Ours is a 12 --- and the headlights are the only true problem we've had with it, a few maintenance things. But to me, it handles amazingly well; maybe I've just owned jaloppies.
oh yes, we were towing when we dodged the grill. Car & Raindrop handled that move beautifully.
A 2012 is what we traded in. Yes, we were eating headlights & that seemed to be getting worse. Wheel bearings had to be replaced n it a couple of times.
Not much lag, I like the way it accelerates & so does she. I could do without the screen. I had a detached retina 12 years ago. My right eye is like a fun house mirror which messes with depth perception & looking for things in a crowded field like the screen is difficult, Most of the I’m driving it, she’ll be with me. I like the simple dashboard on my Ram 1500. I rarely use cruise control. Our last Long Haul in 2016 is the last time I’ve used it. I like to drive and I want to be in control. Never have used it in my truck, no idea if it works.
And I’m not sure the voice activation is going to work with my Upstate SC twangy accent. It seems to work with her Brooklyn/Long Island accent just fine.
How pronounced is the turbo lag? Back in my diesel days (jeep liberty CRD) it was pretty bad...
Dodged a grill? Yikes that had to be exciting -- Trailer in tow? The CI weighs so little, and its CG is so low, that wouldn't be an issue. That was my nightmare within towing the 2800BH Grand Design...
I'm not dumping on your car, its actually very nice and I think Subi has probably has one of the better dash designs. Certainly better than Tezzzla's buttonless dash. Sorry, just a little peeve -- Nicola was Croatian, and pronunciation is closer to "Taesle" where the "ae" liks 1 sound....closer to the Latin Æ.
That said, the screen is
almost a non-starter to me. I'm going to go to one kicking and screaming - for three major reasons.
- Distraction - It is interesting that having a mobile phone in your hand will get you a ticket, but searching on a screen the size of an iPad for the touch control to turn on some desired environmental control is just fine.
- Destruction of night vision - Your dash should be dim as possible, and big screens make big light. That bright light "burns out" your night vision.
- As a pilot, who has had some instrument training, It was drilled into me 'keep scanning the 6 pack.' meaning don't take your eyes on the road. Being able to find the landing gear, mixture, flaps, and throttle just by feel is important. In its automotive corollary there's no way to do that with a touch screen.
Frankly, this is more an indictment of Tesla who has removed nearly all, if not all buttons and knobs (I think there are a few on the wheel) not forgetting the gauges out of your line of sight. It is completely unnatural to me, and I hope this trend reverses at some point.
Subi has avoided many of these pitfalls keeping the gauge pack....and your car is gorgeous. This just got me on an inevitable rant. I am very interested to see what your township experience is, our Subi is getting long in the tooth and anticipate we'll soon be replacing it. And we love our Subi's.
I'll be really interested in hearing how the smaller engine does in terms of performance and service. The F150 EcoBoost taught me that cubic displacement is not the only factor, but I am concerned about high-reving small engines and their ability to run for 200,000 miles....
Interesting they use a teardrop in their add:
The 2024 Subaru Outback.
