Should You Buy a 2026 Subaru Outback? Thorough Review By A Mechanic

Thank you Subaru for keeping the spare tire! I cannot stand when there’s no spare. Total deal breaker for me

I LOVE that they brought back knobs and buttons for the radio and HVAC controls!!

I’m a Washington state native and my wife is a Montana native. We live in a very mountainous area of north central Washington state and we get 5-7 feet of snow every winter. We normally have bought AWD vehicles for my wife and I’ve always driven a 4WD pickup. Forever my wife wanted a Subaru Outback because most of her family drives Outbacks. I finally bought her an Outback for her 50th birthday in 21. I was looking for a new one but the dealer in Tacoma (a 3 hour drive 1 way) called and told me that they had just gotten a 2 year lease returned 2019 with only 5,600 miles. It booked for almost $39K and I bought it for $33K. It’s now 7 years old with only 58K miles. Her Subaru goes Everywhere! She was so excited about her Cinnamon Brown Pearl with Tan Leather interior. She has already informed me that she wants her next car to be another Outback. I have to admit that I too am super impressed with how well it handles ALL of the snow it’s been through. If we have to go to Seattle during the winter and Snowqualmie Pass (on I-90) is shut down, the State Police will let Subaru owner navigate the pass.

While other channels talk about 0-60 times and other nonsense this guy does a thorough deep dive.

They added the wool lining in the cup holders to eliminate vibration noise that bottles cause against the traditional plastic cup holders of other cars.

Your reviews are the best on YouTube. Thanks for what you do.

My 1997 is still running... I guess I'll wait until 2027.

Now if Subaru changes out the terrible tablet in their other models like the next Forester sooner than later I can trade my 2019 Forester Sport in for a new one.

Third day in our new Outback premier. So far we like it very much. All the tech is a bit of a learning curve

THANK YOU, the review I was waiting for.