2009 Subaru Outback User Reviews

Pros

Great acceleration with decent gas mileage

Cons

Easy to flick on brights by mistake when turning

Purchased As New

Most everything is great, so I will mention a few of the things I don't like about my Outback. The cruise control kind of bugs me while going up hills because it will continually shift back and forth between 4th and 5th gear while trying to stay at a constant speed of 75mph. I wish it would just stay in 4th gear until the terrain levels off. It's a problem here in Montana where we do a lot of driving on the wide open Interstate. I don't believe that the speakers in the upgraded sound system are very good. I don't care for the sound system and the way it was designed in the first place. I wish that the brights were controlled by clicking the turn signal once for brights and once for dims. Instead, the brights come on when the turn signal "indicator" (I don't know what to call it) is pushed away from the driver for brights, and toward the driver for dims. When using the turn signal at night, I sometimes click the brights on and don't realize it will driving in the city until someone flashes me. Overall, I really like my first Subaru Outback 3.0 and I love love love the way it drives through heavy rain and snow : )