My 2006 outback that I bought 1 yr old with 30,000 miles left me on the side of a mountain pass in 2011 with 96,000. I had taken it to the shop several times because of a weird noise that apparently only I could hear. The day it left me stranded in the pitch dark on a 27 degree evening, I had literally just picked it up from the shop again with a diagnosis of "we can't hear anything." I had also asked them to replace the interior light bulbs, all of which were burnt out. I provided the bulbs but for the life of me couldn't figure out how to remove the covers. They didn't. Sitting in the dark and cold for an hour and a half waiting for a tow and a ride was super awesome. They said it would cost $5000 for a new engine since the car was too new for a used one to be readily available. Never again Subaru. Never again.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It has a very high repair rate. Are you planning on 4-wheeling with it? If not, get a more reliable AWD vehicle like a Subaru.
I'm a first time Subaru owner, and I'm getting absolutely sodomized in the last two years fixing my Crosstrek.
It's a 2013, I've got 66,000 miles, and I've had to replace 3 wheel hub bearings at $590 each, both front axles at $700 per axle, and now I think my transmission is starting to go, which is out of warranty now and I hear costs like $7,000.
This car is a POS. I'll NEVER own another one.
Anonymous wrote:It has a very high repair rate. Are you planning on 4-wheeling with it? If not, get a more reliable AWD vehicle like a Subaru.
Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't...
1. It is an objectively terrible car
2. Assuming you're a 40-something mom from the burbs it's going to look like you're trying way too hard
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:You’re either Jeep people or you aren’t. DH cried real tears when we sold his 1999 Wrangler last year. I was pretty close to it myself. We still have our 2011 four door family one, and we’ll get another 2-door eventually, when the kids are out of car seats. It’s actually kind of annoying that they’re suddenly for rich bros and sorority girls.
Do you take it off road?
Anonymous wrote:You’re either Jeep people or you aren’t. DH cried real tears when we sold his 1999 Wrangler last year. I was pretty close to it myself. We still have our 2011 four door family one, and we’ll get another 2-door eventually, when the kids are out of car seats. It’s actually kind of annoying that they’re suddenly for rich bros and sorority girls.
Anonymous wrote:Who cares what your brats think. Are they paying for the car?