Dear readers, want to help me out?
I’ve been given the reins to our long-term 2017 Subaru Legacy Sport. I’m taking over for Mr. Erick Ayapana, whom, as fleet manager, is busy with multiple cars now instead of just one, or so he told me as he skittered out of the garage in a Porsche or Ferrari or something decidedly not a reasonably priced midsize sedan.
Although I’m stoked to be the Subaru’s new step-dad, I might need a little help in writing about things that you, the reader, might be interested in. The affordable family sedan segment is not my specialty.
So, whaddya say you give me a hand? I mean, I assume you want to know more about the Legacy. Otherwise you wouldn’t be reading this. So let’s have a little fun. Or if you own one, maybe you can tell me something. We’re all in this together, you and I.
My Twitter handle is @MT_Royer, and you can reach me to ask questions or make a suggestion at tk@gmail.com. If I choose your question, I’ll run your name and Twitter handle in the copy and answer your query. You’ll be mildly Internet and print famous among Subaru Legacy aficionados. #ELITE
Back to business. Right out of the gate, before I even had a week with it, the Subie was due for its 6,000-mile maintenance. Nothing fancy. Oil was changed, and an oil filter, too. The tires were rotated, all fluids were topped off, and it underwent a vehicle inspection. The service cost $140. Next stop is the 12,000-mile maintenance, which I expect to hit early this summer.
Here are some quick first impressions, which I’ll go more in depth with as I get more time with the car over the next nine months. Its design is neither stunning nor offensive. It works for me, but I’ll have to live with it a bit before forming a more solid opinion. Right now I still have to concentrate while looking for it in parking lots because it’s not a car that jumps out at you.
Ride and handling are within my first-impression zone of acceptable to totally fine. Do I spin the wheels like in the Hellcat? C’mon, get serious. But I haven’t noticed any lack of power when merging into highway traffic, and the shifting thus far seems smooth.
I easily noticed the impressive range the Subie has. Even though Erick mentioned this earlier: “Dayum! With a 160-mile weekly commute, I can go nearly three weeks without making a fuel stop.”
Our interior looks to be standard fare, not too flashy and not too spartan. I’ll put the navigation system and stereo through some testing. I mostly want to see how it interfaces with current and legacy audio devices and if the navigation makes me want to keep my phone and Waze in my pocket.
Still thinking about buying one? What do you wanna know. That’s what I’m here for.
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