Hi, all! I've been lurking in the forums here for a while now, and I stumbled upon this message board while I was doing online research about the Ascent. First and foremost, thanks very much to everyone who has shared here. Your input and discussions have been invaluable!
I'm currently driving an '07 Ford Expedition that's got 130K miles on it, and it's starting to act a little curmudgeonly. My husband drives a '16 Crosstrek and absolutely loves it. That car has been our first experience with Subaru, and his enthusiasm for his vehicle is what first led me to check out the Ascent. I'm looking to downsize a bit, but we still want to be able to tow our 3500 lb. pop-up trailer. And while it's rare these days that all 3 of our long-legged, high school/college kids are in the same vehicle with us at the same time, it would be great to have seating that accommodates us all. The Ascent looks like it could really be ideal.
Even so, the fact that it's a brand new vehicle in the Subaru line up had my husband thinking that maybe we should watch the reviews for the 2019's, and if everything looks as good as we hope, then purchase our Ascent when they come out with the 2020's. Good plan, right?
But then I started reading. And watching videos. And my truck is showing signs of getting grumpier as the days go by. Which makes me read more. And watch more videos. And then, boom...we end up at the local dealership last week for a test drive.
I'm a goner. I want this car. I mean, I reallllly want this car. I originally thought I'd be happy with the Limited, but we drove a Touring, and now naturally, the Touring has my heart. We went so far as to contact the dealership to see if the car we drove is still available. Alas, it's not, so now we're looking at potentially ordering one.
In the meantime, I've kept reading. And I'm starting to see more and more reports about things going wrong with folks' Ascents. Knocking. Squealing. Rough shifting. Engine replacements. I'm starting to get nervous about moving forward with a purchase of the 2019 model. We buy our vehicles outright, and then drive them for years. And the Ascent is easily the most expensive car we'll have purchased. My point is that it's not our intention to drive this car for a couple of years and then trade it in on the next best thing. I'd be just sick if we jumped ahead in our plan and ended up buying a car that didn't have all the kinks worked out yet.
I guess what I'm looking for is some input/opinions, and I'd love to hear that the overwhelming number of new Ascent owners are thrilled with their cars and they have no regrets.
Thanks for letting me ramble!
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I'm currently driving an '07 Ford Expedition that's got 130K miles on it, and it's starting to act a little curmudgeonly. My husband drives a '16 Crosstrek and absolutely loves it. That car has been our first experience with Subaru, and his enthusiasm for his vehicle is what first led me to check out the Ascent. I'm looking to downsize a bit, but we still want to be able to tow our 3500 lb. pop-up trailer. And while it's rare these days that all 3 of our long-legged, high school/college kids are in the same vehicle with us at the same time, it would be great to have seating that accommodates us all. The Ascent looks like it could really be ideal.
Even so, the fact that it's a brand new vehicle in the Subaru line up had my husband thinking that maybe we should watch the reviews for the 2019's, and if everything looks as good as we hope, then purchase our Ascent when they come out with the 2020's. Good plan, right?
But then I started reading. And watching videos. And my truck is showing signs of getting grumpier as the days go by. Which makes me read more. And watch more videos. And then, boom...we end up at the local dealership last week for a test drive.
I'm a goner. I want this car. I mean, I reallllly want this car. I originally thought I'd be happy with the Limited, but we drove a Touring, and now naturally, the Touring has my heart. We went so far as to contact the dealership to see if the car we drove is still available. Alas, it's not, so now we're looking at potentially ordering one.
In the meantime, I've kept reading. And I'm starting to see more and more reports about things going wrong with folks' Ascents. Knocking. Squealing. Rough shifting. Engine replacements. I'm starting to get nervous about moving forward with a purchase of the 2019 model. We buy our vehicles outright, and then drive them for years. And the Ascent is easily the most expensive car we'll have purchased. My point is that it's not our intention to drive this car for a couple of years and then trade it in on the next best thing. I'd be just sick if we jumped ahead in our plan and ended up buying a car that didn't have all the kinks worked out yet.
I guess what I'm looking for is some input/opinions, and I'd love to hear that the overwhelming number of new Ascent owners are thrilled with their cars and they have no regrets.
Thanks for letting me ramble!
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