Topic: PJungnitsch's 2022 Crosstrek Outdoor

[PJungnitsch]

Whelp, hate to steal any of Blueprints thunder as he planted the idea in my head, but guess what arrived off the truck today?

[valuator]

Congrats, especially love the colour!

[bridgecity]

Nice and congrats! 

Did you plan the matching jacket?

[me_2]

Not my personal choice of colour but great for you, this little bugger seem to be a good substitute to replace your aging Pontiac Vibe (Toyota Matrix) 

ps: time to update your signature 

[JohnnyMac]

Love different coloured vehicles, makes a rather common/boring vehicle a little more exciting.  What trim level is this one?

[tortoise]

I think it's a great colour. Well done.

[Allen]

Very nice.. congrats and enjoy

[Layne]

It’s too clean.

Congrats!

[HeliDriver]

Congrats! It does look really sharp in that yellow. :thumbup;

[EV Dan]

Cool beans. Congrats and happy motoring! 

[PJungnitsch]

Nice and congrats! 

Did you plan the matching jacket?

  That's what my BIL said 'Did the jacket come with the car?'. Turns out Black Diamond has a similar colour scheme

[PJungnitsch]

Love different coloured vehicles, makes a rather common/boring vehicle a little more exciting.  What trim level is this one?

This is the Outdoor, one of two with the bigger 2.5l engine

Adds rubber floor mats front, rear, and cargo, a front view camera, neoprene type seating material, dual X-mode (fancy traction control). Sticks with the regular halogen headlights, no sunroof, no nav or fancy stereo

[Slow_lane]

Congrats on your new car. I also like the color.

Boy the Crosstrek is really getting a lot of traction on this site lately. Traction ... get it 

Our friends are shopping for a small SUV and Crosstrek is on their radar. I think overall it would be a great choice.  It should be on my list as well.

[KD]

Nice and congrats! 

Did you plan the matching jacket?

  That's what my BIL said 'Did the jacket come with the car?'. Turns out Black Diamond has a similar colour scheme

Hah, i have the same jacket.  Love that thing!  Roll it up, stuff it in a pocket, and still comes out looking good. 

[PJungnitsch]

Posted this already, but this was the thinking behind the purchase:

Been looking for something more modern to replace my old Vibe for some time now, and once I figured out 8 ft lumber seems to be haulable https://www.reddit.com/r/subaru/comments/7nodpn/hauling_lumber_in_a_crosstrek/ the Crosstrek was on the list

Maverick hybrid AWD (N/A)
Rav4 Prime (not taking orders)
Rav4 hybrid (1 yr wait, cablegate)
Rav4 regular LE (6 month wait, not very special)
Corolla Cross (6 month wait, too tinny)
Corolla Cross hybrid (promising, but N/A yet)
Mazda CX-5 (likely a wait too, more importantly wife no like)
Lexus UX (hybrid, Lexus great mileage, and avail in two months, but...expensive, low, limited hauling ability)
Lexus 450e plug in (plug in, reasonable size, Lexus, but....more expensive yet, 1 year wait, limited hauling)

Subaru Crosstrek/Forester/Outback
-surprisingly all similar pricing, feature for feature, comparing a mid grade Crosstrek to a basic trim Forester or Outback. Saw a Crosstrek as a natural successor to the Vibe in spirit, but could have done with either of the three
-the big problem was nothing was available new in stock. Local dealers gave between 4 and 7 months for a Crosstrek, 6 for a Forester, and 9 for a base Outback

So a lot of it was if we could find anything in stock, and oddly enough the one that we found (eventually) was my preferred choice, option level, color, etc

Dropped into a dealer 3 weeks ago on impulse and test drove a Crosstrek Sport, liked it

Convinced the wife it was a good idea, did some phoning around, found out that what Subaru dealers show as available online is a big fat lie

After plenty of 'nope, nothing, just put your order in and hope, why are you even trying, nobody has nothing' happened on a dealer 8 hrs away in a different province that chirped up 'No, we don't have that vehicle anymore, but we have two others in stock'. And for list price, which with an (inexplicable) Subaru discount meant it was over $1700 cheaper than a 2023

Snapped it up and got it put on a truck

If anyone remembers the last time we bought a vehicle it took 3 years, so this is moving pretty quick

[tortoise]

All of that makes sense.

Did you consider the Mazda CX-50?  I find it to be a much more compelling package than the CX-5.

[PJungnitsch]

Maybe if we were replacing the RX, but it’s too pricey for what we were looking for as a second vehicle. Likely too wide too to fit in the garage beside the Lexus

Sort of kick ourselves we didn’t get a Sportwagen when they were cheap

[Hannibalsmith]

Congrats! Love the colour

[PJungnitsch]

A few more pics:

[quadzilla]

With so many Crosstreks being bought I can't remember who I said congrats to so congrats. 

Adds rubber floor mats front, rear, and cargo, a front view camera, neoprene type seating material, dual X-mode (fancy traction control). Sticks with the regular halogen headlights, no sunroof, no nav or fancy stereo

Does it come with Android Auto/Carplay?

Is the Vibe gone? If not, any chance you could measure the LxW of the trunk and seats down of both? I always thought the Vibe had a large space for the size of the car.