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Who would you say makes the most well rounded cars right now? By well rounded, i mean a consistent combination of style, reliability, features, and bang for your buck. (andrew.masto.host)

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Who would you say makes the most well rounded cars right now? By well rounded, i mean a consistent combination of style, reliability, features, and bang for your buck.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I’m a little biased because I own one, but Subaru. They choose to build on what’s proven, so they are slow to make changes on new generations of models but in exchange you get familiar tech that is reliable. Well rounded as well in the sense that they make great “outdoorsy” cars yet are comfy and efficient as daily commuters as well. Bang for buck because they’re at the mid price range in their segments and have the best AWD tech in the market.

I’d also say Mazda like the other comments. Toyota is a given.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Japanese: Honda, Toyota, Mazda, Subaru are in my OK to own list.

I've seen some ancient Subaru legacys and Honda Civics.

[–] ivanafterall 2 points 2 months ago

Do the current Subarus still use the encased CVT? Have heard horror stories.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I like working on Subarus for that reason, but they are still statistically more expensive for maintenance and repairs than Toyotas on average. (Not for me though, I do everything but bodywork on my cars).

That said, the new Prius and GR cars from Toyota (who also has a big stake in Subaru) are really attractive. Also, the E-CVTs in Toyota and Subaru hybrids are really nice and low wear designs. The non-e Subaru CVTs haunt my nightmares. I have a crosstrek CVT with 133k miles on it and tightly crossed fingers…