head gaskets are known to blow
newer ones are known to burn oil
cvts are unreliable and make the car slower
awd is unnecessary and who gives a shit about center or gravity if all you make is econoboxes?
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Robert Thomas
Elijah Wood
You'll miss your bus if you keep trying to type user.
Alexander Cook
>head gaskets are known to blow
On non-turbo ej25 sohc engines from 1999-2008
>newer ones are known to burn oil
Most boxers burn a bit of oil. It's only a problem if you're too stupid to check your oil regularly which is something you should be doing anyway.
>cvts are unreliable and make the car slower
The cvts are garbage but that's a given.
>awd is unnecessary
*overtakes you coming out of a corner*
>who gives a shit about center or gravity if all you make is econoboxes
Why wouldn't you want your car's COG to be lower? It makes the car more stable.
Liam Reyes
A bunch of idiots like to make up statements about how the AWD system works. Subaru is the most affordable true AWD system, meaning power is sent to all four wheels during normal conditions. 50/50 or 60/40 depending on transmission.
The thing about Subaru is that you are very generation dependent. Pretty much every FB series motor has a chance of fairly bad oil consumption. Any EJ turbo is going to eat oil. Some older ones have head gasket issues. Some newer ones have carbon buildup issues. If you get an used EJ engine, demand proof of timing belt replacement. With all Subaru's, the engine break in period is very important.
The CVTs from around 8-4 years ago are prone to fail, there is an extended warranty/lawsuit about it. The 5 speed manuals aren't great. BUT I think the Crosstrek and the Impreza might be the only non-sport car manual + AWD vehicles left, or will be once the 2019 Forester rolls out. Of those two, I'd get the Crosstrek since it has the 6 speed.
All the safety tech is locked behind the CVT. The CVT is also tricky on test drives because it has an aggressive throttle tip in, which makes you think it has a lot of power at city speeds. Additionally, it is supposed to adapt to your driving profile and free up more power after the break in period.
The engines have gained next to no power this century. In fact, some models lost power due to certain engine options being taken away.
Subaru has had a lot of image changes over the years. Ugly but cheap -> LGBT flag -> AWD performance -> a current bizarre split of safe dog carriers and douchebro vape machines. That safety includes handling and braking which has performance carryover.
At the end of the day, they make good safe, but slow, AWD cars. They also have 3 (BRZ/WRX/STI) solid entry level performance cars.
In terms of overall reliability, they aren't Toyota/Honda/Mazda but they certainly aren't FCA either. If you care for them, they will last.
Colton Jones
Jeremiah Campbell
u can fix all that with a few simple mawdz
Thomas Perez
If you consider aftermarket suspension simple, yes.
Zachary Taylor
I know some fucking loser that has the exhaust on his wrx wagon all cut up so it sounds like horseshit. And I'm pretty sure he is unemployed and drives it around aimlessly every day to arbys.