![]() ![]() Without proper voltage, the back trunk kept locking up and had to do the whole battery disconnect and reprogramming- pain in the rear. Updates after 3 years: Battery is junk, started to lose sufficient amperage within 2.5 years, and had to replace coming up 3 years. If your tired of the same big box, noisy, hard to park vehicles out there, try Subaru.the "weird" alternative.Highly recommend. All-in-all, we wished we would have looked at Subaru a long time ago. Last item: The attention to detail in both design and construction really sealed the deal. In fact, we thought the seats were another positive point for the Outback especially given that our model has the seat memory. I've also read other reviewers talk about the seats.We don't see the issue. We prefer Subaru's nav based on Tom-Tom, than other autos based on Garmin. There have been some complaints by other reviewers about the navigation. We can't seem to find the "sweet spot" for this set-up yet. The only negative we've seen thus far.the Harmon Kardon 14 speaker stereo.Honestly, my 18 year old Ford Sport Trac sounds better. Our insurance went up only $30 dollars/yr going from a 5 year old Honda to our new Subaru due to all the safety features. Electronics: From adaptive cruise, blu-tooth, to senors galore, it has everything you want except photon torpedoes. My wife likes it, because she sits high in it like other CUVs. Heated and reclining seats front and back makes trips very comfortable. Cargo capacity is on the larger side for it's category. Yes, it is a bit simple.simple elegance beats out "flavor of the year" any day. Inside we have received countless comments about how nice the interior looked. It is much quieter with the changes in acoustic front and side glass and design features to the front end. Our CR-V which was 2-wheel drive did not do much better. Our first trip from Tennessee to Ohio was 32mpg and that's AWD. Under powered is relative, and in the real world, this vehicle will do what it needs to do and economically as well. being under powered.I have owned over 23 automobiles. We heard the reviews about the 2.5i 4 cycl. After our test drive, I finally "got it".The new 2018 Outback Touring is simply excellent. We knew folks that owed them, and not one person who actually owned them said nothing but positive things about theirs. Volvo XC60, Toyota Highlander, Kia Sorento, Honda CR-V, Honda Pilot, Acura RDX, Mazda CX9, & the Ford Edge, we still were not happy.Either they used premium fuel, had large noisy tires, too expensive or simply the same as everybody else and then we finally drove the Subaru. Bottom line we wanted something that had the gas mileage, … Utility, and reliability of the CR-V, but needed to ride and be much more "travel" (quiet) friendly. Although the Honda is a great value and roomy for it's class, we were simply tired of all the road noise! The 2018 Honda was supposed to be quieter.I don't think so, and so the search began in earnest for a replacement. I was replacing a 2014 Honda CR-V, my second one in a row. My purchase of a 2018 Subaru was a bit of a fluke. ![]()
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