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You must not commute in bumper-to-bumper traffic on the highway.If you're mostly on the highway - doesn't matter. If you're on side-roads a lot, get the CVT.
lol! you're right, I don't.You must not commute in bumper-to-bumper traffic on the highway.
Get this guy a beer :7:You can get fantastic traction from the right tires on a lesser AWD system, and you can get hopelessly stuck with the best AWD and a poor tire choice.
Actually if you speak with anyone who has owned the MT and the CVT and live or make lots of trips to snow country you will find out that all of us find the CVT or for that matter most AT's to be far far more forgiving on slick down hill sections over the MT.I have tested both over the years, in normal driving condition you can't tell the difference. Only when the going gets really rough (my experience is in deep snow) that you start noticing some differences. IMHO the manual 50/50 split feel more predictable on slippery roads.
VERY TRUE the improvement of the clutch with time. Even at 5000 miles I think it's better than 3000. Actually it improved drastically once that, due to a difficult maneuver on a hill, I slipped a little bit too much. Apparently that did good to it.Having a 2013 Outback with the manual transmission, I'd say make your decision based on the transmission that you want, not on the technicalities of the AWD system. All of Subaru's AWD systems are good-to-go.
I'd say test drive a 6mt and a CVT to see which you like the best. Just keep in mind that my Outback took about 1,000 miles before the clutch friction zone starting feeling good. It is even better at 3,000 miles. Off idle engine response also takes a few hundred miles before it improves and/or you get used to it. Finally, don't test drive a 2012 6mt Outback if you are going to buy a 2013 since they improved the shifter throw for 2013.
With that being said, unless you have a special love for manual transmissions, get the CVT since you'd probably be happier with it (like most people).