Subaru Automobiles

[MossRoad]

The video display is HUGE! I particularly liked Apple Car Play. I could access Google maps for the directions and follow the route and I could also keep Apple Maps open in a wider format in the background. Very easy to flip between the two apps to get either picture. Pretty handy, as if I'm using google maps, I have to exit a screen to get a wider view, etc...

I used all 18 radio presets on the way out, and backtracked on the way back. That was handy, except on the way there, it was rock stations. On the way home, the same stations were religious church programming on Sunday morning, and professional sports programming on Sunday afternoon, which is another form of religion out there.

 

[ericm979]

Auto headlights. I like them. They turn around corners as you turn, and recenter as you come back.

My car has that. We live on a dark and very twisty mountain road. Its super useful there.

 

[MossRoad]

Update on the wife's 2020 Subaru Outback....

I like it!

Took it on another trip to OK and back last week. Car is solid as a rock.

Even without the lane keeping assist on, it drives so straight that sometimes it tells me to keep my hands on the wheel when they've never left the wheel. Just doesn't need correction that much. If it doesn't feel you making steering corrections for X amount of time, it thinks you aren't keeping your hands on the wheel.

I think that is probably more of a testament to the condition of other states' roads VS Indiana's!

Very comfortable car with plenty of room for 4 people and gear. Or 3 people and a bunch of hauls from antique shopping.

Nothing to complain about yet.

 

[jyoutz]

We have a Subaru Forester and really like it also. Had it since 2017 and still have nothing to complain about.

 

[Torvy]

We have a Subaru Forester and really like it also. Had it since 2017 and still have nothing to complain about.

How about that the '17 Forrester doesn't offer power seats? See, something to complain about.

 

[kozal01]

I drive fleet cars for work and I have a 2020 Forester now, had a 2023 Outback before it. I cant stand them, I wonder every time I get in this thing why people like them at all. For comparison sake I had a 2020 Ford Escape (totalled), 2021 Ford Bronco Sport (rental) and a 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee (rental) before these two Subarus and I would take any one of those three vehicles over the Subaru's all day long. The adaptive cruise control and lane centering assist on all the other vehicles I listed work so much better than the Suburu eyesight. With the Suburu good luck using cruise control if its raining, snowing, too sunny or too foggy, and unlike the other brands that default to normal cruise control if their censors are blocked the Suburu just shuts everything off. Not only that but the speed modulation of the Suburu's cruise control is just awful, slows down below the set speed going downhills then revs to beat hell going up hills then slams on the brakes at the apex of the hill to slow the car back down. Its just terrible. Besides the awful cruise control the outback was as slow as molasses, got pretty bad MPG's and both cars have terrible bluetooth and apple car play connectivity, was constantly dropping off with both cars. I cannot wait to trade in this Forester when my new Escape is delivered.

 

[MossRoad]

I've experienced none of that with our 2020 Outback.

 

[Torvy]

You should never use cruise control on any vehicle in bad weather or heavy traffic.
Glad they don't make us all drive the same vehicles (yet). I wouldn't pay money for any of those you mentioned.

The '18 Outback has been good. I still prefer Toyota overall.

 

[kozal01]

You should never use cruise control on any vehicle in bad weather or heavy traffic.
Glad they don't make us all drive the same vehicles (yet). I wouldn't pay money for any of those you mentioned.

The '18 Outback has been good. I still prefer Toyota overall.

How many of the ones I mentioned have you owned? I put 50K on the Escape, 6k on the Bronco Sport and almost 10K on the Jeep. So far I have 5K on this Forester and I had almost 8K on the Outback so I have some miles in each for comparison. Also, you know the only one that has needed to visit the dealership is the 2020 Forester. With only 80k on the Odometer the AC Stopped working, had a terrible missfire and now it needs to go back in again because the auto headlights sometimes like to turn on while the car is not being used and drains the battery.

 

[jyoutz]

How about that the '17 Forrester doesn't offer power seats? See, something to complain about.

Ours has a power seat on the driver’s side, none elsewhere.