Hello, the fuel saving is…
Hello, the fuel saving is minor compared to how many times this auto stop/start will shake the car, not just side to side vibration, but also a push forward by the engine.
I do have other complaints about the Outbacks, as not just the 2022 model, the 2019 model too, same things:
- when I make quick hard steering wheel turn in and out of a parking spot, the steering system has a hard shock at the end of the stroke. That shock is hard enough to give me concerns.
- the rear wheels have way too much negative camber, -1.8 degrees and -1.6 degrees on 2022 Outback, and it's not adjustable. I will have to replace the tires too soon because of inside wear, as I did on 2019 model. That inside wear is also dangerous because it can not be seen easy by the owner and wear amount on the inside can get bellow the bottom of the grooves while the outside of the tire still shows some life left in the tire. I had to replace the tires on the previous 3 years lease, 15k miles per year. It will be the same with the current lease.
- My wife gets car sick if seating in the rear because the rear suspension allows the car to bounce too much on the road. I have 30k miles on the car and I already can see one of the rear tires bouncing on the road, as it happens when a shock absorber doesn't work right.
- and the final complain, when at about 20 mph and engine at 2000 RPM, with a medium load acceleration the engine shakes the car sideways. It started to be felt early, under 10k, even my wife felt the symptom but didn't say anything until I told her that I would not buy the car at the end of the lease.
- Do I trust a Subaru dealer for all these complains? No, unfortunately. These are all car design issues, dealers can't do anything about these, and they just try to dodge the questions and calm down the customer, "nothing to worry about, everything is fine" kind of answer.
- 2022 Outback is not a car to keep for me and I may switch to a different car manufacturer at the end of the current lease.
- Just a matter of style: the roof rails are ugly.