Suburu Owners - Give Me The Pros/Cons - Outback vs. Forester

musicprnt
Mon, 23 Mar 2015 21:31:33 +0000

The Outback and the Forrester are two different vehicles . The outback started as a tarted up Legacy Wagon, but has morphed into basically an upscale CSV (crossover vehicle), while you can get it in base trim, most people seem to want it with all the bells and whistles. The Forrester is a lot nicer looking vehicle now, its first generations were kind of boxy and utilitarian. It is basically a small SUV and its handling and ride is more like an SUV, whereas the Outback from my experience driving it (I don’t own either vehicle, but have driven them) is more car like, and yes, the seats are more comfortable. It isn’t as roomy as a minivan, the Honda Odyssey I have (now at 201k miles!) is quite a comfortable highway cruiser, we practically lived in it for years, driving my S to various things, and if you are expecting that, you won’t find it. Honda is supposed to be offering AWD with the Odyssey sometime this year, and that could be an attractive alternative to those needing more room but wanting AWD.

I don’t think you can go wrong with either the Forrester or the Outback, while no car line is perfect, from what I know of Subaru they still are pretty rugged, reliable cars. About the only downside with them is they still have parts that are relatively expensive compared to other car makes, and many of their parts remain dealer only well after third party is available on other makes, but given how reliable they are, and other than things like brake pads, wearables are relatively limited, I don’t think that is a big deal.