The key is to keep them, do as little maintenance as possible then run them into the ground. I drove my 2002 Outback into the ground only at 150k but. Head gasket started leaking at 86k and I just said “fuck it.” Kept after the oil level but once it was leaking a small river that was ruining my new driveway, I sold it to a mechanic.
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I think it’s a pretty good deal. I like to go for 12-13% with my Subie deals, but that’s 3000 miles away This is closer to 10.2%
Just got a second Subaru…2019 Forester Limited…why do I like it? Tons of safety and something virtually no one has anymore…visibility. It’s like sitting a fish bowl (my old 1973 MB 280 felt this way too).
Too many cars feel closed in with high waistlines and thick A/B pillars…Subaru is the opposite.
Factor in the four wheel drive, plus they now have pretty much most of the tech other cars do, for a very reasonable price. And the interior finishes are much nicer than some other cars.
Where else can I get a loaded SUV (newest generation) for $375/month with tax, zero drive off, for 36/12K? And I have no interest in getting a stripped loaner.
As for the power, I live in LA… there is no where to go. Yesterday it took me 1:55 minutes to go 10 miles down Sunset Blvd.
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Consumer Reports sure does love the Subie
I think it’s more of a image thing “false modesty”
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It’s hard to agree with this part. That black plastic they pour everywhere looks like stuff even Ford rejects.
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cheap plastic on the inside, 1995 looking on the outside … I’ll never understand.
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I prefer “loaded” fart cars(loaners)
I just returned my 2015 Ford Edge. The Subaru is a luxury car compared to interior of the ford.
And I really enjoyed my Edge.
I suggest people reading this check out the cars. If everyone felt the same, we would all be driving the same cars.
The reliability isn’t really an issue w/ a lease, though, right? The fit and finish of the newer gen cars is vastly improved over the old ones.
Subarus don’t hugely interest me (I have no need for AWD), but I can certainly understand why the high residuals and lots of standard safety equipment make them appealing, esp for a lease.
If they sold the Levorg or a non-lifted Legacy wagon (esp for the next gen and w/ the option of the turbo engine), I’d be considerably more interested…
I’ll never get over the 152 hp engine in the Crosstrek. If they dropped the Ascent turbo in there then I would keep looking at it… I find it to be a good looking car on the outside… not so much the inside.
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We bought our 2012 Subaru Legacy 2.5i Premium new. We wanted a large inexpensive AWD sedan with a manual transmission - not much else fit the bill. That year, consumer reports also listed Subaru as the most reliable auto manufacturer and the Legacy had mostly red dots. Haven’t done anything but standard maintenance and the car is at 68k. Changing sparkplugs in a boxer engine is quite a pain.
I didn’t know about leasing back then, but I’m still happy with that decision.
Hacked a 2018 Outback 2.5i Premium for my parents last summer (almost 32k MSRP) for $251 + tax and $606 DAS 36/12.
I just got my first Subie, so I’ll report back if the CVT blows up. I got the outback 3.6R limited because the rest of Subaru’s line up has some gutless engines. Yes, the STI and WRX, but I need a dad-mobile, and. I already have a rice rocket for the weekends.
Its a lease. There are no repair costs.
I know, but there’s so many people here in Colorado that buy them and keep them for 5 or 6 years or longer. They could probably lease 3 or 4 of them for what they spend on maintenance and repairs, interest etc.
Did you hop on this deal?
I disagree subaru’s Interiors finish is nicer than others…
And that’s why everyone doesn’t drive the same car, live in the same house, and wear the same clothes!