Q: Compass broke, a pain for being out in the mountains
Like a lot of Subaru owners out there, I love the outdoors. I take my 2009 Subaru Forester with me on a lot of treks and the roads to get out there are usually pretty barren. I was really excited that this year of Forester came with a compass built in, but the darn thing stopped working after 10,000 miles or so. I haven’t had it since then and I am at 28,000 miles now. I want to fix it because I love it, but I can’t afford a big repair right now. Is this possible?
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