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

lia_b
Mon, 23 Mar 2015 20:36:07 +0000

I love my 2014 Subaru but it is much longer and lower than I expected coming off a CRV. It has good room. We traveled 1000 miles last summer vacation with the four of us in the car, luggage, beach chairs plus a Thule on top. It seemed easier to get the Thule on this lower height car. The heated cloth seats were very nice this past winter. I think they could do better on the windshield glass. It seems to smudge or fog over easily making it annoying to drive at night or in humid weather. I don’t know if anyone else has experienced this.

H has the Crosstek and I have fun driving it around town but I don’t think it is as comfortable for longer rides. It is ideal for him since he works in the city and parking is easier with a smaller car. He has the navigation package and I wish I had taken that for my car since it has the backup camera as well. I did not test drive the Forester but was tempted