+1 ^^^Originally Posted by Jim Matthews
Or perhaps a Camry or Corolla as well. Best of luck in your search.
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+1 ^^^
Or perhaps a Camry or Corolla as well. Best of luck in your search.
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I am sure your brother knows more then I do, but Subaru sold me a 6 year warranty for $500. They can't expect many expensive repairs. Only one I ever bought, but it seemed cheap.
But now that I think about it, replacing turn signal bulb was not a DIY job; fortunately it was covered by the warranty.
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It's around the 100k mile range that they get expensive. I recall seeing an eric the car guy video where ECTG (a mechanic) said that they have a known head gasket issue or something around 100K miles and it's expected. There are a lot of vehicles like that (some of the early import minivans like hondas had door problems and they have transmission problems - both of which are expensive to fix).
Simple is good in a car that's already several years old and is on the second half of the first 100k miles.
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Subaru's head gaskets are pretty much a standard service procedure. Subaru is practically the state car in Oregon. We sell a lot of head gasket sets.
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Prius doesn't perform well in snow or other slippery conditions. That's why Professor Dr SWMBO now drives a Subaru Outback after two Prii...
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As you can tell you'll get a lot of opinions on which car to buy.
I love my '04 Subaru Forester XT. Bad gas mileage, but fun to drive, can carry a decent amount of stuff, and has a large DIY following. I've done all repairs (ball joints, fluids, brakes, end links, etc) with the help of the online community and they all went well.
My wife has a 2014 Forester and that gets much better gas mileage and is better laid out inside. Very happy with it.
Subaru a don't get many style points though from young ladies, except maybe the imprezas.
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Let me help you out there, before you hurt yourself.
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Originally Posted by Jim Matthews
...I would recommend a 4 cylinder Accord or Civic, first...+2 to Jim and +1 to Erik.
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Does the Prius perform any worse than your average front wheel drive car in the snow? Plenty of people own them here where we have a fair number of snowy/slippery days.
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There are people with them here, too (along with volts and leafs), and we add hills to the mix for an extra fun variable in the snow. I'd consider one for another car. In suburbia, though, I can afford to wait until the roads are clear because even on the worst days, it's not very long before they are, and we use so much salt here that the snow melts and there is still a lot of solid salt crystal on the road (going short on the salt mixed with the hilly terrain would be a bad idea).
That said, my parents live in central PA where it's much flatter and they have much less need for 4wd, and are retired with no need to go anywhere in any hurry, but they will not be without at least one vehicle with it.
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In my (and Professor Dr. SWMBO's) experience, yes. For some reason, the balance just wasn't right and traction was horrible. It may be because the weight of the batteries is in the rear of the car and the small 4-cylinder engine is, well...small...and not that heavy. Going with non-OEM tires helped a little, but it was still a "slip-sliding away" experience in snow and on ice much more than any other front drive car either of use have owned/driven. The traction issues, combined with the very dicy rear-quarter visibility made us decide to leave the Prius family. We enjoyed both vehicles, otherwise, and absolutely appreciated the fuel efficiency. That said, we get 30mpg hwy and about 26 mpg general mileage with the Outback Limited (4 cylinder). Not in Prius territory, but very acceptable considering. The Outback is also amazingly stable to drive with a great feel of the road. The boss had a Forester a number of years ago and we loved that, too. And next year, when "the younger" turns 16 and we contemplate a third vehicle for the household, first priority will likely go to a Subaru of some type.
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What is her budget?
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