with muscle from the 60s for me. Nostalgia. Don't play the lottery, so not likely.

My first car was a 1964 VW Bug. It was in good shape, 1970 and I paid $400 for it.
from Google...
"Typically, you can expect to pay around $19,500 for a 1964 Volkswagen Beetle in good condition with average spec. The highest selling price of a 1964 Volkswagen Beetle at auction over the last three years was $86,625."

$400 in 1970 is roughly equivalent to $3,341.46 in 2026.

I had a 1961 Beetle and a 1970 Karmann Ghia.

[markiver54]

My very first car was a 1966 beetle given to me by my dear mother back in 1972.

[Sir Henry]

I take the Outback in next Tuesday. I’m thinking of trading it in on a new one so I don’t have this problem again in another 40K miles. Not good timing as I want to put the money into my home addition. I have a fully loaded one and don’t want to settle on something less. Decisions decisions decisions.

[Mags]

I inherited a 2007 Prius. Love/Hate it. It's been a great run-about car for local here and there errands. But it's ugly, can't see out the back when backing up and the foam upholstery is still out gassing (faint barnyard odor). Hybrid battery life has been really good. Rated 10-12 year lifetime. It's now 19 years old and just recently had to replace one of the 28 battery modules in the battery pack. Did that myself and found it very easy to do.

[Sir Henry]

I inherited a 2007 Prius. Love/Hate it. It's been a great run-about car for local here and there errands. But it's ugly, can't see out the back when backing up and the foam upholstery is still out gassing (faint barnyard odor). Hybrid battery life has been really good. Rated 10-12 year lifetime. It's now 19 years old and just recently had to replace one of the 28 battery modules in the battery pack. Did that myself and found it very easy to do.

I love driving the Outback with the 3.6R engine. It’s the tranny that I hate