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re: Paging tLesbians of tOT, I have questions about Subaru
Posted on 5/13/26 at 10:39 am to TheRealTigerHorn
Posted on 5/13/26 at 10:39 am to TheRealTigerHorn
If their SUVs had a real transmission instead of a CVT, I'd buy one for my wife. But I will stick to regular automatics.
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Posted on 5/13/26 at 12:01 pm to SidewalkTiger
Post this on the SEC Rant brotha
Posted on 5/13/26 at 12:04 pm to El Segundo Guy
Suburu made a fantastic manual transmission, best incline assist I’ve ever driven. I think they phased them out only a few years ago, my friend has a 22 or 23 crosstrek with a stick
Both my mother and sister drive new or newish outback’s and they love them. It is a really nice vehicle
Both my mother and sister drive new or newish outback’s and they love them. It is a really nice vehicle
This post was edited on 5/13/26 at 12:07 pm
Posted on 5/13/26 at 12:30 pm to andouille
Back in the 80's I dated a girl whos dad was a straight up redneck.
Nice guy as rednecks tend to be.
He perfered Japanese products for everything. Subaru, Nikon, Yamaha outboard, you name it.
Nice guy as rednecks tend to be.
He perfered Japanese products for everything. Subaru, Nikon, Yamaha outboard, you name it.
Posted on 5/13/26 at 12:32 pm to SidewalkTiger
Seems the new broncos are now the official vehicle for lezbos. That’s all I see driving those things.
This post was edited on 5/13/26 at 1:10 pm
Posted on 5/13/26 at 12:35 pm to SidewalkTiger
I have been looking over the used cars on facebook.. I can tell you that I have seen very little Subarus on there.. No more than two..
What I have seen are a lot of high mileage Camrys and Corollas most with rebuilt titles.. I saw a 2025 Camry with a little over 50,000 miles. That person must have lived in the car.. A ton of PU's with high mileage.. Any of these cars that have lower mileage are close to the new price.
I have come to the conclusion that I am just going to buy a new Corolla and hope I can wait till November/December to get the last years model at a lower price...
What I have seen are a lot of high mileage Camrys and Corollas most with rebuilt titles.. I saw a 2025 Camry with a little over 50,000 miles. That person must have lived in the car.. A ton of PU's with high mileage.. Any of these cars that have lower mileage are close to the new price.
I have come to the conclusion that I am just going to buy a new Corolla and hope I can wait till November/December to get the last years model at a lower price...
Posted on 5/13/26 at 12:39 pm to CatfishJohn
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3.6L Outback
Second that, the 2.5 does not have much of a punch. Otherwise, roomy, good clearance, and decent for what you are getting MPG.
Posted on 5/13/26 at 12:56 pm to fr33manator
Have you thought about a sportage?
I hope for his sake he hasn't. Absolute POS.
I hope for his sake he hasn't. Absolute POS.
Posted on 5/13/26 at 1:05 pm to WonPercent
Be sure to get lots of stickers for the windows, that makes it Butch approved.
Posted on 5/13/26 at 1:34 pm to SidewalkTiger
Mazda CX5 has a 2.5 motor, a real transmission, and comes standard with AWD no matter what the trim is. Plus is made in Japan
Posted on 5/13/26 at 1:39 pm to Chucktown_Badger
Ellen DeGeneres
Posted on 5/13/26 at 1:50 pm to YumYum Sauce
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I had a Subaru 4 cylinder as a rental last fall and it was extremely slow and unimpressive. All I got.
Probably an Imprezza which is their low end model car/hatchback. Solid car but its pretty much a go-kart. Love Subarus but would recommend a Cross Trek or better
Posted on 5/13/26 at 2:31 pm to SidewalkTiger
Posted on 5/13/26 at 4:26 pm to TechBullDawg
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Mazda CX5 has a 2.5 motor, a real transmission, and comes standard with AWD no matter what the trim is. Plus is made in Japan
The CVT in the Subaru would steer me away from it for long term reliability.
Only downside to the Mazda CX-5 is the Direct Injection which would require some intake cleaning service along the way but so far has not been seen as a failure point.
Posted on 5/13/26 at 4:36 pm to AndyCBR
I think I could suffer some routine maintenance to not get a CVT
Posted on 5/13/26 at 5:43 pm to HarryHoudini
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Seems the new broncos are now the official vehicle for lezbos. That’s all I see driving those things.
Wow! Good call.
Niece drives a new Bronco and her wife has a Subaru Forester. (She hates the Bronco, BTW)
Posted on 5/13/26 at 6:04 pm to TheRealTigerHorn
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Some models have head gasket issues, others have CVTs, which is the same Jatco CVT that Nissan uses, but Subaru seems to do a better job of protecting them with their powertrain calibrations. Still, you want one where the fluid has seen regular changes if a CVT model. It will probably not be a 200k mile transmission.
Subaru does not use Jatco for its modern CVT transmissions; current Subaru models use in-house Lineartronic CVT technology. While Jatco supplied older 4-speed and some 5-speed automatic transmissions (5EAT) in past Subaru models, the company has pivoted to proprietary, chain-driven, longitudinal CVTs designed specifically for their boxer engines.
Still a CVT and still crap. The only CVT I would trust is a toyota because they use a planetary 1st gear before it moves into the CVT. This seems to solve a lot of the issues with a CVT. Honda has something similar but I am not familar with those.
Posted on 5/13/26 at 6:24 pm to CatfishJohn
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Price Ease of maintenance Reliability Comfort
3.6L Outback and don’t look back
Agreed. I own a 2016 3.6L Premium and a 2019 2.5L Base model (It was a cheaper cash car for my son for college). The difference between premium and standard feels like a hug difference. the Base model feels so cheap. In just about every way-road noise, power, throttle response, looks, engine size. Don't get me wrong. I still like the Subaru for what it is. But, if, I was buying it for me. I would buy the premium. I am probably going to trade it in next year for a 2019 or 2020 Premium addition.
Posted on 5/13/26 at 9:28 pm to PSU2LSU
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Subaru does not use Jatco for its modern CVT transmissions; current Subaru models use in-house Lineartronic CVT technology. While Jatco supplied older 4-speed and some 5-speed automatic transmissions (5EAT) in past Subaru models, the company has pivoted to proprietary, chain-driven, longitudinal CVTs designed specifically for their boxer engines.
Still a CVT and still crap. The only CVT I would trust is a toyota because they use a planetary 1st gear before it moves into the CVT. This seems to solve a lot of the issues with a CVT. Honda has something similar but I am not familar with those.
OP was talking used cars, and when I sat across the table from the Subaru execs in 2013, they were still buying some Jatco CVTs and were not happy about it. I did not track what they changed to Lineartronic much after those years. In industry terms, that is 2 or less model cycles ago, so Jatco-equipped cars could easily fall into his timeline if they were imported here.
The Lineartronic is not wholly in-house. LuK, part of Germany's Schaeffler Group, owns the chain CVT technology. Subaru developed the CVT in partnership with them, with LuK contributing the variator technology. It is the same basic CVT that Audi used with little success. They are supposed to be a little tougher than belt CVTs at the expense of more noise and a slight FE penalty.
This post was edited on 5/13/26 at 9:30 pm
Posted on 5/13/26 at 9:34 pm to SidewalkTiger
Get yourself a used Chevy Bolt.
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