Greetings everyone! I am new to the site, and joined after reading alot of threads and having some questions. I currently own a 2005 VW Touareg. V8 air suspension all the goodies.....it is horrible on gas and maintenance costs are pretty high. That being said...I love it, but cuts in pay and other economic factors are telling me its time to get rid of my overpriced vehicle.
So, I am considering an Outback. A couple of reasons on the Outback. The headroom/legroom is actually a little better than the Treg. Better fuel mileage, and the cargo space is almost identical. The Treg is full time 4x4 and does have low range and locking center/rear diffs with 30.5 inch tires, so I might miss that and the horsepower (did I mention I love it), but I will have to deal with that.
I am planning on going to do some test drives on Friday, but aside from the HP factor between the 2.5 and the 3.6 engine, (along with obvious mpg diff) any issues between the two? I see lots of posts about the headgaskets on the 2.5's, but most of that is on older ones.
Thanks for any insights you guys can give me!
Lewis
So, I am considering an Outback. A couple of reasons on the Outback. The headroom/legroom is actually a little better than the Treg. Better fuel mileage, and the cargo space is almost identical. The Treg is full time 4x4 and does have low range and locking center/rear diffs with 30.5 inch tires, so I might miss that and the horsepower (did I mention I love it), but I will have to deal with that.
I am planning on going to do some test drives on Friday, but aside from the HP factor between the 2.5 and the 3.6 engine, (along with obvious mpg diff) any issues between the two? I see lots of posts about the headgaskets on the 2.5's, but most of that is on older ones.
Thanks for any insights you guys can give me!
Lewis