sndmn11
WKR
About two months ago my lovely dented and pinstripped 05 Ram 1500 was Tboned by an uninsured driver. Today my insurance let me know it is a total loss due to two doors being smashed though it runs "great" and I have been driving it since. @KickinNDishin and I plan to keep the truck for hunting when we need the extra cargo space, she drives up separate from me, my brother needs to come up separate, etc.
I need a daily driver with these priorities:
-20+ mpg
-Forest/fire/blm/farm access road worthy, no rock crawling because I have feet, for summer camping/scouting and also for hunts that I am solo or dont need a ton of space
-Cargo space for 3 people and two intermediate Ruffland kennels
-Good aftermarket support for things that I might want to add later like skid plates, maybe new shocks, neat stickers, maybe a cargo rack thingerdinger
-reliable but I can still do simple maintenance on like change fluids, plugs, etc.
-durable
I landed on a Subarau Outback Wilderness after thining through:
-A midsize like a Colorado/Frontier/Tacoma would deliver less MPG
-A SUV like a Cherokee/Grand Cherokee would deliver less MPG and I am unsure if they really are off-road ready
-A SUV like a bronco sport probably isn't off road worthy, and its small
-A full size doesn't get me any advantages over my super cool current Ram
Looking down the road, my dad has had pancreatic cancer since 2020 and has a '16 Sierra 2500 Duramax as well as a '20 Tacoma. It is possible that their 5th wheel RV days might be coming to an end this fall, and those two vehicles will stay in the family. So, if the Ram does stop working, there are other options.
So, who has experience with an Outback? Are my priorities filled in actual use of one? Are there flaws in my thought process or things I may have overlooked?
(new car prices aside, etc., that has been overanalyzed already)
I did read through this
rokslide.com
I need a daily driver with these priorities:
-20+ mpg
-Forest/fire/blm/farm access road worthy, no rock crawling because I have feet, for summer camping/scouting and also for hunts that I am solo or dont need a ton of space
-Cargo space for 3 people and two intermediate Ruffland kennels
-Good aftermarket support for things that I might want to add later like skid plates, maybe new shocks, neat stickers, maybe a cargo rack thingerdinger
-reliable but I can still do simple maintenance on like change fluids, plugs, etc.
-durable
I landed on a Subarau Outback Wilderness after thining through:
-A midsize like a Colorado/Frontier/Tacoma would deliver less MPG
-A SUV like a Cherokee/Grand Cherokee would deliver less MPG and I am unsure if they really are off-road ready
-A SUV like a bronco sport probably isn't off road worthy, and its small
-A full size doesn't get me any advantages over my super cool current Ram
Looking down the road, my dad has had pancreatic cancer since 2020 and has a '16 Sierra 2500 Duramax as well as a '20 Tacoma. It is possible that their 5th wheel RV days might be coming to an end this fall, and those two vehicles will stay in the family. So, if the Ram does stop working, there are other options.
So, who has experience with an Outback? Are my priorities filled in actual use of one? Are there flaws in my thought process or things I may have overlooked?
(new car prices aside, etc., that has been overanalyzed already)
I did read through this
Subaru durability
I live in Montana and drive a lot for work in the snow. I'm considering getting a Subaru. I will put 200,000 or 300,000 mi on this vehicle. I don't know what to believe reading reports of Subaru reliability. Some people say they are unreliable. Others say that that is nonsense. Any feedback...
![rokslide.com](https://www.rokslide.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Rokslide-74x74.png)