BMW, Volvo & Subaru
Monday, May 15, 2023 4:57 AM
My wife had a 2000 and a 2014 & now I have a 2022 Outback. Subaru is the "Unofficial" State Car of Colorado (and Vermont).
My '24 Outback gets 29MPG/35MPG and does great with the all-wheel drive in snow. I don't need a SUV. Mechanically, Outbacks have been excellent for me (I know some have had head casket issues and stuff - not me). The '22 has a POS head unit and electronics. Subaru has outsourced the electronics to what seems to be Yugo - it's just crap. I have a policy: I vote with my Dollars, I've complained to Subaru, applied all software updates and it still sucks. If I'm having issues, 10s of 1,000s are too. I did borrow a '23 while mine was being serviced last week for a bad battery (3 trips to the shop, 90 minutes round trip and they finally admitted there was a problem and upgrade the battery to a 750CCA and they called it an upgrade), and same issues. Example: the LCD display is great at night, daytime you can barely see it. Anyway...
I'm thinking of moving to a BMW X3 or X5 or another Volvo (I've had a '98 S70 T5 and a '04 V70 T5) as my next - buh BYE Subaru. I have zero experience with BMW (aside from they are more expensive), however with expensive I'd expect quality.
Thoughts?
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