Used 2014 Subaru Outback 2.5i Premium PZEV 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6M) Consumer Reviews
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Best car I had
karlrad, Woodbridge, VA, 09/29/2014
updated 10/04/2017
Subaru Outback 2.5i Premium PZEV 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6M)
5 of 6 people found this review helpful
This is what I originally wrote: I bought a 2014 Outback 2.5i Premium 6 speed a year ago, now I have little over 13000 miles on it. I can say this is the best car I have owned and for the money we paid, you cannot get anything with all the equipment it has for such a price. Subarus AWD system was a selling point, since I do not want any FWD cars anymore: I am sick of replacing boots and front axles. This Outback is extremely spacious, comfortable, and reliable. It handles very well on any terrain, snow or rain, sand or pavement. The finish and quality of the car is very good, I may not have ash wood like a luxury car, nor do I have Napa leather, but I did not pay three times what I paid to get them. My new review: I had to sell the car to CarMax since my wife made the terrible mistake of accepting a posting in Buenos Aires. Even with diplomatic credentials she was not allowed to "import" a used car to a fourth world country like Argentina. The communist/populist president did not want us to have it there, so we were obliged to buy a locally made Peugeot 408. We miss terribly our Outback. There are a few here in Buenos Aires. Every time my wife sees one, she cries. Everything was perfect in our Outback. I sold it with 22000 miles on it, 22 months use. Like new. CarMax sends me annual emails asking for another car... I only had to do the maintenance, wheel alignment, it never let me stranded. Nothing was damaged. Subaru was so nice, they even paid for a small indentation made by road debris, just where the windshield starts on top. We are hoping to be sent back to Washington DC and we are going to buy a new Outback 3.6R or the new Ascent, if it is sold when we get there. This one I shall never sell. Unfortunately it does not have a 6 speed manual tranny...
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Great when new, but....
Sandy A., Chicago, IL, 10/30/2023
Subaru Outback 2.5i Premium PZEV 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Bought this very gently used (its orig. owner was transferred overseas so it was a lease return with only 3000 miles on it) in May 2014. Saw me through thick & thin (though to my unpleasant surprise right after I bought it I found its lane-keeping system does NOT include blind spot monitoring nor rear cross-traffic alert--two features even our old 2011 Ford Fusion had). Until 2022, the priciest repair was a pair of brake pads and a new set of tires (at about 40,000 mi.). Then in June 2022 the infotainment system suddenly crashed while driving--rebooted itself and was fine for nearly another year--though the voice-command system started getting balky and I'd have to push the voice button several times to hear "say a command." Nav system began giving me wrong directions due to new road configurations--tried to update but found out that particular nav. mfrs. stopped selling map updates in 2021. So I use my iPhone's Maps app, with warnings & alerts playing through the audio system. Beginning June 2023, the multimedia system again began suddenly turning off at random after driving 15-20 min.--would self-reboot but go down again, requiring me to push & hold its power switch. Then, not even that would work--only way to reboot is to turn off the car and restart the engine. Sometimes that works till the end of the drive, sometimes not. I can do that if stopped at a red light or I can pull over to the curb, but not when I'm on a highway. This happens now on average 4-6x a day. (But the dealership can't reproduce the malfunction because it's random). And when the multimedia goes down? No screen. No radio. No CD or mp3. No Bluetooth. No hands-free phone use (illegal in IL to touch a phone while driving). iPhone nav. is silent--at least my AppleWatch will buzz to alert me a turn is coming up. Dealer tried installing software update last week but the system rejected it. (Said he was "troubleshooting:" but was that the extent of his troubleshooting)? He is installing a new (refurb) head unit tomorrow--$2300. Not sure if that one won't also go blooey. Be forewarned: all car audio dealers advised me there are NO aftermarket head units compatible with a 2104 Outback! Crutchfield explained why: the proprietary Harmon-Kardon audio system's speakers would be mismatched & underpowered unless the head unit is replaced by the identical model. And one more thing: the vinyl dashboard still "off-gases" 9 yrs later, causing the inside of the windshield to film over, and smear if you try (or a car wash tries) to clean it--so facing a rising or setting sun will make it extremely difficult to see. (The parts dept. at my dealership confirmed that off-gassing is the reason and there's nothing I can do about it, since it happens to his own Subaru). The EyeSight system cuts out in bright sunlight, heavy rain or fog, and the rear camera fogs up when it's cold and rainy. I love the way the car drives & handles in all kinds of road conditions, it's comfy, and for a gas-only SUV the mpg is pretty good. Never had an oil-burning problem and in over 9 years I had to replace only one headlight--last month, at 46,000 miles. If they can't solve the head unit and EyeSight problems, I will have to get a different make of car: I'd like a hybrid or plug-in hybrid, but Subaru makes neither. And I will not buy a used car--don't wanna inherit "somebody elses troubles," as Steve Goodman sang.
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