Hey, y'all. Now that my much better half is back in the workforce, she needs something more suitable for the occasional ice/snow we have than our 16 year old Toyota Sienna FWD.
I've tried to convince her she "needs" a Telluride, but she's spooked by the marginal gas mileage. Right now she's looking at a new AWD Sienna, or my preference a Sub Forester. In my mind, the Forester is going to be better for running around town, and is going to be light years better in bad road conditions. Not to mention it's $10K cheaper, and my retirement date is fast approaching.
The problem is our preferred mechanic (who has been great for us and provided superb advice over the years) has a VERY low opinion of Subaru reliability, and keeps telling her horror stories of Subs he's had to fix either post warranty, or in warranty but "not covered." She's specifically freaked out about something to do with the transmission/transfer potentially getting destroyed by tires ever so slightly out of balance, and the need to rotate tires every 6K miles. So, for Sub owners out there, give it to me straight. If I convince her to go the Sub route and it's a problem, I'll never hear the end of it...
Thanks in advance!