Donut Media is ruining Subaru's reputation, but how?

Donut Media is one of the Titans of car related content on YouTube, but here recently they've been ruining the reputation of Subaru with their newest
installment of High vs. Low. A series where they take two identical cars in which one gets really expensive parts, and one gets really cheap parts.
Subaru enthusiasts around the world are up in arms over the way they've portrayed the brand in the last couple of months, and they are well within
reason to be upset; but what exactly are they doing that has people so outraged? Is Donut media ACTUALLY ruining the reputation of Subaru, or are
Subaru's just... well... Subaru's?

I just want to say that this video in no way is an attempt to talk trash or slander Donut Media. I love everything that these guys do and will continue to watch them for however long they stay on YouTube! This is just simply my own opinions and nothing more.

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[AshB]

It's a good thing Subaru launched an electric vehicle. This way they'll be remembered for the first electric vehicle to run a bearing knock without having a bearing.

[NuclearPineapple]

Regardless of the mistakes they made, an engine being so sensitive to oil starvation is a pretty poor inherent issue. They didn’t come with the baffled oil pan from the factory, which while relatively easy to upgrade, isn’t going to be known by all owners especially people just getting into them. There are well built EJ’s that can last a long time, but overall they seem incredibly picky and unforgiving. I don’t blame Donut for that.

[juliourena]

Can't ruin a reputation that's already ruined itself

[knotical]

Subaru guys are just different man. Every subaru guy I know has been through multiple engines. Had a hardcore WRX guy who's been modding them for decades tell me they're reliable, 10 minutes after explaining he keeps a spare EJ ready to go in his garage because he blows so many motors.

[Peppa.Putona]

Video summary:"It's not Subaru's fault for making cars whit defects from factory. It's your fault for treating it like a Toyota and trying to have fun whiteout doing a extensive research on what could go wrong on the car"

[hellowhat]

Lol people are butt hurt about it, lol well Subaru are known for it, there 350z didn’t even have all these issues

[AlineaEuros]

Idk bro, if you have to modify the engine to make it reliable at all, then it's probably not very reliable, Subaru should have done a better job, and this is what happens when they dont, the last thing anybody has to worry about is Subaru's reputation when they have all these problems from the factory.

[thechillywinds]

Blew up an ej255 by literally driving it as a commuter for 5k miles. Maybe saw redline twice, never excessive lateral g's. Was my first car, checked the oil everyday because I didn't wanna make any rookie mistakes. Well 6 years later I have my boosted k20z3 making 430hp for the past 78k miles on top of the 73k miles it already had. On a completely stock engine and trans. I'll never stop dissing any ej subaru.

[SvgRbt]

I think they depicted what owning a Subaru is like, for first timers, quite well. Of course you should always do your research. But to new car enthusiasts buying these cars the high low subi series taught them a lot. However, these are problems that you would not encounter in other enthusiast's brands, such as honda and toyota. I'm looking forward to seeing what Donut does with these cars in the future though.

[vrg]

Gears and gasoline made a big impression on me for subarus. I already wasnt really a fan and they solidified that

[ruslanvaliullin]

5:30 I think they sent the engine to be rebuilt and got it back. What he meant by "supposedly" is that the guy who did the job might not have done anything at all.

[kylemitlyng]

I have 3 instances of friends who have blown their Subarus as well, same issues and thousands of dollars down the drain. I think donut created a great example of what a normal guys (not experts or snobs) can expect from their Subarus in stock form. Sure, they demonstrated "negligence" but I think most normal guys might unintentionally do the same thing. Subarus are clowned on for a reason and they cannot be treated like something with a 2JZ or an LS. They are unique cars and I personally love the way they sound, but be ready to work on them or spend the time and money to pay someone else to.

[nicholassilvestri]

Well, i wasn’t there when they were driving/rebuilding them, but from a high performance longevity standpoint, Subaru’s have always had more problems than other Japanese manufacturers in general. I don’t hate Subarus though, some last a very long time

[erikmexico]

I have had 4 friends owning subarus. 3 of them ended up blowing their engines. Yes, you can make these cars super fast and reliable but that’s isn’t a easy task nor is it cheap. I wouldn’t feel comfortable owning let alone modifying an STI. That’s why I had to go with my evo 9. So much more forgiving and so much easier to work on. Sad that subaru never made an In-line 4😢 I love the body of the 05-07 design and chassis but what kills it for me Is the boxer engine. With that being said, when I see a well built Subaru I tend to appreciate it that much more. Regardless, build whatever you feel like building!

[BurninSnowMan]

Ok the engine break in thing, I do agree with break in periods. But the spun bearing is from oil starvation at the track like you said because the car does not have a baffled oil pan. So break in period or not that would have still happened.

[Yoshi]

In the season finale they talked about how they put baffled oil pans on pretty early in the series but apparently never mentioned it until then.

[jerrysherwood]

Donut media isn't ruining Subarus rep, Subaru does that on they're own (mind you I do love my Soobies). I think donuts hi-low series this time is an actual, accurate representation of the majority of the populations car projects lol. If you have ever had a project then you have gone through this.

[Gunma_garage]

Suby head and 12yr technician here. I understand the frustration but they can be extremely finicky but also very reliable. Definitely need to do the due diligence to keep them happy but I'll forever drive one.

[antbankzbruh]

Everyone ive ever met that had a Subaru said nothing positive of reliability wether stock or modified. I love the look and features of them but they seem like they are a mechanics friend.

[Tofu_Slayer]

I think that them running into these issues demonstrates what a new owner should expect coming into the platform. If they still don't like it or aren't open minded then they've been weeded out. It's a win win I say