Vehicle Shopping/Buying

[Evia]

I probably don’t -need- awd…but it is quite nice living out in the Wyoming countryside.
If I go FWD I’d just need to get snow tires and I’d probably be ok.
I like the Mazdas I’ve driven, but the 3 might be too small for my family.
I’ve always liked BMW but I’ve heard they’re a nightmare to maintain?
And I get the Subaru cult following lol. Once you drive one it really is difficult to drive something else. The sound of the boxer + that awd system is quite the treat. I hear the engine issues are behind Subaru but the cvt is still questionable. Especially when I saw someone’s bill to replace it and it was 11k! Yikesss

[Toxigen]

Originally Posted by Evia [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I probably don’t -need- awd…but it is quite nice living out in the Wyoming countryside.
If I go FWD I’d just need to get snow tires and I’d probably be ok.
I like the Mazdas I’ve driven, but the 3 might be too small for my family.
I’ve always liked BMW but I’ve heard they’re a nightmare to maintain?
And I get the Subaru cult following lol. Once you drive one it really is difficult to drive something else. The sound of the boxer + that awd system is quite the treat. I hear the engine issues are behind Subaru but the cvt is still questionable. Especially when I saw someone’s bill to replace it and it was 11k! Yikesss

Sounds like AWD is basically a must-have tho.

Does it have to be a sedan? The market is so saturated with small / mid SUVs...little more ground clearance, lots of AWD, etc.

Just a thought.

[Patriam1066]

Don’t Subarus and Toyotas share a lot of components these days? I read subaru is going to adopt Toyota hybrid powertrains in some of their vehicles soon

I say this because I’d be surprised to learn they’re unreliable. I agree that CVTs are loathsome.

[Evia]

Originally Posted by Toxigen [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Sounds like AWD is basically a must-have tho.

Does it have to be a sedan? The market is so saturated with small / mid SUVs...little more ground clearance, lots of AWD, etc.

Just a thought.

I have a strong distaste for SUVs. They all look boring af and 90% of the road is filled with them. Like you said, the market is saturated with them.
So I'm just really uninspired to drive or own one. I'd rather drive an ugly wagon or even a minivan over an SUV at this point.

With that said, I do like a few of them (like the 23 and on Honda Pilot) but they're outside of my price range.

[Toxigen]

Originally Posted by Evia [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I have a strong distaste for SUVs. They all look boring af and 90% of the road is filled with them. Like you said, the market is saturated with them.
So I'm just really uninspired to drive or own one. I'd rather drive an ugly wagon or even a minivan over an SUV at this point.

With that said, I do like a few of them (like the 23 and on Honda Pilot) but they're outside of my price range.

What about the corolla cross?

https://www.toyota.com/configurator/...0-2d04b0fefdfe

AWD, looks kinda like a Subie, but with Toyota's bulletproof reliability

pick a trim based on budget and go from there

honda's HR-V is prob the competitor to that