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2017 Outback is best car Ive ever owned - 2017 Subaru Outback
By Jim Ashberry - March 29 - 7:52 pmThe only pet peeve I have is that the doors do not automatically lock when shifting from Park to Drive; I have to remember to lock them by pushing a button. I also do not have navigation and the options that come with it, because it would have added $6000 to the cost. I never have liked built-in navigation, because none of the work as well as my portable Garmin with lifetime map updates. Other than that, and some squirrelly messages on the screen when Im playing USB music and have paired my phone with Bluetooth. It keeps flashing on/off with "audio device disconnected/connected." This might be because I have set my phone for calls only, not audio. I rarely use the radio; I listen to my own songs on one of two USB drives. As far as the ride goes, it is extremely comfortable once I figured out the seat adjustments. I love the wide angle of the rear camera. The rear storage area is the best Ive ever seen, and I love the key-controlled rear cargo door function! Like another review mentioned, you can easily fold down the rear seats, making it big enough to sleep in (with a suitable thin mattress or pad). Ive owned this car for less than two months, and have taken it on one 600 mile round trip, and got 28 mpg overall, even just driving locally. I understand it takes about 2000 miles for the computer to adjust the gas mileage, whatever that means. I like the option of using a "manual" shift with paddles, because I can actually accelerate better at times with it, and then just flip the gear shift lever back to automatic mode. All in all, I highly recommend this car for everyday use. I traded in a 2015 RAV4 on this car
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Owned it for a month. - 2017 Subaru Outback
By Jim Martin - February 11 - 3:35 amOwned it for a month. Its been great so far.
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I love my new outback - 2017 Subaru Outback
By John Cavanagh - November 15 - 8:38 pmLove the outback. Hot car.
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My first Subaru - 2017 Subaru Outback
By anna dye - October 30 - 11:23 amI love my new Subaru!
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Super Wagon - 2017 Subaru Outback
By Caleb - October 16 - 3:49 amMy car is a black Outback 3.6R Limited with Eyesight, rear cross traffic alert, all the front and rear and lower body plastic protective bits, rubber floor mats, cargo and seat back protectors, homelink, and auto-dimming/defrosting mirrors. Some user details: Ive put 6000 miles on this car thus far (purchased mid-october 2017, it is now January 17th). My commute of 25 miles averages 1.25 hours one way through some of the heaviest traffic in the US (Los Angeles), and it handles it perfectly fine, zipping in and out of traffic when I am in a hurry, or safely following the car ahead using Eyesight and nudging me back into lane if I get distracted -although MPG never gets over 20 no matter how I drive. Ive taken one road trip of 700+ miles in it with my family of four, two strollers, food, luggage, etc., and I was impressed with the quiet interior at highway speeds, the ability to pack everything we wanted, comfort of the front seats during long hauls, and the rear bench being able to fit my wife between the two child seats. I am coming to this vehicle from a power and suspension modified BMW 335i, so I find the driving dynamics of this Outback to be less than stellar, but that said, I have to say that for such a big, heavy, high ground clearance car, it handles remarkably well and has adequate acceleration at pretty much any speed. I think I will be adding the 19†rear sway bar to firm up cornering characteristics at some future date, but as it is, it performs very well. The CVT is the best Ive ever used with none of that weird rubber band lag, making it what I would consider acceptable in most situations, although it does have a bit of a wiggle/shake at lower speeds when quickly modulating the gas pedal. The paddle shifters and manual mode are great for keeping the engine from lugging up long ascents and are also good for getting the car into the optimum rpm range before quick passing maneuvers -but simply mashing the pedal does a quick enough job as well. The nav does a passable job with clear directions, and would be perfectly fine to use for small city, long suburban or rural trips, but in a dense traffic city like Los Angeles, it’s ETA’s are always off by 15 minutes, it can be inaccurate with traffic conditions, and it doesn’t usually give you the fastest route. I prefer using waze during my commute. I have Subaru’s ne plus ultra 12 speaker Harmon-Kardon sound system, and while I’ve seen more than a few complaints about it in the Outback forums, I find it to be pretty good for the price. The highs are clear, the mids are clean, and the there is strong bass. I wish the sound field in the driver’s chair were a bit more spread out, but if I want a stellar listening experience I will sit properly centered in an acoustically damped room using a true hi fi system, not wedged into one corner of a car putting out 65+dB of constant noise at highway speeds. Overall the infotainment system is good bordering on great. There can be a few layers to go through to get to an option you think should be one or two button/screen presses, it can be a bit slow to respond at times, and setting up a nav destination is unnecessarily button-pushy. I think pressing “go†once should be enough, not 2-3 times as it gives you more options or wants to make sure you really want to do it. That said, I love having a touchscreen rather than only a bunch of knobs and buttons, and the touchscreen hides or doesn’t collect fingerprints fairly well. The knobs and buttons offered are appropriate and function well, for example, a long press of the right knob will put you into split screen mode (I have mine set up with nav on left, music on right), a short press puts you fully into radio. Nav has its own dedicated button. In conclusion, after having done a ton of research and test driving several other vehicles (Mazda CX-5, CX-9, Honda CRV, Subaru Forester, and BMW X1, X3, X5, 5 & 3 series), I found the Outback to fulfill all my needs at least adequately if not very well, and a few of my wants in the bargain at a very attractive price. It is a roomy, with excellent safety features, decent tech, and good overall driving dynamics. I haven’t taken any dirt roads in it, but from what I’ve read it is a very capable light to moderate off-roader as well, with higher ground clearance than a Jeep Cherokee. After 3 months, I can say without reservation I am very happy with this purchase, and hope it lasts me a long time.
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Subaru outback limited - 2017 Subaru Outback
By Kurt - October 7 - 6:38 pmThe 4 cylinder engine is quite powerful and unless youre towing a lot I would not suggest the 6 cylinder option
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Good decision - 2017 Subaru Outback
By Chris Martinelli - October 4 - 1:25 amLogical, well designed and versatile
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Subaru Rating - 2017 Subaru Outback
By Daryl - September 13 - 2:13 amSo far we are very happy with our new vehicle. We wish we just knew more about the electronics. At our age its hard to learn to operate a lot of the doo-dads.
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Why is this car so popular? - 2017 Subaru Outback
By KJ Osterkamp - August 6 - 5:34 amI got talked into this by my husband because it does well in the snow (which happens twice a year here.) However in the ways that count, this is a poor value. The road noise is so bad, one can’t hear the radio and the visors are not set to a position to block bright sunlight (blinding if you’re heading west.) The acceleration is like the old Beetle, albeit automatic, it is loud, slow and dangerous enough that freeway entrances are terrifying. The navigation system is unlearnable and incredibly frustrating while the phone operation is unreliable and not available when ignition is on. But the biggest design flaw involves the rear hatchback, which literally operates on its own. It never opens all the way up and has almost killed both my spouse and me by closing in mid lift! The battery has died several times requiring our AAA friends. The back seat is very awkward to enter and exit and the drivers seat controls do little more than go back and forth with little lumbar or positional support.
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New Subaru - 2017 Subaru Outback
By Neil S. - July 27 - 11:21 pmNew to Subaru after luxury German cars. Car is under 1000 miles so its hard to give a true assessment but so far, love it. Very comfortable, very solid. Definitely go with the 6 cylinder for a quiet, solid feel.
