Subaru Outback 3.0R vs Toyota Kluger

Eric, Eric, LOL - now you are making me laugh. A Tojo more reliable than a Subie? I'd like to see that.

In 6 years and 104,000 km, other than regular servicing, the only work our Outback required was replacing the battery (twice). The Subie is a vastly superior vehicle in quality, engineering and reliablity and also scored the highest safety test score.

However, for regular towing duties of a van/trailer that weighs in at more than 500 kg, the Toyota is more likely the better choice.

Now now Rohan , calm down son . I will say this , ever since subaru came up with the outback , I have been impressed with there quality . Before that , Subaru was a dirty work in the car game , 100,000 kms is not something to brag about , come and see me when it has done 300,000 kms . Toyota has acheived this so far , so thats why my comment was made. The subaru engineering concept is awsom , biut till now never executed properly . The outback in my eyes is a large exeption to my hate for Subaru , I cant wait to see them at 200,000 kms to see if they are still as good . I also took the latest Outback for a run and was even more impressed than the last model . It does look like they are progressing in the right dirrection . Cheers

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BTW, I had a friend that owned an early model Subie 4x4 wagon - remember them? - the first 4x4 wagon?

Well, it was 12 years old at the time and had done 320,000 kms and had only required the usual servicing and a new clutch. It did have a little rust :( - well, they weren't fully galvanised then like they are now.

Unfortunately for prospective buyers, it will be another 5 or 6 years before anyone can report the same service from a Klugmobile. But why aren't they looking at a Pathy, anyway???