2016 Outback 2.5 Limited, Ice Silver and 2020 Outback Limited XT Cinnamon Brown
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Hello, first Subaru, first post. Seems like a very friendly forum.
Bought our first Subaru last week, a 2013 Outback Limited 2.5 with the moonroof and Harmon Kardon sound sytem.
So far we are very happy with our purchase. Almost bought the 3.6 but now I am very glad we didnt. The 2.5 has plenty of power for what we need. Actually except for towing I can't imagine anybody needing more power to get around, after all it's not supposed to be a sports car.
Can't believe what a great value it is. We shopped around quite a bit. I think we would have had to pay at least $10,000 more for a similarly equipped Jeep Grand Cherokee with much poorer gas mileage and a much smaller, at least to me, interior.
Seems like a great car overall. Only real disappointment is in the stock tires. They are not that great in snow. Car gets going but stopping and turning can be a little scary at times in bad snow.
Had a couple questions though that I couldnt find answers to easily;
1. Heated seats- are they set up so that they do not start heating until someone is actually sitting in the seat? We went through a real cold spell in Northeast Ohio right after our purchase with lows around zero. Seems like no matter how long the car is left to warm up the seats are still ice cold. Then after sitting in them a couple minutes they get warm.
2. Heater- seems like the interior of the car just does not heat up no matter how long it is left parked and running. And even after beginning to drive it takes a few minutes to start blowing really hot air.
Was going to buy an electric starter since the car sits outside and we are in what we call the snow belt in Cleveland but I wonder if it is worth it considering the car doesn't really warm up until driven. Any opinions?
3. Floor heater vents- is it me or does it seem like very little heat is directed towards the foot area? Feet always seem to stay pretty cold. Blower makes lots of noise and seems to be putting out a lot of air but not downwards.
4. I really like the wheels and the way the calipers are painted a nice bright silver. Will the calipers rust quickly or do they stay that color? Seems like on some cars they will stay looking goood for years and on others they are covered in rust after 6 months.
5. How hard are the headlight and foglight bulbs to change? I prefer the brighter after market bulbs since our night vision isn't getting any better but the bulbs on our Mazda6 and Silverado are a nightmare to swap out of you have adult size hands.
Thanks for any replies. Sorry for the long post. Just very excited about our new purchase.
Bought our first Subaru last week, a 2013 Outback Limited 2.5 with the moonroof and Harmon Kardon sound sytem.
So far we are very happy with our purchase. Almost bought the 3.6 but now I am very glad we didnt. The 2.5 has plenty of power for what we need. Actually except for towing I can't imagine anybody needing more power to get around, after all it's not supposed to be a sports car.
Can't believe what a great value it is. We shopped around quite a bit. I think we would have had to pay at least $10,000 more for a similarly equipped Jeep Grand Cherokee with much poorer gas mileage and a much smaller, at least to me, interior.
Seems like a great car overall. Only real disappointment is in the stock tires. They are not that great in snow. Car gets going but stopping and turning can be a little scary at times in bad snow.
Had a couple questions though that I couldnt find answers to easily;
1. Heated seats- are they set up so that they do not start heating until someone is actually sitting in the seat? We went through a real cold spell in Northeast Ohio right after our purchase with lows around zero. Seems like no matter how long the car is left to warm up the seats are still ice cold. Then after sitting in them a couple minutes they get warm.
2. Heater- seems like the interior of the car just does not heat up no matter how long it is left parked and running. And even after beginning to drive it takes a few minutes to start blowing really hot air.
Was going to buy an electric starter since the car sits outside and we are in what we call the snow belt in Cleveland but I wonder if it is worth it considering the car doesn't really warm up until driven. Any opinions?
3. Floor heater vents- is it me or does it seem like very little heat is directed towards the foot area? Feet always seem to stay pretty cold. Blower makes lots of noise and seems to be putting out a lot of air but not downwards.
4. I really like the wheels and the way the calipers are painted a nice bright silver. Will the calipers rust quickly or do they stay that color? Seems like on some cars they will stay looking goood for years and on others they are covered in rust after 6 months.
5. How hard are the headlight and foglight bulbs to change? I prefer the brighter after market bulbs since our night vision isn't getting any better but the bulbs on our Mazda6 and Silverado are a nightmare to swap out of you have adult size hands.
Thanks for any replies. Sorry for the long post. Just very excited about our new purchase.