[BOUGHT] Prospective 2018 Outback 2.5i Limited Buyer
Hi All,
Wife and I recently had a kid and our mother in-law is living with us. Our 2015 Hyundai Sonata (22k miles) is getting its engine replaced under warranty due to worn bearings. Long story short, wife doesn't trust the car/brand anymore so we're looking to get something a little bigger and safer for our growing family.
We're looking at the 2017 Honda CR-V EX-L and the 2018 Subaru Outback 2.5i Limited as our final contenders. Our other car is a Prius so both the CR-V and Outback feel plenty fast to us. Everything in the Subaru feels just a bit nicer and the price seems to reflect that. We've never owned a Subaru before so we had a few questions if you could help us out!
1. I remember hearing that a lot of the 2.5 boxer engines were having head gasket issues, has that been worked out for 5th Gen OBs?
2. Oil consumption - I know all cars consume a small amount of oil, but have people had issues with excessive oil consumption in their newer OBs?
3. I read that the 5th Generation OBs had weak A/C to the point where rear passengers wouldn't feel very cool. The 2018 OB we test drove had vents in the rear. Does that mean that the A/C unit has been beefed up in the 2018 model?
4. I understand that all models of cars have their bad apples, but aside from astoundingly bad luck, are there aspects of the OB you grew to dislike?
5. Reliability - Toyota seems to be "king", how do your Subaru's compare in your experience?
We were impressed with the 2018 OB in our test drive. I was concerned about excessive cabin noise during highway driving after reading the wind noise thread, but the OB was very quiet. Much quieter than our Prius and was similar to the Sonata (which to it's credit, has a very quiet and comfortable ride). My wife will be mainly be driving the car so I appreciate the AWD and EyeSight safety suite. I used to climb/camp a lot before our boy and will eventually start doing that again so I like the AWD and high-clearance which can support our outdoor activities.
Any other information or tidbits to sway to Subaru is much appreciated!
Hi All,
Wife and I recently had a kid and our mother in-law is living with us. Our 2015 Hyundai Sonata (22k miles) is getting its engine replaced under warranty due to worn bearings. Long story short, wife doesn't trust the car/brand anymore so we're looking to get something a little bigger and safer for our growing family.
We're looking at the 2017 Honda CR-V EX-L and the 2018 Subaru Outback 2.5i Limited as our final contenders. Our other car is a Prius so both the CR-V and Outback feel plenty fast to us. Everything in the Subaru feels just a bit nicer and the price seems to reflect that. We've never owned a Subaru before so we had a few questions if you could help us out!
1. I remember hearing that a lot of the 2.5 boxer engines were having head gasket issues, has that been worked out for 5th Gen OBs?
2. Oil consumption - I know all cars consume a small amount of oil, but have people had issues with excessive oil consumption in their newer OBs?
3. I read that the 5th Generation OBs had weak A/C to the point where rear passengers wouldn't feel very cool. The 2018 OB we test drove had vents in the rear. Does that mean that the A/C unit has been beefed up in the 2018 model?
4. I understand that all models of cars have their bad apples, but aside from astoundingly bad luck, are there aspects of the OB you grew to dislike?
5. Reliability - Toyota seems to be "king", how do your Subaru's compare in your experience?
We were impressed with the 2018 OB in our test drive. I was concerned about excessive cabin noise during highway driving after reading the wind noise thread, but the OB was very quiet. Much quieter than our Prius and was similar to the Sonata (which to it's credit, has a very quiet and comfortable ride). My wife will be mainly be driving the car so I appreciate the AWD and EyeSight safety suite. I used to climb/camp a lot before our boy and will eventually start doing that again so I like the AWD and high-clearance which can support our outdoor activities.
Any other information or tidbits to sway to Subaru is much appreciated!