Ok, so they threw parts at it that didn't fix the problem. Understood.

What did they charge you several hundred dollars for? Diagnosis is between $100-200 depending on what type of car it is at any dealership.

Hobbyzone Super Cub. Decent size, modern electronics and batteries, cheap price of entry, parts availability.

This was during Icepocalypse in North Texas when we had "cobblestone" ice on the roads. It was a mess, I35 North was shut for over 24 hours.

Beater or not one must always hoon a Subaru.

Define your definition of "offroad". Does this qualify?

I'm excited by the fact that Expedition Portal (At least one of the writers) picked up a Subaru for one of their projects.

Long story short, my wife made me do it. Hahaha.

I fall within that 29.5%.

I think our Subaru off-roading is relevant to your topic. It is fun stuff.

In defense of the Subaru Forester, I'm just going to leave this here...