Bronco Sport Big Bend vs Subaru Forester?

[13MikeH]

No time for losers...cuz we are the chumpions...we all drive a Ford!!!!​

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[RLader]

I like that advice too. Also, that pertains to knowing your limits as a driver. I don't know much and going off roading will be literally hitting some dirt roads and maybe do a climb lol. Anways, I'm glad to hear someone who went against the BL because that's the one thing that keeps lingering in my brain. Should I have gotten the badlands?? Than again, the gas mileage and the money saved on purchase, along with the BB suiting my needs is what keeps me reminding myself that I made the correct choice.

Sounds like you are coming to grips with what suits you. I like the BB because it fits my life style better than the other that are more off road. A little snow, ice and heavy rain will be my usual adventures, but if I want more it will be there as long as I don't do something stupid.

 

[christopheru]

We are the Chumpions ????

Yer all a bunch of chumps!!! ??????

 

[X-man]

Thanks for the comparison, both are on my list, I usually buy fun car (I drove it and felt like super light and fun)
I already made a deposit on the BS BB (delivery early September) it’s 8 weeks minimum for the forester.

?for the ford

 

[Hornet20]

The throttle is very "touchy" on the Subaru.. Consumer Reports warned about that so I was ready for it when I got my new Subi. I own two cars: A Subi Outback and a 2021 Bronco. I like them both equally. The Bronco will stay in my garage in Maine all winter and I will drive back and forth to Florida in the Subi. Here in Maine my Bronco is my every day car and great fun to drive. The Subi is just for my once a week trip to/from a town about an hour up north on the the interstate from my home. Tom in Brunswick, Maine.

 

[TheDude]

I had a 2019 Forester. Couldn't stand the cvt transmission. The BS is so much better imo.

 

[Fire821]

He has a CVT transmission, that alone is a weak point on the Subaru and why I ruled it out from the start.

 

[Jenbeth]

The throttle is very "touchy" on the Subaru.. Consumer Reports warned about that so I was ready for it when I got my new Subi. I own two cars: A Subi Outback and a 2021 Bronco. I like them both equally. The Bronco will stay in my garage in Maine all winter and I will drive back and forth to Florida in the Subi. Here in Maine my Bronco is my every day car and great fun to drive. The Subi is just for my once a week trip to/from a town about an hour up north on the the interstate from my home. Tom in Brunswick, Maine.

Asking for a friend on here (@fsjdw2 ), what path did your train take to get your Bronco Sport to you and what was its final rail location before going by truck?

 

[Barry S.]

My super competitive friend got a Subaru Forester at the same time I got my Big Bend. He keeps talking smack saying it wont keep up off road. I don't know anything about anything except I love my Bronco Sport. If I go romp around with him, am I going to look like a dummy?

What do you guys think???

Just keep in mind that the driver's capability is a major factor.

 

[Winds of Change]

Subaru's CVT transmissions (and likely any CVT,) have issues with cutting power with excessive spin. They do really well with a running start, but precise maneuvering at low speeds is absolutely easier with a more traditional transmission.

The CVT is why I ended up with a Bronco Sport. I looked at the Outback and Forester, as well as a Sorento.

 

[Winds of Change]

I was an engineer for Ford. Uhh no comment.

Ford made trains?

 

[RiotfunK]

Put those Subarus on an incline. Your foot will be to the floor while the motor and trans scream while going nowhere. They need a running start to go anywhere. And Subarus awd was really good 10 years ago. Now the majority of awd systems are far better. Fords is really good, Hondas is also a nice setup. Etc. Subarus sell on marketing and naive people that buy into that shit.

 

[Osco]

Five years ago we looked at a Subaru. Five years ago and my wife decided in the first hour of research that they were dated and not very capable. She determined they were a bad investment.

 

[Adam CW]

CVT. That’s all.

 

[Mwittke5857]

at the end of the day (or month as the case may be), who's paying for what?

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