I guess I am new here, but apparently I joined this forum 3 and a half years ago. I wonder why, I can't recall what I was doing in 2007 that had me signing up for this site. But anyway, here's the question(s)..
Recently I decided to get a Subaru Outback 2011 and began what I am doing here now, posting on owners forum to get a feel for what the actual owners thought and what to expect in getting the car. From doing that I discovered that the '10 and '11 Outbacks have a manufacturing defect in that a certain, albeit small, percentage experience shaking at highway speeds. Subaru is aware of it, have tried fixing it, but so far nothing has worked. Dealers even know about it, if you order a car and it shakes you don't even need to accept it. Sure it is not all of the cars but I don't want to risk a widespread issue on a $30k+ car.
So, the CX-9 has now taken over as our vehicle of choice. If we go for it we'll be getting a Touring model, AWD, with leather. Anything else depends on the deal. How hard are these cars to work on? I am not talking about major work but simple things like oil and filter changes. On the Chevy I looked at the battery was buried somewhere under electrical boxes and then other parts of it were in the trunk. "How will I change it?" I asked the dealer. "Well it's under warranty, you wont have to for 36,000 miles." That's not the answer I want. With an '03 with 220,000 miles on it I do quite a bit of driving and want to be able to preform minor stuff myself, not be locked out due to some crazy designs under the hood.
With the CX-9 what problems can I expect? I know all cars have the potential to come as a lemon but is there a common issue that could be expected right off the lot or is it just random?
Everything about the 9 matches what we want. The price, the ride and feel, the room inside, I just want to make sure I am not buying into something that could turn into a 30 grand headache.
Recently I decided to get a Subaru Outback 2011 and began what I am doing here now, posting on owners forum to get a feel for what the actual owners thought and what to expect in getting the car. From doing that I discovered that the '10 and '11 Outbacks have a manufacturing defect in that a certain, albeit small, percentage experience shaking at highway speeds. Subaru is aware of it, have tried fixing it, but so far nothing has worked. Dealers even know about it, if you order a car and it shakes you don't even need to accept it. Sure it is not all of the cars but I don't want to risk a widespread issue on a $30k+ car.
So, the CX-9 has now taken over as our vehicle of choice. If we go for it we'll be getting a Touring model, AWD, with leather. Anything else depends on the deal. How hard are these cars to work on? I am not talking about major work but simple things like oil and filter changes. On the Chevy I looked at the battery was buried somewhere under electrical boxes and then other parts of it were in the trunk. "How will I change it?" I asked the dealer. "Well it's under warranty, you wont have to for 36,000 miles." That's not the answer I want. With an '03 with 220,000 miles on it I do quite a bit of driving and want to be able to preform minor stuff myself, not be locked out due to some crazy designs under the hood.
With the CX-9 what problems can I expect? I know all cars have the potential to come as a lemon but is there a common issue that could be expected right off the lot or is it just random?
Everything about the 9 matches what we want. The price, the ride and feel, the room inside, I just want to make sure I am not buying into something that could turn into a 30 grand headache.
The only problem i have with mine is when i walk to my car,there someone staring inside my window. You will get that alot. Enjoy the attention.
