You just proved that you have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. First off my Forrester had a FA motor in it the DIT and second I was in it with water up to the windows forging through it. I also went up farm levees and embankments with them that I am sure other vehicles could not have made. You might be talking about 90s to mid 2000 models but you are not talking about the modern ones. I have owned three F-150s in the past 6 years. My family has owned dozens of them through out our time frame and my dad still drives a 03 right now. They are mechanically dependable trucks but the issues I have had with them tend to be the little plastic bits that they use in the sunroofs and the HVAC motors going out on my Gen 1. I spend thousands of dollars getting them repaired, and honestly with foreign vehicles they tend not to have these issues not to mention having higher resell value.
1. Yep, I have no idea what I’m talking about because you never specified an engine or year.
2. You weren’t in water up to the windows unless you flooded it. Wiring harnesses are water resistant, not water proof. As soon as they’re submerged, water is going to work it’s way into the connectors.
3. So you’re claiming one vehicle is more reliable than any other based on your entirely anecdotal evidence. Sorry, but I’d rather replace an HVAC actuator than replace head gaskets or an entire engine due to a spun rod bearing. Multiple Subaru models and engines are notorious for both. The fact that you claim foreign vehicles “tend not to have these issues” is baseless and laughable at best.
I am not new to the Raptor game and/ or F150 truck. I almost went TSS/TRD Toyota this time and if it was not for finding an unbelievable deal on a fully optioned 18 Raptor with 5-6 grand in accessories on it then I would have.
Why would a sane person even consider a ****? Tundra is worst in class in every regard. And yes, they still have frame rot issues.
No a Raptor even the Rousch ones will not beat my STI in any sort of race. However, I would not go off road or down farm roads in the STI like I do the Raptor. Two absolutely separate things.
Depends what kind of race. Are you saying your STi could beat a Raptor in the Baja 1000?
The 2015 Forrester XT had the FA20 DIT in it, got 25 mpg and for a mid size SUV is big. It is an actual SUV not a wagon like the outback or the older models were. It also has its air box and ECU up high on the firewall by the passengers side wheel well. It has no electronics on floor board level.
A Forester is not a mid-size SUV lol, it’s a car-based station wagon. Explorer, Durango, Traverse, etc are mid size SUVs.
Funny the head gasket issues sound very familiar to Ford and their RS as I am sure they have never quite gotten the 2.3 liter motor perfected well. However, domestics for whatever reason, regardless of the improved quality do not hold their value as well as most foreign vehicles sans some Korea and German stuff.
Funny how you speak of thing of which you have no knowledge and present them as fact.
Unlike Subaru’s, there is no design flaw with the RS engine head gasket. The incorrect part numbers were installed at the factory. Replacing the head gasket per the recall eliminated the issue. You continue to make baseless, generalized comments about resale value, you sound like a broken record.
I love the Truck but it is just that a Truck, a tool for me to use to do work with. I do not understand how most on here feel like it is the be all end all of off road created vehicles.
Raptor is in a class of 1. Ram may change that with the new Rebel TRX; they appear to be coming at this niche full swing. But a Subaru? Lol no.
