[V8] another quandry

[Dave Saad]

I am driving a Subaru Legacy sedan now as a rental because my allroad is in the body shop ( cuz a jackass in a forerunner was a jackass...) and I can’t tell you how much I hate this POS.
It’s noisy.

It handles like a neurotic wasp that has been snorting Adderall   (Its twitchy and changes direction faster than trump).

The brakes don’t feel strong.

The seats are hard and the suspension is too stiff. 

The stereo sucks.

The reverse camera is useless, and the visibility out the windows is not great.

The overall design seems tailored for a 14 year old.

And I have only had it a few days...
Honestly I don’t get what people like about these cars. I know the turbo models have motors that grenade with alarming ease, and the transmissions suck, but they have a good ad campaign?

I find little to love in japan cars. I’ll take an older Audi any day.

Interestingly, I was in japan on a ski trip and our rental was also a Subaru. The thing was constantly beeping and yammering at us in Japanese. In fact, everything in japan beeps and yammers at you constantly. Even our stove would not shut up. The skiing however was fantastic!

Dave


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> On Mar 11, 2019, at 5:31 AM, Roger M. Woodbury <rmwoodbury at fairpoint.net> wrote:
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>> On 3/11/2019 12:51 AM, qshipq wrote:
>> Roger
>> My sig O drives an SRX 3.6.  Good machine, and so far fairly reliable.  Gas mileage is much lower than one would expect from the 3.6, but otherwise a decent machine.  Personally, if you are considering that seriously, take a look at the AWD v6 Toyota Venza.  A lot of machine for the money, and the v6 awd driveline is silky and excellent mileage to boot.
>> 
>> It is tough to jump into the millenium, as bulletproof machines are tougher to find.  A natural progression from a c4 avant would be the Venza.
>> 
>> Good luck on your quest.  I personally stayed in the v8 quirky brethron and went for the v10 touareg TDI to replace some aging urs6 machines.
>> 
>> Cheers
>> 
>> Scott J
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>  I've wondered about fuel mileage. The SRX is HEAVY.  But virtually ALL of our driving is open road, two lane with few stops a little to no traffic.  Also, our total use of the vehicle will likely not exceed 12,000 miles annually, so how bad will fuel mileage make ownership?  I'm expecting perhaps 20 miles per gallon overall, which is about what the 100CS did, in general.
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> As far as the Toyota goes....ah, ah, ah...it's Japanese, isn't it?  I don't think I can do that no matter what, although my mechanic would probably start to believe I am not totally insane.
> 
> Roger
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