Your Prius is about as fast as my CX-5 was, but my CX-5 was MUCH more fun in the corners. It braked and handled better than many cars I’d previously driven. But the power issue was just a hassle.

I can’t speak for how fast they are, but I had a CX-5 with the 155hp engine and 6spd manual (I say this because it weighs about the same as the Crosstrek & has similar power), driving around Los Angeles it was the perfect amount of power. Living in places where traffic actually moves faster than 60mph however... it…

Hahahah I knew you’d find this here. I bet, between the two of these, people probably wouldn’t guess that you’ve been further offroad in yours...

This is a fair assessment.

I was enough of a fanboy to buy not one, but 2005 Legacy GT wagons. One silver, for me, one red for the wife. Mine was a 5 m/t and made it to 93k dealer-maintained (with receipts) miles before the rings went. My wife’s car made it to 117k before paying $1000-1500 per dealer visit on repairs became too much to…

Anecdotally, major mechanical failures seem to be pretty common in Subarus within my circle of friends and family. Maybe we’re all just extremely hard on cars... but I’ll let you know when my 351k mile 4Runner or 300k mile Volvo has its first engine (or transmission, or transfer case, or differential) failure.

Correct, it was replaced with nothing out of pocket because he was still within his new car warranty period.

Ahh yes. Reminds me of one of my favorite videos on all of the internets:

Yeah I mean his Subaru can go on 90% of the trails I take my 4Runner on... to find something that really challenges my 4Runner I have to dig pretty deep and make a point of seeking them out. His car makes trails I’d consider “boring” a lot more fun. Feels kind of like you’re getting away with something driving a “car”…

Dude works at a Subaru dealer, it was indeed for consumption. Rings, specifically. I think I remember him telling me that he tried 10w30 and got consumption down to 1qt per 1000 miles but that was still considered excessive. Plus his fuel economy went to crap when he did it.

Amen. I neglected to mention that my friend is on his 2nd engine at 40k miles. Reliability: not a Subaru strong suit.

I know I’m going to piss off some purists here, but I agree with you. This is more than enough off-road-ability for 98% of the SUV/CUV buying public.

My comment was in jest... if you ask Finnegan or that Freiburger guy, they (paraphrased) self-describe as two schmucks with a camera (crew) and a love for garbage.

“These guys?” The headline treats it as though they’re two random schmucks with a camera and affinity for rusty garbage. Wait... nevermind. Thats exactly who they are.

Take a look, the door is open through the entire video.

I like how they still exit through the door.

TL;DR, you’ve got a funny way of spelling “Tecmo Bowl.”

Yes but the 2500 Suburban upon which the front 1/3 of the frame is based is also a 5800lb vehicle. The H2 is a 6400lb vehicle.

My dad had one of these in the early 90's. My fondest memory was laying in the trunk with my siblings as my dad tried to get up the relatively small incline of our driveway with a light dusting of snow on it. This was not a winter car.

4 of the 6 cars in my driveway are either over 25 years old, or have over 300,000 miles on them (or both). I think its a given that I have bigger problems.