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Originally Posted by martz
No offense, but just because you now drive a BMW , you call Subaru's POS. Yes they're not German engineered , but no way are they POS's. I own 3 Subarus ( my snow cars) not once did I ever get stuck or stranded on ice or snow. Have seen many SUVs on the side wheel spinnng there way out of heavy snow...Not on the scoobys...low center of gravity and awesome handling and super reliable. To each his own I guess.
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I'm not calling it a POS just because I drive a BMW(for 7 years now). I'm calling it a POS because that's how I felt about it. Not how you felt about it. And I'm not saying all Subarus are POS, just the one I had.
Here's some insight:
- The car smelled like oil the entire time I had it. Service manager and others said it would go away, burn off. Like the cosmoline BS. Never happened. 24,000 miles later and it still smelled like oil inside the car.
- The engine ran so rough the entire car would shake at idle. Shifter would bobble all around. RPMS were all over the place. Again, the Service Manger said it was normal.
- At 5 degrees F and below the engine would barely turn over, and when it did it would make a seriously loud whine that would last for about 10 minutes, until the car was warmed up. Sounded like it was going to explode.
- High speed stability was terrible. The car was highly suseptable to cross winds like no other car I've ever driven. Excessive lean in corners and nose-dive when braking.
- Braking was terrible. The rear brakes warped at 18,000 miles and had to be resurfaced.
- The stock tires were terrible.
- Rear seat space sucked. With the front seats in a "normal" position, rear seat room was uninhabitable for an adult, let alone a baby seat.
- No stability control available, except on the top of the line Outback model. Pretty lame for a company that prides itself on safety.
Other than that, the AWD was decent.