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Love my outback
Geoffrey Miles, 09/14/2016
2017 Subaru Outback 2.5i Limited 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
9 of 11 people found this review helpful
I love my new 2017 outback. So far this is the best car I have ever owned. It is a great value. I think it is nicer than much more expensive cars. I would not change a single thing about the car.
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Eyesite feature great, Navigation maps outdated,
MR, 05/21/2017
updated 05/22/2018
2017 Subaru Outback 2.5i Limited 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
Very happy with the Eyesight System & features. Navigation maps are about 3 years out of date in a new car with no updates available. I have contacted Subaru customer service several times and they don't seem to care and don't offer any prospects when an update will be available. Cannot see the clock or outside temperature display (which are poorly placed) if you are wearing polarized sunglasses. Some of the apps are a waste. I miss the calendar and calculator that was available on my 2011 Outback. They could redesign the display of the steering wheel and dash switches to make them more easily readable during the day. At a glance you do not know what some are for. At night with the red display on the buttons they are easier to identify. I don't understand why they haven't changed that over the years. Other than that I am quite happy with the car but very unhappy regarding the maps. I would not have bought the navigation system knowing the maps were out of date. Frequently have to use my iPhone for directions. FINALLY GOT MAP UPDATES!
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I sold my Prius for this?
Victor Doucette, 07/27/2017
updated 08/01/2018
2017 Subaru Outback 2.5i Premium 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
Yes ... and I'm glad I did. As much as I love the Prius for what it's good at, it was getting harder for my gimpy, old body to get in and out of it, and I would never have called it comfortable. My Outback has the easiest ingress/egress of the eight cars I have owned and the five cars I've shared with my wife. It's also the most comfortable of those vehicles. I'm getting 30 mpg in mixed driving, and can approach 40 mpg over long distances at a steady 60 mph. As always, YMMV. Some folks complain about the acceleration, but there's enough there for me. I have had no issues with the CVT. Visibility is excellent. The EyeSight features took some getting used to, but I am glad I have them. The automated braking has made it less fatiguing to driver in heavy traffic; the blind spot monitoring has helped keep me from changing lanes at the wrong time; and the adaptive cruise control makes freeway travel pleasant. The lane departure warning is too sensitive for my tastes. Ride quality is generally excellent, but I am on the conservative side behind the wheel and haven't really "pushed" the car the way some folks do. I can't yet assess how it handles in slippery conditions, but I don't anticipate any problems come winter. The entertainment system would be better if you could switch back from the map to the radio in one step, but it takes two steps. You can run a split screen with the two functions, but there isn't enough detail when you do that to suit me. It's a little cumbersome to enter addresses into the navigation system, but the system seems to work well once I get it programmed. Bluetooth pairing was easy. I wish that the compartment that holds the USB ports was a little bigger; it isn't large enough to allow me to shut it's door when my cellphone is in there. The A/C is really cold -- I need to run it at about 77 degrees or I get chilly -- in mid-July. I did have to bring it back to the dealer after 1,000 miles to have the trim piece under the driver's side of the dashboard reattached. The service adviser said the retaining clips holding it on had broken, and that it wasn't the first time he had seen that. An Outback owners forum suggested that this might have been caused by the dealer installation of a remote-start system (which works, but I can happily live without it). Another minor complaint -- the interior loses power immediately when you turn off the ignition. You need to remember to close the windows, sunroof, etc., before you shut the car off. All in all, I am a happy Outback owner. After 6 months and about 6,500 miles, here's an update. The electronics in the car have been a constant source of frustration. At various intermittent times the navigation system has stopped working altogether or doesn't work properly, not announcing the first four or five steps in a route before suddenly coming to life. Sometimes it won't read a USB drive that I have properly inserted. Sometimes the clock will show the wrong time, the correct minute but incorrect hours. The clock then magically resets with a couple of minutes and the problems disappear -- until they come back again a few days later. I dropped by the dealer and they suggested a reflash of the system -- whatever that is -- but I haven't had the opportunity to get in just yet. Another issue is that the standard battery (group 25, IIRC) has an anemic 356 CCA. We went through a bad cold spell a few weeks ago and the vehicle had a little trouble turning over, even though it had been stored in a garage. I checked online forums and discovered that this was a common problem with the vehicle. I preemptively replaced the battery with a larger Group 34 battery (it will fit nicely, though you will have to discard the "cozy" that surrounds the original battery) that has 1,000 CCA. No starting problems since. The car has had excellent traction through our snowy winter. It's still comfortable and a pleasure to drive and ride in. I still like the car very much. I just hope that my next visit to the dealer can clear up these pesky electronic problems. It's been a year and a bit more than 12,000 miles. Time for an update The electronics suck to high heaven! The navigation system and the radio continue to intermittently malfunction. It can be slow to change stations; the nav system can intermittently lock up and refuse to function -- but it always seems to clear up before I can get to the dealer. The folks there are sympathetic, but they claim that they can't justify any action if they can't find anything wrong when the car is in the shop. I did get one new memory card and a reflash. I also just recently downloaded an updated map -- but none of that has corrected the problem. I love everything else about the car.
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Love, love, love my new Outback
Blue Water, 10/16/2017
2017 Subaru Outback 3.6R Limited 4dr SUV AWD (3.6L 6cyl CVT)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
This is an awesome car! Be sure to test drive both models of the 2.5 and the 3.6. It made the decision simple about which car to get after test driving both models. There is no comparison between the handling and power, as the 3.6 is so much more responsive and powerful. The safety features are great and very helpful!
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Comfy, quiet, plenty of space, and great MPG
Ben, 10/13/2017
2017 Subaru Outback 2.5i Limited 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
I bought my Outback at the end of May, it is now October and I have almost 18,000 miles on it. The ride is comfy, and the seats are great for long rides. There is very little road noise unless you get past 70-75mph. Visibility is high in all directions, and the eye sight system has been fantastic, we have a lot of deer in our area and it has made me feel better doing my night driving. It does occasionally stop working in heavy rains but other than that I have no had any problems. I have overall averaged 28.2mpg, when I am taking mostly backroads at 55-60mph I average 32-34mpg. There is plenty of room for 2 passengers in the back and our 2 dogs in the very back. I would buy this care again in a heartbeat. I only have a few complaints or groans about it, 1. is that sometimes at low speeds the gear changes are anything but smooth I'll randomly get a jolt this does not happen all the time but happens enough to be annoying. 2. We recently took it on a roadtrip from the UP of Michigan to Colorado, we had a total of 2 adults and 1 weeks worth of camping gear and food, our overall trip MPG dropped to 22.9mpg we were driving our typical 70-75mpg and most of it was flatlands through Iowa, Nebraska, Wisconsin and Michigan ( I expected it to drop but not that much). And finally I knew buying a 4 cylinder engine I would get better mpg/less power I was realistic about this, but sometimes the lack of power is frustrating, make sure to plan you passing on the highway accordingly, because slamming the pedal down does not mean that you'll get thrown back in your seat. It is a great car, I love the eyesight, it is quiet and comfortable, the controls are nice and help you keep your eyes on the road, and it has plenty of room for cargo/passengers/our dogs. If you want a car like ride, with plenty of cargo space and great MPG with AWD, then this is a great option. If you like having speed, power, and need to haul heavier equipment I would recommend something else.
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