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The reason I didn't replace my old Forester with the new model was it got bigger... i don't need bigger...
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Driven: 2010 Subaru Legacy, the car Subaru needs...
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The reason I didn't replace my old Forester with the new model was it got bigger... i don't need bigger...
riverc0il
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It is amazing how all the car manufacturers are going for the crossover look. SUVs are so not in right now but people still want the cargo room. Too bad a good many "crossovers" still don't get much better MPG than smaller SUVs did. The increased size of the Outback has to be Subaru's effort to capture more Crossover market share. It just does not make sense since they already have the Forester.
Any of you Subie owners ever had to have the latch handle replaced on the tailgate? This seems to be another common issues with the cars. I've known several people who have had problems with the latches.
HA!
Meanwhile, you’re waiting for acceleration to happen. Wait long enough and you’ll get to sixty miles per hour—even if you can’t quite remember quite how it happened until the morning after. You can slap the squat shift lever into manu-matic mode and flop through simulated gearshifts as if were a really crappy traditional automatic transmission. Appeasing to the lab coats at the EPA, this powertrain combo somehow manages to muster 29 mpg under optimal highway conditions. Color me indifferent; claimed driveability is an epic fail.
riverc0il
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They slammed a lot of cars pretty hard on that site but they had some positive reviews too. I couldn't find a review that was harder on a car than the Outback review. Probably since the author indicated he had liked previous Outbacks. That site really has a way with words to say the least!!!
Any ways, I will not be entering the auto market for another year or two but the Outback and Legacy were two cars previously on the top of the list. I still have not seen them in person but I have started looking at other vehicles whereas for the last three years, my next car purchase was definitely going to be a Subaru. I really like the Jetta Wagon TDI on paper. Looks kind of plain in person and I hate the VW logo for some reason but the 40 MPG and traditional wagon looks (definitely NOT designed to appeal to crossover folks) are strong appeals.
Any ways, I will not be entering the auto market for another year or two but the Outback and Legacy were two cars previously on the top of the list. I still have not seen them in person but I have started looking at other vehicles whereas for the last three years, my next car purchase was definitely going to be a Subaru. I really like the Jetta Wagon TDI on paper. Looks kind of plain in person and I hate the VW logo for some reason but the 40 MPG and traditional wagon looks (definitely NOT designed to appeal to crossover folks) are strong appeals.
Edd
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I did have a latch problem like the 5th year I owned my Legacy.
It just struck me that I'd love a Subaru wagon with wood panel siding. Dang.....
I'm at the local Subie dealership now getting a bit of work done. They have an internet cafe in their waiting room.
The home page was set to a glowing review of the Legacy. I switched it to the truth about cars review above. :razz:
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hammer
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Good one...I'm surprised that they didn't block the website...;-)I'm at the local Subie dealership now getting a bit of work done. They have an internet cafe in their waiting room.
The home page was set to a glowing review of the Legacy. I switched it to the truth about cars review above. :razz:
Did you check out the car in the showroom? If so, what did you think of it?
took a look at the Outback on the way in. WAY too big. Almost cartoonish in appearance. As others have said, why make it so big when you already have the Forester for people who want a larger car?
campgottagopee
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All I can say we're selling the new Outbacks before they even come off the truck---peeps really dig 'em
I think alpinezone opinion and joe public opinion are two very different things when it comes to cars. Neither is right nor wrong.
hammer
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and that is what really matters...
campgottagopee
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Ain't that what makes the world go round
campgottagopee
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True dat
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As I said, it will be the best selling Outback ever.
Subaru got smart
Soccer Moms have more cash than the crunchy hippie types that have been buying their cars for the past two decades.
Soccer Moms have more cash than the crunchy hippie types that have been buying their cars for the past two decades.
hammer
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Subaru's not doing anything different from what many car manufacturers have been doing for years...they are all up-sizing to meet demands for bigger vehicles.
Geoff
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People have a short memory. Two years ago, gasoline was $5.00/gallon in many places. I'm not talking about Subaru since a Legacy is still a fairly small car and gets excellent highway fuel economy with the base engine and CVT but people are back buying sub-25 MPG soccer mom cars.
1 year ago
Geoff
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