Outback impressions

[clyde]

Originally Posted by bren

For some reason I thought you got a Forester.

There is absolutely no way I could fit everything my wife would pack for a trip that long in such a "small" space.

She drove a '14 Forester and didn't care for it very much. The big gripe was the texture of the cloth seats (mildly abrasive) and how the shape of hte bolstering was such that it would have continously scratched her right elbow. Really small detail, really big effect.

Not having any strollers makes a difference. We still have a 16 cu ft Yakima box and were going to use it if we needed more room, which reminds me of a point that may be worth mentioning. The Outback has crossbars that hideaway into the rails when you don't need to use them...which is kind of cool.