Glad I have the base model, so it doesn't have the blinds spot monitoring beep.

Is there anyway to switch them off??? I have an Outback from 2008 2.5 liters and I am thinking to buy a 2019 model 3.6 liters...but I don't wanna hear all those beeeppppsss!

@@lennyvalentinoSchiaretti_lvs You can turn most off, and you can also permanently control the volume on them through the driver info center in the gauge cluster. The reversing ones are actually pretty good, unless your backing against tall grass or a hill. And really, if you're driving with music up, that easily drowns out most of them. I don't mind the visual warnings, and the lane departure warnings are honestly the biggest gripe most have. When you have a narrow two lane road where you're usually riding the line unless passing someone, it gets frustrating, and I turn off the LDW. Unfortunately, most things turn back on when you restart the car.

I have a 2020 Subaru Outback. It only beeps if I have switched to another lane without signaling. The 2020 Toyota Prius beeps a lot more than my Subaru

My 2020 Subaru Outback base model gas much more gas mileage than my previous car (2010 Kia Soul)

I own Subaru Outback and this is my Subaru #5 and my next car will be Subaru again! Best AWD for the money I paid!

offroaders know to buy a 4runner or wrangler. subarus are just for women

You mean lesbians right?

My last 2 cars were Subaru WRX 2003 and Outback 2005. Ideal "cars". You have lots of comfort, traction and safety features without having to drive a tank. If you want to seriously offroad, get a 4Runner or LandCruiser to be able to selectively lock any/all differentials and have a low range for crawling. The downside, of course, if that any curve taken above 6 mph will make you feel about ready to tip over.

@@bobtheelectrician6692 Trust me. When you are driving through a snow storm, you want a jeep or 4runner.

Bill Amato this video is a joke. Nothing wrong with the car.

Make it 15

@@oddities-whatnot I think he was referring to the Miley Cyrus song 7 things I hate about you. I may be wrong but u fortunately that is what I first thought. The curse of living with an 11 yo granddaughter.

Wow have you heard about that wrap thing that helps you lose weight?

Very good for defay all Subaru AWD

Damn that's good!

You would be surprised at how solid the Forester and Outback are. They both have high clearance for a reason. I have had an Outback for 10 years and have never gotten stuck or had a problem in the snow. The interior is all quality materials, so even at 12 years old look new. Reliability is above average but not Toyota bulletproof. The Outback will go through half shaft boots, leaking oil pressure sensors and if you get an engine light on have fun finding the issue.

don684 - exactly what I'd expect if I get an Outback. A few irritating Subaru maintenance issues yet overall very solid hardware - highly functional AWD, high ground clearance AND you get low centre of gravity with the basic design. Safety over all else. Now I wasn't expecting amazing fuel economy but that might be an issue for a car owner that has owned a few faultless Accords. It's just a matter of priorities.

@@j_freed the base engine has much better mileage than the 6 cylinder

Maybe next time you'll by a "4 WHEEL DRIVE" and leave us "AWD" drivers to enjoy our Subi's. I driven on many outback roads in central Australia and if you drive sensibly, it's a joy to drive.

Agreed. I've got the same one, I've found that I can pretty much tune out the lane departure and eyesight beeps.

Can it be disconnected? While finding a outback for my wife we drove 4-5 at different dealerships. We didn’t make it a mile in the one with lane deviation before turning around. Our first and last experience with that annoyance.

Exactly, it can't offer that flexibility AND have perfect fuel economy AND truck like capability. The intentionally chosen compromises and priorities of the Outback aren't really a failing a they are a triumph. It's a true crossover. Now they just need a little more oomph out of the flat four and it's a total winner.

Hey I prefer these new beeping sounds over those loud obnoxious 2000s beeps. I KNOW THE DOOR IS OPEN!!! AHHH!!!

@Rolman80 80 what are you talking about? I never said anything about lane assist

Beeping and bells is symptomatic of our society's "Smartest guy in the room" syndrome today. All these young corporate managers today feel they know better than the average person and therefore must warn us all of any safety item that could possibly affect us in any way. I mean for sure.....what a blessing. We certainly are not smart enough ourselves to handle this . Gimme a break. The company I just retired from actually posts signs on the stairs to "Hold the handrails" !! Are you kidding me ???? Now I am not smart enough to walk down some stairs safely ????

Make them stop!

Jeff Morgan that is true I get 24 in the city

@Mathieu Morin we get high 20's low 30's in our 2011 on the highway and yes it sucks in the city.

Yep!

Mine is completely stock and even trying my hardest to conserve gas it sucks it right down. Highway though I'll get 430 miles to a tank doing 70-75 miles an hour.

@@jsandberg3291 thats about what we get in the winter right now

For the warning sound you can turn it off in settings. #2 solved

@@ifillam7511 Bonus, after getting the newest TSB (for the touchscreen) they made AVH a perminant on/off icon right on the home screen. The TSB was great and fixed other things making it simpler and easier to see with aging eyes.

How the car now? I'm looking into buying one

I have an older outback 2006, same thing great hwy mpg but lousy city mpg. But I like the car.

Heavy? My 2017 2.5 barely weighs 3500 lbs. and l also get 32 mpg.

GOT 2018 IMPRESA JUST USE IT FOR WORK ETC I DONT GO OFF ROADING

Driving 55?

Mine too. 2016 Outback premium with the 2.5L. No complaints at all on the gas mileage. The annoying feeling CVT transmission and the god awful sounding factory stereo on the other hand...

I have a 2015 Subaru Outback Limited 2.5 and I get 24 miles per gallon in the city and I am totally satisfied with my car I don't have any problems with it

In addition I don't use ethanol gas in it either you get less gas mileage with ethanol and less horsepower

Battery is one of the first things I change in every Subaru I've had too! I've previously installed larger batteries normally found in 6-cylinder vehicles (usually requires an upgrade of the battery terminals to suit in H4 models) and the end result is much faster crank, longer lasting battery for things like parking dashcam when the car is off, etc.

I've never had an issue with my 2019 outback battery. My daughter actually just killed it for the first time by leaving all the interior lights on in the car for two days. Most of my outbacks lights are LED but the trunk and door lights aren't. It's the original OEM battery and it's the first issue I've had with it, but I do think I'm one of the very lucky ones.

The 2020+ Outback now has X-mode which eliminates this issue.

Христо Дамянов except for the motor!

mike larochelle there’s enhanced motors in dealerships. pretty nice

mike larochelle blows up after 100K

Juljasmah ever owned a Subaru or just assuming?

@@BuildMobiIe I have a 2015 outback with over 130,000km. I love it too - beautiful vehicle, fun to drive. Maybe Juljasmah is referring to the Subaru boxer motor's long history of head and crankcase gasket leaks and gasket blowouts (usually fatal for the engine). Or maybe the more recent issues with Forester piston ring failures. In the 80's my roommate's subaru imprezza's head/crankcase gaskets were a mess, leaking oil profusely and threatening to blow. It was too much / too costly to repair. My brother-in-law's 2012 Forester's defective piston rings damaged the bottom end, and he got rid of it. When I got my own outback, I already knew of the gasket issues and traced it to many factors - mainly increasing cylinder bore diameter (to get more displacement) without recasting/redesigning a larger bottom end case with more cylinder studs. (On KZfaq, you can see most of the blown gasket damage occurring where there is no stud support and where the gasket (no stud support extending from 1 o'clock to 5 o'clock of the gasket perimeter). (I guess marketing and financial execs' pressure won over engineers' protests.) Also the vertical gasket of relatively thin aluminum engine case is not stable and supported enough to resist oil leaks over time. I knew all this before purchasing my 2015 Outback (with CVT transmission). While I have been watchful of all of this, I can say I still admire the overall engineering - especially of the AWD and center of balance (= great handling) and efficiency. 130,000km and knock on wood, we are still going with no major issues...

I replace my windshield twice without re-calibrated eye-sight camera. They are still good.

Always do that offroading unless you're going faster around corners then leave it on. What he was doing it should have been off 100%

I can get that on the highway. It's the city where it's abysmal.

This is interesting The 2015 has a slot in the rails so you can mount it further back if need be. It also has integrated tie down loops. Does the 2014 not have that option?

@@bruceyyyyyInteresting - on closer look, I can see the extra slots in this video. But to answer your question - no, the 2014 model doesn't have those slots. Here's a youtube video with a closeup of the 2014 rack (33 seconds in): kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e8hdnpd2yc7PmGQ.html

I think the reason I get such lame mileage is the conditions I drive. Short city trips. Lots of stop and go. Less than 2 mile commute. I am sure the AT tires are a factor.

Thanks for watching! I appreciate it.

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Mine too, even with oversized 245/65/17 tires and an LPAventure lift.

I love the safety of the car. Even said so in the video. My complaint with the beeping is it becomes a "boy who cried would"scenario where I end up tuning it out because it beeps so often.

yeah. subarus are not built to withstand offroad damage. buy a 4runner or wrangler for that

I bought my Outback specifically to replace my Wrangler for off-road and daily driving use. It's better than the Jeep in every way that matters to me.

@@a.sanford8731 I wouldnt say it's better. maybe different. daily use is probably a plus. kool factor goes to the jeep. Jeep can go through high water better than any subaru

That shows how little you know about Subarus.

I haven't noticed this. Could you describe it? Mine takes about a second to go from drive to reverse or reverse to drive. Seems about as normal as any other car.

@@bruceyyyyy crashstone34 Yep, pain in the rear. Reverse out of your driveway, shift into Drive then wait about 3-4 secs for it to engage. EVERY other auto I've had was fairly instantaneous.

There was a noticeable delay in the 10-14 transmission but some changes for the 15 seemed to eliminate most of the delay.

I GOT 2018 IMPRESA ITS OK SO FAR LIKE 20-25 TO THE GALLON BOUGHT IT 500 MILES ON IT SO FAR SO GOOD

Same here. You learn to minimize the beeps. Lol

Thanks for the heads up! Traction control was off in every video. X mode was likely engaged in all of them as well.

and be ready to pay Jeep repair bills!

From what I can tell it does better with Xmode off too when it stalls like that.

Eyesight is great for the younger crowd as well that seem to be texting or playing games on their phone while driving! it keeps them from drifting out of their Lane and also from rear-ending the car in front of them when they are not paying attention.

You can disable traction control in X mode? I didn't know that.

You can change then out but it's not a dealer approved mod. I have seen people install GM units in these cars.

Thanks, I'll check into that

You know there’s a button to turn the SRF off, right?

Love the turning headlights on our winding country roads. You really can see what's approaching easier.

I had to buy a seatbelt extender for my "new" 2013 outback. Couldn't reach the latch conveniently. The extender plugged in shuts off the beep.

I love how I have a solid minute of beeps and still forgot some.

Thank you

Get a German car and know what a money pit it is! No problems with our Outback after 12,000 miles. (That's 20,000 km for those of you who use that funny metric system.)

A german car? What bank do you own? Plus you need a degree in mechanical engineering to repair them. No thanks. Over engineered vehicles with too much redundancy built in. Guarenteed to fail, and cost a fortune to repair. NO THANKS. I had an Audi... Sold it too.

i belive the subaru is a great car but it allso made in Japan

My Outback is made in Indiana.

Goodness I would hope you don't have any problems after 12k miles... Lol that's nothing get back to us after 75k miles.

There are plenty of us here that take our Subaru's off road. LP only makes one thing that stands out in my mind when it comes to the 5th gen. If you go off road and don't plan to do a custom front bumper the bumper guard is a must.

In Colorado I was still running the KO2 tires and had them at 15 psi on the trails.

I haven't had that issue with either a 4 or 6 cylinder. Not sure.

Cvt has an extended warranty bring it to a dealer

I have the 3.6 fam.

Oh, for some reason I thought you’d gone the other direction - 3.6 earlier and 2.5 now.

Nope! 2.5 to 3.6. The only way to tell them apart in this video is the radio antenna. The 2.5 had a bubble antenna at the rear of the roof while the 3.6 has a shark fin.

Tony Yarusso I’m averaging 33 with my 2.5

I have a 112 mile 50percent highway and I average 29.6...no complaints. My wife only drives in the small town we live in with her Forester and she is getting 27.9....still really good

I hear you! I've driving sticks my whole life but recently bought a 2019 outback--no more sticks in that vehicle or the Forester---my previous vehicle was a 2012 Forester with a 5 speed--great car! After being stuck in bumper to bumper traffick on I-81 the entire length of Virginia a few years back, I can say that I'm a little relieved at not having the stick anymore. But I enjoyed 'em for many years!

agree with this. i have a 2013 outback with a 6 speed manual and it's worlds better than my wife's CVT. in Europe they have tons of cars with undersized engines, but have learned that coupled with a manual gearbox that's really not a problem

I have a 2020 Outback XT and it's a beast. Good gas mileage and can go over any hill, mountain, rain or snow can't stop it. I do agree with the video about the beeps, but you can turn them off. 👍🏼

Video was just a test homie to prove adding the word Hate to the video title gets a lot more views due to you fan boys and it worked. Trust me, Bruce doesnt hate this car

Actually the beeper volume can be turned down to a minimum or you can turn them off. With mine on minimum volume I don't even hear them most of the time

Do you not find it odd that a 6.0 Liter LS2 V8 requires 5.5 quarts of oil and a 3.6 EZ36 H6 requires 6.9?

bruceyyyyy - but your Subaru six is not a V, it's a Flat. I'm just not sure these are so easily compared from an engineering standpoint?

I had my 2014beep at me about a lane departure while I driving on the beach. That was good laugh, but seriously this thing beeps like crazy.

You'll love it even more when the head gasket blows

Those have the 5EAT instead of the CVT. I believe the VDC system in the car will prevent diagonal spin but not as aggressive as the X Mode in the Gen 5.

@@bruceyyyyy ok thanks! Any reason NOT to buy it?

@@n1ydy CVT

Are you in Canada? We don't have the option of a manual transmission for the United States. Do you have any footage of yours off road or in snow? I am curious how a manual open diff wonder would handle those scenarios.

bruceyyyyy yes In Canada. But they stopped offering them in manual in 2018+ models. I don't have any footage but if I have an opportunity to record something useful I'll post it

Appreciate it!

I have a 2013 3.6 and I never want to give it up!

It's never gonna let you down!

Same with my Forester! It's never gonna give me the run around and desert me.

Do you still love it? I just bought one primarily for car camping and I'm reading so many complaints and bad things it's giving me a headache 🙃

I have a follow up video to this one as well. No one ever watches it. Lol I made this because after owning one for years a few things irked me and I listed them here. I am obviously happy with the car (it's the first thing I say in the video) but that doesn't mean it's fault less either.

It gets pretty good highway mileage if you ask me.

bruceyyyyy - Just curious, what is the highway mileage for the 3.6R?

@@RandomName27264 I get between 26.1 and 29.6 on straight freeway driving even at or above 70 mph

Pretty acceptable! 26-30 actual depending on conditions. It's indicated as high as 37 before but it's not accurate.

Cuz guys you haven't the 2.0 diesel boxer ;) same torque of 3.6 but a lot more mileage ;)

This video is meant more so as a review for those considering buying the car new. Issues that are rarely talked about in suck up reviews but are still worth knowing for the consumer.

@@bruceyyyyy Sure, but finally you will love or hate that car ...

It isn't an issue in my 2019 so I think it was improved.

I have owned both. A premium 2.5 and a limited 3.6.

bruceyyyyy was the 2.5 in this vid? Did you take the 2.5 or 3.6 to black bear pass? Thinking about taking a trip out there but not sure if mine can make ot

@@mclovin2nd219 Both are in this video. The 2.5 was at black bear. Check out the full video I have of it, it's uploaded. I only did the climb and not the descent.

You need the forester in your life!! You seem like a person who enjoys driving and not a point A to point B person. I had a 17 outback touring and traded for xt forester. World of difference!!

mrkennya80 I actually wanted the XT but sadly none were available when we were looking. I’ve had my eye on them for a while though just gotta wait for that deal to come through!

What size is it?

225/60R18 100 h @@bruceyyyyy

That's the same as US. I wonder what's different?!

Because we aren't allowed anything useful here in the US

when i get chance i will pull all the rubbish out off the back of the car and take a photo @@bruceyyyyy

i took my 2019 subie impreza for a car wash a couple days ago and when the guys got done cleaning the inside not even 5 minutes later there was dust on the screen like it was never cleaned!! i thought i was dirty but glad its not only me!

Have a 2015 and I can never figure out how the screen looks dust. I see I’m not the only one. Also the glare on that same screen.

Greg Dietz it’s because it’s truly balanced and less work per cylinder. Great motor.

It will probably get the same turbo four the Ascent has, but as an option. I'm guessing the 2.5 will still be around, as the new Forester also kept it with the new redesign.

I've heard the same thing. I got a 2019 3.6R because after having a turbo for several years, please give me normally aspirated power. No lag, especially when off road. I'm good with dimished mpg, but still get 22+ around town and 30 on the hwy. Very acceptable for a six cylinder.

Makes my 06 LLBeaner H6 look good as well.

TC is only good at speed. If you need to get going through mud or snow and need momentum it HAS to be turned off. I like it, but I'll always turn it off in scenarios where I need wheel spin

I agree with you! We need to spread the word. So many Subbie motors could be saved. :)

My outback just oil change it the the oil level cames on/off all the time

@@chatnavz Is the oil level full? Is it the correct viscosity? If you answered yes to both, I would do an oil pressure test asap to determine what is going on before you have more motor problems. The lamp may be coming on, for a LOW oil pressure problem.

Easy Fix firestone did it then the next oil change i did myself to make it sure but same result. Yes it is a correct viscosity. Ok gonna buy gauge to test my oil pressure. Thank for your help.

@@chatnavz Ok, cool. Sometimes the oil pressure sensors do go bad. Check those. You should have one the block minimum. If you have 2006 or newer, I believe you have one in each head. They are all easy to change and super cheap. The sensors are common failure points. I would check the pressure at the same time though to make sure you have the correct amount.

I didn't know this when making this video but apparently in Australia they redesigned the spare tire well too accommodate a full sized spare. I'm the US we get a space saver donut

@@bruceyyyyy If there's one thing Aussies don't like, it's space-savers. Many local reviews mark down cars if they don't come with a full-size spare. That said, looking at the Japanese spec of the Outback suggests that they also get a space-saver, so maybe it is a local Australian change for us then! Curious given that all Australian-shipped cars are also built in Japan and for the most part mirror around 95% of the Japanese spec (we generally miss out on heating-related features, eg: rear heated seats, heated wipers, etc).

@@HyRax_Aus it's specifically the design of the spare tire well. There is a taper built into the AUS Outback while the rest of the world gets a straight channel there.

@@bruceyyyyy Going to have a close look at my new Outback spare wheel well when I pick it up tomorrow then! 👍

I will address the road noise in the follow up video for this one. Need to film some footage for it.

75K of doing this stuff and towing 4k+ pounds with it and I'm sad to say that it hasn't gone out yet.

will schultz agreed, I get 37-40 mpg on Scottish country and mountain roads 😀

Driving largely highway, my 2.5i is getting a displayed 31.6mph, but M/G at the pump is closer to 29mpg. More power, torque, trailer capacity, and 4wd, compared to my 28mpg Saturn Vue I upgraded from.

I get 27 highway 18-19 city

I'm getting that on the highway with 245s. I think it's just the type of city conditions I'm driving in.

I thought the 3.6R comes with 18 Inch wheels...

It does. Changing the wheels is common.

3 Jeep wranglers over 30 years only NEEDED to use 4WD maybe 7 times 🤣🤣🤣

Not it isn’t. You might be referring to daytime running LEDs that turnoff on some new cars when either blinker is on and a transmission is in “D”.

@@tomaszj.9608 in Europe most if not all newer cars have fog lights that come on when turning. Its been about for a couple of years. You turn and the corresponding fog light illuminates it's so you can see more when making a turn at night.

I never realized mine did that till it did that. As far as FOG , those are really just driving lights mounted low. They do nothing for cutting fog. I ended up buying actual AMBER bulbs. THOSE are fog lights.

@@tomaszj.9608 No they are not new, they Are new in the sence only one comes on whilse turning. They are not even true fog lights. Imagine cutting fog with those? Nope. I actually changed my bulbs to Amber ones. True fog lamps are AMBER.

@@scottfirman when you changed the outback fog lights to amber was it just a straight up bulb switch

Plenty of offerings from Toyota, Honda, Ford, GM, VW, Nissan, Hyundai, Kia, and even some luxury brands such as Audi, Acura, Land Rover, BMW, Mercedes, etc are beginning to get competitive for what a top of the line Subaru costs. MSRP on a 2020 Outback XT can be 40k these days.

I noticed this more on the Forester we owned. Those dumb mud flaps packed with ice and snow and would limit turning radious. My Outback doesnt have that problem because they do not have that" pocket" like the Forester had.