Here’s Why Toyota is Buying Subaru

graev up your engines now if you're going to buy an all-wheel drive vehicle you want a reliable one because they're extremely expensive to work on and the modern ones are all computer controlled so not only the expensive to work on but a lot of guys don't know what the heck they're doing when they work on it so this is a brand new WRX they're all-wheel drive systems are probably the most bulletproof in the world now take the Subaru automatic Transmissions not so bulletproof this is a standard transmission it's a manual transmission with all-wheel drive and in his case he lives in North Carolina doesn't snow much at all he just keeps regular tires on it the whole time but don't be confused by all-wheel drive if you seen a previous video that I made with a WRX the guy lived up north he didn't put snow tires on it he kept running into the snow bank sliding all over the place he said well you know I'm going to have to put snow tires on this thing it doesn't cut the mustard understand all-wheel drive sends a certain amount of power to the front versus the rear depending on the conditions so they Corner well if you are a relatively aggressive driver yeah you might want all-wheel drive because of the added control but don't think it's going to work in the snow unless you put snow tires on it that's just the way it goes and then you have to realize another thing the way the modern all-wheel drive systems split power if you do have an all-wheel drive vehicle you got to have all four tires exactly the same if they aren't exactly the same size from where or you bought a different tire it'll confuse the computer system and all the Hydraulics and it can destroy parts inside your transfer case they're not the same size they have to be all four tires the same size so if you buy snow tires you got to buy all four or you'll end up destroying the transmission and some of the internal parts on the all-wheel drive system if you really think you need an all-wheel drive vehicle hey a modern Subaru is not a bad choice because those systems are pretty much bulletproof I've never seen an all-wheel drive system break down in a Subaru from normal driving I've seen them break from being in Rex from smashing through ditches but I've never seen them break on their own they are really wellb built all-wheel drive systems but if you're a non-aggressive driver you often don't need an all-wheel drive vehicle it's Overkill you're paying more they cost more money of course in case of Subarus they don't cost more money because they only make them that way you don't have a choice but in other manufacturers you always pay more and in most cases you really don't need to have all-wheel drive he his fiance like going out in the woods and stuff so they like the idea having something that if they're going on an old trail going up some Old Mountain Road that are dirt and gravel or whatever he's not going to get stuck and they're excellent for that you know it does give you peace of mind and of course if you looking at all-wheel drive do a lot of research on what you're looking at like I say the subas are good the Toyotas are really good Hondas are really good you start getting into companies like Nissan they're notorious for having problems you're going to look at all-wheel drive do a lot of research before you come down to what you're going to buy don't you say oh that's all-wheel drive I'm going to buy it cuz there some crappy ones out there you want one that is going to last because they're super expensive to work on when they break down this particular one is the guy's fun car it's got 271 horsepower now yes it does have a Turbocharger there's a big old intercooler to cool the hot air down before it goes into the engine so it runs more efficiently turbos will have a tendency of wearing out somewhat faster super has been putting turbos on these four cylinder ones for quite some time they won't last as long as the non-turbo ones but they have an awful lot more power and these rx's most of the ones I've seen are still made in Japan and they're sporty little cars we's a on room in the back seat so you can get friends with you too yeah sound like a broken record right now get them made in Japan but unfortunately it's true the Japanese care more when they build their cars I had a Toyota Camry station wagon I got from my wife used years ago and it ran fine but it rattled a lot made a lot of noises shook a little here and there it was made in Kentucky it wasn't made in Japan and it didn't have the quality of a Japanese made car these things are still made in Japan it's brand new and he bought it for 33 Grand taking consideration the average price of a new car today in the states is 50 Grand or $500 L than that but pretty close to 50 Grand right way under the price of the average new car for something that's fun to drive around in but still practical it's got four doors all-wheel drive you're not going to get stuck in the mud somewhere they're interesting cars cuz they are pretty sporty but they're not your traditional sports car that they're known for falling apart they get horrible gas mileage these things don't now it does have 271 horsepower so he says he averages about 25 on the highway they have this much fun uh 25 M a gallon is what you're going to get you always sacrifice speed for fuel economy you're going to get any type of car you know if you drove slower you get a little bit better gas mileage it's not horrible not great they started out as kind of a niche car manufacturer in the United States people in Colorado that skied loved them people out in the country loved them then they started making more cars and making them a lot faster and spiffier than the other ones and generally Subaru's done a pretty good job sure the early ones had had gasket problems with the four cylinders that hasn't happened for decades they figured that out now as a warning again everyone's going to say I sound like a broken record but I would not buy a six-cylinder boxer engine they make six-cylinder ones this is a four they've just had too many problems burning oil when they have 50 60,000 miles I know what it is but they never perfected their six-cylinder engine they started with the fours if you ask me they should have just stuck to the fours and not triy to make something bigger and faster so let's take this thing for a spin of course it's got the Subaru box or sound they all have that sound and again this is stock he's not planning on doing anything other than driving it around now it is a sporty car and he likes driving sporty cars you can feel and see well you can't feel but I can they're riding is a little on the rough side because they're made for handling they're a lot of fun to drive so we're headed to our little drag strip here and you'll see what 271 turbocharged horses will do in this WRX and here we go it threw me back in the seat yes these things have quite a bit of acceleration that's the fun in these cars that's why people buy them now as far as I'm concerned that 271 horsepower plenty enough you don't need to start souping the thing up kids always do they want to go faster right this is a lot of fun extremely reliable you take care of it change the oil regularly you don't need to put any mods into it it's plenty fast as it is yet it's still pretty Dependable especially since it's got a six-speed manual transmission plus the non-turbo Subarus often have problems with their automatic transmissions and the turbocharge ones doubly so your tran is going to wear out a lot faster if you're an aggressive driver and a Subaru with a turbo and an automatic transmission and I just found out that he was lying to me because his thing is saying he's getting 28.7 m a gallon see all-wheel drive handles great in twisties too if you're a serious driver on the road not straight line you might think about all-wheel drive they do handle much better you got four wheels driving it more control well now you understand what's involved you're buying an all-wheel drive vehicle extra expense a little bit lower gas mileage a lot better handling rain and of course if you do buy four snow tires then you got a killer machine for driving in the snow just how these things are set up I've driven them with snow tires in the snow and man they handle like a dream mine were rental cars and I didn't pay for the snow tires either but now you can make a wise decision and if you're thinking about getting a WRX you see what this brand new one does it's really a nice vehicle guys having a lot of fun with it and it's still practical it's an everyday driver gets decent gas mileage for the speed that it has and since it is a Subaru it's going to be all-wheel drive anyways and if you do want to get an all-wheel drive vehicle you can make a lot worse Choice than buying a Subaru cuz let's face the facts today this is a brand new vehicle you're not going to find any all-wheel drive Toyotas for 30 something Grand it's going going to be way over 30,000 this was 33 I've seen people pay 45 55 up for the Toyotas and that's a lot of money I mean if I was buying one I never buy them new but if I did I'd sink twice before paying another 15 20 grand for a vehicle when I could get one for a lot less money and here's some bonus questions and answers Randy Ramirez says what are your thoughts about keeping a hefty Supply of motor oil and oil filters in a non-controlled environment do Oiler filters degrade where you can't use them very good question and they don't and I just read an interesting article on this a guy found some old mobile one oil that was like 12 years old in a bottle that had been open before so it wasn't even sealed and they s it and got it tested and found out that it was absolutely nothing wrong with it whatsoever I mean you think about an oil is in the ground for a million years we get it out right and the filters are just filter they're just sitting there you know they're not filtering anything they're just air in them no dirty oil or anything so no you can buy it and keep it for a long time it that doesn't go bad the only thing that really goes bad is brake fluid because it's hydroscopic it absorbs water vapor and destroys itself if you open a can of brake fluid use it throw it away if you don't use it for another couple of months cuz it's no good then that goes bad but engine oil transmission fluid it doesn't so if you never never want to miss another one of my new car repair videos remember to ring that Bell [Music]

Channel: Scotty Kilmer

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Length: 10min 47sec (647 seconds)

Published: Wed Apr 24 2024