Lesbian vs Soccer Mom Automotive Dilemma

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Madman
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If you had to choose between a

2017 Subaru Forerster with the 2.5 liter non turbo, leather, and nav

or

2017 RAV 4 Hybrid XLE cloth, moonroof, 20 extra ponies


Which way do you swing? These are my company car choices this year.


I am disappoint.
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Dr. Doctor
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Subbie.

I would be worried with the Hybrid and costs later, unless you only plan to run it for a few years (battery replacement).

~egon
Aggietaco
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Dr. Doctor said:

Subbie.

I would be worried with the Hybrid and costs later, unless you only plan to run it for a few years (battery replacement).

~egon
Company car. Only costs to him should be the taxes on fringe benefits.

I'd go the lezzy route.
Corps_Ag12
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Whichever one goes faster when you mash the gas pedal.
Dill-Ag13
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Both have CVTs. That sucks.
Aggietaco
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Also, your lezzmobile trumps my base Fusion. Leather + nav means you're getting a limited?
Madman
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2.5 touring
IDAGG
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Subie. You can peel off the Bernie sticker that ships with it.
Madman
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Are we coworkers?
Aggietaco
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Toyota says you get 20 more hp in the forester (170 in the munchmobile vs 150 in the aarp express) and 20 more torquing units.

ETA - looks like Toyotas online comparison tool is mistaken. Also, I've ignored work long enough wishing I had vehicle options.
Aggietaco
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Not likely. I get 0 option in the choice of my vehicle due to a history of company vehicle corruption.
Superdave1993
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Subie.

Only because I like driving something different when possible.

Do you get to pick color? My rib's company limits them to white, gray and charcoal now.



mm98
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Subie.

Furlock Bones
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Subie for sure.
Pepper Brooks
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I've got nothing to add other than I LOLd at the munchmobile comment. Well done.
Madman
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The Toyota hp numbers are a kind of lie. They are adding the electric ponies to the gas. In real acceleration situations you only get the gas ponies
FIDO*98*
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I got a choice between the Forrester and Legacy and ordered the Legacy on Saturday. The Forrester sucked even when compared to one of their own cars. I'd probably take the Toyota
drumboy
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Subie, cause I love subies and the AWD.
MouthBQ98
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Subaru cause of the first rate AWD system.
KY AG
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RAV4 all day, every day.

Drive one. Put it in "Power Mode". Those HP numbers are no joke, my wife's Prius really comes alive and really runs awesome in Power mode.

And it is not really CVT like Subaru's. It's a planetary gearbox and the feeling is very linear torque, compared to the ALLREVNOGO of a conventional CVT.
KY AG
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Dr. Doctor said:

Subbie.

I would be worried with the Hybrid and costs later, unless you only plan to run it for a few years (battery replacement).

~egon


It is not 2003 anymore. The hybrid system comes with an 8 YEAR warranty. And every grandma has figured out to replace the independent packs that fail in the battery on the cheap, rather than replacing the entire battery.
PMD03
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If only is was the V6 Rav4. However, I understand why your company would not want that kind of power and responsibility in the hands of it's employee.
EMY92
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I'd go with the Toyota.

The Subie, not only is the vehicle of choice for the lesbian community, I believe it comes with a free AARP membership. It looks 100 years old.

I may be biased due to a 120 year old neighbor that drives one.
HollywoodBQ
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EMY92 said:

I'd go with the Toyota.

The Subie, not only is the vehicle of choice for the lesbian community, I believe it comes with a free AARP membership. It looks 100 years old.

I may be biased due to a 120 year old neighbor that drives one.
My HS buddy is correct. The Subaru looks like it's a 2003 year model.
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Scooby
Diet Cokehead
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Those are some horrendous choices. Your company hates you.
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Our current vehicle is a totally loaded out Lincoln MKZ Hybrid. I wants one.

have to put 60k more miles on my current vehicle though.

I'd pick the Subie because it is AWD.
TriAg2010
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We own a 2011 Forester with the non-turbo 2.5 Liter. It has the four-speed automatic rather than the CVT but I believe the engine is unchanged. It's the most under-powered car I've ever owned. Interstate driving is an ordeal. Either go turbo Forester or Rav4.

I would not repeat my decision to buy the non-turbo Forester if I could do it over again.
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ride a bike
Buck O Five
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KY AG said:

RAV4 all day, every day.

Drive one. Put it in "Power Mode". Those HP numbers are no joke, my wife's Prius really comes alive and really runs awesome in Power mode.

And it is not really CVT like Subaru's. It's a planetary gearbox and the feeling is very linear torque, compared to the ALLREVNOGO of a conventional CVT.
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Unless you live in a snowy area, awd doesn't do much good when you don't have enough power to spin one tire on the rain. My mother has the 2.5l non turbo in an outback and it's frightening slow. There's almost no difference in part throttle and full throttle acceleration. A prius would smoke it in a drag race.
C Loves L
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I thought this was going to be about a porno
Terk
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What company offers these two cars as an option? That's a bizzare set of fleet vehicles.
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A girl I know did pharmaceutical sales and her company issued them Outbacks but not sure of other choices. She was hesitant at first cause she's not really an old lady and FAR from being a lesbian but she ended up really liking it. She was disappointed that she got a 2.5L base model when some folks had the better-trimmed 3.6L models.
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