The current J150 and N280 is on the same frame. The body is different, but (market dependent) alot of the underlying mechanicals is similar. Family has an N280 OffRoad, so I know the cars pretty decently.

Having driven an Everest and a LC Prado (4 Runner) back to back (7 days in each car), the Everest drives waaaay better than the Toyota.

That chrome surround and the grille design definitely threw me off at first glance

I bought the 08 OBXT liking where subuaru was moving.

I oogle them whenever I see them on the road. I just can’t mentally process that owning my Mercedes is comparatively practical vs. the Phaeton.

If only the Golf r estate came over. I would’ve bought one. In fact, I may still buy one, but I love my current wagon too.

The old Speed 3 and 6 threw rods though, didn’t they? I used to own a turbo Outback in the era of turbo oil starvation and head gasket failures. That resulted in 2 turbo replacements and 1 head gasket repair in 85k miles. My buddy’s speed 6 had to have an engine block replacement at 60K miles. My wife’s GTI and our…

I’m guessing it’s a visual to see when (timing) various sensors would trigger.

None yet. 360 camera plus big fat tires = decently good. My E-class wagon on the other hand (and all my fault).   AMG wheels are pricey to fix.

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Good.  Picking up where Subaru left off by discontinuing the Forester XT.

I need everyone to know that my AWD is SYMMETRICAL!

Robokiller has variable pricing on IOS that charges based on which device you use.  on a XS Max, it’s 70/year.  On an older device, it can be as low as 25/year.  All for the same service.

The TTV6 is rated 362BHP. But, tuning shops are saying that they’re getting closer to 400 at the wheels. You can easily tune these to Mid-400s. The V8s basically tune to AMG.

Yeah, it’s the same frame and similar body structures. I’ve driven the Diesel LC Prado in New Zealand. So f**King slow, but I loved the car.

We actually drive it “quite a bit” in the city, but that quite a bit is in sub-5 mile segments. The car is targeting to 4k miles of total driving this year. I have an e class wagon that has accrued 10k miles in the last 3 years, and a GTI that has accrued 8k miles in the last 3 years.

Man, I was comparing it to the Land Cruiser. That one gave me pause. We got a 450, which has the TTV6 and a 17-24 mpg. We just did a 400 mile weekend round trip where we got approx. 23-24mpg.  I would’ve never achieved that in a mid-2000s Subaru Outback XT/Legacy GT.

Yeah, I just bought prepaid service on my E wagon so that I don’t have to think about it. Covers the 40/50/60 service for like 1700 bucks. By the time I hit my 6 year/60k service, i might hit 30k miles, but I love the car enough to keep it.

No problems thus far. We liked the GX, but the safety features of the GLS is better. ALso, the GX was really small in the 3rd row, which we needed to fit adults. The 3rd row leg and headroom is suburban sized in the GLS. My wife said I really wanted the GX to just load up with ARB equipment and take offroading.

We also own a GTI.   What is that signaling?