Ha, a Volvo is probably about the only other thing I could have gotten my wife to consider also. But spending $26k already felt like a fortune, so that wasn’t happening.

Ha, yes they should. Fitting they are from neighboring states. 

Did it have mechanical problems or just mean that you didn’t like it?

Well put. While the Buick wasn’t seriously on our list (wife was not interested in owning a Buick) part of the appeal that brought us to the Subaru dealer and why we ultimately bought an Outback is because it’s Subaru’s best-selling car. There’s no question that they’ve worked their asses off to make it as good as…

As a somewhat reluctant recent buyer of an Outback for my wife, figured I’d give my (surprisingly long) take on the thing...

My wife wouldn’t even consider stopping by a Buick dealer to take one for a spin. Probably for the best. Her new Outback is just fine. 

Hence, I shall never part with my Mazda 6 wagon.

Ours is a 2016. We didn’t plan to buy one that old (sadly we just missed out on the deals they had on remaining 2018s) but with this one being exactly how we wanted it optioned and with such low miles, it seemed like a win. Saw plenty of listings for other 2016 certified models with more than double the miles for…

Lord Google luckily recorded my photo location.

Fantastic. Closest I’ve ever seen is “BLZDEEP” in Alabama.

Wow, I now almost feel bad for overpaying for a lightly used car ($26k for a certified Outback Limited with 9k miles on it) but I couldn’t get my wife to even consider stopping at a Buick dealership. My Opel explanation got nowhere.

Sure, they could. But why bother when those ~5000 spots per year on the ship from Hiroshima could be filled with CX-5 crossovers at $35k?

forever

Cedar Lake / St. John / Crown Point: How many subdivisions can we put up without any road or infrastructure improvements? Drove through there over Thanksgiving, it just never ends.

That I believe. I was a tad south of that area, on the other side of Dyer/St. John/Cedar Lake. Not that Beecher, IL was any gem either. Other than friends, family and pizza there isn’t really anything I miss about that area. I guess I dislike it less now that I only visit 3-4x per year. 

Ha, I (foolishly) hadn’t even looked at the pics (like a stupid troll) and was going to comment that only stupid Hoosiers call it a “BMV.”

I’m all for advancements that bring more efficiency and potentially a better driving experience than a stupid CVT. But it’s like Ford didn’t even test this design. How did any prototype actually rack up a significant number of miles without shuddering? Now if it could last to 120k or so before needing service, that’s…

Well I do own this old thing, has been in storage 2 states away for the last 2 years since we moved from Chicago to Michigan. One of these years I’ll either have my own additional garage space or convenient local storage to bring it up.

Same here. Unless it involves mounting/balancing tires or a recall, my cars are 100% self-maintained & repaired. Not only do I know the work was done well, I don’t have to deal with sitting around at a repair facility or dropping it off there.

These are parallel. I’m good. Nice wagon.