Trading in my 2017 Forester for a 2017 Tacoma...Help?

i would buy a taco,i work for Subaru and I would rather have the taco because you will be able to do a lot more and you can tow a lot more if you need to.don't hesitate ditch the subie and get the truck!!!!!

 

You know you want a sport model

 

Yeah the mpg is the biggest loss for me. I would say for me, the biggest flaw in the Tacoma's are the poor mpgs. And apparently the Tundra is even worse when compared to other options in it's class. Weird. Ride quality is perfectly fine. It was a bit rough when I first got it but I guess the springs or something broke in and now it cruises just fine.

I understand interior and styling is personal taste, but to say one is technologically far superior to the other doesn't make sense to me. We're comparing Toyota to Subaru, not Toyota to BMW.

 

I traveled from NY to Ohio to pick up my truck, saved a bunch of money over area dealerships & had a fun road trip on the way home.

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They updated the CVTs in 2015 which have been notably better across the board. No more "fake" shiftpoint nonsense that the previous CVTs had. So I am not sure your comparison is accurate.

My only complaint with the Subaru so far is that the radio interface is slow. It's like they used a 500mhz processor to run it and the Tacoma used a 2ghz processor. There was rarely lag when navigating through the screens on the Taco. The subaru takes a second and certain screens take even longer (2-4seconds). A silly thing to skimp on considering the price of processing power is stupid cheap these days. Maybe a software update could help with performance. But in the grand scheme of things its a trivial, minor annoyance.

Overall, I'll admit that comparing the two vehicles isn't necessarily an apples-to-apples comparison. Its a truck vs sedan(wagon), but I would say in terms of features, refinement, technology, and quality the Subaru is better value for money. If you "wheel" or need a truck bed for work that's one thing. If you need an adventure-mobile to get you to campsites, haul an odd load of X, drive on sketch roads to get to quality hiking/biking trails, get around in the snow, take a ride on the beach or haul snowboards/firewood/dogs etc... The Subaru is a great option.

I'd still be in my Tacoma if it wasn't such a rattletrap, noise magnifying, vibration machine, but this Subaru won me over after a few long test drives.

 

I can’t speak for the third gen SR5’s but my 2000 was the best vehicle I’ve ever owned. 2.7l 4cyl 5 speed access cab. Had 130,000 miles on it when I sold it after 12 years for $8900. SR5’s are the same great trucks just a few less bells and whistles!!!!!

 

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...^^^... IMO ... you got a good price for that 4x4 SR.

 

It felt exactly the same. Same engine with 2 more HP, which I did not notice, but same tranny. Where did you read they updated the CVT? I know they are having issues with them, luckily ours has been fine for a car with ~115000mi. We had out timing belt done so we had a 2017 Overnight as well. Did not notice a difference, much nicer interior, but mechanically not worth us upgrading.

 

My bad-- its a "new-to-2015" CVT calibration. https://gizmodo.com/how-i-turned-my-subaru-outback-into-a-real-adventuremob-1716068985

I also read it on a few other car articles.

 

The Taco MPG isn't THAT bad, but definitely could be better. Full-size trucks are getting equal or better MPG's. But it's not like they were ever marketed as fuel efficient rigs. It will be interesting to see what Ford does with the Ranger and how Toyota reacts. I've been very impressed with what Ford's done with the F150 in the last few years. Moreso than Tundra.

 

Very right about the slow response on the radio. That said, the sound is really good for an OEM system.

The Taco isn't bad, but is limited by the cab space. I'm happy enough with it, when I use it.