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Sorry dude, but you're stuck in the 90's. Technology is your friend.
The Subaru Lineartronic in the new Outback is amazing. Shift program is very good, and few would even know it was a CVT.
Indeed. And it defeats the purpose of the CVT in the first place.
My daughter is now driving a 2005 Subaru Outback. It's got 170k miles on it but still runs good. She has a 5 yr old kid and another due in February. She was mumbling about getting a new car. I know she'll ask me at some point and frankly I don't know jack about new cars. I've had the same truck now for 25 years.
She will need one that is reliable and useful to haul around kids, groceries and whatever else. It can't be too expensive 40k new I'm guessing, she really likes the Subaru now but it's a little small she thinks. Utility and reliability are what she will need.
What do you use to haul your clan in?
Any input is appreciated.
I would suggest either a Subaru Outback (the current generation is much bigger than her 2005), a Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen/Alltrack, or if she wants a CUV or SUV, the new Tiguan or Atlas.
Any of these vehicles will meet her needs for reliability and utility under $40,000.
Additionally, Volkswagen offers the bonus of a 6 year/72,000 mile transferable warranty on both the Tiguan and the Atlas.
We use a full sized conversion van and a four door pickup truck, but we have five kids, not two. Although our kids are now mostly grown and gone, we still drive the behemoths, both because they have a lot of life left in them and because they are so darned convenient to have.
I would suggest either a Subaru Outback (the current generation is much bigger than her 2005), a Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen/Alltrack, or if she wants a CUV or SUV, the new Tiguan or Atlas.
Any of these vehicles will meet her needs for reliability and utility under $40,000.
Additionally, Volkswagen offers the bonus of a 6 year/72,000 mile transferable warranty on both the Tiguan and the Atlas.
Supposedly Subaru is going to offer a Forester clone with 3rd row seating.
The 3rd generation Outbacks like that one were rather cramped, especially in the back seat. Cabin space on the new Outbacks is significantly larger after a series of redesigns, and you can get a well-equipped one probably in the low 30s.
There is an enormous difference between a 3rd generation Outback and the current 5th generation Outback. In the current car, four 6'2" guys can fit in it comfortably with tons of gear behind them.
The sweet spot for the Outback is the Premium trim level plus the option package with the EyeSight adaptive cruise control/anti-collision system. $28,910 MSRP plus another $2K for the option package. Plus a destination charge. Street price is about 8% under MSRP so it should be a bit less than $30K out the door not counting sales tax, title, and registration fees. That's the price in the high volume snow belt/mountain parts of the country. New England. Chicago. Denver. Seattle. Somewhere that Subaru is an obscure brand, it won't be discounted like that.
I own a 6-cylinder which costs quite a bit more since you can only get it at the two highest trim levels. Somebody driving a 3rd generation 4-cylinder will be fine with the new 4-cylinder. If you're coming from a car with more power, it will feel underpowered.
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