Dogs love subarus according to their market research.

Does that mean cats are thoroughly opposed to the Crosstrek?

@@rdiamond655 cats like suburbans

My cat insisted on a Range Rover.

They have flat rear floors, and there is minimal lip, along with a large square hatch so it is easy for the dogs to get in and out. Plus they can see out well, so in general I would say they do like it.

They nailed the "cute ute" without being garish. When it comes to exterior design, Subie & Volvo do the long roofs best.

i love my 2022 crosstrek 6 speed on a bad morning. i use snow tires and allot of fluid film. the manual is no longer an option so i will probably be keeping this a long time.

If it was a couple inches less tall it would be a lovely return to the old Legacy (or Legacy Outback) wagons imo.

@@Khrrck I like the clearance in snow storm, the little car can't be stopped easily. It's a little battle tank

We live in north central WA state high up in the mountains and get 5-7 feet of snow every winter. We have to plow and maintain our private road ourselves. After driving AWD and 4WD Toyota’s for 40+ years we had to put studded snow tires on every winter, but when I bought my wife our first Subaru 2 years ago, we drove her Outback on the factory tires year round until they wore out. Last December (2022) I was looking for a new Forester Touring with the saddle Brown Leather interior. I was looking for either a White, Bronze, Red or Green Forester, but it had to have the Brown interior. I found a 2019 Bronze Forester Touring with the Brown interior and it had only 4,700 miles on it. I asked the salesman if it was 47K miles but indeed it was only 4,700 miles. I got on the computer and it booked out for $38K, but I bought it for $32K. It was a 6 hour round trip to buy it, but saving $6K was worth the 6 hour drive. The only thing I added was pinstripes, mud flaps , bug shield and window vents. I drive only about 7-8K miles a year so I’ll be driving it for years to come. Anyhow the previous owner put Michelin Cross Climate 2 tires on it when it had only 1,300 miles on it. The Cross Climate 2 tires are AWESOME on dry, wet, slushy and snow covered roads. They’re a quiet tire and they don’t take a hit with the mpg. I really recommend these tires for anyone who wants great traction on all road conditions. We like the tires so much that when the factory tires wore out on my wife’s Outback we put the Cross Climate 2 tires on her Subie. I would recommend them for you in MN as well. My brother lives in Portland, OR and he has them on his Outback as well. We recommended them to both of my brothers and sisters in-law who live in MT and they love them on their Outback’s as well. The CrossTrex was a bit too small for my needs and the Outback was too big, but the Forester is perfect for my needs. I’m glad you’re happy with your CrossTrex. We have an older couple who are neighbors and they just bought a Crosstrek and love it. There a 9 families who live on our private road and 6 of us own Subie’s. A little over 35% of all the vehicles in our area are Subaru’s. My Dr is a transplant from the Seattle area and she and her husband are looking for a vehicle to buy for everyday use and to get to our ski resorts in our area. I recommended an Outback XT for them. She even said that they were surprised at how many people own Subie’s around here. I simply told her that there’s a reason for that.

exactly. I have an Outback and I like how it has ground clearance but it's less top heavy than an SUV. It is easy to get into and out of too. I don't have to climb into it or when I am loading it up with groceries or hiking gear, I don't have to lift to high to clear the floor. I attached snow tires to my car and got really nice wipers, I am ready for winter this year

Same here. I actually don't watch any of their reviews of higher end cars. Don't care for that kind of image.

@@user-jb6qs8yt9m I care for the image, sure, but I can't afford it. So I prefer these affordable reviews.

Love? You have low bar for love. I suppose that's good. I find the channel above average.

@@phprofYT It's the same love i have for your mother. she's above average too. ;)

@@phprofYT *What other channel are there that doesn't sound paid off?*

@@AzNightmare don't bother, that guy probably takes JD power ratings seriously

​@@phprofYTYou ***** hate (your words) new cars and that seems to be a bit extreme of a reaction towards an inanimate object.

But can you actually buy one for that price?

@@aca2983yes. And Subaru accepts factory orders for whatever you want.

Inventory wise they don't make these cars cheap. They are trying to compete with Lexus and Volvo which is NUTS.

@@batuaerial213 I agree. I think the CX-30, Impreza, and Crosstrek are straight up the best bang-for-your-buck cars on sale today. Stepping up a size category, I think the Outback is also insanely good value in the lower trims.

It’s a $30k plus car, at least out where I’m at. I suppose that’s reasonable in today’s market but it’s still not cheap cheap. Like the Impreza, it used to be in the low 20s a couple years back but everything has gone up so🤷

I have a 2022 Crosstrek Limited, and it drives like a dream. Not so boring 🙂

@@DanielBeard-bt7mn”drives well” doesn’t mean “not boring”. I’ve got a new impreza hatch that I love to death but I’d never call it a fun car lol.

My only problem is once you get to the Sport trim, you start entering Mazda Cx-5 territory which is a better car. Unless you need the smaller size the CX-5 is a better buy

I mean it's got 50 more hp than my SHITloster so I'd take it 😂

@contingencyibct3120 that's what I thought also until our 2016 Rav4 had it's torque converter go out at 80k miles. Was quoted $4,500 to repair it and the technician said he sees that issue often on the particular model we had. Funny thing is the 2013-15 models were recalled due to a faulty torque converter but for some reason the 16 model wasn't included in that. I contacted Toyota to see if they would help and they told me to go pound sand.

Dreadful if you cannot accept it’s not a GNX, gt40, WRX ect ect…. It’s just a regular car that’s better than a basic tool.

That's some serious mileage! My 2020 Impreza just hit 69,000 this morning and still drives like it did off the lot 3 years ago.

Wow that's a ton of driving. How do you get that many miles on a car in such a short time?

cvt? or manual? if manual, how many clutches replaced, etc?

Jesus my crosstrek is 2020 and I have 66,000 miles on it and I thought that was a lot. Considering I’ve driven it across the country twice. How have you maintained it?

@@LyvingWyld2020 Subaru Outback. About to cross 17,000 miles. 😂

Good sign that you like it enough to buy another Crosstrek! 👍

@@Ryan57Garr My satisfaction with my Crosstrek also led to buying a BRZ. I went from having no brand loyalty to being a Subaru fanboy. 😂

I'm driving the 2016 crosstrek. I'd definitely upgrade sooner than later. The CVT is totally suss once getting up past 200k miles. I was planning on getting a newer crosstrek with the 6 speed but since it's not offered I'll get a different model.

​@sethoselken9562 Are you saying you have a '16 Crosstrek with over 200k miles and no issues with the cvt? What type of driving? Any other issues? Awesome to hear if all good at that many miles as I'm looking at '24s right now and am worrying myself a bit nuts about the cvt as I've only ever owned manual transmissions 😬😬😬😬

Put your system on "Full Auto", and you won't have to touch anything but the temp level...and that is controlled by physical switches. And,..."boot for a minute"? 😏😏😏😏😏😏

@@eskieman3948 he's not wrong. When you turn on the car, the system is so laggy it's insane. It takes a minute or two before you can press something on the screen and responds right away. And the auto button is not a physical switch, it's on the screen. Do you even know what you're talking about?

@@eskieman3948or the hvac controls could just be knobs like a normal car should be.

@@maximus9401 The newer one seem to be much better but I still miss the physical HVAC controls.

I have an XC60 and the UI decides when it wants to work from start up; do a fast boot; or a full reboot. It's always a roll of the dice. A POS for sure.

For the price its hard to complain

2016 crosstrek? Those are anemically slow, really, it's just pathetic.

@@roboticvenom1935 they’re fine.

Miata is always the answer! But a Crosstrek is a good car too.

Nice, that's a great pair of cars to own. I've owned an NB Miata and am currently on my second Crosstrek (the first was totalled and I immediately went and bought the exact same car in the newest model year at the time). In a weird way they are kind of similar, in that they are two great, affordable cars whose greatness is hard to explain and you have to drive and live with them to fully understand it.

That screen is 100% unSubaru. People wanted a big screen so Subaru gave them a big screen. I almost think it was a joke from Subaru. Did you see the big screen?

Exactly. It’s marketing research gone wild. Nothing about everything regulated to the touchscreen is in touch with their ‘adventuring’ ethos.

@@DainLaguna The screens are reportedly extra slow in cold weather. Just wait it out for the new complaints from the same people that wanted a giant screen .

I have this screen in the new WRX. Can confirm it’s laggy and disconnects at times. Subaru has been pushing out over-the-air and dealer updates fairly regularly though, so hopefully they’re just software bugs and it won’t require a hardware fix in the future. Gone are the days of all-physical controls, unfortunately.

He is driving the 29k version, so Limited or Sport

Outbacks are amazing. Deceptive how much room you get

Me too Outback replaced overpriced German SUVs, amazing bang for your buck

nice so you went from made in mexico (almost all BMW, VW/AUDI SUV are made in mexico now) to made in USA (the outback is produced in the united states)

Once you go Subaru...you get another Subaru.

​@@Cichlid_VisualsWRONG. majority of BMW SUV are made in the US. I knew the new 2 series was Mexico, but was surprised to read 3 series is Mexican now too. Q5 is exclusively Mexican. But it's not the majority like u say.

Absolute truth! I just bought the same car with the same package. It was $30,500 before taxes/tags/doc fee. There were some other accessories thrown in like all weather mats, cargo mat, auto dimming mirrors, etc.… I thought the dealer gave me a pretty good deal.

@@user-qm2rv9wf5j Great! The dealership forgot to add the pro paint finish to the car because they were trying to get the orders out, so I got a refund for that which brought the car price down a bit more as well.

GET, OUT, OF TOWN!!!! Best comment on the internet!!! 😂😂😂😂

Me lol. It’s just a hatchback with a lift kit, I like that about them 3:10

⁠@@JustinHEMI05besides engine performance/options, and overall fun to drive experience, what exactly does the CX-30 do better than the Crosstrek?

@@JustinHEMI05 except offroad. its blunders that.

@@JustinHEMI05certainly not putting things or people in it, which is the point of a car like this. The cx30 is tiny, even for 1 person.

​@@JustinHEMI05just say you like the interior and performance because that's about all that the cx30 is better at

Ain’t that the truth, we had one here and there early 90’s and 00’s before my parents went to Lexus and all of them were great 200-300k miles very minimal issues. My sister decided to buy a ‘16 legacy 2.5 guzzled oil bad like every fill up it needed nearly a quart, rear suspension was shot, front wheel bearings, window switch issues also. All in 110k miles we’ll never buy another one, it was reliable but what car isn’t for 100k miles that’s Japanese. The motor mounts were going when she traded it off also almost 4 grand in work at that point, even our VW’s are not that bad in that period. Sad what they’ve become.

I have a 2006 Subaru sti. Have to keep on top and do all the recommended maintenance services. No where as reliable as a Honda or Toyota

Not really it’s still underpowered, it’s just acceptably underpowered now 😂.

I just traded my 19 Impreza in and bought the same one with sunroof package in offshore blue and love it

You're absolutely on point with the 2.0 being the smarter purchase for Japanese build, as well as I verryyyy strongly suspect long term better reliability on the CVT.

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Total crap. Like almost ALL vehicles nowadays, they have a Start/Stop system. Haven't heard nor seen any "class action suits" about this "feature", nor does the Auto Start/Stop feature have anything to do whatsoever with dead batteries. But I AM smelling a lot of BS...

I had 4 Subies including 2015 OB & 2023 OB. The ASS system is rather rough compared to the half dozen other cars I have driven with ASS. I think it may be an unfortunate characteristic of the Boxer engine. Ahh, yes, Subie does have somewhat a reputation for battery issues, especially the past two generations. While it may not be convenient, batteries are cheap & and easy to replace with better that OEM.

​@@eskieman3948 Yep, lotta unnecessary fear mongering bullshit on this one. Turn off the start/stop and there's a KZfaqr who adds a switch that you can install behind the overhead light panel that keeps it off if you get annoyed, and it doesn't void warranties. As for the battery, that's a quality issue as Subaru and most manufacturers use a shit battery. Update to a better one and everyone reports problem solved.

Are there a lot of blue-haired women in your area?

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@@kamX-rz4uy 🤣 No thanks!

My parents sent me to college in an Impreza and it’s been great. Pretty much everything you mentioned and then some.

What parents send their kids off to college in a expensive new car?

@@baronvonjo1929 parents who don’t want their kid dealing with car problems while they are far away from home and broke.

I think the big issue with this car compared to the vehicles that inhabit the class above it is hatch space. There are cars in its class that have notably more, to say nothing of a CRV or Rav

@@DainLagunathe CRV and Rav4 compete with the forester, the HRV would be a better comparison

As a rear passenger for the majority of my life, I'd rather a large back seat area where the seats CAN be dropped to improve storage, over storage that never equates to allowing passengers.

I have a '20 Escape S AWD with a 1.5T (2.0T is available), and you said it was ultimately worse. Why?

"..with the escapes being sold midtrim for 21-22, whereas the crosstrek was closer to 25.." Yes, but you would get that back in resale value

I had a 2013 that did the same thing right around 150k as well

Did the AC compressor kick on/off constantly every 15-20 seconds in yours??

@@romanovmarkelyon1021 that hasn't been our experience so far.

@@jeffreymoore4132 how often would you say the compressor kicks on? And does it jolt the engine when it does?

@@romanovmarkelyon1021 It stays on until we turn the ac off. We live in the southwest and it's blisteringly hot so the AC is always at max cold. Apart from a very slight increase in RPM, there isn't anything noticeable engine wise.

It definitely will do the trick. You are pretty much the exact demographic for this car. Person with kids who likes to go outdoors in inclement weather and with light offroading 😊

Get excited for the cvt and 2.5 engine bill... im over my subarus, im going back to honda,toyota and mazda. Both of my subarus started leaking oil conveiniently around 70k miles and have rough transmissions on my legacy at 135k and my outback at 85k miles. I follow the shorter maintenance schedule and they still have issues. I have another car thats 230k miles and the only issue i have had was an ac condenser fail.

What issues did you run into?

Absolutely agree!! And yes the screen can be both dimmed, and turned off entirely 😀😀😀😀

Considering that Toyota owns 19% of Subaru and that they cooperate in developing similar models, that could happen if the new Toyota CVT holds up over time.

i have a 21 corolla and a 22 civic both with 2.0 na engines and cvts. The civic has more hp but the corolla feels so much faster because of the real first gear

@@sergeysmelnikthe 2.0 Corolla has more hp than the 2.0 Civic (169 vs 158).

Can you explain the comparison. I thought the manual transmission was the more reliable option over the CVT?

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Wow I have never heard this joke how did you possibly come up with it?

Crosstrek is basically the Toyota Corolla of the Midwest/snowy states haha

Overpriced coffin.

I got lucky went to the dealership and managed to get a RAV4 SE Hybrid for MSRP two weeks later. My wife loves it, great car. We had a Subaru once the entire chassis harness melted.

To be clear, the RAV4 is better in practically every way. And it's possible I may chicken out at the last minute and stick with a RAV4 but it's pretty tough to beat the value proposition of the Crosstrek. I had mostly only heard good things about the Crosstrek's reliability but I'll look into that chassis harness thing...

​@@mattc7824To be fair, they're in different price segments. The Crosstrek is a Subcompact SUV lifted hatch. The RAV4 is a size larger and at a higher price premium.

I thought they were already built in Indiana? The 2.5 engine itself will be US made? eek.

​@@prfit I'm not sure about the engines but it was my understanding the 2.5L Crosstrek(s) were only being offered in North America does it's practical move on their part to have final assembly in North America.

They really should let the 2.5L be the engine in the next trim down as well. You have to go fairly high up the Crosstrek range to get it, unfortunately. I would recommend someone go up to the Sport trim solely to get that engine, and the better driving experience it provides.

I'd feel more comfortable with the reliability of the 2L

@@lunisce the 2.5L FB25 engines are in well over a million Subarus at this point. They are not failing left and right. I would not consider brand new FB25 reliability something to worry about in the first 200,000 miles.

@@thatoneotherotherguy Most of the historical issues with Subaru's engines have been the 2.5L. They're probably perfectly fine now but after 15 years of head gasket problems I still feel uneasy

@@lunisce the EJ25 that had those infamous issues is an entirely different engine family, designed decades prior. Don't conflate the two. EJ's and FB's do not share a single part. Non-turbo FB's have been pretty drama-free.

I'm averaging 32 with my 2.5L since the weather warmed up, which impressed me. Don't go by the display though, it reads about 1.5 MPG high.

Think it's essentially the same as the prior model, just a couple tweaks to make it 10% stiffer 😀

The privilege is real. As if a doctor needs MORE handouts.

@@iswearnotme He’s not a Dr yet, but he will always be our son. Most parents want the best for their children as long as they’re not spoiling them. It’s obvious that your parents didn’t want the best for you, so naturally you don’t want the best for your children either.

@@Doc1855 you touched a nerve there. My parents hit me a lot. They only bought me a Camry when I attended the graduate finance program at Northeastern 4 years ago.

@@iswearnotme And my dad beat the soup outta me A Lot and never gave me anything that he didn’t take back. I was determined NOT to be like my dad and I’m not. I paid for my own transportation and my own education through my PhD and the only thing I got for graduation was a smile and a handshake. My wife and I have always praised our children in their successes and encouraged them in their failures. Buying our son a reliable vehicle to get him through med school was a pleasure for us to do. We talk once every week. Sometimes he’s overwhelmed and other times he’s over the moon. He chose to become a MD. I chose to become a psychologist. My wife is a nurse and our daughter is a nurse practitioner. We love our children more than we love our very lives. We would gladly lay down our lives for our children anytime

You guys are great parents ❤❤❤❤ My parents did everything they could for me when I went to get my doctorate in Clinical Psychology. I had a MT Outback at the time and am getting a '24 Crosstrek this month 😀😀😀😀 Blessings, friends 🙏🙏🙏🙏

Me too. Also, regarding the RVT useage issues as engine sealer, Mark said the 2.5 had this issue but he wasn't really clear whether the 2.0 in this Crosstrek was designed differently enough that it doesn't have as much RVT. Anyone know for sure? Maybe differences in timing chain/belt covers? I'm not very familiar with the boxer except for its many issues over the years, but loyal fans defending it vehemently. There must be something to like. Another curiosity I've had, are Subes known to have strong or weak A/C?

My 07 and 2011 Legacy were on the weakee side while the 2016 and 2019 Legacy were stronger. Note on the 2016 and 2019, while the ac worked better, it took a little longer than I'd like to cool, but once it was there it was great.

The 2nd gen Crosstrek chassis really goes back to 2017 with the launch of the Global Platform Impreza; those were top picks for their launch period. By 2023 most of the competitors came out afterwards and would have been developed in the window for the revised IIHS tests, so it was really comparing older vs newer platforms. This new Crosstrek would have been developed with the new test in mind, the IIHS isn't in the business of suddenly springing a new test on manufacturers without notice.

Subaru is also know for making mid model changes for safety so expect an adjustment to be made within the next couple years.

​@@user-3tf67bk46uthe 2.5l and 2.0l are the same engine with different bore and piston sizes - no difference in rtv. The 2.4l is the one known for rtv issues, not the 2.5/2.0.

Didn't a Rav4 v6 from like 2007 cost basically nothing while also being stupid reliable and real fast? Probably the greatest compact crossover that will ever be built.

You're driving a Normal Subaru. You buy one of these because you have to drive to work and there's 6 inches of snow on the road with more on the way. If you want real fun, go directly to the WRX or a different brand.

@@Arkeo36 Sport V6 looks like $24,500 adjusted for inflation is $36,800

my wrx was 26.5k out the door so not too far off

The last time a 200bhp car was 25 grand was an old GTi or a Civic Si, and you got far less in terms of safey and standard features, let alone awd.

Especially because it's a true AWD system, not an on demand fwd based platform

Man if only they had better entertainment system. Since they put everything like the hvac system in here.

Who's underrating them? They've been around for 30 years. If anything, I think they are overrated. They are a good value brand new but once they hit a certain age, they become money pits.

The AWD system is awesome

@@mistamaog on the crosstrek its still just a viscous center diff and two open diffs front and rear.. its basically two wheel drive with some brake gimmick for traction control... the VA STI utilized LSDs front and rear as well as planetary c diff which was truly the AWD to have

I also would have gotten a CX-30 over this. The only downside in comparison is the small back seat. The AWD system is decent enough.

Weird, you can tell dealers where I live what you want and they'll order it for you. Easy money.