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Howdy, this forum looked like some good chatter on all aspects of the Subaru world. As of this moment I drive a 2009 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo (V6-2WD) and just moved to it from a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee (4WD-V8-QuadratracII). Extremely disappointed in engine response, gas mileage, handling, lack of 4WD, and a load of other "things". Been doing my shopping and found what I think is a great deal on a 2010 Subaru Outback 2.5i Premium w/sunroof but before I leap I was hoping to pick some knowledgeable brains (this is where you come in
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We kayak and mountain bike and feel the OB is better suited for this, especially the AWD. But a few questions :
- We have 2 river kayaks and we have always used factory racks on the Jeep and really don't have the $$$ for a big Thule J-system or something like that. Question is - can we fit two 'yaks on foam push on pads and tie-downs without having them stick off the sides or be unstable?
- We also have a 2 bike hitch rack that fits in a 2" hitch. Can a hitch kit be fairly easily mounted on this without too much trouble? We do NOT need electrical hookups, we never tow a boat or trailer that needs lights. The Jeep hitch was four bolts and 10 minutes to install.
- Lastly, kind of got addicted to Bluetooth phone and although this has the sunroof we want, it does not have factory Bluetooth. We can supposedly get it installed but not sure how good it is or if it's worth the +$350 just for the kit (or how hard it is to install).
So any and all help would be greatly appreciated and so would hast as we're supposed to go look it over soon and it's 2-1/2 hours to get to it so we like to have as much info as we can when we go.
THANKS!!!!
We kayak and mountain bike and feel the OB is better suited for this, especially the AWD. But a few questions :
- We have 2 river kayaks and we have always used factory racks on the Jeep and really don't have the $$$ for a big Thule J-system or something like that. Question is - can we fit two 'yaks on foam push on pads and tie-downs without having them stick off the sides or be unstable?
- We also have a 2 bike hitch rack that fits in a 2" hitch. Can a hitch kit be fairly easily mounted on this without too much trouble? We do NOT need electrical hookups, we never tow a boat or trailer that needs lights. The Jeep hitch was four bolts and 10 minutes to install.
- Lastly, kind of got addicted to Bluetooth phone and although this has the sunroof we want, it does not have factory Bluetooth. We can supposedly get it installed but not sure how good it is or if it's worth the +$350 just for the kit (or how hard it is to install).
So any and all help would be greatly appreciated and so would hast as we're supposed to go look it over soon and it's 2-1/2 hours to get to it so we like to have as much info as we can when we go.
THANKS!!!!