I'm a bit shocked, if honest, regarding the amount of rust on some of the suspension components of my 2016 WRX STi. This is my first Subaru and bought it brand new in March '16 as a complete change from a constant stream of Alfa Romeo's that I've had in the past. At first, I liked it, but gradually grown to dislike it for a number of reasons.
It's eaten two batteries (warranty item), completely killed them, both of which the dealership (FG Barnes Maidstone) tried to fob me off by saying that I wasn't using the car enough and that it was me causing damage to the battery. Long story short, it was easier for me to go to Euro Car Parts, spend £80 on a decent battery and fit it myself which I did in 5 minutes.
The service plan on the car isn't worth anything as far as I'm concerned. £27 a month for 3 years will get you three services from the dealership. The last one, the coolant was left right on the minimum, and I'm not even convinced that they had changed the oil. I really wish that I'd taken it back and kicked off, but their attitude there is abysmal and to be honest I'd have prefered to do it myself.
The brakes were seized on every time that I go to use the car, didn't bother with FG Barnes this time, but instead stripped the calipers and cleaned them up myself. It got so bad that I had to leave the handbrake off and chock the wheels when it went back on the drive. The rear discs have warped and are scored to sh*t as well.
When sorting the brakes the other day, I was shocked to see the amount of rust on the suspension components. This is a two year old car with 16,000 miles on it, and something tells me that this isn't going to wear well with age. Yes I know it's the underside, but the wife's 55-plate Alfa 156 is in better nick than this underneath!
The front is also going the same way!
What's the thoughts on this?