Looks like Rio Grande bridge on the way to Taos in background. I'm a Big fan of outbacks. Once we drove an Outback from Taos back to San Luis Valley of CO in a wicked snow storm with white out conditions and snow blowing horizontally. ~ Zero visibility but kept car aligned by me hanging head out window to watch right hand road stripe while wife expertly drove with course corrections. OB was flawless. Never had issues with OB while going over Mountain passes in CO and NM during winter. Great cars.

Hey AA- loving my new Outback. 1 week old…already 1300miles. I thought I would be bummed about non-turbo, but turns out I actually don’t mind- it forces me to enjoy the ride (super comfy) and I’m averaging 31 mpg (550 miles range on a full tank), which I really dig! My Outback sunroof creaks too, when driving on bumpy roads, but it goes away when I put pressure up against the sunroof glass. Also, I bought my wife a new 23 GX460 a few months ago, so I can totally relate to your pull to Toyota, especially the reliability. So glad to have the naturally aspirated V8.

Nice update! Good to know about the simple fix for the headed seats. I now have over 64,000 miles on my 2022 OBW. My latest mod was replacing all 6 of the OEM speakers with after-market speakers. The OEM Subaru speakers are really light-weight and of poor quality. I replaced the two in-dash tweeters and mid-range woofers in the front doors with Alpine S2-S65C speakers, and in the rear door I used JBL Club 64FSL speakers. I would have used the Alpine speakers for the rear doors to match the other speakers, but the Alpine speakers wouldn't fit properly in the rear doors. The most difficult thing doing it yourself is removing the door panels; sometimes you have to pull them so hard that you're afraid of breaking something, but fortunately nothing broke. The sound is now much improved by just changing out the speakers without having to add an amplifier.

Great video. Thanks

Im Subaru guy, did with 2 of the 2 x 200k miles, with 3.6R,70k, and in next 10 day will take with closed eyes #4, this time “used”,with 10k miles wilderness, they extrmaly well engienered,reliable with best mpg in any 4x4, but we have consider that symetrical traction has huge adventage on sleepry condition and very helpfull on off road,but not for competition with kind 4Runner etc,but otherwise I was always very confy on icy hwy and long trips, nice video, thank you,and yesss under hood is dusty

My wife is a truck girl and drives a newer F-150, THEN we got the 2024 Forester Wilderness and she really likes it. When I showed her a few renditions of the Subaru Baja, well she may not be a bigger truck girl if it's released. 😁

Another good one… Outback is on my short list…. Looking forward to mpg video…. Current RAV4 owner. Watched forrester vid also.

I have a '23 OBW and I know what you're talking about with the moonroof creaking.. there is some of that going on for me and I only have 6k on it. That and I notice some kind of noise coming in through the vents from time to time. Not sure what determines when that happens. A bit annoying for sure. Appreciate your videos!!

I did a ride along with my dealer to point out the creaky sunroof that they couldn't hear. They replaced the sunroof and found the roof metal had separated from the support structure and the had to send it to the body shop to re-attach it. A little concerning, but still really like the car. We'll see what else comes up. Right now the seat belt and dead pedal both squeak. Also wanted to mention your fuel economy is better because of your altitude. My cars and motorcycle get much better economy when i road trip to Colorado/Wyoming, etc.

70 mph seems to be the sweet spot. i got 28mpg coming back from san fransico last week

I would be most likely be purchasing the non turbo onyx for the increased gas milage possibility, the 2700 tow rating would be sufficient. Second option would be the forester wilderness. A power passenger seat is a must have so that may change my plans.

FWIW I don't have an outback but it's cousin a 21 Legacy XT Touring. No problems with the wireless charger. Super hot heated seats. Even on the 1 setting I have to turn it off after a while. I did replace the battery with an AGM and was fortunate to have Subaru give me a good faith reimbursement. The OEM ones are JUNK. I also had to have the transmission pan resealed covered under warranty. Wish they used gaskets but Subaru cheaped out. Also had the windshield replaced last week. Not the car's fault though.

Thanks for your video 👍🏼. So… have you conducted a full transmission oil service change yet? I also 2nd the idea of no sunroof (a novelty that wears off and is costly to repair and can become noisy and leaky in years to come.

Love the long term updates. Interested to see what you finally swap this for

Something I like about the Outback Limited and Touring is the extended leg support. I am 5'10", and I didn't think it would be something that mattered, but I was wrong. The drivers seat is much more comfortable with the extension. I don't know why they don't put it on the passenger seat and use it on all their seats it doesn't look like something that would cost that much.

I love mine! Never getting rid of it. The problem with Toyota trucks is that they do not drive as nicely on long distances, meaning they are less confortable burr I do miss my Tacoma every now and then. I think this car is an excellent compromise between comfort, daily driver and off road capability, specially if you have a family :)

Thanks, @Automotive Anonymous. Have you started thinking about getting your CVT serviced, including replacing the CVT oil?

I’ve had my OBW for a year and it’s been great except for two things. First my wireless charger has been replaced three times and still doesn’t work. I’ve given up on it. More significant is the sway bar bushings. They had to be replaced at just 700km on the odometer. I put that down to a fluke but then they had to be replaced again at 15,000 km. I’m thinking this will be an issue throughout the life of the vehicle. If Subaru doesn’t address this permanently or extend the warranty for this issue I’ll be saying goodbye to the Outback when the warranty runs out.

Glad I bought mine without the package that comes with sunroof and nav, I also skipped the charger, I knew all these things would be a waste. I don’t need built in nav I just use google maps.

It’s time to change the front and rear differential, transfer case and CVT fluid

Looking forward to the mileage update. I didn't check the specifics on the Outback Wilderness, but I know on the Forester Wilderness they changed the gearing to give it a bit more useful punch. I see on the Outback version, the mpg is lower than standard XT Outbacks, so I assume they did similar. That and I saw a 0-60 time for the Outback Wilderness at 5.9 seconds, and I think the standard XT is in the 7's. In the Forster, the Wilderness trim imparts a 5 mpg penalty on the highway rating. I drove one, and it didn't feel like there was enough extra punch to justify that big of a drop in rated mpg. It also felt like the suspension and steering were mushier than the standard Forester. I think Subaru missed the mark a bit with the XT by NOT upgrading suspension and brakes (as they did on the old Forester XT). Driving the regular XT Outback was not nearly as engaging as my /14 Forester XT. Maybe it is just more "refined", but it felt more cushy and responses to driver input more muted. (Again, maybe sitting lower translates to muted "seat of pants" feel.) Keep up the good work. Yup, almost Miata time. I'm itching to get the Blizzaks off my BRZ and get back to the summer rubber. It's like going from hiking shoes to ballet slippers.

I’ve been driving my current outback for 11 years and I just passed the 220K marks on it. Obviously it’s a little more demanding in the maintenance now and I’m considering replacing with a Wilderness. It’s interesting to learn about what kind of problems that you encountered. Knowing all that, would you still purchase an Outback Wilderness?

I drive a 22 limited WRX and paying more than $190 a month for insurance is getting very annoying. I’m strongly considering an OBW or heck, even a Prius Prime just to get rid of those extra payments 😂😅

Because of the Eyesight on the Subaru’s it costs upwards of $2K to replace the windshield because the Eyesight has to be recalibrated as well, so make sure that you have glass breakage coverage on your Subie’s

I specifically ordered my Onyx with no moonroof. 40k mi in 4 years. 300k mi or bust, boys 🤘

My sunroof rattles a lot. Think it's time for a dealership visit.

Did you get any PPR or ceramic coating? Thanks! Just got an OBW Geyser Blue so kinda paranoid

If these are the ONLY issues you've had--- I take that as a good sign..

I was going to look at a brand new Outback but I looked at the Honda Ridgeline first and it was $10,000 less so I am a Honda man now

I have to admit that the last loaner Subaru that I had was a Limited XT and it got the same mpg as my Forester, but as soon as I can, I’ll be selling my Forester and going back to Toyota

You don't buy a Subaru for the level of reliability you get in a Toyota. You buy one for its incredible AWD system. My best friend of 30 years leased a Cross Trek two years back. It had constant, terrible, electrical issues. Sad to say, doubt he'll ever lease another Subaru again.

👍🏻 who in their right mind would buy a Subaru. I just saw the worst car you can buy is the Crosstrek. It has expected reliability rating of 99.1. you are never going to get to visit the dealership and spend Saturday in the lounge drinking Free coffee and eating donuts. Just thinking about all the free time I will have to spend on the honey do list makes me nauseous.

screw the blooming sunroof-- I don't want one of those stupid things on ANY of my vehicles.. and all the phone crap should have been left OFF too. GET yourself an OBD reader-- then you can plug in and tell if something is bad or fuses etc... and check other things too..

blown fuse is a symptom, not the problem

Blown headgaskets ?

I'd be driving a Toyota Foreigner.

It wouldn’t be a Subaru if there WASNT any creaks or rattles. Never been a Subaru that didn’t have some sort of noise. I guess it’s a built in ‘authentic’ off road feeling feature 😂

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I always thought these FELT cheap.. sounded cheap.. and acted CHEAP... although i know they're NOT..