The Subaru big winner is the Subaru Outback, the WRX is being used to market Subaru. The Boxer engine has some great benefits, and the benefit, the symmetrical all wheel drive system, and it has drawbacks, efficiency, engine life, etc, etc,. The CVT transmission works in the Outback and the Crosstrek, at 180…

My friend’s wife crashed her Tesla because of one pedal driving, it was literally in the parking lot, and she decided not to keep the vehicle. Many women do not enjoy the vehicle for this reason, they want predictability not power.

People love the cars because they are practical. They perform better than a Honda or a Toyota, because of the symmetrical AWD. Most people that have an Outback over 50 can purchase any care they want. My partners often have Teslas, BMW’s, etc. When their car needs repairs, it is expensive, and there really is no…

My Subaru Impreza is boring. It was purchased when a Camaro Rental hit my Legacy on a head on collision, Highway 9, destroyed my Legacy vehicle, nobody was hurt. 4 people in the car, nobody hurt, and young kids. I went and purchased a boring used Impreza off the lot, it has performed mostly flawless. The car is 13…

The cars were designed first in Japan, then crossed over with design in NJ and Indiana, that is where the Subaru Plant resides. The American Subaru plant has been extremely successful, and has redefined the brand overall. The Outback is their best vehicle actually, best selling, most innovative, and most maintained…

My wife has a CTV on her Outback, it performs extremely well. It handles snow like a dream in Lake Tahoe, the limitation of the CTV, less pickup, the benefit, great power band between 20 miles per hour and 70 miles per hour, and that is where most cars are driven for women, these cars are no brainers for women with…

My Impreza has a head gasket issue 160K, leaks externally not internally, very slow, so every 3 months, I have to add a bit of coolant, it is the biggest no big deal, and if the head gasket failed internally, I would replace the vehicle, it is 2011.

I have had multiple Subarus, and there is a simple equation, and it is simply not fuel economy, it is safety and low cost of repairs. The cars requires extra gas, don’t expect 40 miles per gallon, but also don’t expect 23, it is always between 28-32 mpg. Next, tires have to be swapped out all at once, that is life,…

They should travel to Japan and see what the Japanese drive, basically Subaru Legacy versions that are clean and efficient. Crime is measured as a certain type of crime categorically per 100,000 people. In nearly every area of public spending today, American is over spending, and under delivering. Police vehicles need…

This is a great point, but also, they already have the early adopters, so a central questions is the number of units to saturation. Everyone is coming out with an electric truck, and my guess, as cool as the Rivan looks, the most affordable and reliable will win. 

It is the American trend right now to hope that inflation will fix everything, we can grow by making elaborately expensive products while Asia is content in making a reasonably priced product that scales and it profitable from the first day of the run. That true of hybrids and electric cars.

I agree with your sentiments. This is extremely important to teach to children. the entire focus of early education is that people can work together to solve common problems. The challenge is the consumer model of waste and selfishness. If I decide every day to go to the mall and buy five pair of shoes, four I never…

I find the most important two issues, same with skiing off piste, equipment and education, those are the two most important variables. The Emergency Stability Control on the Subaru is fantastic, best in industry class. The Subaru Outback is a fantastic vehicle, drives swiftly, a little slow on the acceleration, good…

That is exactly what you should do. Drive to Sequoia, rent a room in the Waksachi lodge. You will not be disappointed. Stay 2 nights in early June, then rent a room in the Cedar Grove Lodge. Make sure you drive in at night, so when you wake up, psychologically you can appreciate the Park as completely different and…

I think Boredom of Competence is a brilliant term, (BOC), to define what practical buyers actually want in a vehicle. I think car design is about Pretension, that is where the Profits will always be. Pretension equals Profits, boredom in practice. Paul Ingrassia made that his theme in “Engines of Change”. Take the…

I think the Subaru Forrester is a great car. I had one and we drove to Tahoe with the kids, and we now have a Outback, and I drove that around lake Tahoe in Blizzards, extremely reliable, superior Electronic Stability System. I think the best car for a student driver, Subaru CrossTrek, because students need the…

I think the challenge is by nature the design configuration. Jeep has a long history as a company and a brand, for sure a specialty vehicle. The reality is that beyond the ‘hype’ and ‘brand’, the technology of a solid axle is obsolete. Step back and look at the benefits of the solid axel, it is for heavy rear weight…

The real issue is where are you going to take your car. I feel safe driving to SF with my old Subaru Impreza and parking in a paid for lot in SF, and beyond that, I am not parking even my old beater in SF. I drive to Tahoe, the Subaru Outback is awesome, no thought, no real maintenance. I think it burns a bit of oil,…