Thanks for letting us know...just so everyone else knows why a topic that was submitted so long ago got picked. Readers have really stopped submitting entries and this is how far back I have to go to find a topic worth writing about. 

I’m the guy who had the Outback! I submitted my info almost a year ago so you can all hear about how this ended!

I’m the guy who had the Outback. I suspect the issue was either deeper than the CVTs they replaced or with the reman units themselves.  They were all replaced during the great shortage shit show of 2020 - 2022. The last two started going out within one hundred miles. I also wont rule out installation error.

The hybrid has an eCVT, which is a planetary gearbox. Totally different animal than a traditional belt driven CVT, and extremely reliable 

I don’t think they have released US pricing yet. The European prices typically include VAT and other additions.

Calm down. Also you are looking at top trim Inscriptions.

My money would be on a gently used Volvo XC90. Sure, it’s been around since 2015, but it still looks stylish in an understated Scandinavian way, is plenty big enough for the kids and dogs, isn’t horrific on gas mileage, has a really nice interior (a huge upgrade coming from a Subaru) and you’ll have 40k and 4 years…

An AWD Hybrid Lifted Sienna please: https://www.journeysoffroad.com/2021-4th-gen-sienna-lift-kits.html

PS CVTs are not the issue. Your Outback’s CVTs are the issue. Most Hybrids are CVTs and we’ve had a Lexus RX450h go 250k miles without any issues.

It’s something I’m afraid to Google while I’m at work.

It was also popular to just swap the hatch from a mustang.

Yea it might be, it’s about 20 inches shorter than the outback. Base Outlander sport would probably fit the bill.

So the range has more than doubled! I have been looking at these for a long time. Can’t afford new and they keep getting better, so. 2016 was an improvement and I think they’ve continued to tweak them.

The base GLA might be a good choice, they’ll last you a good while, get 34MPG hwy, comes with great baseline features. Now adding the driver assistance package may put him a bit over budget, but not too bad from Fletcher jones

I can vouch for the Niro as a good choice. My parents recently bought the PHEV model, and they are very happy with it. Kia calls it a CUV, but it’s closer to being a station wagon. Plenty of space for a kid and two dogs.

Parts are Generally available, Headlights are outrageous, 1st gen tires go in and out of stock, however 2nd gen rims fit, I assume there are other gotchas. Generally pretty bullet proof because there is not a lot to break because it does not have those systems. 

Seriously, does nobody here know about the legend.

How many people that buy a 50k car,keep it long enough to care.

Everything also depends. Low production performance cars have always been expensive. The window sticker on my rx7 (93) says $32,800, and that was in 1992. From that standpoint, an objectively better, faster, safer, more powerful, and worse looking car at $45k or even $52k 30 years later seems like a steal. 

I don’t even know where to start with this one. The seats look like they’re either from a W124 or W126 and just because the leather may have been more “rare” doesn’t it make it more desirable. MB Tex wears like nothing else on this planet - which is to say it doesn’t wear - and has none of the finicky upkeep that’s…

Due to the fact that the 2023 Long Range has a 325 mile range, where the outgoing 2022 Long Range had a 358 mile range, and that it’s only eligible for the half-credit $3750, this can likely only mean one thing: