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Have had a few Grand Cherokee automatic trans rentals and didn't like the way they drove. All were poorly programmed to shift/downshift in normal driving; I had to manually shift them. Fuel economy wasn't too great, either.
Rav 4 ergonomics just don't fit me as well as the Subie. IMO, the Rav 4 doesn't handle slick or hyrdroplaning conditions as well as the Subie's. Ergonomics of the Subie, I like better. YMMV.
Consumer Reports likes the Forester the best but Subaru is having massive recalls that require disassembly of a lot of the engine. Because of that, I would get the RAV4
Consumer Reports likes the Forester the best but Subaru is having massive recalls that require disassembly of a lot of the engine. Because of that, I would get the RAV4
try to pay attention to the models the OP is asking about and the subie recall which applies to other models that were a joint venture with Toyota. It's also noteworthy that very few of the affected cars did, in fact, have a problem but Subie was willing to err on the side of caution to recall all for inspection and repair as needed under warranty:
"The recalled models include certain versions of the 2012-14 Subaru Impreza 4D, the 2012-13 Subaru Impreza 5D, the 2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek, the 2013 Subaru BRZ and the 2013 Scion FR-S.
"There is a very small possibility of a valve spring fracture in a very small number of affected vehicles, which could lead to engine noise, malfunction or, in a worst-case scenario, an engine stall," Subaru said in a statement. "We are recalling the entire population of vehicles that could possibly be affected out of an abundance of caution. We want our customers to be confident in their vehicles."
IIRC, there were some drivability concerns with some of the other models, which was a software/programming issue. Subie has been correcting this stalling complaint under warranty on the affected cars. New inventory is being fixed before being released for sale, so a buyer wouldn't have the problem with a new car purchase.
as well, bear in mind that if a late model or new sold Subie shows up at a dealership for even a routine LOF service, their service writers will catch up to any unresolved recall/warranty issue as a matter of due course (as many other car lines will do). So if you've bought one of the affected cars, Subie dealers will correct the problem for you. I've seen this done on several cars where the dealer didn't even mention it to the car owner, just took care of the warranty item and released the car back to the owner, work all completed.
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