r/XVcrosstrek

Hi guys, I recently purchased a 2013 crosstrek with 99k miles on it, I now have 112k miles on her. Im not sure when it started, or if it has always done this, but when I'm accelerating I feel a little jerking feeling right between 20-30 mph. I did a cvt drain/fill, the fluid didn't look too bad. The previous owner kept up with it.

Does anyone have any idea what this could be? I know its the first year for the cvt which sucks for me because its the guinea pig year. Is this just how this cvt normally acts? Does it always have a little "jerk" or "feeling" of switching gears at this speed? I have zero problems at any other speed. It does not jerk when its slowing down from a stop.

One thing I did hear (from AI) is that there was a TSB from subaru to come get the cvt flashed to update the software which can get rid of the slow speed jerk. Is this true? I plugged in my scanner and checked, and my cvt does have the factory software version, so it never got a flash. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

banana

I see plenty of ~$100 dash-cams for sale online, but they look like a pain, such that you have to recharge their battery over and over, or have some dangling wire plugging in to your power outlet...? And I'm guessing you have to manually start and stop the recordings every time you get in and out of your car...? Is there a more convenient or classy way to do this?

By the way, I have the original/factory primitive stereo, and plan to replace it with something more modern with a screen, so I've been considering adding a back-up camera that could display on that screen. (IF that's a thing. I really don't know much about this stuff.)
I would have a professional installer do this, if the cost is something I can manage.
If I were to do that, I imagine I could have a rear-facing 'dash-cam' as well, which also seems smart...?
If I did all of that, then I imagine installing a front-facing dash-came should be done at the same time, but I'd guess we're now in ~$1,000+ territory, which seems hard to justify for a 2014 Crosstrek w/ 125K miles on it.

What should I do?
Thanks!

[P.S. "banana", for the posting rules]