SammyChevelleTypeS3
$50 site donor 2023
NEW Vehicle (SUV) Advice / Recommendations: Anyone.... Subaru or Toyota?
A little help/info? What would you go with? Subaru or a Toyota? I know there are several BITOG people who own both.
About all I know about Subaru is that they use the "boxer" style engines.
We have bought Hondas ONLY since the 1990s. We are done finally done with Honda after over 30 years for a few reasons. Honda has made it very clear since about 2016 they no longer care about their long time customers. They have also been slipping a bit quality wise. (still rated #4 in the top ten according to consumers) Honda still will not admit the issues they are having with the tiny (diluter) GDI-Turbo engines they continue to make standard equipment in several models. We still own two Honda Accords. The last one we purchased , the 2018 Accord seems smaller (interior) with very uncomfortable front seats than the 2009 Accord that I still use mostly. Wife loves her 2018. It runs and drives great , but has lots of wind noise on highway and always has that gas in the oil. Also IMHO way too tiny oil sump they build them with. We are looking/need something for two people with bad necks/backs etc... Easy to get in and out etc....
I truly value the opinions of the majority of the people here @ BITOG....
Wife is in need of a new ride for work and for grandma duties. We need something that we can get in and out of easily for two people with many back and neck issues. Wife will use it to do short 12 miles round trip work drives 5 days a week. Also some 120 mile round trips to visit and to take the grandkids places. We also may start to attempt some longer road trips again to visit other son and family, if we find it comfortable enough to start doing those again.
So, I have ridden with my oldest son in his 2019 Toyota Rav4 that he raves about. I was very impressed with it over all. The seats and the highway ride in it was really comfortable. I also found it to ride really well and very quiet on the interstates. I have zero experience with Subaru but have always been intrigued by them. I have never really heard anyone at all complain about owning or maintaining either Toyotas or the Subaru SUVs.
We are looking at the Toyota Rav4 or the Subaru Forrester models. We find they seem not too big and not too small compared to others. Plan to do some test drives over the next few weeks. Any comments / experience will be appreciated.
A little help/info? What would you go with? Subaru or a Toyota? I know there are several BITOG people who own both.
About all I know about Subaru is that they use the "boxer" style engines.
We have bought Hondas ONLY since the 1990s. We are done finally done with Honda after over 30 years for a few reasons. Honda has made it very clear since about 2016 they no longer care about their long time customers. They have also been slipping a bit quality wise. (still rated #4 in the top ten according to consumers) Honda still will not admit the issues they are having with the tiny (diluter) GDI-Turbo engines they continue to make standard equipment in several models. We still own two Honda Accords. The last one we purchased , the 2018 Accord seems smaller (interior) with very uncomfortable front seats than the 2009 Accord that I still use mostly. Wife loves her 2018. It runs and drives great , but has lots of wind noise on highway and always has that gas in the oil. Also IMHO way too tiny oil sump they build them with. We are looking/need something for two people with bad necks/backs etc... Easy to get in and out etc....
I truly value the opinions of the majority of the people here @ BITOG....
Wife is in need of a new ride for work and for grandma duties. We need something that we can get in and out of easily for two people with many back and neck issues. Wife will use it to do short 12 miles round trip work drives 5 days a week. Also some 120 mile round trips to visit and to take the grandkids places. We also may start to attempt some longer road trips again to visit other son and family, if we find it comfortable enough to start doing those again.
So, I have ridden with my oldest son in his 2019 Toyota Rav4 that he raves about. I was very impressed with it over all. The seats and the highway ride in it was really comfortable. I also found it to ride really well and very quiet on the interstates. I have zero experience with Subaru but have always been intrigued by them. I have never really heard anyone at all complain about owning or maintaining either Toyotas or the Subaru SUVs.
We are looking at the Toyota Rav4 or the Subaru Forrester models. We find they seem not too big and not too small compared to others. Plan to do some test drives over the next few weeks. Any comments / experience will be appreciated.
