Anonymous wrote:I own an Outback and it replaced my prior Outback. I want to love it (and I love the space in and on it, how it drives in weather) but I won't buy another. Little stuff breaks. Fuel efficiency (even on new ones) is sub-par. AC stinks on this one and prior one. Makes me sad to type these words. But my Outback is in no way a "forever car".

This makes me sad. I used to have a Civic, now own an Accord, and dreamed of one day having an Outback (they and the Legacy are significantly more expensive than the Accord otherwise I would have gotten one last time). Nothing ever breaks on my Accord, or my spouse's Camry (with 170K miles) for that matter, A/C goes on right away to cold, so this would be a big deal.

2019 Chevy Equinox LT

I cannot believe that you used Honda and Kia in the same sentence.

J/K.

I would look at brand@.

Honda, Toyota and Subaru are the best for reliability.

Nothing beats Toyota

+1 for whatever new Toyota is in your range.

I own an Outback and it replaced my prior Outback. I want to love it (and I love the space in and on it, how it drives in weather) but I won't buy another. Little stuff breaks. Fuel efficiency (even on new ones) is sub-par. AC stinks on this one and prior one. Makes me sad to type these words. But my Outback is in no way a "forever car".

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I just wanted to thank everyone who chimed in. I really do appreciate that you took the time to write. Today I bought the Honda CR-V. It’s not the most exciting car, but I’m hoping it will live up to being a “forever” car.
-M

Congrats OP. A friend has a first generation CR-V. A lot has changed but the basic formula is still the same. While we all look to add spice and excitement to our lives, they are only possible when we have things that we can rely on day in and day out.

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I just wanted to thank everyone who chimed in. I really do appreciate that you took the time to write. Today I bought the Honda CR-V. It’s not the most exciting car, but I’m hoping it will live up to being a “forever” car.
-M

congrats OP! I love my CR-V

OP here. I just wanted to thank everyone who chimed in. I really do appreciate that you took the time to write. Today I bought the Honda CR-V. It’s not the most exciting car, but I’m hoping it will live up to being a “forever” car.
-M

I’m fed up with Subaru after the oil guzzling fiasco. They tried to blame it on owners when they knew they had a legitimate defect.