I put a Curt hitch on the Crosstrek this summer too. Think it was around $300 and change?
Didn’t need to cut any of the Crosstrek’s bumper cover. Didn’t even need to take it off - the Curt bolts to the underside of the Crosstrek’s unibody.
Looks ok. Just the receiver is hanging below the bumper cover, everything else is hidden behind it. I assume it will get rusty eventually, but should be easy enough to touch up when the time comes.
Considered
these for a hot minute, until I saw the price. Think they were about a grand, and also seems like a PITA to install/remove the receiver all the time.