Going to buy a Subaru...which one? Or another???

[zevr]

Vote for the Forester; it's a great utility car. I find it just as easy to move big things as I did with my capped Ranger.

Go for the 3rd gen, 2008 and up, with the timing-chain 2.5, and a much larger cabin... and stick with 5-manual, the 4-auto is a dog. Well worth the money.

 

[Oroboros]

In a forrester my shoulders rub the door. Not in an outback. Outback is way nicer every day driver.

 

[ginkobalboa]

I had a '99 Forester about six or seven years ago. Owned it for about two years. I liked that car a lot. It did have a slight oil leak probably the head gasket (never investigated, wasn't an issue). Head and leg room was fine for me being 6'2". I felt sorry for rear passengers though. Mine had a small towing hitch. The previous owner towed a little camping trailer with it. That screwed up the transmission. Re-build was covered by a warranty I bought with the car, but I was without it for three weeks. A good friend had the same car only his was a 2000. His had wheel bearing issues. I remember mine only getting about 22 mpg. My 04 jetta TDI gets close to 40 in the city. Much better!

 

[RyanCafferky]

How much driving do you do where you really need AWD? I would really recommend taking a look at the 2005-2006 Dodge Sprinter in either a 110" or a 140" wheelbase. I have a 06 2500 110" with the normal ceiling height. It gets around 25mpg and has more carrying capacity than anything else. The engine is a Mercedes 5 cylinder that is known for going forever if the maintenance is done. Rolling around in a vehicle that drives like a car, gets good mileage, has good clearance, and has tons of storage capacity is pretty nice.

They suck in the snow though... It is the perfect vehicle for me for 97% of the year. But for that 3% I just throw on chains and curse myself for not having a subaru...

 

[Tom Dunlap]

Sprinter has caught my eye for a long time. It might be my choice as a second vehicle for camping. They're a bit big for my everyday needs.

Ford Transit is another eye catcher

 

[Evan Sussman]

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How much driving do you do where you really need AWD? I would really recommend taking a look at the 2005-2006 Dodge Sprinter in either a 110" or a 140" wheelbase. I have a 06 2500 110" with the normal ceiling height. It gets around 25mpg and has more carrying capacity than anything else. The engine is a Mercedes 5 cylinder that is known for going forever if the maintenance is done. Rolling around in a vehicle that drives like a car, gets good mileage, has good clearance, and has tons of storage capacity is pretty nice.

They suck in the snow though... It is the perfect vehicle for me for 97% of the year. But for that 3% I just throw on chains and curse myself for not having a subaru...

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Sprinter's rock! I drove a 3500 hightop dually as an electrician for a couple years. My young foot and a full load of tools/shelves and it still got 22mpg steady. I got it into some pretty muddy yards with hills, and rallied it out. I'm wishing I had a video now. something like 30 degree hill with a muddy curved 40' runway approach. It went. It might've been the duallys.

 

[boreality]

For the Subaru fans. This little sweetie looks like an AMX or a Mad Max car a little.

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2013-subaru-brz-sports-car-first-drive-review

 

[limbchop]

Alrighty then! Watched twenty videos on the BRZ since hearing of it yesterday. Whooo. Check out the factory video. It's perfect .

http://www.subaru.ca/WebPage.aspx?WebPageID=11124&WebSiteID=282&model=Subaru%20brz