Solid review, I wish more reviewers would talk about the headlights or night driving as it’s a huge part of owning a car but doesn’t get touched on much.
I just bought one of these after driving a 2014 for 8 years and I can say after a few days of driving the new Crosstrek is NOTHING like my old one. It’s quieter, smoother and far better handling than my 2014. The A/C is 1000% better too. It drives rides and handles like a more expensive car.
YES! Thank you! These guys think everyone wants turbos and hybrids. I bought one because it a basic engine and couldn't be happier. I did get the limited trim level with the 2.5 engine. Plenty powerful enough.
Those "cup holders" in the back could be used to mount a couple of fire extinguishers. Handy if you are off road and a small fire just started. (before it becomes a forest fire) Or on the road and someone's car is on fire, (unless it is electric). You may save a life.
The cup holders in the rear is very thoughtful for when you're gearing up in a ski resort parking lot, nice place to hold your coffee as you put on ski boots
Was at a dealership to buy a new 2025 outback limited, while I was picking that up, I noticed a bunch of cars basically off to the side all stacked up. Asked the salesman what was up with them. He said they had a bad hailstorm and over a hundred of their cars were damaged, he said that they will probably wholesale them to a dealer in the Midwest. Anyway I was able to also purchase a new 2024 Crosstrek sport for 18k. Yes has some hail dents, but not that bad really. Wasn't planning on 2 new cars, but couldn't pass up the deal.
I have the 2024 wilderness, it's quite capable on dirt roads, but it's not built for extreme off-roading and can get you in trouble if you attempt it. Overall, the positives outweigh the negatives and compared to its competitors it's a great value, because of the cost comparison.
Overall, the video was quite good. One constructive critique though: Your comment about not understanding how the turn signal quick lane change option works makes it sound like you didn't want to be thorough enough to answer your own questions. You mention being assuming it's buried in the menus - and it is. As you make these videos, keep a list of any questions like these that come up and check into them before you cut the video. Read the manual or check the internet for a quick answer. That way you maybe answer a question someone else couldn't answer in their own videos and it would make you look better by comparison. Good video other than that though. Thanks for putting it together!
I bought the Sport with the bigger engine. It has some get up & go but not much. However, I only get about 22mpg. It should be way higher but with traffic, you have to be able to go.
I've been reading the Crosstrek forums and there are many complaints about not reaching the 27 mpg city spec. Some owners claim 20-22 or less in the city. I'm thinking of buying the Crosstrek but the less than advertised mpg concerns me.
Indulge or ignore me as I list some likes and dislikes. Some issues are puzzling to me, and the answer to my questions of, "Why would they do that?" are very likely to be the same answer to most things illogical: Money. Someone decided to spend less and receive more. 🤔 Or, I'm highly sensitive. Chime in if you'd like. Just bought my first new car about 6 weeks ago. Never thought I would do that. 2024 Crosstrek Premium. I see some issues as poor choices and/or design flaws. I know that it's probably better to list what I like about this car before listing what i don't like, but my questioning some design choices is now at the front of my mind, so I'm going to complain first. 😅 Besides all the things I love about the 2024 Crosstrek Premium, I believe that those in charge of the final product design made a series of some terrible decisions, in my opinion, when they ... 1. did not put air conditioning vents in the back seat. 2. they agreed to not allow the back seats to recline. They are very upright. I would not want to travel back there for very long. Especially on a very hot day with no air vents for the back. 3. allowed the front seats to recline very far back, but one could not possibly be comfortable, because the lumbar area becomes raised on both driver and passenger seats; the back portion vs the seat portion is too great a difference, plane-wise; the human body is not that shape. (Sometimes a person might need to sleep in their car. Moving, traveling far with lots of gear or more than one person, etc. If one cannot sleep in the back because they have too many items in there, one might need to rent a motel room. Seems like we should be able to sleep in a Subaru, as many owners are outdoors-loving people, and sometimes, you know, long drive, or your tent gets rained out, so your car should be a place where sleep is possible. Of course, cars are for traveling. This car was not designed to be a camper. Just saying, they missed an opportunity. I have had other cars where the full recline is comfortable, and the back becomes flat.) 4. chose to *not* design a flat cargo area in the back when back seats are released down. 😑 My 2005 Toyota Matrix has a lovely, flat cargo area. If Toyota could design that decades ago, why can't Subaru now?Why do it any other way? I am trying to design something, using a variety of different materials, so far, to design a piece that would create a flat surface. For what I paid, I should not have to do this. I think that this is a big design flaw. 5. chose interior material (plastics) that scratch if you touch it with a cotton puff. I have been unaware of any incident where I sensed that I was causing damage to dashboard or interior doors or center console. But there they are, marks, quite visible. I've been treating this car like a Faberge egg. And yet, it looks like I've been careless. I'm exaggerating. But in earnest, it seems strangely easy to mark up. 6. allowed paint that sure seems easy to harm. I've been extremely careful, but unless I'm imagining things, it seems a bit to easy to do harm. 7. didn't, apparently, sit in the driver seat to test out the placement of the bottle/cup holders. Feels awkward. Also, seems like very little space for bits and bobs; then again, there's the center console for that. 8. chose to not have a mechanical emergency brake; I may be an odd bird, but I always think that there should be a mechanical override to open and close windows and lock and unlock doors. *9. Now, this one, I can't claim is a design flaw. I'll be taking this into the dealership for them too check out. I now turn off the automatic shutdown because too many times, while I am waiting for a long light, the engine will restart after it has shut off. Then it stays on. It doesn't matter that I've got another 90 seconds at this intersection where there would be a justification for shutting off the engine. I have considered whether there might be some kind of interference with the automatic vehicle hold. Next time I drive and I know I'm going to be waiting at an intersection, or I'll just try it out in a parking lot, I will not have the automatic hold on, and I will see if the engine will restart before I have accelerated. 10. Not sure how to gauge whether the "infotainment" is expected to lag as it does. Is this as designed? Is this an issue that can be resolved? Otherwise, in this first 6 weeks that I've owned it, I like knowing that it is safer than most cars and the seat is comfortable. I'm not used to a car not still moving forward smoothly, just coasting, when you take your foot off the gas pedal. I'm not sure what is creating this in my car. Is that normal? I appreciate the safety features, such as alerting me to objects that are behind me if I'm in reverse, and I don't mind the beeping, which I know I could adjust if I chose to, if the car senses that I'm leaving a lane. My decades-long habit of indicating my moves (using turn signal) is rewarded. Ha! I like the sun blaze pearl color. I like more things about it, but I've written plenty enough for one comment.
I'm thinking of buying the Crosstrek Premium or Sport, so I find your comments interesting. Thanks for sharing. One thing that concerns me are the reports from owners who claim much less mpg in city driving. Subaru's spec for city driving is 27 mpg. But many owners report 20-22 mpg. If this is true then I better look at other cars. I'll see if I can rent a Crosstrek for a couple of days and find out for myself.
I'm in Texas. It gets really hot here. I can't say that the A/C is great. I haven't had anyone in the backseat but since there are no vents, it is probably an oven
You said at the end you're a big fan of Crosstrek. I watched the whole vid,and I thought you were going to sum up, "Meh." I am older,looking to sit higher on the road than in my 2004 Civic. I like smaller cars, leaning to Corolla Cross, but the tire repair kit in lieu of a spare is not attractive. There is always the Forester or RAV4,going up in size. I just DREAD the new tech I have never dealt with.
Love my Crosstrek with the 2.5 BUT!!! I hate the 3 cameras that take up so much of the centre or the windshield. Why couldn’t Subaru narrow them, so much black plastic surround. It takes away the forward visibility, imagine a Sun visor down all the time in the centre of the windshield, again I say that I HATE that one feature.
Now, they are forcing that startlink on every trim of 2024. You can not get rid of it. I think they want video data from the customer so they can use like tesla for autopilot programming in the future.
Worst: (after owning for over a year) -Eyesight. The cameras are too sensitive. Eyesight alarms constantly if windshield fogs up, rain, snow. Some of these alarms also cause a check engine light to come on. -Electronic e-brake. Comes on constantly when coasting in cruise control. -Dash alarms. When you disable what Subaru deems a “safety” feature, you get a subsequent dash light illuminated to “warn” you that it’s disabled. -Touchscreen. Very slow response in my experience. Also most climate control features require taking eyes off of the road to enable on the touchscreen
Just a heads up on brand new cars you are not supposed to use cruise control it's bad on a new engine to keep it at a constant speed for a long period of time engine parts don't break in correctly
@@Jonnymule normally about 1k some people will say once you get your first oil change depends on who you ask but 1k miles is usually enough it also says in your owner’s manual
My wife bought a crosstrek sport, after hearing everyone poo-poo the 2.5 engine saying it's anemic can't have spent anytime driving it in real world conditions. All they do is test 0 to 60. I actually thought the car has a good bit of pep. I never feel it needs more power.
THE SUBARU AWD system is THE BEST AWD system made-- PERIOD.. bar none.. that's fact that can not be argued. Too bad it's underpowered and has that stupid big screen in it..
This is to current owners. Do you get a loud clunking noise when shifting out of park into drive and other gears? I test drove a Crosstrek today and that was a bit alarming to hear.
Underpowered and loud. It sounded like my 1969 FF1 Subaru; except with the cvt it sounded like a slipping clutch. After 55 years you'd think they would be more refined and better gas mileage.Love the looks and most everything else; but thedrivetrain felt like the 1980s
If they'd make that with a TURBO-- I'd buy one RIGHT NOW.... I wish they'd take that big ugly assed screen out and throw that crap away... FAR too much bS... the car itse'f is a great little car-- and people need to learn to drive their OWN cars again. and get RID of all the tech BS.
Subaru already made a 2023 Crosstrek hybrid ..look it up …it did’t sell well and has been discontinued for 2024 You are a bit picky with the interior space … oh and you forgot to mention that the 2024 uses the steering rack from the WRX for much improved handling , also the chassis has been stiffed and the final drive ration has been changed … you didn’t do very much research, you were too focused on the cup holders
If I had the wherewithal to buy a classic car, it would be a WAGON, specifically a '70 Olds Vista Cruiser. In the present, there's nothing more convenient than a wagon/crossover, except maybe a pickup.
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Solid review, I wish more reviewers would talk about the headlights or night driving as it’s a huge part of owning a car but doesn’t get touched on much.
I just bought one of these after driving a 2014 for 8 years and I can say after a few days of driving the new Crosstrek is NOTHING like my old one. It’s quieter, smoother and far better handling than my 2014. The A/C is 1000% better too. It drives rides and handles like a more expensive car.
The reason I want one is BECAUSE it doesn't have turbo or is a hybrid.
YES! Thank you! These guys think everyone wants turbos and hybrids. I bought one because it a basic engine and couldn't be happier. I did get the limited trim level with the 2.5 engine. Plenty powerful enough.
Reason I am buying one!
You're rather odd. But all is forgiven...
@@cgmiddle what's odd about wanting an engine that will last longer?
@@jimr549 Turbo means expensive premium gas, N/A is much better.
The 3-blink on/off switch is in the vehicle settings.
Mine is six weeks old, 1400 miles, 30 MPG in the 2.5 engine, love it.
Those "cup holders" in the back could be used to mount a couple of fire extinguishers. Handy if you are off road and a small fire just started. (before it becomes a forest fire) Or on the road and someone's car is on fire, (unless it is electric). You may save a life.
The cup holders in the rear is very thoughtful for when you're gearing up in a ski resort parking lot, nice place to hold your coffee as you put on ski boots
You can also use them for dog bowls
Was at a dealership to buy a new 2025 outback limited, while I was picking that up, I noticed a bunch of cars basically off to the side all stacked up. Asked the salesman what was up with them. He said they had a bad hailstorm and over a hundred of their cars were damaged, he said that they will probably wholesale them to a dealer in the Midwest. Anyway I was able to also purchase a new 2024 Crosstrek sport for 18k. Yes has some hail dents, but not that bad really. Wasn't planning on 2 new cars, but couldn't pass up the deal.
4 weeks ago??!! Can you give more info, where, who, etc.? About to spend full price on the Premium model. Thx!
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Good review, pertinent informations, segregating the pros and the cons worked well for me! Thanks for the effort
I have the 2024 wilderness, it's quite capable on dirt roads, but it's not built for extreme off-roading and can get you in trouble if you attempt it. Overall, the positives outweigh the negatives and compared to its competitors it's a great value, because of the cost comparison.
I don't like that the auto lights don't turn on the fog lights.
You might want mention with this awd if one tire gets ruined they want you to replace all four tires!
Overall, the video was quite good. One constructive critique though: Your comment about not understanding how the turn signal quick lane change option works makes it sound like you didn't want to be thorough enough to answer your own questions. You mention being assuming it's buried in the menus - and it is. As you make these videos, keep a list of any questions like these that come up and check into them before you cut the video. Read the manual or check the internet for a quick answer. That way you maybe answer a question someone else couldn't answer in their own videos and it would make you look better by comparison. Good video other than that though. Thanks for putting it together!
I bought the Sport with the bigger engine. It has some get up & go but not much. However, I only get about 22mpg. It should be way higher but with traffic, you have to be able to go.
I've been reading the Crosstrek forums and there are many complaints about not reaching the 27 mpg city spec.
Some owners claim 20-22 or less in the city. I'm thinking of buying the Crosstrek but the less than advertised mpg concerns me.
There are vents under the front seats that can blow into the rear footwell.
Indulge or ignore me as I list some likes and dislikes.
Some issues are puzzling to me, and the answer to my questions of, "Why would they do that?" are very likely to be the same answer to most things illogical: Money. Someone decided to spend less and receive more. 🤔 Or, I'm highly sensitive. Chime in if you'd like.
Just bought my first new car about 6 weeks ago. Never thought I would do that. 2024 Crosstrek Premium.
I see some issues as poor choices and/or design flaws.
I know that it's probably better to list what I like about this car before listing what i don't like, but my questioning some design choices is now at the front of my mind, so I'm going to complain first. 😅
Besides all the things I love about the 2024 Crosstrek Premium, I believe that those in charge of the final product design made a series of some terrible decisions, in my opinion, when they ...
1. did not put air conditioning vents in the back seat.
2. they agreed to not allow the back seats to recline. They are very upright. I would not want to travel back there for very long. Especially on a very hot day with no air vents for the back.
3. allowed the front seats to recline very far back, but one could not possibly be comfortable, because the lumbar area becomes raised on both driver and passenger seats; the back portion vs the seat portion is too great a difference, plane-wise; the human body is not that shape.
(Sometimes a person might need to sleep in their car. Moving, traveling far with lots of gear or more than one person, etc.
If one cannot sleep in the back because they have too many items in there, one might need to rent a motel room. Seems like we should be able to sleep in a Subaru, as many owners are outdoors-loving people, and sometimes, you know, long drive, or your tent gets rained out, so your car should be a place where sleep is possible.
Of course, cars are for traveling. This car was not designed to be a camper. Just saying, they missed an opportunity. I have had other cars where the full recline is comfortable, and the back becomes flat.)
4. chose to *not* design a flat cargo area in the back when back seats are released down. 😑
My 2005 Toyota Matrix has a lovely, flat cargo area. If Toyota could design that decades ago, why can't Subaru now?Why do it any other way? I am trying to design something, using a variety of different materials, so far, to design a piece that would create a flat surface. For what I paid, I should not have to do this.
I think that this is a big design flaw.
5. chose interior material (plastics) that scratch if you touch it with a cotton puff.
I have been unaware of any incident where I sensed that I was causing damage to dashboard or interior doors or center console. But there they are, marks, quite visible.
I've been treating this car like a Faberge egg. And yet, it looks like I've been careless. I'm exaggerating. But in earnest, it seems strangely easy to mark up.
6. allowed paint that sure seems easy to harm. I've been extremely careful, but unless I'm imagining things, it seems a bit to easy to do harm.
7. didn't, apparently, sit in the driver seat to test out the placement of the bottle/cup holders. Feels awkward. Also, seems like very little space for bits and bobs; then again, there's the center console for that.
8. chose to not have a mechanical emergency brake; I may be an odd bird, but I always think that there should be a mechanical override to open and close windows and lock and unlock doors.
*9. Now, this one, I can't claim is a design flaw. I'll be taking this into the dealership for them too check out. I now turn off the automatic shutdown because too many times, while I am waiting for a long light, the engine will restart after it has shut off. Then it stays on. It doesn't matter that I've got another 90 seconds at this intersection where there would be a justification for shutting off the engine.
I have considered whether there might be some kind of interference with the automatic vehicle hold.
Next time I drive and I know I'm going to be waiting at an intersection, or I'll just try it out in a parking lot, I will not have the automatic hold on, and I will see if the engine will restart before I have accelerated.
10. Not sure how to gauge whether the "infotainment" is expected to lag as it does. Is this as designed? Is this an issue that can be resolved?
Otherwise, in this first 6 weeks that I've owned it, I like knowing that it is safer than most cars and the seat is comfortable.
I'm not used to a car not still moving forward smoothly, just coasting, when you take your foot off the gas pedal.
I'm not sure what is creating this in my car. Is that normal?
I appreciate the safety features, such as alerting me to objects that are behind me if I'm in reverse, and I don't mind the beeping, which I know I could adjust if I chose to, if the car senses that I'm leaving a lane.
My decades-long habit of indicating my moves (using turn signal) is rewarded. Ha!
I like the sun blaze pearl color.
I like more things about it, but I've written plenty enough for one comment.
I'm thinking of buying the Crosstrek Premium or Sport, so I find your comments interesting. Thanks for sharing.
One thing that concerns me are the reports from owners who claim much less mpg in city driving. Subaru's spec for city driving is 27 mpg. But many owners report 20-22 mpg. If this is true then I better look at other cars. I'll see if I can rent a Crosstrek for a couple of days and find out for myself.
I don't see anything wrong with that interior, I just purchased a 2024. It's definitely better than the jeep renegade which I just turned in.
I'm in Texas. It gets really hot here. I can't say that the A/C is great. I haven't had anyone in the backseat but since there are no vents, it is probably an oven
You said at the end you're a big fan of Crosstrek. I watched the whole vid,and I thought you were going to sum up, "Meh." I am older,looking to sit higher on the road than in my 2004 Civic. I like smaller cars, leaning to Corolla Cross, but the tire repair kit in lieu of a spare is not attractive. There is always the Forester or RAV4,going up in size.
I just DREAD the new tech I have never dealt with.
Love my Crosstrek with the 2.5 BUT!!! I hate the 3 cameras that take up so much of the centre or the windshield. Why couldn’t Subaru narrow them, so much black plastic surround. It takes away the forward visibility, imagine a Sun visor down all the time in the centre of the windshield, again I say that I HATE that one feature.
Now, they are forcing that startlink on every trim of 2024. You can not get rid of it. I think they want video data from the customer so they can use like tesla for autopilot programming in the future.
@@satyak1337it's to sell the data to the insurance companies and jack your rates!
Lower the seat, you will get used to the cameras.
@satyak1337 my car insurance went down having the starlink
I keep thinking from my old car the glasses case is down! I dont like that either
I love my 24 Crosstrek sport but the cup holders are so small it’s insane. Also, the cover on the gear shift scratches if you look at it too hard.
Worst: (after owning for over a year)
-Eyesight. The cameras are too sensitive. Eyesight alarms constantly if windshield fogs up, rain, snow. Some of these alarms also cause a check engine light to come on.
-Electronic e-brake. Comes on constantly when coasting in cruise control.
-Dash alarms. When you disable what Subaru deems a “safety” feature, you get a subsequent dash light illuminated to “warn” you that it’s disabled.
-Touchscreen. Very slow response in my experience. Also most climate control features require taking eyes off of the road to enable on the touchscreen
Just a heads up on brand new cars you are not supposed to use cruise control it's bad on a new engine to keep it at a constant speed for a long period of time engine parts don't break in correctly
Good to know 👌
How many miles until it's broken in?
@@Jonnymule normally about 1k some people will say once you get your first oil change depends on who you ask but 1k miles is usually enough it also says in your owner’s manual
Thank you, Sir. I pick mine up next week. 😁
But what can you haul with it? Your bike, 8 foot 2x4?
If it’s best selling at 134,000 units, why isn’t the RAV4 more successful with about 450,000 units?
My wife bought a crosstrek sport, after hearing everyone poo-poo the 2.5 engine saying it's anemic can't have spent anytime driving it in real world conditions. All they do is test 0 to 60. I actually thought the car has a good bit of pep. I never feel it needs more power.
Dog bowl holders in the back
Is that actually what they are?!
Yes! Lol I thought the same cup holders, but the salesman at Subaru said they are water and food holders for you animals. Maybe for long trips lol.
Yup, Subaru means it when they say “dog approved”. See how much dog stuff is in optional accessories. 😁
yeah, thats what the car dealer explained the trunk bowls for
Do the back seats lay flat when down?
Yes!
THE SUBARU AWD system is THE BEST AWD system made-- PERIOD.. bar none.. that's fact that can not be argued. Too bad it's underpowered and has that stupid big screen in it..
I like that stupid big screen.
This is to current owners. Do you get a loud clunking noise when shifting out of park into drive and other gears? I test drove a Crosstrek today and that was a bit alarming to hear.
I just bought a 2024 last week and just heard this for the first time. Im vurious also
Possibly the fuel door locking? I notice it when i go into park.
Cup holder in trunk area are people camping and want to set in that area.
Underpowered and loud. It sounded like my 1969 FF1 Subaru; except with the cvt it sounded like a slipping clutch. After 55 years you'd think they would be more refined and better gas mileage.Love the looks and most everything else; but thedrivetrain felt like the 1980s
The trunk is VW Golf sized
This interior quality is better than Tesla Model 3 & Y.
I think I will wait for the 2025 version…
I thin’ it would be more informative if you identified your own car.
Why are the dash lights flickering?
Just a camera thing, not the car
If they'd make that with a TURBO-- I'd buy one RIGHT NOW.... I wish they'd take that big ugly assed screen out and throw that crap away... FAR too much bS... the car itse'f is a great little car-- and people need to learn to drive their OWN cars again. and get RID of all the tech BS.
I wish I didn’t buy it
What is it you don't like?
The horn is junk
I really wish they make this a hybrid. It's not worth it when the engine have pretty much stayed the same since gen 1.
I kind of agree. I want the hybrid
Subaru already made a 2023 Crosstrek hybrid ..look it up …it did’t sell well and has been discontinued for 2024
You are a bit picky with the interior space … oh and you forgot to mention that the 2024 uses the steering rack from the WRX for much improved handling , also the chassis has been stiffed and the final drive ration has been changed … you didn’t do very much research, you were too focused on the cup holders
Hybrids are for 90 yr olds
@@danielfair4675 go sit down
My issue is that it looks like a station wagon and station wagons are so ugly.
I can’t believe you spoke against wagons….🫤
I love wagons!
If I had the wherewithal to buy a classic car, it would be a WAGON, specifically a '70 Olds Vista Cruiser. In the present, there's nothing more convenient than a wagon/crossover, except maybe a pickup.
It does look cheap.. and in NOT GOOD-- which is deceiving...